Block 185

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Block 185
Block 185 from Lady Bird Lake.jpg
Block 185 viewed from Lady Bird Lake
Alternative names601 W. 2nd St.
General information
TypeOffice
Address601 W. 2nd St.
Town or cityAustin
GroundbreakingJanuary 16th, 2019
Estimated completionQ2 2022
Height594 ft. (181m)
Technical details
Floor count35
Floor area719,470 sq. ft.
Design and construction
ArchitectPelli Clarke Pelli Architects
Architecture firmSTG Design
DeveloperTrammell Crow

Block 185 is an under construction office skyscraper located at 601 W. 2nd St. in Downtown Austin, Texas.[1] The tower topped out in July 2021, and final completion is expected for Q2 2022. The tower is the fourth tallest in Austin at 594 feet, and the tallest office tower in Texas outside of Houston or Dallas. Block 185 is in Austin’s Second Street District, bound to the west by Shoal Creek, to the east by Congress Avenue, to the north by Fourth Street and to the south by Lady Bird Lake. The tower is located on the final parcel of the former Green Water Treatment Plant.[2]

History[]

The 1.26 acre plot of land that would become Block 185 was purchased by a partnership between Trammel Crow and MSD Capital [3] in 2012 for $10,277,470.[4][5] After many years of planning, along with many design changes increasing and decreasing in height,[6] Block 185 started construction on January 16, 2019. Even after the groundbreaking, the tenants of the tower had not yet been announced.[2] On January 31, 2019, Brandywine announced that Google would lease the entire building.[7] The Austin-American Statesman released the first renderings the same day.[8]

Architecture[]

The buildings unique design is due, in part, to setback requirements owing to its proximity between Shoal Creek and Lady Bird Lake. On the south side this setback manifests itself as a series of receding terraces. The tower has been called "the single most impressive skyscraper design we’ve seen in the city since the debut of the Frost Bank Tower". [9]


References[]

  1. ^ "At Last, Here's Our First Look at the Block 185 Office Tower". TOWERS. 2018-08-08. Retrieved 2019-01-29.
  2. ^ a b "Block 185: Is it Google, Salesforce or the shadow?". ATX Real Estate News. 2019-01-18. Retrieved 2019-01-29.
  3. ^ https://www.trammellcrow.com/en/about/media-center/2021/07/22/14/24/trammell-crow-company-and-msd-capital-top-out-35-story-class-a-office-tower-in-downtown-austin
  4. ^ https://austintexas.gov/sites/default/files/files/Redevelopment/Redevelopment_Projects/GWTP_MDA_-_Executed_optomized.pdf#page=14
  5. ^ https://austin.curbed.com/2019/4/2/18291500/google-building-austin-new-design-pelli
  6. ^ "Good and Bad News on Block 185". TOWERS. 2017-06-26. Retrieved 2019-01-29.
  7. ^ Transcripts, S. A. (2019-01-31). "Brandywine Realty Trust 2018 Q4 - Results - Earnings Call Slides". Seeking Alpha. Retrieved 2019-01-31.
  8. ^ Novak, Shonda. "Source: Google to occupy 35-story office tower in downtown Austin". Austin American-Statesman. Retrieved 2019-01-31.
  9. ^ https://austin.towers.net/googles-new-home-at-block-185-is-downtown-austins-next-signature-tower/

Coordinates: 30°15′56″N 97°45′09″W / 30.2655285°N 97.7526301°W / 30.2655285; -97.7526301

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