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Spanning\u00a02.7 million square feet\u00a0with a footprint of more than three acres, the tower integrates residential, hotel, office, retail\u00a0and parking\u00a0into a single vertical destination\u2014what 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.\u00a0<\/p>\n
“Waterline pushed every assumption about scale,\u00a0complexity and coordination,” said DPR Project Executive\u00a0Brett Bickford. “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.”<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
“This\u00a0monumental\u00a0and highly complex\u00a0project reflects what’s possible\u00a0when 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.<\/p>\n
Construction involved more than 150 trade partners and 6,800 skilled workers, who recorded approximately 4.5 million worker hours. Roughly 1,000\u00a0workers were onsite during peak activity. The DPR team also placed approximately 150,000 cubic yards of concrete\u2014enough to fill 46 Olympic-sized swimming pools\u2014including building more than\u00a092 individual sculptural columns (15 installed on the roof).<\/p>\n
“Delivering a project\u00a0of\u00a0this 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,\u00a0DPR’s\u00a0Central\u00a0Texas Business Unit Leader. “Thousands of people helped bring Waterline to life, and their contributions have shaped Austin’s skyline and strengthened\u00a0how people experience and connect with our city. DPR is proud and thankful to have been part of it.”<\/p>\n
KEY PARTNERS:\u00a0<\/p>\n
Development Partners: Lincoln Property Company\u00a0and Kairoi Residential
Design Architect: KPF
Architect of Record: HKS, Inc.
Structural Engineer: Brockette Davis Drake, Inc. (BDD)
MEPF Engineer: Alvine & Associates, Inc.<\/p>\n
WATERLINE BY THE NUMBERS\u00a0<\/p>\n
Height:\u00a01,025 feet\u00a0<\/p>\n
Floors: 74\u00a0<\/p>\n
Size:\u00a02.7+ million square feet<\/p>\n
Footprint:\u00a03+\u00a0acres\u00a0<\/p>\n
Completion: July 2026 (Delivered in 48 months, 2\u00a0months ahead of\u00a0schedule)\u00a0<\/p>\n
Concrete: 150,000+\u00a0cubic yards\u00a0placed<\/p>\n
Worker hours: 4.5+\u00a0million\u00a0<\/p>\n
Workforce impact: Approximately 6,800 workers\u00a0overall\u00a0<\/p>\n
Peak onsite workforce: Approximately 1,000 workers\u00a0at peak<\/p>\n
Trade partners: Approximately 150\u00a0<\/p>\n
Individual sculptural columns: 92 (15 on the roof)<\/p>\n
Residential units: Top 33 floors, 352 units\u00a0<\/p>\n
Hotel: 13 floors, 252 rooms<\/p>\n
Office space: 24 floors, 703,000 square feet, Class AA offices<\/p>\n
Dining & retail: 24,000 square feet<\/p>\n
Elevators: 30<\/p>\n
About\u00a0DPR Construction<\/p>\n
DPR Construction is a forward-thinking, self-performing general contractor and construction manager specializing in complex projects across the advanced technology, life sciences, healthcare, higher education, and commercial markets. Guided by our purpose\u2014We Exist to Build Great Things\u00ae\u2014DPR’s global portfolio spans large-scale new construction, tenant\u00a0improvements\u00a0and special projects.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Founded in 1990, DPR is one of the largest privately held, employee-owned companies in the US.\u00a0We are strategically focused on building long-term partnerships and delivering more predictable outcomes for customers.\u00a0We’re\u00a0advancing the industry by integrating the project lifecycle from design to delivery using innovative construction methods, prefabrication on more than 90% of new work, and a highly skilled craft workforce deployed on\u00a0nearly all\u00a0of our projects.<\/p>\n
DPR consistently ranks among the top building contractors and employs more than 13,500 professionals across our family of companies worldwide. For more information, visit\u00a0www.dpr.com<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n About Lincoln Property Company<\/p>\n Lincoln Property Company (“Lincoln”) is one of the largest private real estate firms in the United States. Offering a fully integrated platform of real estate services and innovative solutions to owners, investors, lenders and occupiers, Lincoln supports the entire real estate lifecycle across asset types, including office, multifamily, life science, retail, industrial, data center, production studio, healthcare, government, universities, sports and entertainment, and mixed-use properties, throughout the United States, the United Kingdom, and Europe. Lincoln’s combined management and leasing portfolio on behalf of institutional clients includes more than 720 million square feet of commercial space. For more information, visit: www.lpc.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n About Kairoi<\/p>\n Kairoi Residential is a partner-led company with a unified approach to investing, developing and managing multifamily communities. Kairoi has been involved in the business of developing and owning multifamily properties since 2002. Over the course of our existence, we have developed or owned in excess of 57,000 units in many cities and states across the country. Kairoi Residential has developed approximately $2.5B in new developments in San Antonio, Dallas, Chicago, Denver, Houston, Miami, Charlotte, and Austin.<\/p>\n For\u00a0more\u00a0information,\u00a0please contact:\u00a0<\/p>\n DPR Construction\u00a0
John Daigre
johndai@dpr.com<\/a>\u00a0
925-788-1615<\/p>\n
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