# Austin
**URL:** https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/c/austin/56.md
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## [About the Austin category](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/about-the-austin-category/19487)
**Author:** [@YIMBY](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/YIMBY)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 30, 2021, 1:09pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/about-the-austin-category/19487 "2021-05-30T13:09:59Z")
(Replace this first paragraph with a brief description of your new category. This guidance will appear in the category selection area, so try to keep it below 200 characters.) Use the following paragraphs for a longer d…
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## [AUSTIN | One Lady Bird Lake | 226 FT | 17 FLOORS](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/austin-one-lady-bird-lake-226-ft-17-floors/22032)
**Author:** [@TKDV](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/TKDV)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [October 7, 2026, 10:58pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/austin-one-lady-bird-lake-226-ft-17-floors/22032 "2026-10-07T22:58:56Z")
I believe this one has been being posted in other Austin threads that it’s not connected to so I thought I would open it’s appropriate own thread as it seems more significant than to just post in the Austin low-rise gene…
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## [AUSTIN | Austin Convention Center Redevelopment](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/austin-austin-convention-center-redevelopment/23175)
**Author:** [@Mackensen](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Mackensen)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [September 5, 2026, 2:41pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/austin-austin-convention-center-redevelopment/23175 "2026-09-05T14:41:44Z")
„ On Oct. 19, City Council will vote to move forward a pair of expansive contracts with firms that would plan and build the new civic convention center complex. That facility outline would nearly double the convention c…
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## [AUSTIN | Waterline (98 Red River) | 1,031 FT | 73 FLOORS](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/austin-waterline-98-red-river-1-031-ft-73-floors/17648)
**Author:** [@mtoltethys](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/mtoltethys)\
**Replies:** 207\
**Last updated:** [September 2, 2026, 3:10am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/austin-waterline-98-red-river-1-031-ft-73-floors/17648 "2026-09-02T03:10:07Z")
Plans revealed for the new tallest tower in Texas https://austin.towers.net/downtown-austins-first-supertall-tower-plan-arrives-at-waller-creek-site/!\[image|414x304\](upload://cZMTiuICHfihTDY2n8iBFbuf4oK.jpeg)
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## [AUSTIN | LOW-RISE / GENERAL Development News + Construction](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/austin-low-rise-general-development-news-construction/19579)
**Author:** [@Mackensen](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Mackensen)\
**Replies:** 91\
**Last updated:** [August 17, 2026, 10:53pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/austin-low-rise-general-development-news-construction/19579 "2026-08-17T22:53:27Z")
At YIMBY, low-rises are considered buildings of less then 10 stories (100 feet). Projects of 10 or more stories (100+ feet) are deserving of their own thread in the appropriate category. Significant projects of less than…
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## [AUSTIN | 99 Trinity | 750 FT | FLOORS](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/austin-99-trinity-750-ft-floors/25407)
**Author:** [@007](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/007)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 23, 2026, 6:25pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/austin-99-trinity-750-ft-floors/25407 "2026-07-23T18:25:43Z")
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## [AUSTIN | Infrastructure News](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/austin-infrastructure-news/21597)
**Author:** [@Mackensen](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Mackensen)\
**Replies:** 17\
**Last updated:** [July 17, 2026, 4:10pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/austin-infrastructure-news/21597 "2026-07-17T16:10:36Z")
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## [The Austin Skyline Photo Collection](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/the-austin-skyline-photo-collection/19550)
**Author:** [@SMCYB](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/SMCYB)\
**Replies:** 70\
**Last updated:** [June 8, 2026, 4:47pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/the-austin-skyline-photo-collection/19550 "2026-06-08T16:47:54Z")
Austin’s skyline has been growing fast since 2005 when the Frost Bank Tower became the city’s then tallest. It’s still arguably the best building in downtown Austin, but there are many others that have made it into one o…
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## [AUSTIN | 3rd & Congress St | 1243 FT ? | 90 FLOORS](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/austin-3rd-congress-st-1243-ft-90-floors/21302)
**Author:** [@Mackensen](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Mackensen)\
**Replies:** 39\
**Last updated:** [April 30, 2026, 4:08am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/austin-3rd-congress-st-1243-ft-90-floors/21302 "2026-04-30T04:08:45Z")
Next tallst skyscraper project in Texas. „Provided the transaction ultimately closes, the partners hope to eventually build a mixed-use tower on the site that could feature a high-end hotel, office space, condos and …
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## [AUSTIN | Republic Tower | 708 Feet | 46 Floors](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/austin-republic-tower-708-feet-46-floors/19307)
**Author:** [@SMCYB](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/SMCYB)\
**Replies:** 64\
**Last updated:** [November 5, 2025, 10:01pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/austin-republic-tower-708-feet-46-floors/19307 "2025-11-05T22:01:17Z")
This building has been proposed for quite a while and finally has been approved. I’m sorry, but there’s no Austin category. So it’s here until there’s an Austin category (and I don’t know how to create one. My apologi…
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## [AUSTIN | 333 Guadalupe (The Hobby Building) | Redevelopment (105 Floors)?](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/austin-333-guadalupe-the-hobby-building-redevelopment-105-floors/22067)
**Author:** [@Mackensen](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Mackensen)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [October 19, 2025, 1:23pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/austin-333-guadalupe-the-hobby-building-redevelopment-105-floors/22067 "2025-10-19T13:23:02Z")
„ The 1.75-acre full city block, which the state owns in addition to the building, is outside Capitol view corridors that restrict the heights of some downtown developments, making it potentially a prime location for an …
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## [Austin | 6x Guadalupe | 883 FT | 65 FLOORS](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/austin-6x-guadalupe-883-ft-65-floors/18651)
**Author:** [@Mackensen](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Mackensen)\
**Replies:** 77\
**Last updated:** [August 3, 2025, 7:52pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/austin-6x-guadalupe-883-ft-65-floors/18651 "2025-08-03T19:52:13Z")
If being at the epicenter of Austin business, culture, and nightlife weren’t enough, best-in-class amenities take it to another level: private outdoor terraces, on-site fitness center, high-speed elevators, and open floo…
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## [AUSTIN | Bouldin Place (500 South Congress Avenue) | 5 Towers | 750 FT | FLOORS](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/austin-bouldin-place-500-south-congress-avenue-5-towers-750-ft-floors/22724)
**Author:** [@007](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/007)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [July 19, 2025, 2:19pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/austin-bouldin-place-500-south-congress-avenue-5-towers-750-ft-floors/22724 "2025-07-19T14:19:00Z")
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## [AUSTIN | The Modern Austin Residences | 602 FT | 55 FLOORS](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/austin-the-modern-austin-residences-602-ft-55-floors/19405)
**Author:** [@Mackensen](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Mackensen)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [July 5, 2025, 3:15pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/austin-the-modern-austin-residences-602-ft-55-floors/19405 "2025-07-05T15:15:23Z")
„The project is now a 51-floor, 602-foot building with a tweaked exterior appearance, but perhaps more importantly has lost its previously-announced hotel component, now planned simply as a 446-unit residential …
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## [AUSTIN | Bergstrom Airport](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/austin-bergstrom-airport/19428)
**Author:** [@SMCYB](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/SMCYB)\
**Replies:** 21\
**Last updated:** [May 12, 2025, 2:40pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/austin-bergstrom-airport/19428 "2025-05-12T14:40:52Z")
Austin’s Bergstrom Airport, a former US Air Force base, has a spacious terminal, live music, great food and lots of light, and lots of room for expansion. This thread is a place to post updates and photos. Live musi…
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## [AUSTIN | Block 185 (601 West 2nd Street) (Google) | 594 FT | 35 FLOORS](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/austin-block-185-601-west-2nd-street-google-594-ft-35-floors/19309)
**Author:** [@Waymond\_Womano](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Waymond_Womano)\
**Replies:** 18\
**Last updated:** [March 19, 2025, 11:00pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/austin-block-185-601-west-2nd-street-google-594-ft-35-floors/19309 "2025-03-19T23:00:04Z")
source: Block 185 aka Google Austin — Downtown Austin Photo
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## [AUSTIN | Conrad Residences Tower (307 E. 2nd St.) | 755 FT | 65 FLOORS](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/austin-conrad-residences-tower-307-e-2nd-st-755-ft-65-floors/21077)
**Author:** [@Mackensen](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Mackensen)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [February 9, 2025, 9:02pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/austin-conrad-residences-tower-307-e-2nd-st-755-ft-65-floors/21077 "2025-02-09T21:02:42Z")
Renderings by : Intracorp / Page / Rottet Studio
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## [AUSTIN | 62-64 East Avenue | 623 FT | 53 FLOORS](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/austin-62-64-east-avenue-623-ft-53-floors/21535)
**Author:** [@007](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/007)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 8, 2025, 1:08pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/austin-62-64-east-avenue-623-ft-53-floors/21535 "2025-02-08T13:08:36Z")
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## [AUSTIN | Block 16 | 590 Feet | 41 Floors](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/austin-block-16-590-feet-41-floors/21157)
**Author:** [@Mackensen](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Mackensen)\
**Replies:** 17\
**Last updated:** [February 8, 2025, 1:06pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/austin-block-16-590-feet-41-floors/21157 "2025-02-08T13:06:48Z")
Image: Gensler Austin / Carr Properties / Manifold Real Estate Image: Gensler Austin / Carr Properties / Manifold Real Estate
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## [AUSTIN | Paseo Tower (80 Rainey Street | 567 FT | 49 FLOORS](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/austin-paseo-tower-80-rainey-street-567-ft-49-floors/19848)
**Author:** [@Mackensen](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Mackensen)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [September 9, 2024, 5:12pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/austin-paseo-tower-80-rainey-street-567-ft-49-floors/19848 "2024-09-09T17:12:37Z")
Elevations from the project’s site plan attached to recent city utility review documents. Image: STG Design / Wuest Group An aerial view of Rainey Street, with the 78-84 area circled. Image: Bing Maps
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## [AUSTIN | 308-316 Congress St. | FT | 55 FLOORS](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/austin-308-316-congress-st-ft-55-floors/21961)
**Author:** [@007](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/007)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 31, 2024, 8:47am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/austin-308-316-congress-st-ft-55-floors/21961 "2024-01-31T08:47:58Z")
https://services.austintexas.gov/edims/document.cfm?id=393995
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## [AUSTIN | BBVA Tower | 675 FT | 58 FLOORS](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/austin-bbva-tower-675-ft-58-floors/19536)
**Author:** [@Mackensen](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Mackensen)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [January 27, 2024, 1:45am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/austin-bbva-tower-675-ft-58-floors/19536 "2024-01-27T01:45:40Z")
Image: Ryan Companies / Page Image: Ryan Companies / Page Image: Ryan Companies / Page Image: Ryan Companies / Page
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## [AUSTIN | Vesper (48 East Avenue) | 446 FT | 41 FLOORS](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/austin-vesper-48-east-avenue-446-ft-41-floors/19437)
**Author:** [@Mackensen](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Mackensen)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [April 29, 2023, 8:27pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/austin-vesper-48-east-avenue-446-ft-41-floors/19437 "2023-04-29T20:27:50Z")
Renderings by: Pearlstone Partners / STG Design / ATCO Properties
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## [AUSTIN | 305 South Congress Avenue ( Austin's South Central Waterfront) | 150 - 525 FT | 19 acre](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/austin-305-south-congress-avenue-austins-south-central-waterfront-150-525-ft-19-acre/21017)
**Author:** [@Mackensen](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Mackensen)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [April 27, 2023, 7:26pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/austin-305-south-congress-avenue-austins-south-central-waterfront-150-525-ft-19-acre/21017 "2023-04-27T19:26:28Z")
Endeavor Real Estate Group / SOM / CMG „ While project plans are not final, the development proposal features 1,300-plus apartments or condominiums, a 275-room hotel, and 1.65 million square feet of retail and o…
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## [AUSTIN | Wilson Tower (410 E. 5th) | 519 FT | 45 FLOORS | ON HOLD](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/austin-wilson-tower-410-e-5th-519-ft-45-floors-on-hold/20950)
**Author:** [@Mackensen](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Mackensen)\
**Replies:** 45\
**Last updated:** [April 22, 2023, 6:35am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/austin-wilson-tower-410-e-5th-519-ft-45-floors-on-hold/20950 "2023-04-22T06:35:09Z")
Marketing materials for the Avenue Lofts site from real estate firm CBRE, which brokered the Wilson Capital acquisition of the property, showed speculative renderings of a tower here that could be built under current …
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## [AUSTIN | 507 S. 1st Street Residential | 540 FT | Floors](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/austin-507-s-1st-street-residential-540-ft-floors/22667)
**Author:** [@Mackensen](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Mackensen)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 19, 2023, 10:10am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/austin-507-s-1st-street-residential-540-ft-floors/22667 "2023-04-19T10:10:38Z")
https://abc.austintexas.gov/public-search-other?t\_detail=1&t\_selected\_folderrsn=13098676&t\_selected\_propertyrsn=192511
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## [AUSTIN | Stonelake 5RR Residential Tower | 473 ft | 37 fl](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/austin-stonelake-5rr-residential-tower-473-ft-37-fl/21369)
**Author:** [@007](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/007)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 20, 2023, 3:38pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/austin-stonelake-5rr-residential-tower-473-ft-37-fl/21369 "2023-01-20T15:38:27Z")
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## [AUSTIN | 415 Colorado | 634 FEET | 47 FLOORS](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/austin-415-colorado-634-feet-47-floors/20934)
**Author:** [@Mackensen](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Mackensen)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 20, 2023, 3:35pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/austin-415-colorado-634-feet-47-floors/20934 "2023-01-20T15:35:59Z")
Credit: Stonelake Capital Partners / Ziegler Cooper Architects
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## [Austin paper skyline by jake.robs](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/austin-paper-skyline-by-jake-robs/22305)
**Author:** [@SMCYB](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/SMCYB)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 14, 2023, 8:29pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/austin-paper-skyline-by-jake-robs/22305 "2023-01-14T20:29:33Z")
jake.robs is in the process of making Austin’s skyline out of paper models. They’re looking pretty magnificent! https://www.instagram.com/tabletopmetropolis/
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## [Austin | River Street Residences | 571 FT | 48 FLOORS](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/austin-river-street-residences-571-ft-48-floors/19370)
**Author:** [@Mackensen](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Mackensen)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [December 22, 2022, 9:49pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/austin-river-street-residences-571-ft-48-floors/19370 "2022-12-22T21:49:33Z")
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