I think the reason the Marriott got two was one for the podium and one for the tower, which divided equally, makes the tower narrower than Block 71 and this one. I'm not sure why they wanted two for Block 71. I think Block 71 and this one are about the same length and width.
Most of the towers that have run along the full length of their block have gotten two cranes. It's actually a bit odd that this one won't considering all the others that have - Block 71, Hilton Convention Center, W Hotel, UT System Admin, 300 West Sixth, 500 West Second, The Bowie. Northshore only had one on the tower, but they had the crane mounted in the middle of the tower on the east side. They had a 2nd crane for the podium. Third + Shoal had two, but I think that had to do with the logistics of the small lot size and them having to coordinate with Austin Proper that was also under construction across the alley. I noticed the one tower crane they had wasn't long enough to run the full length of the building, and couldn't because Austin Proper was so close. So they had a 2nd luffing crane at the other end. I think it's part building length/width and what are the logistics of the site for spacing and also where their materials deliveries arrive.
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