[bestintxas]

Devastating the noble skyline of the state capital.

When I grew up there years ago, it was not permitted that any building rose above the state capital.

Now it is being buried beneath the debris of high rises.

A shame.

[al_c]

The Austin skyline used to be beautiful. The Frost Bank building ruined it. Now they’re making it even worse.

[Red Badger]

Jobs, real estate revenue, money circulating in the local economy................

[Moonman62]

Big construction projects provide all sorts of opportunities for crooked politicians.

[albie]

I lived in Austin from 92 to 2000 and remember the rule of nothing higher than the capital. Capital building is beautiful. Money talks.

[JRandomFreeper]

No thanks. The first floor is far enough away from the ground for me.

Some folks will love it. Good for them. I don't intend to live that far from the ground. I wonder how many others feel the same? ;)

/johnny

[Gaffer]

Liberals persist in banding together and infesting small places so their control can be consolidated and more easily controlled.

It is ironic that in most any movie you see about some Dystopian end to society or a zombie invasion, places like this are sieged and/or destroyed and abandoned.

Let them do it if they must. Probably won’t be any preppers there anyway.

[Daffynition]

[Responsibility2nd]

Good. Now if they would only build roads and highways to SUPPORT the new residents pouring into the center of Austin.

9 bucks and some change. That’s what is costs me to take the toll road around Austin.

Worth. Every. Penny.

[who_would_fardels_bear]

I'm glad they replaced a useless power plant and water treatment plant with yuppie condos.

It's certainly a good thing that Austinians don't need water or power!

/sarc

[PROCON]

Will it look like this?

[BipolarBob]

including more than $62 million for affordable housing.

Wow! How can they build "affordable" housing that cheap??

/s

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

**priced from the mid-$300,000s **

For that, I could buy me a decent small house on an acreage outside of town!

[TADSLOS]

...and Austin libs b*tch and complain about rent going sky high. I laugh in their general direction.

[ro_dreaming]

City officials say the $2 billion in public and private investment pouring into the area is expected to generate millions of dollars in property and sales tax revenue in coming decades, including more than $62 million for affordable housing.

This is a “good use” of public monies, but a sports stadium isn’t, right?

(Yes, I realize Austin will not have any sports stadium other than UT Austin, etc.), just trying to make a point.

$2,000,000,000 in public/private money for this monstrosity.