Off-Site Tours

44 East Avenue: Building the Extraordinary in Austin

44 East captures the ethos of Austin, the vibrant downtown Rainey neighborhood and a spectacular lakeside setting. The timeless design reflects thoughtful collaboration between Page Architects, Michael Hsu and Dwg. The 11th floor features a club and event room, playroom, conference rooms, family and game area, 2 guest suites, catering kitchen, fitness facilities, circular cenote pool and outdoor deck overlooking Ladybird Lake along with two dog runs and varied outdoor spaces. The 37th floor sky lounge and deck offers a luxurious indoor and outdoor event and meeting space of approximately 1,400 SF with striking downtown and lake views. 44 East has achieved an Austin Green Energy Building 3 star rating, similar to a LEED silver rating, and a WELL Health and Safety Rating. The project commenced construction in fall 2019 and completed construction and achieved CO in May 2022, with final completion of the project in early 2023.

Time: 10:00 AM–12:00 PM 
Presenters/Tour Leads: Brad Stein, President, Intracorp Texas; Larry Speck, Senior Designer, LPA Design Studios
Meeting Point: Lobby of 44 East Ave, Austin, TX 78701.
Getting Here: Attendees are responsible for their own transportation to/from the tour.

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Image Credits: Intracorp

The Independent

Located at the confluence of an urban creek, several major cross-town bicycle routes, and a formerly industrial site undergoing redevelopment, the Independent promotes renewed civic links while strengthening the city residents’ connection with nature. The 688-foot tower owes its character to a restricted site varied program as residential tiers push and pull to cantilever four distinct blocks, featuring a 30ft cantilevered amenity deck on the 34th floor for soaring views across the city.

As a multi-family residential project, The Independent’s interior spaces reflect a programmatic commitment to a vertical neighborhood. The tower offers two entire floors of competitive and luxury condo amenities spanning 20,000 square feet including an expansive pool deck, a dog lounge, fitness facilities, and a cantilevered board room, theater, and lounge. The refined material palette and sleek detailing throughout steps away from a standard condo project and into an upscale museum-influenced design.

Time: 9:00 AM–11:00 AM 
Presenters/Tour Leads: To be announced.
Meeting Point: Lobby of The Independent, 301 West Ave, Austin, TX 78701.
Getting Here: Attendees are responsible for their own transportation to/from the tour.

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Image Credits: Nick Simonite; Wong

The Waterloo Greenway

The Waterloo Greenway is a planned 1.5-mile-long public space corridor with the reconstruction of Waller Creek at its center. The Conservancy and City-led project dovetails with millions of square feet of downtown Austin currently in construction and forms the armature for a new district that helps anchor the wave of infrastructure projects happening in a stone’s throw of the creek: TxDOT’s CapEx, The COA’s cap-and-stitch project, the rebuilding of the Austin Convention Center, the Waterline, and so much more. The lower third of the project connecting Lady Bird Lake to 4th Street will be opening in June 2026 and the tour will give a sneak peak of the project nearing construction completion with tour leaders walking through the lessons learned and value propositions emerging around the interfaces and adjacencies with other public and private development projects.

Time: 9:00 AM–11:00 AM 
Presenters/Tour Leads: John Rigdon, Chief Planning & Design Officer at the Waterloo Greenway Conservancy; Gullivar Shepard, Partner-in-charge, MVVA
Meeting Point: The construction trailer near the intersection of 3rd St. and IH35 frontage Rd., just south of the lobby entrance to the Placemakr. 
Getting Here: To get to the construction trailer, enter “Placemakr Downtown Austin” in your maps. As you approach the Placemakr on 3rd St., you will pass the building’s main entrance. The construction trailer is directly across 3rd St. from the entrance.  Attendees are responsible for their own transportation to/from the tour.
Special Instructions: Please wear long pants and closed-toe shoes or hiking boots. Hard hats and vests will be provided, and Jay Reese Construction will provide a safety briefing before we start. You will not be able to go on the tour if you are not dressed for safety.

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Image Credits: Waterloo Greenway

Waterline

Waterline is a 74-story mixed-use supertall currently under construction at the eastern edge of downtown Austin. When completed it will become the tallest building in the state of Texas. The tower is designed as a vertical urban district, integrating residential, hospitality, office, and retail uses within a single structure. Its sculpted form responds to the surrounding landscape, with strong visual and physical connections to Waller Creek, Lady Bird Lake, and the Rainey Street area. This tour offers attendees an opportunity to experience this major high-rise project in its final construction phases, providing insight into supertall design and the role of mixed-use development in shaping Austin’s rapidly evolving skyline.

Time: 9:00 AM–11:00 AM 
Presenters/Tour Leads: Andrew Klare, Design Director, and Franz Prinsloo, Senior Associate Principal, KPF; Seth Johnston, Executive Vice President, Marc Cucco, Senior Vice President, and Chris Jessee, Vice President, Lincoln Property Company; Emory Sweeney, Superintendent, Patrick Williams, Superintendent, DPR; Senior representatives from Kairoi Residential.
Meeting Point: DPR Site Trailer, 97 Red River Blvd, Austin, Texas, 78701 (access on Driskell Street)
Getting Here: Attendees are responsible for their own transportation to/from the tour.
Special Instructions: Please wear closed-toe shoes. PPE will be provided. You will not be able to go on the tour if you are not dressed for safety.

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Image Credits: courtesy of Lincoln Property Company