AUSTIN, TX — DPR Construction announces construction completion of Waterline, the 74-story mixed-use tower. The tower rises 1,025 feet above downtown Austin and stands as the tallest building in Texas. Construction wrapped up in 48 months, two months ahead of a 50-month planned schedule.
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. It also creates a new ground-level connection to Waterloo Greenway's 13-acre Confluence, which opened in June.
"Waterline pushed every assumption about scale, complexity, and coordination," DPR Project Executive Brett Bickford said. "This was a massive undertaking, and we wouldn't be where we are today without our talented and resilient team of skilled craft professionals and trade partners."
Bickford noted that DPR's dedicated self-perform team was what made delivery ahead of schedule possible. This allowed the project team to manage critical scopes with their own workforce, providing greater control over quality and schedule, which led to more predictable outcomes.
"This monumental and highly complex project reflects what's possible when an extraordinary team aligns around a shared vision and never loses focus on execution," said Seth Johnston, Executive Vice President of Lincoln Property Company, which co-developed the project with Kairoi Residential.
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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 on site during peak activity. The DPR 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).
"Delivering a project of this size, scale, and technical complexity requires trust, collaboration, resilience, and relentless commitment. And to get it done ahead of schedule is almost unheard of," said Bryan Kent, DPR's Central Texas Business Unit Leader. "Thousands of people helped bring Waterline to life, and their contributions have shaped Austin's skyline and strengthened how people experience and connect with our city. DPR is proud and thankful to have been part of it."
Other project partners included KPF (design architect), HKS Inc. (architect of record), Brockette Davis Drake Inc. (structural engineer), and Alvine & Associates Inc. (MEPF engineer).
