Indeed Tower facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Indeed Tower |
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| Alternative names | Block 71 |
| General information | |
| Type | Office |
| Address | 200 W. Sixth St. |
| Town or city | Austin |
| Groundbreaking | May 18, 2018 |
| Estimated completion | March 2021 |
| Height | 542 ft (165 m) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 36 |
| Floor area | 709,000 sq ft (65,900 m2) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Larry Speck |
| Architecture firm | Page Southerland Page |
| Developer | Trammell Crow |
The Indeed Tower is a large office building in Downtown Austin, Texas. It is located at 200 West Sixth Street. When it was finished in March 2021, it became the fifth tallest building in Austin. It stands 542 feet tall.
This building is also the largest office tower in Austin. It has a total of 709,000 square feet of space. The Indeed Tower is 38 feet taller than the Frost Bank Tower, which was once the tallest. The complex includes a modern office tower with two rooftop areas. It also has shops on the ground floor. A historic post office from 1914 was updated to be a place for shops and restaurants. There is also a 20,000 square-foot outdoor green space. The building has five levels of underground parking and 12 levels of parking above ground.
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Building History: From Old to New
The Story of Block 71
The land where Indeed Tower stands is called Block 71. It is a 1.75-acre area in downtown Austin. The University of Texas owns this land. It is bordered by West Seventh, Colorado, West Sixth, and Lavaca Streets.
For many years, two important buildings were on this block. One was Claudia Taylor Johnson Hall, built in 1914 as a post office. It was later named after President Lyndon B. Johnson's wife. More recently, the university used it for offices. The other building was Ashbel Smith Hall, a nine-story office building from 1974. It housed administrative offices for the University of Texas System.
Making Way for a New Tower
Ashbel Smith Hall was replaced by a new office building nearby. Then, on March 26, 2018, Ashbel Smith Hall was taken down. This was done by a controlled explosion, the biggest one in Austin's history. This made space for the new Indeed Tower.
Designing the Indeed Tower
In 2015, the University of Texas looked for developers to build a new office tower on Block 71. They chose Trammell Crow Company. Trammell Crow and the architect Page Southerland designed the new 36-story office tower. Their plan included keeping and connecting the historic Claudia Taylor Johnson Hall.
The design of the new tower allows people to see the old post office clearly. The glass at street level on the south side helps with this. There is also a large open space that keeps the original building from being hidden. The old post office and the new tower are connected. They link through the post office's old loading dock on its east side. This leads into the tower's large main lobby.
Indeed Finds Its Home
On May 17, 2018, the company Indeed announced big news. They signed a lease to use the top 10 floors of the new tower. This was part of their plan to hire 3,000 more employees in Austin. Later, Indeed bought the rights to name the building. This is why it is officially called the Indeed Tower, instead of its old name, Block 71.
