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Pelli Clarke Pelli's Google Tower is ahead of schedule

2021-08-24T17:25:00-04:00

Block 185 or “Google Tower,” the future site of Google’s regional headquarters in Austin, Texas, is ahead of schedule according to Construction Dive.

Construction of the 35-story office building, designed by Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects and STG Design for developers Trammell Crow Company, began in March 2019 and was originally scheduled for completion in August 2022. However, this has been pushed forward to May, and in July, it was reported that the tower has topped out at 590 feet.

Previously on Archinect: Pelli Clarke Pelli's Austin tower for Google is making progress

As detailed by Construction Dive, a series of techniques were employed to keep the project ahead of schedule. Executives at DPR Construction, the project’s general contractor, highlighted these beneficial factors, which include: quick adjustments to working amidst the pandemic, early access to materials, access to a large amount of storage space, a strong workforce, great relationships with strategic partners and s...

Pelli Clarke Pelli's Austin tower for Google is making progress

2021-04-13T15:24:00-04:00

Block 185, the downtown Austin office tower project best known as the future home of Google, has made significant progress since its groundbreaking back in the downright prehistoric era of 2019 — and though it hasn’t reached its full height of 594 feet just yet, the 35-floor building’s ever-growing prominence on the downtown skyline is becoming increasingly difficult to overlook.

The 35-story Block 185 office tower, designed by Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects in collaboration with the local office of STG Design for developers Trammell Crow Company, will be Google's regional HQ in Austin. Completion is scheduled in 2022.

Previously on Archinect: Pelli Clarke Pelli, Gensler projects reshape Austin's skyline

Pelli Clarke Pelli, Gensler projects reshape Austin's skyline

2019-09-29T15:00:00-04:00

We’ve got downtown Austin condos, apartments, offices, and hotels rising all around us in shiny new tower form these days, to the point where it’s kinda hard to keep the projects around the city straight even if you’re paying attention.

Forthcoming projects include a 35-story office building designed by Pelli Clarke Pelli for developers Trammell Crow Company that will serve as a regional headquarters for Google, as well as Gensler's 6 X Guadalupe tower, a 66-story, 848-foot residential and office tower that would become the city's tallest structure when completed.