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Old 12-18-2020, 01:10 PM
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Old 12-18-2020, 06:46 PM
 
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As long as the city doesn't get like the giant cities where there's no visible sun because all the buildings block it out. That wouldn't be cool.
This isn't going to happen in SA. First off, as someone mentioned, there is a shadow study for all buildings done downtown. Secondly, SA is very slow at building new towers for a city of it's size. I mean before the Frost and now this building, when was the last time any decent size tower got built. Drive through Austin sometime. There are cranes everywhere and I don't see anyone there worried about shadows or sun. Their skyline puts San Antonio's to shame.
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Old 12-19-2020, 08:49 AM
 
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This isn't going to happen in SA. First off, as someone mentioned, there is a shadow study for all buildings done downtown. Secondly, SA is very slow at building new towers for a city of it's size. I mean before the Frost and now this building, when was the last time any decent size tower got built. Drive through Austin sometime. There are cranes everywhere and I don't see anyone there worried about shadows or sun. Their skyline puts San Antonio's to shame.
Yes studies are done on the shadow affect of tall buildings downtown. Especially along the San Antonio River Walk vegetation. Some of the large Cypress trees along the river walk are well over 100 years old. SA's niche is being an historic city, that won't change any time soon if ever.
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Old 12-19-2020, 04:30 PM
 
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Drive through Austin sometime. There are cranes everywhere and I don't see anyone there worried about shadows or sun. Their skyline puts San Antonio's to shame.
Austin might be the place for you then.
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Old 12-19-2020, 11:33 PM
 
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Austin might be the place for you then.
Don't want to live in Austin. Just stating the obvious. Austin builds towers. San Antonio doesn't. Don't know why that is, but that's just a fact.
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Old 12-20-2020, 08:24 AM
 
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Austin builds towers. San Antonio doesn't. Don't know why that is, but that's just a fact.
The simple answer is that there is little/less demand for them here. A contributing factor is that Austin is the state capitol and those areas are typically awash with money, even in times of economic strife.

Outside of Manhattan, I've never looked at a skyline and thought, "What a magnificent sight." Manhattan only impressed me because all of the buildings are packed onto an island, and "packed" is a very good description for the way New Yorkers live; I don't consider it desirable in any way. I'd never live in downtown San Antonio, but still I'd rather it didn't become yet another concrete jungle.
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Old 12-20-2020, 02:23 PM
 
Location: Austin, TX via San Antonio, TX
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The simple answer is that there is little/less demand for them here. A contributing factor is that Austin is the state capitol and those areas are typically awash with money, even in times of economic strife.

Outside of Manhattan, I've never looked at a skyline and thought, "What a magnificent sight." Manhattan only impressed me because all of the buildings are packed onto an island, and "packed" is a very good description for the way New Yorkers live; I don't consider it desirable in any way. I'd never live in downtown San Antonio, but still I'd rather it didn't become yet another concrete jungle.
We didn't have towers until recently. It's all the tech money and hipsters who want the towers. The capitol gets lost in the skyline now. I recall driving from SA to Austin a few times as a kid and seeing the Capitol off on the left-hand side of the car. Now, driving up from home in south Austin I have to squint to see it. I know there are specific rules and regulations surrounding the view of the capitol, but it doesn't stop it. There is a thread in the Austin forum about some "supertall" building that a developer wants to build near Rainey Street. It sounds horrible. I think our city bird, jokingly, has been named the crane. Although, I'd much rather it be a bat. I'm glad SA's skyline hasn't changed nearly as much as other cities in Texas.
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Old 12-20-2020, 07:56 PM
 
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The simple answer is that there is little/less demand for them here. A contributing factor is that Austin is the state capitol and those areas are typically awash with money, even in times of economic strife.

Outside of Manhattan, I've never looked at a skyline and thought, "What a magnificent sight." Manhattan only impressed me because all of the buildings are packed onto an island, and "packed" is a very good description for the way New Yorkers live; I don't consider it desirable in any way. I'd never live in downtown San Antonio, but still I'd rather it didn't become yet another concrete jungle.

Manhattan has some of the best, most iconic skyscraper design in the world. Only Chicago would beat it for sheer diversity.

It may be packed in, but it's beautiful. An architect's wet dream.
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Old 12-21-2020, 11:02 PM
 
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The simple answer is that there is little/less demand for them here. A contributing factor is that Austin is the state capitol and those areas are typically awash with money, even in times of economic strife.

Outside of Manhattan, I've never looked at a skyline and thought, "What a magnificent sight." Manhattan only impressed me because all of the buildings are packed onto an island, and "packed" is a very good description for the way New Yorkers live; I don't consider it desirable in any way. I'd never live in downtown San Antonio, but still I'd rather it didn't become yet another concrete jungle.
Not enough money in San Antonio and Chicago has a pretty good skyline too
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Old 12-22-2020, 09:53 AM
 
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We didn't have towers until recently. It's all the tech money and hipsters who want the towers. The capitol gets lost in the skyline now. I recall driving from SA to Austin a few times as a kid and seeing the Capitol off on the left-hand side of the car. Now, driving up from home in south Austin I have to squint to see it. I know there are specific rules and regulations surrounding the view of the capitol, but it doesn't stop it. There is a thread in the Austin forum about some "supertall" building that a developer wants to build near Rainey Street. It sounds horrible. I think our city bird, jokingly, has been named the crane. Although, I'd much rather it be a bat. I'm glad SA's skyline hasn't changed nearly as much as other cities in Texas.
SA could be the bats too, 15 million come out of Bracken Cave on the northeast side. Congress Street bridge 1.5 million, although I've never seen either one.
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