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Grand Opening of Four Seasons Residences
I felt disloyal. To Kip. To Wren Cottage, our home. To our pets, Sascha, Nick and Nora. To our neighborhood, Bouldin Creek. And to our decades-old embrace of bungalow-and-garden living.
Doug Ulman and Lynn Meredith
By this I mean that the grand opening of the Four Seasons residences really turned my head. Architect Michael Graves imagined the 32-story tower as a honeycomb of understated elegance. Interior designer Fern Santini emphasized black, white and gray in the lobby and the shared 32nd floor, with its library, pool, gym and other services.
Lalitha and Krishnan Gopal
Powerful — very powerful — people attended the grand opening on Friday. They soaked up the inimitable Four Seasons service. They watched the fireworks over the lake — I told former Mayor Will Wynn I appreciated the very high, white metal lips on the glass parapets outside the gym, even if they spoiled the view a bit.
Acrophobic, you know. Which may disqualify me from tower living.
Ben and Melanie Barnes
Later, a free contingent from the American-Statesman explored a model unit on the 12th floor, facing north toward the Capitol. So cool without being cold. So convenient without being crowded. So New Austin — with a grand view of new and old.
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