Texas' Top Projects - 6

Block 21/W Austin

Project Cost: $187,000,000

The Block 21 mixed-use development includes a 250-room W Hotel with Bliss Spa, 196 luxury condominiums under the W Residences brand, a 2,200-seat music venue that will be the new home for KLRU’s renowned Austin City Limits television program, a three-story underground parking garage and retail space.

Construction began with a 35-ft-deep excavation encompassing an entire city block in downtown Austin.

The project is pursuing a LEED-Gold certification under the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED program. Sustainable highlights include regional and recycled products and the use of the municipal chilled water system.

Key Facts

Location: Austin, Texas
Start/completion dates: April 2008/December 2010
Owner: Stratus Properties, Austin
General contractor: Austin Commercial, Austin
Architect: AnderssonWise Architects, Austin; and BOKA Powell Architects, Dallas
Structural engineer: Thornton Tomasetti, Dallas
Civil engineer: Bury Partners, Austin
MEP engineer: James Johnston & Associates Inc., Dallas
Major subcontractors: Rios Clemente Hale Studios, Los Angeles; Talley Associates, Dallas; Theater Consultants Collaborative LLC; Chapel Hill, N.C.