501 Congress Avenue
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Identification
Name
501 Congress Avenue
Alternative name
5th & Congress Tower
Emporis Building Number
221544
Location
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| 501 Congress Avenue |
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| 100-198 East 5th Street |
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Technical Data
Height (architectural)
214.89 m
Floors (above ground)
47
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Structure in General
unbuilt [vision]Usages
Main usages
residential condominiumSide usages
club house
office
fitness center
cinemaFacts
100,000 square feet of retail on the first three floors. |
If built it would be the tallest building in Austin. |
If built, it would be the tallest building in Texas outside of Houston and Dallas and also the tallest residential/hotel building in Texas. |
The tower would include a 250 room luxury hotel and up to 350 apartments and condominiums that would be affordably priced for downtown workers. |
Originally proposed at 680 feet tall with 41 floors. The developer notes that this project will be "at least" 705 feet tall now. The city's website lists it as being 675 feet with 47 floors. |
200 underground parking spaces, plus a 12-story 1,200 space parking garage on one block to the east. |
Companies involved in this building
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Architect: Susman Tisdale Gayle Architects, Inc. Other companies: Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects |