Block 185
| Block 185 | |
|---|---|
 Block 185 under construction in May 2020 | |
 | |
| Alternative names | 601 W. 2nd St. |
| General information | |
| Type | Office |
| Address | 601 W. 2nd St. |
| Town or city | Austin |
| Groundbreaking | January 16th, 2019 |
| Estimated completion | Q2 2022 |
| Height | 589 ft. (180m) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 35 |
| Floor area | 719,470 sq. ft. |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Pelli Clarke Pelli |
| Architecture firm | STG Design |
| Developer | Trammell Crow |
Block 185 is an under construction office skyscraper located at 601 W. 2nd St. in Downtown Austin, Texas.[1] Upon completion in 2021, the tower will be the fourth tallest in Austin at 589 feet. Block 185 will be the tallest office tower in Texas outside of Houston or Dallas, reaching 73 feet taller than the runner-up Frost Bank Tower. As of June 25, 2019, public renderings of the tower’s architecture have been advertised at the construction site. Block 185 is on Austin’s upcoming Waterfront district, bound to the west by the Shoal Creek Walk, to the east by The Northshore, to the north by Austin Proper Hotel & Residences 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
After many years of planning, along with many design changes increasing and decreasing in height,[3] 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, Brandywine announced that Google would lease the entire building.[4] The Austin-American Statesman released the first renderings the same day.[5]
References
- ^ "At Last, Here's Our First Look at the Block 185 Office Tower". TOWERS. 2018-08-08. Retrieved 2019-01-29.
- ^ a b "Block 185: Is it Google, Salesforce or the shadow?". ATX Real Estate News. 2019-01-18. Retrieved 2019-01-29.
- ^ "Good and Bad News on Block 185". TOWERS. 2017-06-26. Retrieved 2019-01-29.
- ^ Transcripts, S. A. (2019-01-31). "Brandywine Realty Trust 2018 Q4 - Results - Earnings Call Slides". Seeking Alpha. Retrieved 2019-01-31.
- ^ Novak, Shonda. "Source: Google to occupy 35-story office tower in downtown Austin". Austin American-Statesman. Retrieved 2019-01-31.