The Austonian

Residential high-rise in Austin Texas

The Austonian

The Austonian

Record height
Tallest in Austin from 2009 to 2019[I]
Preceded by| 360 Condominiums
Surpassed by| The Independent
General information
Status| Completed
Type| Residential[1]
Location| 200 Congress Avenue
Austin
Coordinates| 30°15′53″N 97°44′40″W﻿ / ﻿30.264781°N 97.744461°W﻿ / 30.264781; -97.744461
Construction started| August 31, 2007[1]
Completed| 2010[1]
Opening| June 2010[1]
Cost| Approx. $250 million[2]
Owner| Benchmark Development
Height
Antenna spire| 683 ft (208 m)[1]
Roof| 683 ft (208 m)[1]
Top floor| 670 ft (204 m)[1]
Technical details
Floor count| 56[1]
Floor area| 590,870 square feet (54,890 m2)[1]
Design and construction
Architect(s)| Ziegler Cooper Architects[1]
Developer| Benchmark Land Development[1]
Structural engineer| CBM Engineers[3]
Main contractor| Balfour Beatty Construction[3]
Website
www.theaustonian.com

The Austonian is a residential skyscraper in Downtown Austin, Texas, USA. At 683 feet (208 m) tall with 56 floors, the building is the third tallest in Austin, overtaking the 360 Condominiums and behind The Independent and Sixth and Guadalupe.[4] It is also the third tallest building in Texas outside of Houston and Dallas, and the second tallest all-residential building in North America west of the Mississippi River.

## History

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The Austonian's groundbreaking ceremony took place on August 31, 2007.[5] On June 4, 2009, the 47th floor of the Austonian was poured, meaning the Austonian surpassed the Frost Bank Tower to become the second-tallest building in Austin, Texas.[6] On July 1, 2009, The Austonian overtook 360 Condominiums to become the tallest residential building in Austin.[7] The building's exterior was finished in 2010, a period of almost 2.5 years since its groundbreaking.[8] The Austonian opened to host the 2010 Women's Symphony League Designer Showhouse the weekend of May 15–16, 2010. The Showhouse was the last opportunity for the public to see the property before residents began moving in the building in June 2010.[9] The Austonian received a four-star rating from Austin Energy Green Building in November 2010, making it the only residential high-rise building in Downtown Austin to receive such a rating.[10]

In 2015, after a number of concrete spalls had fallen from balconies, it was discovered that the balconies had been constructed improperly - water was able to get into the steel rebar, causing them to rust and expand, due to the steel rebar being too close to the outside edge of the concrete slab. Repairs were estimated to cost in excess of $13 million, and were completed in 2019.[11]

## See also

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* List of tallest buildings in Austin
* List of tallest buildings in Texas

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "The Austonian". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2008-02-23.
2. ^ "The Austonian". Downtown Austin Blog. Retrieved July 14, 2016.
3. ^ a b "Construction and Development Team". Theaustonian.com. Archived from the original on 2010-07-23. Retrieved 2010-04-20.
4. ^ "The Austonian". Emporis.com. Archived from the original on 9 April 2013. Retrieved 2008-02-23.
5. ^ "The Austin Skyline Is About to Change". Findarticles.com. Retrieved 2010-04-17.
6. ^ "Downtown Austin: The Ties That Bind". Typepad.com. Retrieved 2010-04-17.
7. ^ "The Austonian Becomes the Tallest Building in Austin". Pitchengine.com. Archived from the original on 2011-10-06. Retrieved 2010-04-17.
8. ^ "The Austonian Tower Exterior is Complete". Typepad.com. Retrieved 2010-04-17.
9. ^ "Women's Symphony Leaguer Designer Showhouse at The Austonian Raises Money for Austin Symphony Music Education Programs for Children". Typepad.com. Retrieved 2011-05-24.
10. ^ "Austin high-rise wins 'green' award". kxan.com. Archived from the original on 2010-11-13. Retrieved 2011-05-24.
11. ^ Cargile, Erin (19 November 2018). "Balconies repaired after concrete falls off one of Austin's tallest buildings". kxan.com. Archived from the original on 2022-08-16. Retrieved 20 November 2018.

## External links

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* Official website
* Official blog
* Austonian AustinTowers.net Profile

Preceded by

360 Condominiums

|  Tallest building in Austin
2009–2019
208 m | Succeeded by

The Independent

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Preceded by

Tower of the Americas

|  Tallest building in Texas outside of Dallas and Houston
2009–2019
208 m | Succeeded by

The Independent

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Downtown Austin

Areas|

* Bremond Block Historic District
* Congress Avenue Historic District
* Rainey Street Historic District
* Red River Cultural District
* Sixth Street

Civic|

* Austin Central Fire Station 1
* Austin City Hall
* Austin Convention Center
* O. Henry Hall
* Texas Governor's Mansion
* Texas State Capitol
* Travis County Courthouse
* United States Courthouse (1936)
* United States Courthouse (2012)
* William P. Hobby, Jr. State Office Building

Education|

| Primary and secondary
schools|

* Austin ISD
* former Austin HS (now ACC Rio Grande)
* Headwaters School (former Khabele School)

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Colleges and universities|

* Austin Community College (ACC) Rio Grande campus

Skyscrapers
and complexes|

* 360 Condominiums
* The Ashton
* Austin Centre
* The Austonian
* Bank of America Center
* Block 21
* Moody Theater
* W Austin Hotel and Residences
* Block 185
* Fairmont Austin
* Fifth & West
* Frost Bank Tower
* Hilton Austin Hotel
* Indeed Tower
* The Independent
* Norwood Tower
* The Northshore
* One American Center
* One Eleven Congress
* San Jacinto Center
* Scarbrough Building
* Sixth and Guadalupe
* Spring
* Westgate Tower

Parks|

* Wooldridge Park

Other landmarks|

* Buford Tower
* Cathedral of Saint Mary
* The Contemporary Austin
* Driskill Hotel
* Gethsemane Lutheran Church
* Lundberg Bakery
* Paramount Theatre
* Liberty Lunch (closed)
* William Sidney Porter House
* Ann W. Richards Congress Avenue Bridge
* Seaholm Power Plant

CapMetro Rail stations|

* Downtown

This list is incomplete.

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Skyscrapers in Austin

Tallest (top ten)|

* Sixth and Guadalupe (2023)
* The Independent (2019)
* The Austonian (2010)
* Block 185 (2023)
* Fairmont Austin (2018)
* 360 Condominiums (2008)
* 44 East Avenue (2023)
* Indeed Tower (2021)
* Hanover Republic Square (2022)
* Frost Bank Tower (2004)

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