Urbannizer Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 Well many of you already know about this one but theres not thread for it here. Rendering: Website 8/16 by Priller Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NThomas Posted August 22, 2009 Share Posted August 22, 2009 It's a really nice building. As soon as the crown is finished, The Austonian will really define Austin's skyline. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedScare Posted August 22, 2009 Share Posted August 22, 2009 Why is a building in AustIN named the AustONian? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crunchtastic Posted August 22, 2009 Share Posted August 22, 2009 Why is a building in AustIN named the AustONian? Huh? Tall buildings in Austin? I must not be keeping up with Keeping Austin Weird. Wake me up when something important happens, like the lake is full of water again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
editor Posted August 22, 2009 Share Posted August 22, 2009 I like it, but I'm not sure it fits in with Austin's vibe. Then again, it's better for the environment to stack people than to spread them out and plow under the prairie and build more roads, so maybe it is an Austin thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NThomas Posted August 22, 2009 Share Posted August 22, 2009 Why is a building in AustIN named the AustONian? Probably should have been called "The Austinite" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted August 23, 2009 Author Share Posted August 23, 2009 8/22 By Priller Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted August 29, 2009 Author Share Posted August 29, 2009 8/28 and 8/29 By Priller Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted September 3, 2009 Author Share Posted September 3, 2009 9/2 By LoneStarMike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted September 7, 2009 Author Share Posted September 7, 2009 9/6 By LoneStarMike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoneStarMike Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 Here's several new photos of the Austonian as part of the skyline that I took in the last two days. From 9/13/2009 View from Mopac Pedestrian Bridge Views from Zilker Park Views from Lou Neff Point From 09/14/2009 Views from I-35 View from the dog park Views from Joe's Crab Shack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
citizen4rmptown Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 nice designs Austin has, but so far no bold designs have been constructed in Austin since the Frost Bank Tower.Just a bunch of modern,sleek architecture. (which i like a lot.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoneStarMike Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 From 9/16/2009 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NThomas Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 From 9/16/2009 Great shot! Is this from the new ACC garage? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LTAWACS Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 Whoa... I didnt know austin looked so good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoneStarMike Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 Great shot! Is this from the new ACC garage? No, that was actually from up by the TMI Castle. (Texas Military Institute) shown in the photo below I was on the edge of the property between the right side of the castle and the telephone pole in the above photo. The photo of the castle was taken from ACC's new garage, though. Here's another photo I took from the castle showing the skyline with that foundation for a cancelled condo project years ago in the foreground. The old foundation now has a chain link fence around it. I had to get those shots through the holes in the fence. These are views of the Austonian/Skyline from ACC's new garage: Night view Another good vantage point in that general area is from the 4th floor stairwell of some condos that sit on the north side of West 12th Street between Lamar Blvd. and Blanco Street. This is the building I'm referring to. The stairwell is on the left-hand side in the photo. These are some of the views from there: Panoramic View Dusk Evening Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted September 25, 2009 Author Share Posted September 25, 2009 9/25 by Priller Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strickn Posted September 26, 2009 Share Posted September 26, 2009 Lofty buildings have always served to illustrate their citizens' aspirations, and the very tops [have always served] as beacons to drive the point home. This stylized design, brought to us by the Dial Corporation, daily reminds the austoned to open up their Right Guard brand underarm antiperspirant and remember that keeping Austin weird does not mean keeping Austin funky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted November 26, 2009 Author Share Posted November 26, 2009 9/25 By Priller Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted December 14, 2009 Author Share Posted December 14, 2009 By Hismasterplan 12-12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LTAWACS Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 Really nice tower. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennyc05 Posted December 15, 2009 Share Posted December 15, 2009 WoW impressive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted January 3, 2010 Author Share Posted January 3, 2010 Austonian has lighting on now. From page 351 of Scc (: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoneStarMike Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 Night from the Zilker Clubhouse Trail Night from Barton Creek Square Mall On Approach into Austin Bergstrom International Airport Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted April 6, 2010 Author Share Posted April 6, 2010 Street Level , 4/5/1o Priller Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted June 24, 2010 Share Posted June 24, 2010 http://www.bisnow.com/houston_commercial_real_estate_news_story.php?p=9019The Austonian, the tallest residential building in the Western US at 683’ and 56 stories, is open.I don't want to rain on Austin's parade and I think we've talked about this before, but I'm really just kind of surprised thate Austin would get something this tall.I don't know Austin well, but I' m thinking that part of the reason Houston doesn't get a res building this tall is b/c there are so many more places we're able to build b/c of no zoning, that shorter ones are built, and since they don't have as many places to build tall (can someone verify that?) that they must concentrate it all in one place and therefore they must build very tall? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNiche Posted June 24, 2010 Share Posted June 24, 2010 I don't want to rain on Austin's parade and I think we've talked about this before, but I'm really just kind of surprised thate Austin would get something this tall.I don't know Austin well, but I' m thinking that part of the reason Houston doesn't get a res building this tall is b/c there are so many more places we're able to build b/c of no zoning, that shorter ones are built, and since they don't have as many places to build tall (can someone verify that?) that they must concentrate it all in one place and therefore they must build very tall?It's not zoning or geography. There's plenty of inexpensive, flat, easily-accessible, unincorporated land to the east. And new single-family home prices there aren't crazy. That's the meat of why Houston isn't a big condo market.Austin's urban geography has some limitations on development due to 'sight corridors', but that's not such a barrier to entry that it would justify an investment like this. Any other zoning issues can be overcome by the developer hiring political consultants...and they can frequently pull off a lucrative public subsidy for projects like these, while they're at it. That's part of Austin's secret is effectively-negotiable zoning and incentives. The other part was vibe--and yes, a City's vibe does matter in the capital markets, particularly with respect to dumb ideas like condominiums and residential highrises. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoneStarMike Posted July 1, 2010 Share Posted July 1, 2010 Here's some night shots from around town the past week or so of the Austonian at night with the changing light colors. 01. Red - from Congress Ave Bridge 02. White - from Butler Park's Observation Hill 03. Green - from the glitzy & sophisticated nightlife district of S. Lamar Blvd. 04. Yellow? From S. Lamar 05. Yellow? from S. Lamar 06. Orange (I think) from Butler Park's Observation Hill 07. Orange (I think) from Butler Park's Observation Hill 08. Orange (I think) from the 17th floor of the Hyatt 09. Purple - from S. Lamar 10. Purple - from 17th floor of the Hyatt 11. Purple from the 17th floor of the Hyatt 12. Blue - from the 17th floor of the hyatt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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