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Grand Opening of Spring Condominium
Those who automatically dismiss the dozen or so new residence towers downtown should take a closer look. Each comes with its own character and culture. Spring Condominium, for instance, is closest to the design and feel of the slender prisms in Vancouver, B.C. and Hong Kong, as we discovered during the spire’s grand opening on Wednesday.
Thomas Urgento and Allison Macalik
Here, each floor contains no more than six units by my count. Four are corner spreads. The other two benefit from the articulated surface of the glass cladding. In other words, multiple views from almost every condo. The smallest — modeled on the 25th floor with human male and female models — is small indeed, but the largest two, including a three-bedroom option, come with plenty of elbow room.
Mike Cummins, Lisa Del Dotto and Daniel Mahoney
The party attracted a various assembly — dyed-in-the-wool downtowners, curious hipsters, urban politicians, out-of-town investors, some from Latin America, which suggests a hitherto unheralded use for Austin’s condos: Escape from conditions in other countries. That was a prime factor in Vancouver’s vertical growth, as Hong Kong’s elite fled in the face of the former British colony’s transfer to China. (Which turned out not as badly as feared.)
Larry Warshaw and Diana Zuniga
I talked to members of the Octopus Project about their “Hexadecacon” audio and visual experience during SXSW, a big hit with the critics; with Adam Garnier about the use of Super 8 film that is later digitized; with Danielle Thomas and others about the joys of SXSW Film and Interactive; also with several of the building’s backers and builders, including Diana Zuniga, whose residence high in Spring is a must-see, or so I hear.
Yvonne Lambert and Josh Lambert
And, oh, Spring provides another pool deck downtown ready for party purposes, folks. (Like the one at the Ashton for tonight’s Wilhelmina Brown party.)
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By Spring Condominium
March 26, 2010 11:23 AM | Link to this
Thank you for coming out and celebrating with us! Great info and photos too.
By Spin Condos
March 25, 2010 3:40 PM | Link to this
Too bad they still have so many "Spring" condos available for sale.