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Texas Tuff · #21 Posted **Jan 28, 2007, 1:03 AM**

That is a very impressive, sleek, modern-looking building. If built, I think it will be a great addition to the Austin skyline...let's face it, it would be a great addition to any skyline!

Hoodrat · #22 Posted **Jan 28, 2007, 1:06 AM**

Really nice

The newer rendering is definately an improvement.

NYC2ATX · #23 Posted **Jan 28, 2007, 5:17 AM**

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Originally Posted by GoldenBoot

...2010 when Tom Stacy cut the ribbon on his new downtown Austin skyscraper.

lmao

gbayard · #24 Posted **Jan 28, 2007, 10:44 PM**

Very nice building. Looks very similar to The Murano in Philadelphia.

Mopacs · #25 Posted **Jan 29, 2007, 4:25 AM**

Here's a 'preview' of what's to come in a few years, if my novice photoshopping efforts are any indication. I've superimposed the renderings atop these old photos...

Auditorium shores:

From the Book People parking garage, on Lamar

From Longhorn Dam (Pleasant Valley Rd at Lakeshore)

From Riverside Drive

I-35 Frontage Road

KevinFromTexas · #26 Posted **Jan 29, 2007, 12:21 PM**

Cool renderings, Mopacs. I am so excited to see what the "new" views will be like once this thing is finished.

rriojas71 · #27 Posted **Jan 29, 2007, 7:14 PM**

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Originally Posted by tuffaso

That is a very impressive, sleek, modern-looking building. If built, I think it will be a great addition to the Austin skyline...let's face it, it would be a great addition to any skyline!

What I've always like about Austin's skyline is that most of the buildings are similar in height, with Frost Bank Tower standing out slightly but not by much. It's height and design added some height but stayed in line with the character of Austin's skyline. I like the design of the new building but unless a few other 500+ footers appear it makes the skyline look a bit unbalanced. I think if it was scaled down a bit so that it wouldn't overpower the skyline and kinda stick out like a sore thumb.

Mikey711MN · #28 Posted **Jan 29, 2007, 7:58 PM**

Makes me wonder how the Marriott "complex" across Congress will be redesigned. Because the view from I-35 (and points east) will largely block much of the lower part of this beauty.

JBinCalgary · #29 Posted **Jan 30, 2007, 4:25 AM**

way to go austin, its about time! thats all i have to say about that

Mopacs · #30 Posted **Jan 30, 2007, 4:32 AM**

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Originally Posted by rriojas71

What I've always like about Austin's skyline is that most of the buildings are similar in height, with Frost Bank Tower standing out slightly but not by much. It's height and design added some height but stayed in line with the character of Austin's skyline. I like the design of the new building but unless a few other 500+ footers appear it makes the skyline look a bit unbalanced. I think if it was scaled down a bit so that it wouldn't overpower the skyline and kinda stick out like a sore thumb.

Very true... lets hope the other projects come to fruition. I went ahead and added more building proposals/renderings to the above pics....T Stacy and Altavida will definitely help balance things out.

From South Congress Avenue...

...with Altavida

With Block 21 and Altavida

...and with T-Stacy's 700 footer (sorry, thats the only angle of this rendering I could find):

Now from Riverside Drive/Town Lake (I made the best of the renderings here as well...from odd angles)

With the Four Seasons Residences thrown in

KevinFromTexas · #31 Posted **Jan 30, 2007, 6:44 AM**

I have a feeling there will be more 500 footers on the way. And so far it isn't looking so bad. Since building my model of downtown, the new proposals don't appear to be overpowering things too much.

GoldenBoot · #32 Posted **Jan 30, 2007, 7:43 AM**

Excellent work with the pics, Mopacs!

austlar · #33 Posted **Jan 30, 2007, 9:42 AM**

Very neat pics, but am I the only one that thinks the proposed Austonian and the Altavida look ungainly from afar? The rooflines are awkward and not at all elegant to my way of thinking. I love the height, but that's about it. On the other hand, I think the T. Stacey proposal looks great from any angle, but that is the one I think is least likely to get built.

Mopacs · #34 Posted **Jan 30, 2007, 2:33 PM**

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Originally Posted by austlar

Very neat pics, but am I the only one that thinks the proposed Austonian and the Altavida look ungainly from afar? The rooflines are awkward and not at all elegant to my way of thinking. I love the height, but that's about it. On the other hand, I think the T. Stacey proposal looks great from any angle, but that is the one I think is least likely to get built.

I definitely see what you mean... by itself, The Austonian would resemble a middle-school kid who grew 6 inches over the summer, and now lankily towers over his friends (sans the zits). Luckily, adjacent projects will help minimize this effect, as they are completed ahead of Austonian's hopeful rise.

Altavida, in particular, looks to have one of the biggest impacts on the south-facing skyline. I really like how it balances out the skyline from the South Congress vantage point. I dont mind the design to be honest.. The reddish brick/exterior compliments well the adjacent pink granite-clad 100 Congress, and other nearby buildings.

NEWNANGuy · #35 Posted **Jan 30, 2007, 7:48 PM**

love this new tower......love Frost Bank even more. i wish Frost Bank was taller to compliment it tho :-(

Thefigman · #36 Posted **Jan 31, 2007, 2:24 PM**

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Originally Posted by Mopacs

With the Four Seasons Residences thrown in

Nice job Mopacs!

That is a nice cluster.

Mopacs · #37 Posted **Jan 31, 2007, 2:37 PM**

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Originally Posted by Thefigman

Nice job Mopacs!

That is a nice cluster.

Thanks! And yes, you are right, the cluster from that vantage point will be impressive. The buildings proposed along and near the river are going to really stretch out our skyline (from Lamar to I-35). The complexion of which could change drastically in a few years (similar to what Miami has experienced this decade...on a smaller scale of course).

GoldenBoot · #38 Posted **Mar 20, 2007, 6:50 PM**

FYI: Sales center should be opening in April...

GoldenBoot · #39 Posted **Apr 4, 2007, 8:49 PM**

Notice the 412', 36-story Altavida tower in this rendering (which is currently under construction)...

From Zeigler Cooper's website:

P.S.
The Austonian's site plan is currently under review and should be approved by the City of Austin within the next month or two...

James2390 · #40 Posted **Apr 6, 2007, 7:48 PM**

This one is cool. I like the name as well.