Fifth & West Residences

Fifth & West Residences is a 39-story residential skyscraper located at 501 West Ave. in Downtown Austin,[1] Texas. The tower is the seventh tallest in Austin at 459 feet (140 m). Fifth & West is the third tallest all-residential tower in Austin, behind The Austonian and 360 Condominiums. The building is located along a Capitol View Corridor,[2] creating a unique triangular tower atop a square podium base. The tower is located in the Shoal Creek floodplain.

Fifth & West Residences
Fifth & West from the Northeast
Alternative namesFifth & West
General information
StatusComplete
TypeResidential
ClassificationSeventh tallest building in Austin
Location501 West Avenue, Austin, Texas
CountryUnited States
Coordinates30°16′10.33″N 97°45′2.22″W
GroundbreakingDecember 5th, 2014
CompletedDecember 22nd, 2018
Height459 feet (140 m)
Technical details
Floor count39
Design and construction
Architecture firmGDA Architecture
DeveloperRiverside Resources
Other information
Number of units154
Website
www.5thandwest.com

History

Fifth & West started construction with almost a year of foundation-related delays. The small quarter-block site caused issues removing material from the underground parking garage excavation, and weather delays such as the 2015 Memorial Day Floods[3] added to the delays. In June 2016, a city pollution charge was filed after inspectors discovered runoff being funneled into nearby Shoal Creek.[4] After the tower's foundation reached ground level in November 2016, construction resumed the planned speed and finished in just over two years.

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See also

References
  1. Widner, Cindy (2017-12-21). "Peek inside new downtown residential tower". Curbed Austin. Retrieved 2019-02-01.
  2. "An Inside Look at Fifth & West". TOWERS. 2017-05-12. Retrieved 2019-02-02.
  3. "The Central Texas Memorial Day Flood 2015 Is One for the History Books". Texas Monthly. 2015-05-26. Retrieved 2019-02-02.
  4. Schwaller, Kevin (2016-06-04). "Construction company charged with pollution in downtown Austin". KXAN. Retrieved 2019-02-02.
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