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By Marissa Luck – Staff Writer, Austin Business Journal
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New details have surfaced about a roughly 37-story skyscraper proposed on one of the last undeveloped and unrestricted blocks downtown.
Developer Lincoln Property Co. and partner Phoenix Property Co. have been tight-lipped on what they hope to build at 308 Guadalupe St., but new site plans filed this week with the city reveal a little more about what they hope to build there.
Now called “The Republic,” the project would turn a drab parking lot catty-corner from the W Hotel into a massive office tower capable of hosting hundreds of employees. If the initial plans come to fruition, it could potentially be the largest and tallest office tower downtown, just slightly above Trammell Crow Company’s Block 71 project under construction.
Below are some key takeaways from the proposal for The Republic. Keep in mind that all of this could change during the review process:
Now called “The Republic,” the project would turn a drab parking lot catty-corner from the W Hotel into a massive office tower capable of hosting hundreds of employees. If the initial plans come to fruition, it could potentially be the largest and tallest office tower downtown, just slightly above Trammell Crow Company’s Block 71 project under construction.
Below are some key takeaways from the proposal for The Republic. Keep in mind that all of this could change during the review process:
- The new project address is 401 W. Fourth St.; the tower would overlook the recently renovated Republic Square.
- The tower would be 37 stories, plus a roof, or about 586 feet high.
- The project would be 1.42 million square feet. That includes 711,401 square feet of office space. There’s also 21,463 square feet of retail proposed, including restaurant and shop space on the ground floor.
- There is a total of 1,644 parking spaces proposed and 96 bicycle parking spaces. There would be 690,692 square feet of parking.
- Based on the drawing of the skyscraper, it appears as though there would be about 14 stories of above-ground parking capped by 15 stories of office and amenity space.
- Originally developers had proposed including residential space in the skyscraper, however the site plan doesn’t include a residential component.
- The Republic will feature an open-space courtyard and plaza facing the north entrance. There would also be an underground water quality facility.
- The civil engineer is Big Red Dog Engineering, the architect is North Carolina-based Duda Paine Architects and the landscape architect is TBG Partners; the land surveyor was 4ward Land Surveying.