Actually, was just in the News a couple of days ago, the 'Tallest Building in Texas' was Turned Down. KLBJ 590/997 Proposed tallest skyscraper in Texas fails to receive approval - KVUE 2 days ago ... In an article from the Austin Business Journal (ABJ), the skyscraper's developer, Wilson Capital, failed to gain approval from the City of ...
😲" According to news reports, It was just rejected due to design issues and lacking public interaction with the surroundings. Austin's STILL a red hot and diverse market, despite current Tech Industry woes. Unless the economics fail, I doubt the proposed Wilson skyscraper won't happen. "
The Wilson tower did not get approval bc of the lack of retail space at street level in its design. I'm confident that the developer will make the right adjustment
I am a 59 year old native Austinite, and our skyline use to be pleasant to look at, but over the years, the city council has allowed our skyline to become uglier than sin. It is atrocious. It's horrible to look at, and whoever allowed some of these buildings to be built should be tarred, feathered, and run out a town on a rail.
