A friend (Angelique Naylor) shot this from a kayak on Lady Bird Lake. Captures a lot of the buildings and the reflection of some of their colorful tops. Our building (the 360 Condos) is left of center with the spire to the left. The very tall one left of that is the Independent and the very tall one nearer and on the right is the Austonian.

Check for traffic!

There is a blind corner on a ramp near Shoal Creek on the pedestrian access area near our building. This mirror makes checking for speeding bikes or scooters a cinch. The building in the reflection is the new Independent Condos. (Tallest building in the city right at the moment.)

Old and New

The Hoffbrau Steaks on West Sixth is towered over by our building and The Independent (the top of which didn't even make my picture). Other newish buildings are also visible. This restaurant has been around since 1934!

Sweep it up!

Saw this fancy sweeper outside the new Independent building the other day. That is one elaborate piece of machinery! It looks like it would be fun to use this thing. 

Let there be light!

This sleek light on a pole is part of the outdoor effects around the new Independent building which will soon open near us.

Goodbye 2018 Photo

 

Hours before the New Year, I shot this from the Headliners Club at Sixth and Lavaca in the Chase Building. That's our building (The 360) in the middle with the spire and The Independent on the right. (It's the tallest building in Austin at the moment. It is a luxury condo building and is nearing completion now.)

Stacked up!

I just love shooting photos of our new and tallest condo tower. This is the Independent and yes, it is now the tallest residential only building west of the Mississippi.

The Neighborhood is Changing

The skyline behind these flowers (blooming on the Pfluger Pedestrian Bridge) is really changing and has been for the past months and years. The topped but as yet unfinished Independent looms behind the Seaholm Residences in the center. To the right of center is our building (now ten years occupied with the needle on top. Continuing to the right is the Third+Shoal Building across the street from us which is still under construction and next to it is the Proper Hotel and Condos still being built.

Independent vision

Here you see the Independent, a new building in the neighborhood. When done, it will be the tallest residential-only building west of the Mississippi. Of oucrse, as you can see, it is informally known as the "Jenga Building."

Independent!

The Independent is going up at a fast clip. This building will be the tallest residential only building west of the Mississippi when it is done-- and it is just west of our condo tower.

Work in Progress

We don't usually walk on the north side of Caesar Chavez across the creek. (Until recently it was impassable because of construction.) Thought I should snap a picture while our building was still in the picture. The cranes are for two more buildings (the Proper and Third+Shoal) rising between the (as yet unopened) Second Street bridge and our place on the right. You can see the Independent going up on the left.

Tracking Independent Progress

The Independent Condominiums rise on the west bank of Shoal Creek. That's our building (the 360) in the background on the other side of the creek.This will be the tallest building in Austin when completed.