Austin's tallest tower planned for West Sixth and Guadalupe

[TexasTowelie]

A San Antonio-based developer is planning a skyscraper in downtown Austin that would soar 850 feet high which, if built, would make it the city’s tallest building.

Lynd Development Partners is teaming with Dallas-based Lincoln Property Co. on the proposed mixed-use tower, which would be built at 600 Guadalupe St., Michael Lynd Jr., president and CEO of The Lynd Co., said in an interview with the American-Statesman.

The tower as currently designed has 62 stories, although ultimately there could be more, possibly up to the “mid-70s” range, Lynd said.

At 850 feet, it would eclipse both the 56-story Austonian condominium high-rise, at 683 feet tall, and The Independent, a 58-story condominium high-rise under construction next to Seaholm that is on track to become Austin’s tallest building, at 685 feet.

Read more: http://www.statesman.com/business/exclusive-austin-tallest-tower-planned-for-west-sixth-and-guadalupe/f2Wd6rCFueQEQlDJO5S6mM/

[pangaia]

1. That is too tall and too skinny.

The wind will blow it over.

[Warpy]

2. Way out of scale with the rest of the city

Needs to be chopped down to size. The footprint is big enough for that.

[xor]

3. Looks out of place.

Would look better if cut off at like the halfway point. I don't think it's just the way the rest of the city is modeled in the image either.

[TexasTowelie]

4. Actually some of the other high-rise towers that are mentioned in the video at the link

are tall and skinny also. I'm not particularly fond of having elevated swimming pools and green spaces on top of parking garages and other portions of the building. If they are going to take the footprint of an entire block on the ground, then the individual towers should be approximately the same height. There is very little vacant land in downtown Austin and apparently the other buildings with condos do appear to be well occupied. Therefore, they should build both in area as well as height because those buildings will eventually be occupied. Otherwise, more development will occur requiring the demolition of other shorter buildings and contributing more to the traffic congestion downtown.

[hurl]

5. Wistful

I remember when Austin had an ordinance forbidding any building taller than the capitol. Developers lobbied that away, and Austin has not been the same since.