Construction begins on Austin’s tallest tower
Community Impact | Jan. 11, 2016
Construction began Jan. 11 on a site that State Sen. Kirk Watson, D-Austin, called “a lego project gone wild” in the middle of downtown Austin. The Independent is projected to be the tallest building in the city at nearly 700 feet and is slated to include 370 residential units, a dog park, spa, theater and conference rooms as well as about 14,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space, according to marketing materials.