AUSTIN | Waterline (98 Red River) | 1,022 Feet | 73 Floors | U/C - Page 132

Urbannizer · #**2621** Posted **Jan 12, 2024, 11:33 PM**

IluvATX · #**2622** Posted **Jan 13, 2024, 4:53 AM**

Anyone know the current height? The core looks to be close to 300’

gillynova · #**2623** Posted **Jan 13, 2024, 3:42 PM**

Over '300? That's taller than any building in San Jose

gillynova · #**2624** Posted **Jan 22, 2024, 5:33 PM**

Urbannizer · #**2625** Posted **Jan 24, 2024, 12:01 AM**

ahealy · #**2626** Posted **Jan 25, 2024, 2:10 PM**

God she looks so good. That facade is gonna POP! I just wish this tower was in the center of the skyline as our tallest. Oh well, guess post office site will just need to be taller

Jdawgboy · #**2627** Posted **Jan 25, 2024, 2:35 PM**

I'm banking on 3rd and Congress to be honest. That location is smack in the middle of the waterfront skyline and more centrally located. Having said that, I would also expect to see something significant at the post office site as well.... Whenever that will be..

clubtokyo · #**2628** Posted **Jan 25, 2024, 6:31 PM**

Looking so good! Should post in supertall sub as well!

IluvATX · #**2629** Posted **Jan 25, 2024, 6:48 PM**

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Originally Posted by clubtokyo

Looking so good! Should post in supertall sub as well!

I usually just cross post pics when Waterline not getting enough love on supertall sub.

paul78701 · #**2630** Posted **Jan 25, 2024, 9:52 PM**

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Originally Posted by Jdawgboy

I'm banking on 3rd and Congress to be honest. That location is smack in the middle of the waterfront skyline and more centrally located. Having said that, I would also expect to see something significant at the post office site as well.... Whenever that will be..

Don't sleep on the Hobby block. They will likely need to go pretty tall in order to subsidize the affordable housing the city and state want there.

Speaking of the Hobby block (and at the risk of getting off topic). Proposals were due in November. I'm guessing we might get a taste of what could be built there soon?

urbancore · #**2631** Posted **Jan 25, 2024, 10:25 PM**

I really dig the facade IRL, much better than the renderings... especially the hint of burnt orange.

Jdawgboy · #**2632** Posted **Jan 26, 2024, 1:42 AM**

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Originally Posted by paul78701

Don't sleep on the Hobby block. They will likely need to go pretty tall in order to subsidize the affordable housing the city and state want there.

Speaking of the Hobby block (and at the risk of getting off topic). Proposals were due in November. I'm guessing we might get a taste of what could be built there soon?

I completely spaced out on Hobby and I agree. Hopefully it will be 2,000 feet lol to beat OKC

AusTex · #**2633** Posted **Jan 26, 2024, 3:19 PM**

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Originally Posted by Jdawgboy

I completely spaced out on Hobby and I agree. Hopefully it will be 2,000 feet lol to beat OKC

I really doubt OKC will get built! A 1,900'er in Austin might look a bit too tall for our current skyline. However, too many 500'ers took a whole lot of sites and we have a very small CBD with limited New sites available. Unless IH-35 gets buried soon (awaiting construction) and the Capitol View Corridors are removed.

This Waterline tower is going to really Look Great with the cladding they chose! I hope this tower has set a standard for cladding and covering the parking. Let the new standard of towers design begin!

Sigaven · #**2634** Posted **Jan 26, 2024, 7:36 PM**

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Originally Posted by Jdawgboy

I'm banking on 3rd and Congress to be honest. That location is smack in the middle of the waterfront skyline and more centrally located. Having said that, I would also expect to see something significant at the post office site as well.... Whenever that will be..

The year is 2053...user CheugyCap22 ponders the question in the Austin Updates thread..."so when's that post office site gonna be built up? Surely we'll see a proposal any day now..."

ILUVSAT · #**2635** Posted **Jan 26, 2024, 8:40 PM**

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Originally Posted by Jdawgboy

I completely spaced out on Hobby and I agree. Hopefully it will be 2,000 feet lol to beat OKC

That OKC project is a joke (all together). However, some aspects may get built. But, the tallest tower in the western hemisphere - no. That building alone would cost somewhere in the ballpark of $5 billion. I find it hard to believe someone (or a group) would finance that big of a spec project in...OKC.

loonytoony · #**2636** Posted **Jan 26, 2024, 8:59 PM**

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Originally Posted by paul78701

Don't sleep on the Hobby block. They will likely need to go pretty tall in order to subsidize the affordable housing the city and state want there.

Speaking of the Hobby block (and at the risk of getting off topic). Proposals were due in November. I'm guessing we might get a taste of what could be built there soon?

In order to accomodate the affordable housing wants: what we'll see will either be tall as you say, or quite possibly, there will be multiple towers. From what I've gathered there were at least three proposals submitted and a decision will be made at some point this year.

Urbannizer · #**2637** Posted **Jan 27, 2024, 9:22 PM**

From the Whitley:

AusTex · #**2638** Posted **Jan 28, 2024, 4:38 PM**

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https://www.atchain.com/projects/waller-creek-kpf

I looked at the link and saw on the last page what might be very interesting night lighting on the residential upper tier of the tower. Perhaps someone who knows how, can post the fantastic last rendering on this site;
https://www.atchain.com/projects/waller-creek-kpf

IluvATX · #**2639** Posted **Jan 28, 2024, 5:06 PM**

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Originally Posted by Urbannizer

Those orange fins on the hotel portion are interesting. I guess the purpose is for a privacy barrier between room balconies. They look to be different shapes, sizes and at weird angles on that link.

gillynova · #**2640** Posted **Jan 30, 2024, 4:00 PM**

This thing is looking MASSIVE nowadays