Sixth and Guadalupe
Sixth and Guadalupe under construction in March 2023.
General information
TypeCommercial
Location400 W. 6th St., Austin, Texas, U.S.
Coordinates30°16′09″N 97°44′50″W / 30.2693°N 97.74712°W / 30.2693; -97.74712
Construction started2019
Completed2023
ManagementLincoln Property Company (commercial) and Kairoi Residential (residential)
Height
Roof875 ft (267 m)
Technical details
Floor count66
Floor area1,100,000 sq ft (100,000 m2)
Design and construction
Architect(s)Gensler
Main contractorJE Dunn
Website
www.lpcaustin.com/properties/600-guadalupe/

Sixth and Guadalupe is an under construction 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] The tower is expected to be completed and delivered in 2023.

History

In 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

Floors 2-12 contain 1,626 parking spots and 50 electric car charging stations, floors 14-32 contain 589,000 square feet of office space and floors 34-66 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

  1. 1 2 "Meta or Not, the Sixth and Guadalupe Tower Is Officially Topped Out". TOWERS. November 3, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Former operator of Alamo Hotel dies". Austin American-Statesman. July 4, 1988. p. 19 – via newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ Smyser, Craig (July 1, 2020). "Vintage Austin: Alamo Hotel". RealEstateInAustin.com.
  4. ↑ "Pancho and Lefty was filmed in the Alamo Hotel". Austin American-Statesman. April 21, 1984. p. 113 – via newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Before sitcom fame, Anderson worked his magic on Austin streets". Austin American-Statesman. September 3, 1999. p. 62 – via newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Office tower planned for Alamo Hotel site". Austin American-Statesman. September 9, 1984. p. 18 – via newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Lamar Financial Plaza unveils plans". Austin American-Statesman. September 11, 1984. p. 51 – via newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Japanese firm to help build Lamar project". Austin American-Statesman. February 17, 1986. p. 23 – via newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Clipped From Austin American-Statesman". Austin American-Statesman. May 19, 1988. p. 17 – via newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "A coherent downtown". Austin American-Statesman. July 28, 1998. p. 8 – via newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ Graham, Benton (January 10, 2022). "Meta eyes 2024 for move into 66-floor tower at Sixth and Guadalupe". impact.
  12. ↑ "Facebook Meta Austin, TX, move not happening". The Statesman. November 3, 2022. (subscription required)
  13. ↑ https://www.kxan.com/news/local/austin/tallest-building-in-austin-will-be-home-to-elon-musks-brothers-restaurant/
  14. ↑ "Sixth and Guadalupe Brochure" (PDF). Sixth and Guadalupe. Retrieved February 5, 2023.
  15. ↑ https://liveat6g.com/
  16. ↑ "Behind the design for Sixth and Guadalupe, soon to be Austin's tallest tower". ATXtoday. January 18, 2022.
  17. ↑ https://www.enr.com/articles/57073-capitol-view-corridor-restrictions-affect-massing-of-austins-tallest-tower
  18. ↑ "Map Viewer". www.arcgis.com.
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