![]() In 2019, Austin resident Ben Anstead launched a campaign - complete with a website, social media accounts, and a petition - urging the developers and architects to “correct their mistake” and “fix” the building’s crown. It will soon likely be one of the most noticeable additions from the public’s view of the tower.”įrom an aesthetic perspective, the public’s view of the top of the so-called “Jenga building” hasn’t been universally favorable. ![]() "We’re working on the few final, finishing touches now. “The plan for The Independent from inception called for lighting of the crown," Ryan Fetgatter, project developer of the Independent, tells CultureMap. In the coming weeks, the building's crown will be bathed after sundown in what the tower’s architect calls a “full spectrum” of colors. The Independent, a condo building at 301 West Ave., opened in the summer of 2019, but its cage-like crown thus far has been dark at night. ![]() The Independent, a 59-story high-rise known as the "Jenga building," will soon flip the switch on a digitally controlled LED lighting system similar to the new lighting setup at New York City’s iconic Empire State Building. ![]() The much-maligned “crown” of Austin’s tallest building is about to get lit. ![]()
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