My only fake complaint was that it was 40 and rainy all weekend while it was 70 and sunny up north in Omaha the whole time. Can't control that though.
That doesn't happen too often, in the nine years that I lived there we had a total of three cold/ice days which weren't bad enough for me to miss work. It was just ice patches, having grown up in OKC I knew how to handle ice better than many in Austin who rarely were faced with it.

That doesn't happen too often, in the nine years that I lived there we had a total of three cold/ice days which weren't bad enough for me to miss work. It was just ice patches, having grown up in OKC I knew how to handle ice better than many in Austin who rarely were faced with it.

Yeah they even canceled school in Austin one day. Of course I looked at it as a great winter day! It really isn't a complaint, just a funny turn of luck.

I didn't even do 6th or Rainey(which I love) this time it was all South Congress and Barton Springs. Still had a lot of great food, saw some music and probably a little too much to drink. Gotta love Austin.

Sorry to hear that UrbanNebraska. It was quite cold and gloomy for the past couple days, now it's 68 and sunny. Spring time down here in central Texas can be a wash, but glad you still had fun. The best advise I could give out of towners is to visit central Texas either in the Spring time or Fall. Summer can get brutal, but if one visits in the Summer I would suggest June. Where our temperature stays in the upper 80's to low 90's and cools down at night.

Suggestion: Rename thread to Austin, Texas Development

That would be a great idea, but maybe we can call it "Austin" or something along the lines.

This is crazy.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YUa5K_6AUc

Hmm. It doesn't seem too unusual to me. That has certainly happened here many times.

Surfing in Austin? You heard right. A brand new one of a kind facility is being built in Austin for those who love surfing.

http://d35brb9zkkbdsd.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/NLand-Surf-Park-Rendering-small-638x374.jpg

https://scontent-dfw1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xtf1/v/t1.0-9/11401079_814881415274217_5073866199953474247_n.jpg ?oh=49e095a56f9b216b9b91d5392dfb24be&oe=563353DC

https://scontent-dfw1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xft1/v/t1.0-9/11425257_814881505274208_8197114884486850942_n.jpg ?oh=c83921a30f14ed3513ecd70b9d5a15d3&oe=55EE70E9

The facility will be called Surf Park Texas, it will have 11 sections ranging from beginner to pro. Also from small swells to 6ft high waves will be produced throughout the Park.

https://m.facebook.com/surfparktexas?fref=ts&_rdr

If this thing takes off in which I can see it doing, I can see it expanding across the country. Even OKC or Tulsa will have something like this. :)

Austin region population passes two million


The five-county area (Williamson, Travis, Hays, Caldwell and Bastrop) gains about 60,000 new residents a year. In the metropolitan region, the population is 2,020,452

The traffic may not be much fun in 15 years either, when another one million people are expected to live here. The total estimated population for the five-county area in 2030 is three million people.

The city demographer estimates the Austin region passed the two million mark in July or August.

Austin region population passes two million (http://www.kvue.com/story/news/local/2015/12/11/austin-region-population-passes-two-million/77178140/)

Taken today, by me.

Fairmont (http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=192117)

http://i628.photobucket.com/albums/uu5/BCB_01/FullSizeRender%203.jpg (http://s628.photobucket.com/user/BCB_01/media/FullSizeRender%203.jpg.html)

http://i628.photobucket.com/albums/uu5/BCB_01/FullSizeRender%204.jpg (http://s628.photobucket.com/user/BCB_01/media/FullSizeRender%204.jpg.html)

Northshore Apartments (http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=209871)

http://i628.photobucket.com/albums/uu5/BCB_01/FullSizeRender%205.jpg (http://s628.photobucket.com/user/BCB_01/media/FullSizeRender%205.jpg.html)

http://i628.photobucket.com/albums/uu5/BCB_01/FullSizeRender_12.jpg (http://s628.photobucket.com/user/BCB_01/media/FullSizeRender_12.jpg.html)

Austin skyline from "Graffiti Park".

https://scontent-dfw1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xtp1/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/12573096_10208070674101731_7178258256772765715_n.j pg?efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&oh=8a3df7ad728d645c142735a1e3fd1014&oe=57230208

"Graffiti Park"
https://scontent-dfw1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xfp1/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/12552667_10208070674341737_78628250740229888_n.jpg ?efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&oh=06b4f8df24ffaf3b42db6fcfc60cc6b2&oe=573D1313

Another 4 story residential building going up nearby.

https://scontent-dfw1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xlt1/t31.0-8/fr/cp0/e15/q65/12615274_10208071679926876_7380176903813531326_o.j pg?efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9

Went to Torchy's Tacos new location a few wks ago in SoCo "South Congress". As well as some sight seeing.

https://scontent-dfw1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpf1/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/12565486_10208070214730247_7100915742573155422_n.j pg?efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&oh=c6b3e7a6369f03d99fa5e57cdd6035e6&oe=573C6D85

https://scontent-dfw1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpf1/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/12552694_10208070214970253_3072603098133568226_n.j pg?efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&oh=03cf4553ab79456233bc4e05b932a8be&oe=576C73EE

https://scontent-dfw1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xfp1/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/12565586_10208070215090256_6781479913985236211_n.j pg?efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&oh=e8b5965771c0fd0e4a262b49b9bf7a86&oe=576C0AB6

A road rage "lightsaber" fight ensued in Austin a wk ago.


https://youtu.be/p0x57V7j51A

Update!

ZaZa Hotel & Residence
http://i.imgur.com/qg3LLmOh.jpg

70 Rainey
https://scontent-dft4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/t31.0-8/14379683_527635770767993_1832147994191951613_o.jpg

Austin Proper
https://scontent-dft4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/t31.0-8/14231766_1797838070493495_4817795447118237534_o.jp g

5th & West
https://scontent.flas1-2.fna.fbcdn.net/t31.0-8/fr/cp0/e15/q65/14409380_867472510054395_8902970910411180865_o.jpg ?efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9

Third & Shoal
http://i.imgur.com/DhFJff8.png

The Independent Austin Tallest!
https://scontent-dft4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/t31.0-8/14206016_1787222221558352_9012166253242925742_o.jp g

Shoal Creek Walk
http://i.imgur.com/5MKQRLJh.jpg

More highrise dorms being built in West Campus.

Aspen West Campus Site Prep
https://texasgrowthfund.whatops.com/wp-content/uploads/AH-WC-Rendering-no-logo.png

Skylofts Site Prep
http://i1121.photobucket.com/albums/l511/ihatethisplacenothingworks/23%20Nueces.png

Opens Friday!
http://www.surfermag.com/features/north-americas-first-surf-park-will-open-friday/#vw0E5lePYvg7MOq4.97

Recent update of the Austin Skyline

http://i.imgur.com/3cNQ2lY.jpg

Wider view showing UT Campus on the far right.

http://i.imgur.com/fe1WATH.jpg

Thanks to KevinFromTexas for taking these awesome pictures.
http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=221335&page=2

f&cking awesome!

BTW, Austin is apparently getting a Trump Hotel. Very impressive. I have been to Austin, but I haven't explored the city as much I should have. That will change soon though and I can't wait.

http://skyrisecities.com/news/2016/11/new-renderings-released-austins-future-tallest-tower

http://cdn.skyrisecities.com/sites/default/files/images/articles/2016/10/23382/23382-81415.jpg

5th + West time lapse update

Started to rise above ground.

https://www.5thandwest.com/construction-time-lapse/

Construction has now started on ABIA east terminal expansion, which will include 9 new gates and a capacity of 15 million air travelers per year.

Rendering
http://buildingatx.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/abiaterminal_render.jpg

ABIA Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/abia/videos/1185817584801411/

As well as ABIA South Terminal renovations has begun. This terminal will be used for low fare airlines.

http://www.austintexas.gov/sites/default/files/images/Airport/South_Terminal/web_farview.jpg

http://www.austintexas.gov/sites/default/files/images/Airport/South_Terminal/web_ext.jpg

https://www.austintexas.gov/department/improvements-are-underway

Austin Skyline Update!

The Independent has surpassed the 600ft mark making this Austin 2nd 600 footer.

https://scontent-dfw5-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/29595207_2100389836908254_3868146610915091073_n.jp g?_nc_cat=0&_nc_eui2=v1%3AAeHiiYuS8Mo2b5YG-lAwMViw1Awx7uHZOVRnqKxGzxcC1gGPSodVkgpECTi11Xu1NOV LSTxGmkFibl7llwb17-tA1jk_fO3o53w6vP6zkOTsgQ&oh=91ca75a634af27c540ce0bbe806cdcfa&oe=5B41DD21

https://m.facebook.com/independentaustin/

600 Guadalupe | 842ft | 65fl | Proposed

http://buildingatx.bigreddog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/6GUAD-RENDER1-768x640.jpg

https://austin.towers.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/guadtower_statesman.jpg

The bottom part will be offices, & the top part will be residential. Groundbreaking set at the end of the year.
http://buildingatx.bigreddog.com/2017/08/austin-new-tallest-6th-guadalupe-tower-lynd-lincoln-renderings/

Block 71 | 542ft | 36fl | Approved

https://austin.towers.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/block-71-tower-skyline-rendering.jpg

Skydeck
https://i.imgur.com/4677EJ4.png

Ground Floor
https://austin.towers.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/block-71-great-streets-rendering-collage-768x834.jpg


Trammell Crow Company’s is planning a mixed-use complex, set to transform the site with a 36-story office tower, retail, restaurants, an outdoor plaza, and an adaptive reuse project restoring a historic former post office on the southwestern corner of the site, Claudia Taylor Johnson Hall.

https://austin.towers.net/getting-to-know-block-71-downtowns-most-fascinating-mixed-use-plan/

I for one enjoy the updates from other regional cities like Austin, Houston and Omaha. I try and provide occasional updates for Tulsa and Denver. Wish we could have similar threads for Kansas City and St Louis.

I like seeing what's going on in other cities; especially cities of the plains as well. Is there even anything really happening in St Louis? It's continuing to experience a steady population decline. They're well under half the size they used to be. KC MO is on the up and up.

I like seeing what's going on in other cities; especially cities of the plains as well. Is there even anything really happening in St Louis? It's continuing to experience a steady population decline. They're well under half the size they used to be. KC MO is on the up and up.

As much as I dislike St. Louis, there are some really impressive things happening there. They just started on an amazing 40+story or so residential skyscraper with architecture that you'd expect from NYC or Seattle. They are continuing attracting high tech like billion dollar Microsoft facilities and Alton_a suburb) has a slew of mid to high-rise buildings proposed or U/C.

Upvote for the other cities posts. One, it's what this thread is FOR, and clearly reflected in the title. If someone doesn't want to read about Austin, that person simply doesn't need to enter the thread. However, I think the vast majority here understand the value in being aware of our surroundings. Please, feel more than free to post.

The last few posts make it seem like someone has complained about dedicated threads with updates from other cities..? I hadn’t seen that, but if so I’ll add my vote as someone who occasionally likes to check those threads and see what’s happening elsewhere.

The last few posts make it seem like someone has complained about dedicated threads with updates from other cities..? I hadn’t seen that, but if so I’ll add my vote as someone who occasionally likes to check those threads and see what’s happening elsewhere.

It looks like the posts were deleted but yes there was a post that was complaining about this thread and the Houston thread because this is OKCTalk. I am not sure why.

Ah, thanks PluPan.

It's all good. I just lost my kool for a minute.

6 × Guadalupe update site prep is underway

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49381123748_6a3f215f82_c.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/ipaXvNb.png

https://www.surlyhorns.com/board/index.php?/topic/254-downtown-projects/page/10/&tab=comments#comment-1996786

Construction has started on Hanover Republic Square. 514ft l 44 Floors

https://i.imgur.com/ebEVPpU.png

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49431507362_922ccbb619_b.jpg

https://www.surlyhorns.com/board/index.php?/topic/254-downtown-projects/page/10/&tab=comments#comment-1996786

Austin new FC Stadium U/C

https://i.imgur.com/p5LuXRr.jpg

https://i.ibb.co/j8KJfDv/1579858954538761.jpg

https://www.austinfc.com/

Indeed Tower update 542 FT l 36 Floors

https://i.imgur.com/GLsKYw9.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/7iiZPIo.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/y2JMk0s.jpg

http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=224960&page=32

I thought I might add some current updates on what's happening in Austin.

Austin skyline from the north. Its astonishing how much Austin has densifyed its core. Kinda going in a Vancouver lite direction.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49417107896_6dd3a99573_k.jpg

https://www.flickr.com/photos/munna82/49417107896

44 East 573 FT l 50 Floors U/C

https://i.imgur.com/J4MtNh0.png

44 East to the left. 48 East behind the trees where the tower crane is.
https://i.imgur.com/qXisS6n.jpg

https://www.44eastaveaustin.com/?gclid=Cj0KCQiAmsrxBRDaARIsANyiD1pjkgfFTxZlEnKzC5q ZmYhyoP7YxXLl_dujhsPCYL6FertFUBmzsMQaAkvxEALw_wcB

48 East 358 FT l 33 Floors

https://austin.towers.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/natiivo_rendering_3-e1570145474939.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/4MwWOdr.jpg

https://www.natiivoaustin.com/

While all that growth is nice, their infrastructure is irreparably behind, and there is no way they will ever catch up, unfortunately. Portland is in the same boat. Everyone voted anti-car transportation policies, yet everyone still drives there.

I saw a couple of articles recently about a large public transit proposal for Austin, can anyone more familiar with the local politics there provide insight on how likely it is to ever come to fruition?

Guadalupe looks like one skyscraper stacked on a different skyscraper.

City of Austin came out with a transportation plan no to long ago. Includes not showing on the map is a potential subway line.

https://i.ibb.co/ygJd8DG/Screen-Shot-2020-01-14-at-2-21-23-PM.png

https://www.kvue.com/mobile/article/travel/austin-capmetro-underground-tunnel-transportation-plan/269-22fb1b97-f2d9-4c51-a429-ba84977bb1a8

With Austin now in the top 10 largest U.S cities with recently surpassing over 1 million people in the city limits. Variety of transportation options is a must. It's also embarrassing for an Metro area of 2.3 million not to have reliable transportation options.

BBVA mixed used tower 770 FT l 60 Floors

https://i.imgur.com/JxQZdZ1.jpg

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.bbva.com/en/bbva-usa-takes-part-in-new-multi-use-tower-in-downtown-austin/amp/

What BBVA Tower will look like in the skyline

https://www.pagethink.com/media/uploads/project-gallery-images/lg_321_west_sixth_street_gallery.jpg

https://www.pagethink.com/v/project-detail/321-West-Sixth-Street/fc/

Another view of Austin future tallest 848FT l 65 Stories

https://i.imgur.com/5uphTeL.png

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/michael-lynd-jr-b950681_austintexas-kairoi-lpc-activity-6628405983171395584-732_/?src=aff-ref&veh=jobs_aff_ir_pid_27795_plc_Viglink%20Primary_ad id_637360&trk=jobs_aff_ir_pid_27795_plc_Viglink%20Primary_ad id_637360&clickid=2SfXiywX7xyORC80UfQwQyYMUknTt8UR2StgU80&irgwc=1

I worked in Austin now in OKC. Although Austin is a great city, their homeless issue is becoming a Serious problem. Very liberal city council and Mayor Adler go hand and hand. Had a space downtown but started stepping over homeless to get inside building. Infrastructure is the main issue with Austin, and they have a long way to go to fix that. It'll be like San Francisco in a few years. Sad to say that. Everyone is moving further out because of house pricing Increases. People moving farther out than Cedar Park, Georgetown, Pflugerville etc.

My sister lives there and said UT officials and student -parents are complaining about the homeless that apparently ring the UT campus.

On another note, my sister also backs up the flight to the burbs not just due to higher housing prices but skyrocketing property taxes some can no longer affoard.

My sister lives there and said UT officials and student -parents are complaining about the homeless that apparently ring the UT campus.

On another note, my sister also backs up the flight to the burbs not just due to higher housing prices but skyrocketing property taxes some can no longer affoard.

I’m in town right now and it is very, very bad. There were about 15 cop cars near a massive tent city where an altercation got violent.

You guys make some serious points. I lived in Austin from '97 to 2018 then moved to Las Vegas where I currently reside. Austin always had homeless issues but like Brain72 said its getting out of control. It's not just Austin, Las Vegas is overrun with homeless. It's more of a affordable issue in cities especially places like LA, San Francisco, Seattle, Vancouver, ect where one simply cannot afford to live anymore.

Austin Railyard Redevelopment 700FT - 1,100FT Proposed

https://i1072.photobucket.com/albums/w362/AusTxDevelopment/Railyard-0_zpsazqdlbot.jpg

https://i1072.photobucket.com/albums/w362/AusTxDevelopment/Railyard-3_zpsztaa8tnu.jpg

https://i1072.photobucket.com/albums/w362/AusTxDevelopment/Railyard-4_zps73b66fma.jpg

https://i1072.photobucket.com/albums/w362/AusTxDevelopment/Railyard-1_zpsrmlqpcdu.jpg

https://i1072.photobucket.com/albums/w362/AusTxDevelopment/Railyard-2_zpsjykhks0e.jpg

https://i1072.photobucket.com/albums/w362/AusTxDevelopment/Railyard-5_zpsuehbgegk.jpg

ftp://ftp.ci.austin.tx.us/ATD_AULCC/AULCC_2020/200213/PLANS/

^^If built it would be the tallest building outside NY & Chicago. Would also be the tallest building in Texas surpassing the 1,002 ft JP Morgan Tower in Houston.

Looks perfect for the Cox convention center site. 😊

Austin is one of the biggest examples of a city that is benefitting from this "vaccuum-cleaner" effect going on. There are about a dozen cities around the country that are starting to suck the life out of the rest of the country.

Austin was once a cool, medium sized college city and state-capital with a great live-music scene. The hidden hill-country and dammed up Colorado River made a beautiful setting. Now, its becoming and over-populated, over-built, over-liberal badtion that is going to be ruined by it's own hipness.

High-tech business and Californication has created the new Austin. High tech expands but puts all of it's employees in the same, few cities. San Francisco, San Jose, Seattle and Austin all get more and more and more. Secondary benefit cities like Portland, SLC, Nashville, Charlotte, and NYC get some benefit. Even the US government feeds Austin's destruction when it just gave "more money to the rich" putting it's new War Futures operation there. Here in Denver, our economy is strong due to the mountains but Denver doesn't benefit greatly from huge high-tech centers. Yes, there is a lot here but its smaller operations and start-ups.

The few get it all in high tech - even to their own destruction, while other places just stagnate.

The few get it all in high tech - even to their own destruction, while other places just stagnate.

I think most cities will be glad they weren’t part of the high tech boom. They look at what has happened to these once-great cities and don’t want to replicate it.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49478935867_958b7662bc_h.jpg
http://skyscraperpage.com/forum/showthread.php?t=225662&page=29
Picture credit by Hequals2Henry

I think most cities will be glad they weren’t part of the high tech boom. They look at what has happened to these once-great cities and don’t want to replicate it.

I don't think at all, its high tech in and of itself. Its that those gargantuan companies, as they try to expand out of San Jose/Seattle, have all concentrated in the same 5-6 cities. Couple this with support businesses, spinoffs and startups that always happen near the massive compnies and you get a city growing too fast that is unable to cope.

While l understand their desire to be near college talent, it wouldn't take that long to get universities in other cities to teach what the companies need. They need to do a vastly better job of spreading the wealth.

I still say that if these businesses actually worked with the government to locate certain operations in low growth cities, the benefit to their investment and our country would be massive. If you build it (and pay the salary), they will come.