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317 W 3rd St, Austin, TX 78701, USA
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W Austin Hotel and Residences is a 37-story hotel and residential skyscraper in the Block 21 mixed-use development in Downtown Austin, Texas, adjacent to the Second Street district. It opened in December 2010. Standing at 478 feet above the ground and 37 stories, it is the fifth tallest building in Austin. It is a residential building that sits behind the Austin City Hall. It holds 251 hotel units, managed by W Hotels and 159 condominiums. Earvin "Magic" Johnson's investment company Canyon Johnson Urban Fund II is the primary investor and he also attended the opening ceremony.The hotel's neighbor in Block 21 is ACL Live at The Moody Theater, where Austin City Limits is recorded.
