Sixth and Guadalupe is a 66-story mixed-use skyscraper in Downtown Austin, Texas. On November 2, 2022, the building celebrated its topping out, making it the tallest building in Austin, surpassing The Independent,[1] and the sixth tallest building in Texas.
| Sixth and Guadalupe | |
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| General information | |
| Type | Commercial |
| Location | 400 W. 6th St., Austin, Texas, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 30°16′09″N 97°44′50″W / 30.2693°N 97.74712°W |
| Construction started | 2019 |
| Completed | 2024 |
| Management | Lincoln Property Company (commercial) and Kairoi Residential (residential) |
| Height | |
| Roof | 865 ft (264 m) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 66 |
| Floor area | 1,100,000 sq ft (100,000 m2) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Gensler |
| Main contractor | JE Dunn |
| Website | |
| www | |
History
editIn 1925 a red-brick five-story hotel called the Alamo Hotel was built on the site. For a time this hotel was the home of Sam Houston Johnson, younger brother to President Lyndon B. Johnson.[2] The Alamo Hotel was also featured, briefly, in the music videos for Rock the Casbah and Pancho and Lefty.[3][4] and was a former stomping ground of actor Harry Anderson.[5] In 1984 the Alamo Hotel was torn down to make way for a 27-story mixed use office-hotel complex called Lamar Financial Plaza which, if built, would have been the second tallest building in Austin at the time.[6][7][8] However, those plans were scrapped amidst the savings and loan crisis.[9]
In 1998, the former site of the Alamo Hotel was replaced with a 97-room Extended Stay America, amid controversy.[10] In 2019, the Extended Stay America was torn down and ground broke on the current building.[1] On December 31, 2021, Meta signed a lease to occupy all eighteen floors of leasable office space,[11] however, on November 3, 2022, a Meta spokesperson said that in light of declining profits, Meta would instead sublease the office space it had signed a lease for.[12] On April 5, 2023, it was revealed that Kimbal Musk had signed a lease to open up a restaurant in Sixth and Guadalupe.[13]
Usage
editFloors two through 12 contain 1,626 parking spots and 50 electric car charging stations, floors 14 through 32 contain 589,000 square feet (54,700 m2) square feet of office space and floors 34 through 66 contain a 349-unit apartment complex, Residences at 6G.[14][15]
The building's unique angled shape is due to Texas Capitol View Corridors[16][17] (#8, South Lamar at La Casa Drive).[18]
References
edit- ^ a b "Meta or Not, the Sixth and Guadalupe Tower Is Officially Topped Out". TOWERS. November 3, 2022.
- ^ "Former operator of Alamo Hotel dies". Austin American-Statesman. July 4, 1988. p. 19 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ Smyser, Craig (July 1, 2020). "Vintage Austin: Alamo Hotel". RealEstateInAustin.com.
- ^ "Pancho and Lefty was filmed in the Alamo Hotel". Austin American-Statesman. April 21, 1984. p. 113 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Before sitcom fame, Anderson worked his magic on Austin streets". Austin American-Statesman. September 3, 1999. p. 62 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Office tower planned for Alamo Hotel site". Austin American-Statesman. September 9, 1984. p. 18 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lamar Financial Plaza unveils plans". Austin American-Statesman. September 11, 1984. p. 51 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Japanese firm to help build Lamar project". Austin American-Statesman. February 17, 1986. p. 23 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lamar Savings' wild ride ends quickly with merger". Austin American-Statesman. May 19, 1988. p. 17 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "A coherent downtown". Austin American-Statesman. July 28, 1998. p. 8 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ Graham, Benton (January 10, 2022). "Meta eyes 2024 for move into 66-floor tower at Sixth and Guadalupe". impact.
- ^ "Facebook Meta Austin, TX, move not happening". The Statesman. November 3, 2022. (subscription required)
- ^ Stark, Sam (April 5, 2023). "Tallest building in Austin will be home to Elon Musk's brother's restaurant". KXAN Austin.
- ^ "Sixth and Guadalupe Brochure" (PDF). Sixth and Guadalupe. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 9, 2021. Retrieved February 5, 2023.
- ^ "Residences at 6G | Apartments in Austin, TX". liveat6g.com.
- ^ "Behind the design for Sixth and Guadalupe, soon to be Austin's tallest tower". ATXtoday. January 18, 2022.
- ^ "Capitol View-Corridor Restrictions Affect Massing of Austin's Tallest Tower | Engineering News-Record".
- ^ "Map Viewer". www.arcgis.com.