Austin! Continues to attract "High Tech"!!

[JoninATX]

Vesper (84 East) | 452 Feet | 41 Floors | U/C

[Bowser214]

And they're getting a two story HEB grocery store!!

[JoninATX]

And they're getting a two story HEB grocery store!!

Sure are! I miss HEB, since I live in Las Vegas now.

[JoninATX]

Recent drone shot of Austin. That whole right side will be full of towers by 2025.

Thanks to Riverranchdrone from SSP

[JoninATX]

http://instagr.am/p/Cp5NX4ZOpJH/

[Plutonic Panda]

Well this is disappointing news. Austin’s transit plans have had a massive scale back where the voter approved transit plan has basically been cut in half. They’re blaming a huge cost increase but if that’s true(which I believe it is) then spread out the projects, build the subway tube first since it’ll be the most crucial segment in the heart of downtown, and go for a quality over quantity approach.

Instead they’ve canceled the subway and cut almost every single planned light rail in half. What a joke.

https://www.kut.org/transportation/2...ve-new-options

[Plutonic Panda]

Here’s Urbanize Austin: https://austin.urbanize.city/

[chssooner]

https://www.kvue.com/article/money/e...c-f7e22f89cae9

I know, still 45 stories. But proof that it isn't just OKC that has projects downsize. It happens everywhere, and at a high rate like here.

This is still a great project.

[Anonymous.]

https://www.kvue.com/article/money/e...c-f7e22f89cae9

I know, still 45 stories. But proof that it isn't just OKC that has projects downsize. It happens everywhere, and at a high rate like here.

This is still a great project.

Damn that is quite the haircut. I love the look of this tower still, though.

[king183]

With housing prices soaring in Austin--and with Austin now considered one of the most overpriced housing markets in the US, according to some analyses--it doesn't seem wise for the city to effectively be cutting the number of units in that development.

[Plutonic Panda]

It’s not about it *only* happens in OKC. It’s just that OKC doesn’t seem to get very truly exciting projects that aren’t in some way always seemingly downsized or “value engineered.” I see stuff in LA get haircuts all the time and scaled back. But they still have dozens of more amazing projects that would be amazing for OKC if just one of them happened. I’m also aware there’s great projects moving forward that almost seem like they have been scaled up like OKANA and OAK.

Here’s an example of a recent proposed building that had a pretty big haircut too. The second one: https://la.urbanize.city/post/anothe...ve-street-dtla

[warreng88]

I flew had a connecting flight at the Austin airport last Wednesday on our way to Orlando and then again on our way back home to OKC yesterday and I can't believe they don't have a larger airport. There are only 34 gates there (OKC has 24, Tulsa has 22) and it was the most crowded airport I have ever been to. It looks like they did an expansion in 2019 to get it to 34 gates and it looks like they are talking about another expansion, but not for years out.

[PhiAlpha]

I flew had a connecting flight at the Austin airport last Wednesday on our way to Orlando and then again on our way back home to OKC yesterday and I can't believe they don't have a larger airport. There are only 34 gates there (OKC has 24, Tulsa has 22) and it was the most crowded airport I have ever been to. It looks like they did an expansion in 2019 to get it to 34 gates and it looks like they are talking about another expansion, but not for years out.

Not that it makes that much of a difference but OKC actually only has 21 currently since the gates in the middle continuing even numbering for that side of the airport but there are no odd number gates on the other side (where the restaurants and exits are).