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Originally Posted by StatenIslander237
I did see that it's currently a parking lot, and considering it's the closest thing to a museum district that Austin can boast, it certainly needs this boost. I definitely agree. I do hope, as you said, that this generates more development in that area. My fear is not that this is outside of downtown, but moreso that the skyline will be skewed in a linear fashion and not concentrated in a way that gives Austin a distinct skyline profile. I guess we just have to cross our fingers that more development follows this awesome tower's lead up to North Congress.
I cannot wait until I move to Austin so I can be right in the middle of all this.
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Austin has always been oriented on a very north/south linear pattern. Austin is likely the largest US city with just one interstate highway, I-35, and as a result the city grew along that one major highway for years with very little growth to the east or west. Anyway, Austin's skyline is already 3 miles long when you include the UT Campus and a few buildings south of the river. And this building will sit almost directly in the middle of it.
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Originally Posted by JayPro
I'd like to know if they have any plans to add at least a bit more height and density to the UT/capitol building section.
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Yes, the State of Texas owns most of the land in that area around the Capitol. They've approved zoning changes and property sales that would allow for around 7 million square feet of space to be added to that area.
Here's a map showing roughly what could be built there. There were several towers in the area of 500 feet shown.
This is the article talking about what the State would like to see there and how tall the buildings could be. Of course, there could be more and even taller ones, this just gives you an idea.
http://www.statesman.com/business/ne...inglePage=true
Part of that area would be affected by the Capitol view corridor, this is a setback require protecting views of the Capitol dome from selected sites around town.