AUSTIN | JW Marriott Convention Hotel | 124m | 408ft | 33 fl | Completed

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desertpunk

Discussion Starter · May 9, 2012 (Edited)

http://www.statesman.com/news/busin...austin-towers-planned-but-how-many-wil/nRpgn/

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First Marquis Hotel Coming to Texas
08/15/11

At its scheduled opening in 2015, the 1,003-room Austin Marriott Marquis will be the largest hotel in the city and transform the Austin's meeting and convention market. Owned and operated by White Lodging Services Corporation, the hotel will join five other landmark Marriott Marquis hotels in New York, Atlanta, San Francisco, San Diego and Washington, D.C. (2013). The Austin Marriott Marquis is scheduled to break ground mid-2012 and will offer 110,000 square feet of flexible meeting space.

During the construction period, the hotel should generate over 550 full-time construction jobs. Once completed, it is estimated the property will have over 725 permanent employees.

Located in the heart of downtown, The Austin Marriott Marquis will be just two blocks from the Austin Convention Center. Plans also include multiple food and beverage venues; 374 underground parking spaces, and a 4,500 square foot fitness center.

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desertpunk

Discussion Starter · #2 · May 9, 2012 (Edited)

Rebranded as JW Marriott. New renders:

http://www.jwmarriottaustin.com/contact

http://utorange.wordpress.com/2012/...otels-expected-to-accommodate-out-of-towners/

Model:

http://www.houstonarchitecture.com/...tt-marquis-convention-center-hotel-26-floors/

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desertpunk

Discussion Starter · #3 · May 28, 2012

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desertpunk

Discussion Starter · #4 · Aug 18, 2012

jonathaninATX said:
Work starts next week on JW Marriott downtown convention hotel

By Shonda Novak

Published: 6:58 p.m. Friday, Aug. 17, 2012

Construction is set to start next week on the downtown JW Marriott convention hotel, after the developer recently received final approval of the project's building plans from the city of Austin.

The $300 million hotel will rise 33 stories on the east side of Congress Avenue and Second Street. It will have 1,012 keys, making it the world's largest JW Marriott in room count when it opens in early 2015. Crews have been working on the site, relocating underground utilities. Late next week, construction is expected to begin on the project itself, with the first phase being a three-story underground parking garage with 458 spaces. The garage will take nine to 10 months to build, followed by construction of the hotel.

More than 40,000 room reservations have already been sold, said the hotel's developer, Indiana-based White Lodging Services Corp.

"We are incredibly excited about delivering this signature project for Austin," Deno Yiankes, White Lodging's president and CEO of investments and development, said in a statement to the American-Statesman. "This hotel will be a game-changer for the city's tourism industry, and I believe that is already being confirmed by the number of rooms we have pre-sold. A convention hotel of this size and quality will take Austin to the next level in recruiting national conventions and events."

Mayor Lee Leffingwell said the project represents "the single largest investment in downtown Austin to date and will offer significant economic benefits to the city, including tax revenue and job creation.

"The hotel is expected to generate more than $16 million in taxes annually, with $5 million to $6 million going directly to the city of Austin each year," Leffingwell said. "It will also put people to work, and that's always good news."

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http://www.statesman.com/business/work-starts-next-week-on-jw-marriott-downtown-2437668.html

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desertpunk

Discussion Starter · #5 · Oct 19, 2012

New design:

http://www.statesman.com/news/busin...austin-towers-planned-but-how-many-wil/nRpgn/

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desertpunk

Discussion Starter · #6 · Oct 19, 2012 (Edited)

....Annnnd we're off!

jonathaninATX said:
JW Marriott begins official groundbreaking

http://www.kvue.com/video?id=1744591...7&ref=rcvidmod

Also they mention that 71,000 rooms have already been booked. Talk about a record.

Old signs exposed during site clearance:

Joseph's apothecary and Wrigley Gum ghost signs -- still visible on the side of historic Congress Avenue building in downtown Austin, Texas by mollyblock, on Flickr

Exposed ghost signs in downtown Austin by mollyblock, on Flickr

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jonathaninATX

· #7 · Oct 19, 2012

Webcam...

http://oxblue.com/open/tournee/jwmarriottaustin

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FM 2258

· #8 · Dec 11, 2012

jonathaninATX said:
Webcam...

http://oxblue.com/open/tournee/jwmarriottaustin

That's awesome, thanks!

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FM 2258

· #9 · Jan 10, 2013

I really like the new design. More sleek then the old render.

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desertpunk

Discussion Starter · #10 · Jan 20, 2013

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FM 2258

· #11 · Jan 22, 2013

^^

Thank you desertpunk, was this picture taken from an apartment or office?

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tampasteve

· #12 · Jan 22, 2013

FM 2258 said:
^^

Thank you desertpunk, was this picture taken from an apartment or office?

I would think office from that angle. Maybe One Congress Plaza?

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jonathaninATX

· #13 · Jan 23, 2013

Correct. It was taken from One Congress Plaza.

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jonathaninATX

· #14 · Jan 23, 2013

Support columns starting to rise at the northern part of the site.

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jonathaninATX

· #15 · Feb 12, 2013

3rd tower crane is up

Thanks to KevinfromTexas from SSP

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FM 2258

· #16 · Feb 12, 2013

^^

Great update, nice to see more cranes in Austin. With all the construction going on in Austin I feel like we're in Shenzhen...which is good. :cheers:

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