![]() The building looks like it would fall over due to it's iconic construction but it won't. At Third Street and West Avenue, The Independent, also known as 'Jenga Tower,' will be the tallest. The name jenga is derived from kujenga, a Swahili word which means "to build". AUSTIN - Developers broke ground on the soon-to-be tallest building in Austin's skyline Monday. Players take turns removing one block at a time from a tower constructed of 54 blocks. The building is called the Jenga Building because of the game of the same name of physical skill created by British board game designer and author Leslie Scott, and currently marketed by Hasbro. The Independent is one of the largest residential towers in Austin and will anchor an area of downtown that is seeing the most new construction of residential and support amenities such as restaurants and shopping. ![]() The Independent tower will be the tallest building in the city when completed. 6th + Guadalupe, a mixed-use development set to break ground in 2019, may steal both of those titles from The Independent when it delivers in 2021/22. The Independent (nicknamed the Jenga Tower) will change the Austin. When announced, the building was set to be the tallest residential tower west of the Mississippi River and the tallest tower in Austin. ![]() The 58-story luxury condo tower houses 370 units. The building is the tallest residential tower in Austin that stands 58-stories tall with over 370 condo units. The Independent, fondly known around Austin as “the Jenga building,” finished construction in the first quarter of 2019. From its unique structure and design, The Independent has been affectionately nicknamed the'Tetris building' or the 'Jenga tower'.
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