AUSTIN | The Austonian | 683 FT / 208 M | 56 FLOORS | T/O - Page 11

Blakesalot! · #**201** Posted **Jul 27, 2008, 1:13 PM**

Wow, they're moving much faster on the tower than I expected!

shanny · #**202** Posted **Jul 27, 2008, 10:15 PM**

AND SO IT BEGINS...

Texas Tuff · #**203** Posted **Jul 27, 2008, 11:14 PM**

Looks like the tower section is about ready to go vertical. I'm likin' it, I'm lovin' it!!!!

Blakesalot! · #**204** Posted **Jul 30, 2008, 3:51 AM**

http://www.theaustonian.com/pics/200...0Report_42.pdf

Work activities completed thru July 28, 2008:

• Level 10 east side scheduled to pour on July 29, 2008
• Vertical structural members for level 11 are 100% complete
• Decking for level 11 is 50% complete
• Rebar installation started for level 11 on July 28, 2008
• Level 11 scheduled to pour on July 31, 2008
• Block masonry complete to level 5 and in progress on levels 6, 7, 8 & 9
• Structural steel stairs at 3 podium locations are 80% complete
• MEP rough-in continues at all levels
• Total number of cubic yards of concrete in place from level B-1 to level 10: 15,000 cubic yards
• Average number of cubic yards of concrete per residential floor: 500 cubic yards
• Approximate number of cubic yards of concrete in the building: 50,000 cubic yards

shanny · #**205** Posted **Jul 30, 2008, 6:20 PM**

they definately raised the crane

Complex01 · #**206** Posted **Jul 30, 2008, 8:06 PM**

That is one good looking pic. Very Nice. Its getting higher. I am really digging the whole area...

priller · #**207** Posted **Jul 30, 2008, 9:22 PM**

They have a sign for floor 11 up today. I couldn't help thinking of Spinal Tap.

shanny · #**208** Posted **Jul 31, 2008, 11:00 PM**

kvue is going to do a story at 6 (NOW) on the austonian. catch it on the web site if you miss it. they show a rendering that looks different from the pics we have seen. it looks sweet.

edit: kvue did a good job on the story...except for the fact that they said the austonian would be 120ft taller than the frost tower (actually 168ft), and they reffered to the frost tower as the tallest building in town (instead of 360 condominiums).

the crown looks different from this angle

from ziegler cooper:

Blakesalot! · #**209** Posted **Jul 31, 2008, 11:45 PM**

Here's the URL for the video:

http://www.kvue.com/video/?z=y&nvid=268669

shanny · #**210** Posted **Aug 1, 2008, 3:17 AM**

alright so on kxan the teasers for the 10pm news had a story about the austonian, and stated that it would overtake the frost tower. i emailed kxan 20 minutes before 10 and told them that 360 was actually the tallest. and wouldnt you know, they changed the story and said 360 instead!

priller · #**211** Posted **Aug 1, 2008, 4:21 AM**

Wow, that's considerably different. But I like it!

NYC2ATX · #**212** Posted **Aug 1, 2008, 7:15 AM**

This city's boom reminds me of a similar boom in Brisbane, QLD Australia to me. It's truly unbelieveable. Seeing shanny's photo, it seems like poor 100 Congress is gonna be BURIED after all this is over with.

Texas Tuff · #**213** Posted **Aug 2, 2008, 2:44 AM**

It does look different but it looks nice! I like the original rendering but I actually like this rendering a little better, especially the crown.

NThomas · #**214** Posted **Aug 3, 2008, 1:25 AM**

Is this the 1st Street view rendering? (excluding Priller's fine work) Maybe that's why it looks so different

ahealy · #**215** Posted **Aug 3, 2008, 4:51 AM**

anyone notice the missing pieces to the crown? I like this design better without them.

KevinFromTexas · #**216** Posted **Aug 4, 2008, 6:47 PM**

A few shots from this Saturday (2/8/08).

Blakesalot! · #**217** Posted **Aug 5, 2008, 12:55 AM**

Go here for the photos:

http://www.theaustonian.com/pics/200...0Report_43.pdf

Work activities completed thru August 1, 2008:

• Level 10 east side deck concrete pour completed on July 29, 2008
• Level 10 deck 100% complete
• Level 11 deck 90% complete of all structural reinforcement, embeds and MEP rough-in
• Level 11 concrete deck to pour on August 2, 2008
• Level 12 vertical structural members to start on August 5, 2008
• Level 12 deck pour scheduled for August 12, 2008
• CMU walls complete in podium to Level 8
• Structural stairs complete in podium to Level 8 at the 3 locations
• Electrical primary feed rough-in begins
• Mechanical and plumbing rough-in continues at all levels including the first condo floor at Level 11
• Ownership hosts an “invitation only” public relations event for the media on July 31, 2008
• Media escorted to Level 10 for viewing and filming of pool deck and for project overview presentation and
comments

hookem · #**218** Posted **Aug 7, 2008, 5:55 AM**

That last report (referenced above) has a great capitol view shot from an overnight concrete pour...

I must say, this project is moving very fast. I see more workers on-site than I saw on 360, and there was virtually no transition time between the base/parking garage and the tower floors. It looks like 1 floor per week is a very attainable pace for this project.

I also love the signage for each floor! With Spring doing it too, if we could only get 4 seasons and the W to do the same thing it would be a fun little "Austin Boom" phenomena (sorry Ashton/Altavida! too late to join in)

NYC4Life · #**219** Posted **Aug 7, 2008, 9:11 AM**

A thug of war?

Blakesalot! · #**220** Posted **Aug 8, 2008, 2:55 AM**

That photo is destined to become an Austin classic, especially when it comes to telling the story of this great construction boom. In fact, speaking of classic photos, it kind of reminds me of The Heroes of Iwo Jima.

Also, there's just something exciting and dissonant that happens when you juxtapose the old with the new - Capitol and Austonian.

Thanks for posting it, Hookem.