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W Austin Hotel and Residences 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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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 ...

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The Ashton 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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One Congress Plaza One Eleven Congress, formerly One Congress Plaza, is a skyscraper in Downtown Austin, the state capital of Texas in the United States. Standing tall and containing 30 floors, the building is the 17th tallest in Austin.List of tallest buildings ...

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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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, which is tall. Completed in 2019, it is the tallest building in

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and the tallest all-residential tower west of the

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. The second-tallest building is The Austonian, which stands tall; this is followed by the

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at tall and the

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, which stands 581 ft (177 m) tall and was Austin's tallest from 2008 to 2010. The fifth-tallest building is the

, which was Austin's tallest structure from 2004 until 2008. The history of skyscrapers in Austin began with the construction of the

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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,

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External links

Diagram of Austin skyscrapers
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Tallest buildings

Tallest buildings

Tallest buildings: site prep or under construction

Tallest buildings: approved, site plan under review or proposed

Timeline of tallest buildings

See also

References

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