W Austin Hotel and Residences is a 37-story hotel and residential skyscraper in the Block 21mixed-use development in DowntownAustin, Texas, adjacent to the Second Street district. It opened in December 2010. Standing at 478 feet above the ground and 37 stories, it is the sixth tallest building in Austin. It is a residential building that sits behind the Austin City Hall. It holds 251 hotel units, managed by W Hotels and 159 condominiums. Magic Johnson's investment company Canyon Johnson Urban Fund II is the primary investor and he also attended the opening ceremony.[1]
The hotel's neighbor in Block 21 is ACL Live at The Moody Theater, where Austin City Limits is recorded.
June 2011 incidentedit
In 2011, three incidents involving glass falling from the balconies of the hotel forced the building to close its doors. The first occurred on June 11 when two glass panels from the 24th and 25th floors fell into the swimming pool area, injuring four people.[2] The second happened 16 days later on June 27, when three more panels fell onto 3rd and Lavaca Streets. Following the incident, a thousand glass panels would be replaced.[3] The third and latest glass panel incident occurred on June 29.
austin, hotel, residences, story, hotel, residential, skyscraper, block, mixed, development, downtown, austin, texas, adjacent, second, street, district, opened, december, 2010, standing, feet, above, ground, stories, sixth, tallest, building, austin, resident. 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 and 37 stories it is the sixth tallest building in Austin It is a residential building that sits behind the Austin City Hall It holds 251 hotel units managed by W Hotels and 159 condominiums Magic Johnson s investment company Canyon Johnson Urban Fund II is the primary investor and he also attended the opening ceremony 1 W Austin Hotel and ResidencesThe building topped out from Butler ParkGeneral informationStatusCompletedTypeHotel residentialLocation200 Lavaca StreetAustin TexasEstimated completion2010Opening2010HeightRoof145 m 476 ft Technical detailsFloor count37Design and constructionArchitect s Andersson Wise ArchitectsThe hotel s neighbor in Block 21 is ACL Live at The Moody Theater where Austin City Limits is recorded June 2011 incident editIn 2011 three incidents involving glass falling from the balconies of the hotel forced the building to close its doors The first occurred on June 11 when two glass panels from the 24th and 25th floors fell into the swimming pool area injuring four people 2 The second happened 16 days later on June 27 when three more panels fell onto 3rd and Lavaca Streets Following the incident a thousand glass panels would be replaced 3 The third and latest glass panel incident occurred on June 29 See also editThe Austonian 360 Condominiums Frost Bank Tower List of tallest buildings in AustinReferences edit W Austin Hotel amp Residences Emporis com Retrieved 25 December 2010 dead link Glass panels fall at W Hotel injuring 4 The Austin American Statesman Retrieved 30 June 2011 1 000 glass panels to be replaced at W Austin after some fall The Austin American Statesman Retrieved 30 June 2011 30 15 57 N 97 44 50 W 30 2659 N 97 7471 W 30 2659 97 7471 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title W Austin Hotel and Residences amp oldid 1111028478, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
