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W Austin Hotel and Residences is a 37-story hotel and residential skyscraper in the Block 21 mixed-use development in Downtown Austin, Texas, adjacent to the Second Street district. It opened in December 2010. Standing at 478 feet above the ground ...
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The Frost Bank Tower is a skyscraper in Austin, Texas, United States. Standing 515 feet (157 m) tall with 33 floors, it is the fifth tallest building in Austin, behind The Independent, The Austonian, Fairmont Austin, and the 360 Co ...
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The Ashton is a 36-story residential skyscraper located in Austin, Texas. Completed in 2009, it is high, making it the 10th tallest building in the city. The tower rises just 15 feet from its shorter neighbor to the east, 100 Congress. The Ashto ...
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The tallest completed building in the U.S. city of
Austin, Texas
Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of Texas, as well as the county seat, seat and largest city of Travis County, Texas, Travis County, with portions extending into Hays County, Texas, Hays and Williamson County, Texas, Williamson co ...
is the 58-
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Independent
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, which is tall. Completed in 2019, it is the tallest building in
Texas
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outside of
Houston
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and
Dallas
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and the tallest all-residential tower west of the
Mississippi River
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.
The second-tallest building is
The Austonian, which stands tall; this is followed by the
Fairmont Austin
The Fairmont Austin is a 37-story hotel located on 101 Red River St, in Downtown Austin, Texas. Groundbreaking for the project began on November 3, 2014. The hotel, at , is the largest of the Fairmont hotel chain. The hotel tops out at tall, su ...
at tall and the
360 Condominiums
The 360 Residential Condominiums skyscraper is located in Downtown Austin, Texas at 360 Nueces Street. The building itself stands tall with 44 floors, 430 condos, and over of retail space. The building topped out in November 2007, and constr ...
, which stands 581 ft (177 m) tall and was Austin's tallest from 2008 to 2010.
The fifth-tallest building is the
Frost Bank Tower
The Frost Bank Tower is a skyscraper in Austin, Texas, United States. Standing 515 feet (157 m) tall with 33 floors, it is the fifth tallest building in Austin, behind The Independent, The Austonian, Fairmont Austin, and the 360 Co ...
, which was Austin's tallest structure from 2004 until 2008.
The history of skyscrapers in Austin began with the construction of the
Scarbrough Building
The Scarbrough Building is a historic commercial building in downtown Austin, Texas. Located on the corner of Congress Avenue and Sixth Street, the Chicago-style building was originally home to the flagship E.M. Scarbrough & Sons department sto ...
in 1910, which is often regarded as the first skyscraper built in the city.
Austin went through a skyscraper boom in the 1970s and 1980s,
which resulted in the construction of more than 15 of the tallest buildings in the city. Since 2007, the city has been going through a second building boom, with a multitude of buildings constructed, including The Independent, The Austonian and 360 Condominiums. As of February 2020, the city of Austin has 170 high rises.
Tallest buildings
This list ranks Austin's delivered (completed and occupied) skyscrapers that stand at least tall, based on standard height measurement. This includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts or other objects not part of the original plans. The "Year" column indicates the year in which a building was completed. An equal sign (=) following a rank indicates the same height between two or more buildings.
Tallest buildings: site prep or under construction
The following are projects which will rise at least 300 ft (91 m).
Tallest buildings: approved, site plan under review or proposed
The following are projects which are to rise at least 300 ft (91 m).
* Table entries with dashes (-) indicate that information regarding building heights or dates of completion has not yet been released
Timeline of tallest buildings
This list includes buildings that have held the title of the tallest building (as measured by architectural height and not tip or roof height) in Austin as well as the current titleholder,
The Independent
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.
See also
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List of tallest buildings in Texas
This list of tallest buildings in Texas ranks skyscrapers in the U.S. state of Texas by height. The tallest structure in the state, excluding radio towers, is the JP Morgan Chase Tower, in Houston, which contains 75 floors and is tall. The sec ...
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List of tallest buildings in the United States
The world's first skyscraper was built in Chicago in 1885. Since then, the United States has been home to some of the world's tallest skyscrapers. New York City, specifically the borough of Manhattan, notably has the tallest skyline in the cou ...
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List of tallest structures in the United States
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List of tallest buildings in Dallas
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List of tallest buildings in El Paso
This list of tallest buildings in El Paso ranks skyscrapers and high-rises in the U.S. city of El Paso, Texas by height. The tallest building in the city is the 20-story WestStar Tower, which rises to and was recently completed in 2021. The ...
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List of tallest buildings in Houston
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List of tallest buildings in San Antonio
The U.S. city of San Antonio, Texas is home to 93 high-rises, 15 of which are skyscrapers that stand at least feet tall. The tallest structure in the city, excluding radio antennas, is the Tower of the Americas, standing tall. Completed for H ...
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List of tallest buildings in Corpus Christi
References
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External links
Diagram of Austin skyscraperson SkyscraperPage
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Austin
Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of Texas, as well as the seat and largest city of Travis County, with portions extending into Hays and Williamson counties. Incorporated on December 27, 1839, it is the 11th-most-populous city ...
Austin
Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of Texas, as well as the seat and largest city of Travis County, with portions extending into Hays and Williamson counties. Incorporated on December 27, 1839, it is the 11th-most-populous city ...
Tallest buildings