UT System Headquarters | 270 FEET | 19 FLOORS | COMPLETE

[KevinFromTexas]

Map:
http://goo.gl/maps/e5zab

It will occupy the southern half portion of the block north of West 7th Street between Lavaca and Colorado Streets.

http://www.statesman.com/news/news/u...ce-comp/nS46Q/

Posted: 6:10 p.m. Monday, Nov. 12, 2012
UT SYSTEM SPENDING
UT System expected to reshape downtown office complex

By Ralph K.M. Haurwitz
American-Statesman Staff

The University of Texas System is expected to take the first major step this week in a $102.4 million plan to dramatically transform much of its five-building complex in downtown Austin.

After more than a year of review, officials believe they’ve come up with a solution: Tear down two of the buildings, construct a 15-story office tower in their place to accommodate about 525 employees and lease out the remaining properties.

The new system headquarters would total 258,500 square feet, with some ground-floor space leased for shops or a restaurant. Demolition likely would take place next summer and construction would begin near the end of 2013. Temporary offices would be leased for displaced employees. Officials hope to occupy the new building by spring 2016, Kelley said.

[KevinFromTexas]

http://www.statesman.com/news/news/s...own-aus/nS7ZY/

Posted: 10:00 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 15, 2012
CONTINUING COVERAGE: UT SYSTEM SPENDING
UT System regents vote to consolidate downtown Austin offices

By Ralph K.M. Haurwitz
American-Statesman Staff

TYLER — University of Texas System regents have approved a plan to consolidate the system’s offices in downtown Austin into a single new building at a cost of $102.4 million.

The approval, which was expected, came on Thursday, the second and final day of a regents’ meeting at the UT Health Science Center at Tyler. Although the vote was unanimous, Regent Bobby Stillwell voiced concern during a committee meeting Wednesday, citing tight budget times that might limit construction plans contemplated by the system’s 15 academic and health campuses.

Under the plan, the system-owned Lavaca and Colorado buildings on West Seventh Street would be razed and replaced with a 15-story building. Three other system-owned buildings would be leased.

[KevinFromTexas]

http://www.statesman.com/blogs/conte...plan_for.html/

UT System rethinking plan for new headquarters

In an abrupt and unusual move, officials of the University of Texas System have decided to “delay and rethink” a $102.4 million plan to build a new headquarters for the system’s staff in downtown Austin.

Chairman Gene Powell, in a memo to fellow regents Thursday, said construction projects at the system’s various campuses “must take priority over other internally-focused capital projects like the proposed new UT System building.”

Powell’s memo seemed to hint at a political calculation in the change of plans. He noted that a top legislative priority for the system is merging UT-Brownsville and UT-Pan American into a new university in the Lower Rio Grande Valley that would also oversee a planned medical school.

[Armybrat]

Originally Posted by KevinFromTexas

http://www.statesman.com/blogs/conte...plan_for.html/

They could move into Belmont Hall - not much going on in there.

[LoneStarMike]

It's baaaaack.

University of Texas System to build $102 million headquarters downtown
By Ralph K.M. Haurwitz
Austin American Statesman
February 27, 2014

The University of Texas System plans to build a $102 million headquarters building in downtown Austin and lease or raze the five buildings it currently occupies, officials told the Statesman on Thursday.

The plan essentially revives one that was shelved in December 2012 when state lawmakers questioned it on the eve of a tight-budget legislative session.

The 15-story building would occupy the north side of West Seventh Street between Colorado and Lavaca streets; two UT System buildings at that location would be razed to accommodate it.

Construction is planned to begin in late 2014 and be occupied by late 2016 or early 2015.

More from the Austin Business Journal

UT plans $102 million office building; architects and builders solicited
By Jan Buchholz
Austin Business Journal
February 27, 2014

[KevinFromTexas]

Cool. I'm looking forward to seeing the renderings. The Business Journal article says 9 floors, while the Statesman reported 15 floors.

[East7thStreet]

Originally Posted by KevinFromTexas

Cool. I'm looking forward to seeing the renderings. The Business Journal article says 9 floors, while the Statesman reported 15 floors.

Jan Buchholtz (ABJ writer) seems to leave out the parking and retail floors of these high rise proposals when she reports them. Very weird.

[KevinFromTexas]

I hope it'll be 15 floors. A 15-story office building with above ground parking would likely be around 200 feet.

Anyway, keep an eye on the Colorado Building. Once they start emptying it out and demolishing it we should see this move forward.

[OtherKevin]

Originally Posted by KevinFromTexas

... and lease out the remaining properties.

Do they mean that the Claudia Taylor Johnson Hall (210 W 6th St) will be up for lease?

After the Seaholm power plant, which we already lost to office space, this would be my second choice for a historic building with a large potential for public use. Walk by, or sit at the fountain, and think what this hundred year old post office has to offer. It just screams "museum" to me.

[austlar1]

Originally Posted by OtherKevin

Do they mean that the Claudia Taylor Johnson Hall (210 W 6th St) will be up for lease?

After the Seaholm power plant, which we already lost to office space, this would be my second choice for a historic building with a large potential for public use. Walk by, or sit at the fountain, and think what this hundred year old post office has to offer. It just screams "museum" to me.

Just so it does not get torn down or altered in appearance. It is a lovely building. There must be some good public use for the space.

[Austinite101]

Originally Posted by OtherKevin

Do they mean that the Claudia Taylor Johnson Hall (210 W 6th St) will be up for lease?

After the Seaholm power plant, which we already lost to office space, this would be my second choice for a historic building with a large potential for public use. Walk by, or sit at the fountain, and think what this hundred year old post office has to offer. It just screams "museum" to me.

A close relative of mine works in CTJ. She says that she and the other system workers in that building will almost certainly be moved into the new headquarters when the building has been completed and CTJ will subsequently be leased out.

[ivanwolf]

This describes the building better. = 15 floors

"The new nine-story building with six parking levels will provide more than 258,000 square feet of office space, with about 200,000 square feet for immediate use by UT System and the remaining square footage available for lease, including retail. The building will include a parking garage for 650-700 cars and space for more than 700 employees, including UT System staff, office tenants, and retail tenants on the ground floor."

https://www.utsystem.edu/news/2014/0...illions-annual

This will be right out the window of the coworker across from me.

[KevinFromTexas]

http://buildingatx.com/2014/04/new-u...rise-downtown/

New UT Admin Building to Rise Downtown

The University of Texas has selected architecture firm Page Southerland Page Inc. to design its new $102 million downtown UT Systems headquarters building. That building, to be located on 7th Street between Lavaca and Colorado Streets, will span about 258,000 square feet and rise nine stories, including parking, once completed.

The new downtown UT Systems building is expected to move quickly; construction should begin by the end of 2014.

[KevinFromTexas]

Water and waste water utilities.

ftp://ftp.ci.austin.tx.us/ATD_AULCC/...Bldg_PLANS.pdf

[KevinFromTexas]

Right of way permit.

https://www.austintexas.gov/devrevie...erRSN=11129390

"101-690 UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM REPLACEMENT OFFICE BUILDING - NEW ~16 story HIGH RISE ON SOUTH HALF OF BLOCK 82 (7th Street between Lavaca and Colorado Streets). Improvements will include connection to existing subsurface utilities, pavements, driveways and alleyway maneuvering areas for heavy trucks. Demo existing structures, the Colorado Building (6 stories plus basement), the Lavaca Building (2 stories), Parking Garage 5 (two levels). We have met with the CIP project team working on the Colorado Street rebuild north of 7th Street. Overhead utility services have already been relocated to below grade adjacent to the project. Address Range Street Cross Street 1 Cross Street 2 190 to 310 W. 7th Lavaca St Colorado St 190 to 310 Alley north of W. 7th Lavaca St Colorado St 620 to 800 Lavaca St W. 7th St W. 8th St 620 to 800 Colorado St W. 7th St W. 8th St"

[KevinFromTexas]

Civil engineering site plans.

ftp://ftp.ci.austin.tx.us/ATD_AULCC/...ding_PLANS.pdf

[jngreenlee]

Wow, a 15-story building just doesn't much discussion these days...

[Austinite101]

Just a few updates that I have:

- Demolition is slated to begin in the next month or so
- Construction is likely to begin this fall or Q1 2015 at the latest with an early 2017 opening
- I'm not allowed to post the final rendering, but they added multiple floors to the building, so it will be a bit more than 15 stories
- The building isn't architecturally extravagant or anything, but it's not butt ugly either and is good infill in my opinion. It uses a good deal of glass and will have ground retail
- Height wise, it appears to be taller than the building Travis County has on Lavaca across the street (which is 210ft. according to Wikipedia)

[KevinFromTexas]

Good to hear. They're getting their Right-of-Way permits for the construction barricades and pedestrian walkways.

https://www.austintexas.gov/devrevie...erRSN=11151129

A. Contractor to install covered walkways and water filled barriers at the project perimeter as shown in the attached TCP. B. Contractor must utilize this area due to the fact that the proposed builidng footprint will be lot line to lot line. C. Contractor must close sidewalk, parking lanes and travel lanes per the attached TCP in order to safely completion the construction activities.

Drilling permit for soil samples.

https://www.austintexas.gov/devrevie...erRSN=11126948

Drill one 4-inch diameter boring in the street ROW to a maximum depth of 80 feet using a truck mounted drill rig. Work is for a geotechnical evaluation of site for a UT Office Building replacement.

[MichaelB]

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