Construction Wraps Ahead of Schedule on Texas’ Tallest Tower

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Construction is completion of Waterline, a 74-story mixed-use tower in Austin, Texas. The tower rises 1,025 feet above downtown and stands as the tallest building in Texas. DPR Construction served as general contractor on the project that wrapped up in 48 months.

Spanning 2.7 million square feet with a footprint of more than three acres, the tower integrates residential, hotel, office, retail and parking into a single vertical destination — what one partner described as “a city within a city.” It also creates a vibrant new ground-level connection to Waterloo Greenway’s 13-acre Confluence, which opened in June.

DPR’s self-perform team was able to manage critical scopes with its own workforce, providing greater control over quality and schedule, which led to more predictable outcomes. The team also placed approximately 150,000 cubic yards of concrete — enough to fill 46 Olympic-sized swimming pools — including building more than 92 individual sculptural columns (15 installed on the roof).

Construction involved more than 150 trade partners and 6,800 skilled workers, who recorded approximately 4.5 million worker hours. Roughly 1,000 workers were onsite during peak activity.

Key partners

  • Development partners: Lincoln Property Company and Kairoi Residential
  • Design architect: KPF
  • Architect of record: HKS
  • Structural engineer: Brockette Davis Drake
  • MEPF engineer: Alvine & Associates

Waterline by the numbers

  • Height: 1,025 feet
  • Floors: 74
  • Size: 2.7+ million square feet
  • Footprint: 3+ acres
  • Completion: July 2026
  • Concrete: 150,000+ cubic yards placed
  • Worker hours: 4.5+ million
  • Workforce impact: approximately 6,800 workers overall
  • Peak onsite workforce: approximately 1,000 workers at peak
  • Trade partners: approximately 150
  • Individual sculptural columns: 92 (15 on the roof)
  • Residential units: Top 33 floors, 352 units
  • Hotel: 13 floors, 252 rooms
  • Office space: 24 floors, 703,000 square feet, Class AA offices
  • Dining & retail: 24,000 square feet
  • Elevators: 30

Image courtesy of KPF

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