According to a City of Austin Zoning Change Review Sheet dated September 24, 2012, City Staff has recommended that the zoning change (from CBD to CBD-H) recently requested by the Westgate Condominium Association for the Westgate Tower be granted.The Westgate Tower is the closest residential tower to the Texas State Capitol, and many consider it the only pure mid-century modern building in downtown Austin. City Staff summarizes the qualifications of the Westgate that merit the change:
“The Westgate Tower is an excellent example of the New Formalism approach to modern architecture, is . . .
