not-so-tall order
Highly anticipated Austin skyscraper only half as tall as planned
The Wilson Tower did not meet the standards of the City of Austin's Design Commission in its proposed state.
What would have been the tallest skyscraper in the State of Texas has been cut in half to only 45 stories tall.
The Wilson Tower, which was first proposed in November 2022, was originally proposed to house 450 apartments, reach 1,035 feet in height, and break ground in the summer. Now five months later, the plans have been altered and the tower will only reach 45 stories.
The shortened plan comes three months after the tower failed to receive approval from the City of Austin's Design Commission to begin construction.
The denial from the commission, which was a nearly unanimous vote, required Wilson Capital, architect HKS Inc. and landscape architect Nudge Design to revise the project. The only board member who did not vote was Commissioner David Carroll. The rest of the board members stated that the skyscraper did not meet Austin's urban design standards.
Those standards included how the skyscraper would interact with the public and the floor-to-area ratio. The standard floor-to-area ratio is 8:1, and the developer requested 23:1.
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