Texas Skyline Ratings: Austin (Houston, Dallas: hotel, place to live, medical center)

[Scout_972]

I rated it as good.

Even as a kid growing up in DFW in the 80's, I liked Austin's mostly lowrise skyline with the Capitol and UT Tower very prominent. With all the new highrises, I now love it.

It's a beautiful city.

The second photo reminds me of Midtown Atlanta.

[DANNYY]

I rated it as good. I will rate it as Amazing later this decade. They are about to see some MASSIVE changes in Austin's skyline.

I really like it. Fort Worth & El Paso should follow up on this example.

[Metro Matt]

Somewhere between good & amazing. It has really transformed over the past 8 or so years. Kinda reminds me of Miami's skyline in a way how it has grown so fast in such a short amount of time.

[LeoZ]

I rated it as Good. The one thing I'd like to see though is a little more density. Most other cities about our size or so have downtown areas that are much more fleshed out. We've got some nice prominent buildings, but then the rest of it is relatively flat. Now that we've got the more striking buildings up, namely the **** tons of hotels and condo towers, I personally think Austin could stand to have more infill and office buildings. I know we're never gonna be as big as Dallas or Houston, but we could still have a denser skyline. It does look good as it is though, especially with all the foliage and the river.

[JJG]

Originally Posted by LeoZ

I rated it as Good. The one thing I'd like to see though is a little more density. Most other cities about our size or so have downtown areas that are much more fleshed out. We've got some nice prominent buildings, but then the rest of it is relatively flat. Now that we've got the more striking buildings up, namely the **** tons of hotels and condo towers, I personally think Austin could stand to have more infill and office buildings. I know we're never gonna be as big as Dallas or Houston, but we could still have a denser skyline. It does look good as it is though, especially with all the foliage and the river.

... looks pretty dense to me.

[SouthmoreAve]

Originally Posted by JJG

... looks pretty dense to me.

Yeah, from that vantage point, but in reality, Austin's skyline, although sleek and nice, isn't dense, it has many gaps actually. I mean, from that photo it looks like Frost Tower is much closer to the 360 condos or Spring condos than in real life.

That aside, I did rate Austin a 4.

[LeoZ]

Originally Posted by JJG

... looks pretty dense to me.

In the grand scheme of things, it really is not. Austin is a very spread-out city. Several of my friends who visit have told me that while they enjoyed Austin overall, the downtown for them was not very walkable.

Don't get me wrong, I definitely do not want it to become like NYC, but I'd like to see a little more infill.

[JJG]

Originally Posted by LeoZ

In the grand scheme of things, it really is not. Austin is a very spread-out city. Several of my friends who visit have told me that while they enjoyed Austin overall, the downtown for them was not very walkable.

Don't get me wrong, I definitely do not want it to become like NYC, but I'd like to see a little more infill.

As a Fort Worthian, I'd say just be happy with what you have. Because that skyline could have just 5 skyscrapers.... like it did 10 years ago.

Texas cities don't exactly get the rep for having dense skylines. Even Houston and Dallas don't get that and clearly, they have VERY good infill. But really, a downtown area should focus more on walkability first before you go crazy with skyscrapers.

I understand you want the skyline to be more dense, but some things ya just have to wait on.

[stoneclaw]

Austin's skyline is quite impressive!

[Tim_Barton]

Just understand that the tallest skyline is not for employeers @ work, it's for buyers living in the city. Nice, huh?