AUSTIN | The Bowie | 423 FT | 37 FLOORS | T.O.

[wwmiv]

Oh good! I missed that memo.

[BevoLJ]

Heh. They also added more retail I think and while not right away they have a plan to connect that little street between it and the Gables to 3rd Street/Bowie intersection. I think under the rail road. It will be pedestrian only.

[KevinFromTexas]

Projected start: third quarter 2012

[The ATX]

Originally Posted by KevinFromTexas

Projected start: third quarter 2012

The third quarter is over in three weeks. So this should happen pretty quick. Earlier this summer the developers did say they would start in mid-September.

[bks68]

Well, mid-September is fading. Anybody heard anything through the grapevine?

I saw in the permits section of city's website multiple denials for demolition of an on-site structure due to a plumbing issue. At least the finally got the tree thing sorted out.

3eleven Bowie is needed to thicken up this edge of skyline.

[bks68]

The city approved this project and issued a permit for construction on 11/14/2012 for construction to let. Property to have same specs as mentioned previously. From the permit: 37 floors, 4,268 sq. ft. of retail, 40,684 sq. ft. of office space, 358 residential units, and a 7-floor parking facility.

Can be viewed here: https://www.ci.austin.tx.us/devrevie...erRSN=10725295

[ahealy]

Originally Posted by bks68

The city approved this project and issued a permit for construction on 11/14/2012 for construction to let. Property to have same specs as mentioned previously. From the permit: 37 floors, 4,268 sq. ft. of retail, 40,684 sq. ft. of office space, 358 residential units, and a 7-floor parking facility.

Can be viewed here: https://www.ci.austin.tx.us/devrevie...erRSN=10725295

so this isn't dead?

[JoninATX]

Originally Posted by ahealy

so this isn't dead?

Nope, the site is cleared and ready for construction.

[ahealy]

Originally Posted by JoninATX

Nope, the site is cleared and ready for construction.

Oh nice! I thought it fizzled away into oblivion. I also noticed today that the old house adjacent to the site had a "historic demo/relocation" sign on the tree out front. I am curious if that means the tree or the house

[wwmiv]

Originally Posted by ahealy

Oh nice! I thought it fizzled away into oblivion. I also noticed today that the old house adjacent to the site had a "historic demo/relocation" sign on the tree out front. I am curious if that means the tree or the house

It was never dead, just waiting for some final approvals.

Also, and I don't remember who it was, but two or three months ago someone here said that they "heard" from "sources" that this project was on the rocks. I never bought that, as "heard" and "sources" are often code words for "this is what I think and I want to make myself sound legitimate".

[bks68]

Originally Posted by wwmiv

It was never dead, just waiting for some final approvals.

Also, and I don't remember who it was, but two or three months ago someone here said that they "heard" from "sources" that this project was on the rocks. I never bought that, as "heard" and "sources" are often code words for "this is what I think and I want to make myself sound legitimate".

The site plans are up on the permit site (#43 & #44). Doesn't look like much changed. About 422ft. Permit expires November 2015, so I guess they expect to have this up within 3 years?

[ahealy]

Originally Posted by wwmiv

It was never dead, just waiting for some final approvals.

Also, and I don't remember who it was, but two or three months ago someone here said that they "heard" from "sources" that this project was on the rocks. I never bought that, as "heard" and "sources" are often code words for "this is what I think and I want to make myself sound legitimate".

haha, true dat

[KevinFromTexas]

Sweet. That'll be two 400 footers under construction now.



http://www.statesman.com/news/busine...-towere/nTYhb/

Posted: 4:04 p.m. Monday, Dec. 17, 2012
Amid apartment boom, work starts on 36-story tower
Endeavor/Lynd project latest to launch in multifamily wave

By Shonda Novak
American-Statesman Staff

In the latest sign of the ongoing apartment building boom in Central Texas, developers broke ground this week on a 36-story tower that will add 358 luxury units downtown when it opens in 2014.

The apartment market has been the strongest sector of the region’s real estate market for some time, spurred by demand from the region’s job and population growth and a lag in supply as financing for projects dried up during the recession.

Charles Heimsath, the firm’s president, said recently that the demand for apartments downtown is “extraordinary,” noting that downtown units were 97 percent occupied, and at rents that are more than twice the city average. The average rent downtown is $2,257 a month, Heimsath said .

[KevinFromTexas]

Crane pieces have been delivered to the site, and it appears they're drilling for foundations!

Originally Posted by corvairkeith

I drove by this morning and noticed several crane pieces on site.

Originally Posted by JoninATX

311 Bowie progress

[KevinFromTexas]

Crane bases.

[KevinFromTexas]

Gables Residential Tower and one of two cranes 3Eleven Bowie will have. Gables Residential Tower will be 223 feet, The Monarch (right) is 323 feet, and 3Eleven Bowie will be 423 feet. The tall building to the left (Spring) is 427 feet.

[KevinFromTexas]

Some 3 Eleven Bowie construction photos taken from The Monarch showing the excavation and crane construction.

http://www.urbanspacerealtors.com/news/ccc.html

[KevinFromTexas]

New renderings. And they're working on the 2nd floor now.

[wwmiv]

Until that last one, I never really realized to what degree it would hide the Monarch. I always assumed it was going to be somewhat slender and we'd still get to see the Monarch from the West. I guess not.

[KevinFromTexas]