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  1. Austin's next iconic high-rise sails toward opening date with Google as

    The high-rise has yet to be named, but it could be aptly called the "Sailboat Building." The tower's architects — Pelli Clarke Pelli and STG — envision it being "a new icon for Austin."

  2. Block 185, Austin's New 'Google Tower,' Officially Topped Out Downtown

    Block 185, the 35-floor downtown Austin office tower bringing an instantly-iconic sailboat-inspired design to the skyline and reportedly set to be occupied by tech giants Google celebrates its official topping out today, according to developers Trammell Crow Company and investment firm MSD Capital. (Sharp-eyed readers might note that "MSD" stands for "Michael Saul Dell," meaning this ...

  3. Google's New Home at Block 185 is Downtown Austin's Next ...

    Block 185 is an all-star tower. This 35-floor office building by national developer Trammell Crow Company, which broke ground last month in downtown Austin, is already leased in full by tech juggernaut Google, and features a striking sail-like design courtesy of "starchitecture" outfit Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects.

  4. Block 185

    Block 185. / 30.2656; -97.7504. Block 185 is an office skyscraper located at 601 W. 2nd St. in Downtown Austin, Texas. [1] The tower topped out in July 2021. 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 bound to the west by Shoal Creek, to the east by ...

  5. Google's new Austin tower tops out; Check out view from the top

    The tower, at 601 W. Second St., is 590 feet tall. That compares with 694 feet for The Independent and 683 feet for The Austonian, the tallest buildings in Austin. For comparison, the Frost Bank ...

  6. Google's sailboat-shaped skyscraper tops out in Austin

    Tim Gibson. 26 August 2021. AUSTIN'S latest skyscraper has officially topped out. The sailboat-shaped Block 185 stands 180-metres above the Texas city and is set to be occupied by tech-giant Google. Designed by Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects, the tower has been designed to maximise a collaborative and sustainable working environment.

  7. Block 185

    Austin. Address. 601 West 2nd Street. Function. A single-function tall building is defined as one where 85% or more of its usable floor area is dedicated to a single usage. Thus a building with 90% office floor area would be said to be an "office" building, irrespective of other minor functions it may also contain.

  8. Austin's next iconic high-rise sets sail downtown with Google on board

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  9. Workers celebrate topping out of Austin 'sailboat building' concrete

    A 35-story downtown Austin Class A office complex reached a construction milestone July 22. The 814,081-square-foot building at 601 W. Second St., colloquially called the "sailboat building ...

  10. Austin real estate news: Google tower earns award

    Austin skyline blown away by addition. Block 185, aka Google's "sail tower," is the new defining structure for Austin's skyline, embracing the latest trends in both design and worker wellness ...

  11. New Curved Office Tower Leased by Google Sails Into Austin's ...

    Google's future office space in Austin, Texas, is designed to resemble a sailboat over Lady Bird Lake. ... office tower in downtown Austin, Texas, is completed, the curved 35-story building has ...

  12. New Curved Office Tower Leased by Google Sails Into Austin's Skyline

    With less than six months to go before a Google-leased office tower in downtown Austin, Texas, is completed, the curved 35-story building has already transformed the skyline over Lady Bird Lake. Google's tower at 601 W. Second St., formerly known as Block 185, is on track for its core and shell to be finished in May, said Aaron Thielhorn ...

  13. Sailboat-Inspired Office Building Tops Out in Austin

    Block 185, a 35-floor downtown Austin office tower, has topped out at 179.5 meters. Located at 601 West Second Street, the building with a silhouette evocative of a sailboat, is being realized by developers Trammell Crow Company and investment firm MSD Capital.

  14. 74-story tower, slated to be Texas' tallest, breaks ground in Austin

    0:58. Construction has started on a 74-story tower in downtown Austin that, once completed, will become the tallest building not only in Austin but in all of Texas, its developers say. Development ...

  15. Google Forges Ahead With New Office Construction in California ...

    Construction started in 2019 on the Google-leased 35-story building that is informally known in Austin as the sailboat building because of its design that resembles a sail rising over Lady Bird Lake.

  16. Sixth and Guadalupe

    Sixth and Guadalupe is an under construction 66-story mixed-use skyscraper in Downtown Austin, Texas. On November 2, 2022, the building celebrated its topping out, making it the tallest building in Austin, surpassing The Independent [1], and the sixth tallest building in Texas. The tower is expected to be completed and delivered in summer 2024.

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  23. Craftsmen in Texas Revive the Art of Boatbuilding

    Craftsman David Escobedo of Escobedo Boatworks is doing this on the outskirts of San Antonio in the one-horse town of Buda, Texas. His boat Sea Dart is a 16-foot lapstrake-type build that combines the look of a canoe and a kayak ideal for lake or creek fishing, as well as hunting redfish along the coast. Arrowhead Custom Boats in Austin, Texas ...

  24. Groundbreaking for Seabrook Square II

    AUSTIN, TX - The City of Austin Housing Department celebrates the groundbreaking of Seabrook Square II, a multi-family permanent supportive housing (PSH) development located in District 1 at 2210 Pershing Drive.Seabrook Square, a partnership development between the Austin Housing Finance Corporation (AHFC), Integral Care, Capital A Housing, and the NHP Foundation, is broken into two phases ...

  25. Clarence High School senior wins boat competition on his own

    Clarence High School cardboard boat-builder forced to work alone stands out. Scott Scanlon. May 17, 2024. Austin Carter, back left, crammed to build a cardboard boat for a Clarence High School ...

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    An Israeli fighter jet has struck the West Bank. Palestinian authorities say at least one person has been killed. Meanwhile, the bodies of three hostages have been recovered.