# Austin | Railyard District | 2 Towers
**URL:** https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/austin-railyard-district-2-towers/19312
**Category:** Austin
**Created:** [May 6, 2021, 9:21am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/austin-railyard-district-2-towers/19312 "2021-05-06T09:21:31Z")
**Posts on this page:** 8
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### Author:  [@Mackensen](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Mackensen)
#### Post date: [May 6, 2021, 9:21am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/austin-railyard-district-2-towers/19312/1 "2021-05-06T09:21:31Z")
> **[Two Towers at the Railyard Could Redefine Austin’s Skyline Twice](https://austin.towers.net/two-towers-at-the-railyard-could-redefine-austins-skyline-twice/)**
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> After last year’s blockbuster $104 million sale of downtown Austin condo community the Railyard to Los Angeles investment firm Karlin Real Estate, we knew it was only a matter of time be…
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### Author:  [@robertwalpole](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/robertwalpole)
#### Post date: [May 6, 2021, 11:41am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/austin-railyard-district-2-towers/19312/2 "2021-05-06T11:41:51Z")
Most of Austin’s new towers absolutely suck. These are far better than most of them.
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### Author:  [@SMCYB](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/SMCYB)
#### Post date: [May 6, 2021, 2:50pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/austin-railyard-district-2-towers/19312/3 "2021-05-06T14:50:54Z")
Some do, but many don’t. Austin has plenty of nice ones going up along with some glass boxes and floor slabs separated by bland balconies on top of garages.
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### Author:  [@007](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/007)
#### Post date: [May 20, 2022, 9:24am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/austin-railyard-district-2-towers/19312/4 "2022-05-20T09:24:28Z")
per ATX (SSP)
Specific plans for each tower were filed with the city a little bit prior to the pandemic, but progress stalled at that point. The ATX East Tower was/is the one that could be a supertall as planned. But I suspect it was/is around 900’. No idea what the revamped plans will be.
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### Author:  [@007](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/007)
#### Post date: [September 28, 2022, 7:29pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/austin-railyard-district-2-towers/19312/5 "2022-09-28T19:29:14Z")
> **[AUSTIN | ATX East Tower & ATX West Tower (Possible...](https://www.skyscrapercity.com/threads/austin-atx-east-tower-atx-west-tower-possible-supertall-feet-stories-proposed.2243746/)**
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> Documents were posted on a City of Austin utilities website yesterday for two proposed towers - one office and one residential - for the site of the Railyard Condos that were sold to a developer late last year for over $100 million. The site...
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### Author:  [@007](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/007)
#### Post date: [October 13, 2022, 11:34am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/austin-railyard-district-2-towers/19312/6 "2022-10-13T11:34:36Z")
One supertall less ☹☹
> **[Railyard Concept](https://online.fliphtml5.com/dpxl/oyzb/)**
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> Railyard Concept
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### Author:  [@Mackensen](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Mackensen)
#### Post date: [October 13, 2022, 8:15pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/austin-railyard-district-2-towers/19312/7 "2022-10-13T20:15:14Z")
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I could always imagine that (Concept) is still a supertall.
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### Author:  [@007](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/007)
#### Post date: [October 13, 2022, 9:35pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/austin-railyard-district-2-towers/19312/9 "2022-10-13T21:35:18Z")
[https://www.austintexas.gov/edims/document.cfm?id=383631](https://www.austintexas.gov/edims/document.cfm?id=383631)
around 900 and 560 feet