Indeed Tower

Indeed Tower is an under construction office skyscraper located at 200 West Sixth Street in Downtown Austin, Texas. Upon completion in March 2021, the tower will be the fifth tallest in Austin at 542 feet. It will be the largest office tower in Austin at 709,000 total square feet as well as the tallest, rising 38 feet higher than the predecessor Frost Bank Tower. Indeed Tower is made up of a 683,000-square-foot Class AA office tower with two rooftop terraces and ground floor retail, a historic 1914 post office re-positioned into a 25,000 square-foot retail and restaurant destination, and a 20,000 square-foot urban greenspace.[1] There be will five levels of underground parking and 12 floors of above-ground parking as part of the structure.[2]

Indeed Tower
Alternative namesBlock 71
General information
TypeOffice
Address200 W. Sixth St.
Town or cityAustin
GroundbreakingMay 18, 2018
Estimated completionMarch 2021
Height542 ft (165 m)
Technical details
Floor count36
Floor area709,000 sq ft (65,900 m2)
Design and construction
ArchitectLarry Speck
Architecture firmPage Southerland Page
DeveloperTrammell Crow

History

Block 71 is a 1.75-acre downtown site owned by the University of Texas and bordered by West Seventh, Colorado, West Sixth and Lavaca Streets. It contains Claudia Taylor Johnson Hall, which was built as a post office in 1914, later named for President Lyndon B. Johnson's wife, and recently used as office space for the university. The nine-story Ashbel Smith Hall was constructed on the site in 1974 as administrative offices for the University of Texas System.[3] Ashbel Smith Hall was replaced by a new office building at 210 West Seventh Street, and was then demolished in the largest implosion in Austin history on Mar 26, 2018.[4]

Beginning in 2015, the University of Texas sought plans from developers for a new office tower on the Block 71 site and decided on Trammell Crow Company.[5] Trammell Crow and architect Page Southerland came up with a design for a new 36-story office tower and complex that integrates the historic Claudia Taylor Johnson Hall. The glass street-level design on the south side of the tower is intended to maximize views of the post office from all angles, with a large setback that doesn't obscure the original building. The two structures are connected through the post office's former loading dock on its eastern side, leading into the office tower's large open lobby.[6]

On May 17, 2018, Indeed announced that it had signed a lease to occupy the top 10 floors as part of its plan to hire an additional 3,000 employees in Austin.[7] It was later announced that Indeed had purchased the naming rights to the building, giving it the official name of Indeed Tower instead of Block 71.[8]

References
  1. "Indeed Tower". Trammell Crow.
  2. "Here's a Fresh Look at Block 71, an Austin Tower Worth Remembering". TOWERS. January 28, 2019.
  3. "Requiem for an Ugly Building: Ashbel Smith Hall at Block 71". TOWERS. November 9, 2017.
  4. Falcon, Russell (2018-03-26). "Largest implosion Austin has ever seen goes off without a hitch". Kxan.com. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  5. "Trammell Crow JV to Develop 709 KSF Office Tower in Austin". www.cpexecutive.com.
  6. "Getting to Know Block 71, Downtown's Most Fascinating Mixed-Use Plan". TOWERS. November 30, 2017.
  7. "Indeed signs as anchor tenant in Block 71 skyscraper, plans to hire 3,000". Austin Business Journal.
  8. "Yes Indeed, Downtown Austin's Block 71 Tower Has a New Name". TOWERS. May 21, 2019.

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