Urbannizer Posted August 22, 2009 Share Posted August 22, 2009 The status of this is not known. If built it will be Austin's new tallest. Rendering: By Priller: By Goothrey Location by KevinFromTexas Here's a few screen shots from Live Maps showing the block.To the right of the black office tower, there is a 5-story bank building from about 1959 I believe. Behind it is a 4-story parking garage. To the left of it (north) is a 7-story apartment building that also has some parking in it. And there's also another ~7 story building, which I think has some office and retail space in it. It's probably the oldest building on the block. You can see the 4-story parking garage and the 7-story apartment/parking structure here. Same view, zoomed out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
editor Posted August 22, 2009 Share Posted August 22, 2009 I'm not a fan of this one, and I'm not sure why. I think I'd prefer something a little more brick-y and a little less glass-y for Austin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NThomas Posted August 22, 2009 Share Posted August 22, 2009 I'm not a fan of this one, and I'm not sure why. I think I'd prefer something a little more brick-y and a little less glass-y for Austin.I doubt Priller's Google Sketchup drawings along with every other rendering released will look anything like the final design.Hopefully when this gets closer to fruition, we'll see a real design. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted August 26, 2009 Author Share Posted August 26, 2009 By Priller If it turns out like in the picture, it would be a great signature tower for Austin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted September 19, 2009 Author Share Posted September 19, 2009 http://www.statesman....ate/index.htmlEarlier this week, local developer Tom Stacy, who plans an ambitious mixed-use project on Congress between Fifth and Sixth streets, told a group of real estate professionals that his project, would “someday get off the ground when the capital markets recover.”Stacy said some gas and water lines are being relocated at his site from an alley onto Fifth Street, a $3 million project, to pave the way for the proposed development. He said he is “still excited about the project,” but added that he doesn’t expect it to “come out of the ground anytime soon.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
editor Posted September 19, 2009 Share Posted September 19, 2009 Looks like a combination of the Citigroup Center in New York and that big new bank building in Shanghai. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strickn Posted September 22, 2009 Share Posted September 22, 2009 Looks like a combination of the Citigroup Center in New York and that big new bank building in Shanghai.The only difference between a skyline of these and a skyline of seventies shoeboxes is that these are more menacing, not more artful.If we're supposed to forever swallow that The Architect is being some kind of artist as much as a building contractor, then this is not helping.It, like the previous schemes, is not viable even as mere sculpture. Shame on Pelli. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brijonmang Posted September 22, 2009 Share Posted September 22, 2009 Maybe it's me or maybe it's just this building, but the whole twisted structure doesn't seem like a true fit for Austin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LTAWACS Posted September 22, 2009 Share Posted September 22, 2009 I think it should be more twisty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted April 30, 2011 Author Share Posted April 30, 2011 800 Foot 5th & Congress Super Tower to ReturnAccording to the Austin Business Journal, Tom Stacy (a veteran Austin developer) and Walton Street Capital (a $12B investment firm) are revitalizing plans for two dramatic downtown buildings on a key downtown block bound 5th and Congress.According to the Report, "Developers are moving forward with plans for two new mixed-use towers and a parking garage downtown. . .The new towers are planned for the same block bound by Brazos and 5th Street, plus a half block across the street. Construction on the first phase — the parking garage — is slated for early 2012. Officials said in 2008 they would invest half a billion in the development. One building will be 500,000 square feet and slightly taller than the 26-story Bank of America building, they said at the time. The other was slated for a hotel and condo tower rising more than 800 feet, plus 1,000-car garage, previous reports said."Link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zaphod Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 I used to hate that thing but now the design has really grown on me.Maybe its because stuff has changed so much in the last few years. Back when Frost was the newest and tallest "modern" building, I wanted it to set the tone for the rest of the skyline-no boxes, only towers with spires and plenty of ornamentation. Then all the new stuff got built and gave Austin a different kind of skyline. The 360 and Austonian began to appeal to me more once I saw their appeal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LTAWACS Posted June 8, 2011 Share Posted June 8, 2011 it sure looks nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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