Austin’s skyline to reach new heights: High-rise planned to reach more than 60 stories

Renderings emerged Friday of a skyscraper proposed for 600 Guadalupe St. in downtown Austin. Planned to soar more than 60 stories high — perhaps up to 75 — it would be by far the tallest building in the city.

The Lynd Co. of San Antonio and Lincoln Property Co. want to build the mixed-use high-rise on the site of an Extended Stay America hotel, the Austin American-Statesman reports. They plan for 62 stories rising 850 feet, although it could go even higher — into the mid-70 for stories, Lynd CEO Michael Lynd Jr.told the newspaper.

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