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Originally Posted by urbancore
this is truly the most exciting time to watch downtown Austin grow.
the pace and breadth of construction cannot be over hyped.
Given the fact that the Austonian and Four Seasons both started in spite of and in the middle of a HUGE economic downturn....when the inevitable correction hits.....I wouldn't be surprised if we only lost a few projects.
can't wait to see the skyline in 5 years.
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Took a close look around downtown and near east side yesterday. I was slack-jawed to see so many highrise projects underway at the same time. There are at least 8 big buildings going up right now in every corner of downtown, and this doesn't include the new state office buildings or the new courthouse. There may be two or three more getting underway by the end of the year. Simply amazing to see the transformation of our once sleepy downtown into a genuine bustling 24 hour environment. Maybe there was something going on downtown, but yesterday (Thursday) evening at approximately 7 PM the place was thronged with people walking (and zooming around on those damn scooters) in every corner of downtown. The place was jumping.
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