Block 21

Block 21 is a 300-million-dollar mixed-use development adjacent to the Second Street District of Downtown Austin, Texas. Austin's fourth-tallest building, the W Austin Hotel and Residences and the Moody Theater, the live venue where Austin City Limits is recorded, are located here,[1] as well as 53,000 square feet (4,900 m2) of shops, restaurants and office space.[2] It has been lauded for its eco-friendliness.[3]

Moody Theater

The Moody Theater is the new theater and studio for Austin City Limits, which was completed in February 2011.[4] The Moody Foundation of Galveston granted $2.5 million to KLRU, the largest single gift ever received by the PBS station, to help equip the new home of “Austin City Limits” on Second Street downtown with high-definition production equipment. In recognition, the new venue is called Moody Theater. The new theater/studio holds 2,750 fans, up from the capacity of 320 at its current space north of University of Texas at Austin campus, and hosts an estimated 120 shows a year in addition to the “ACL” tapings. KLRU gets 45 days a year, rent-free, to produce each season of the longest-running music series in American television history.[5]

References

  1. ↑ March 28, 2013, "Downtown Austin's Block 21 hits the market",Austin Business Journal
  2. ↑ "Explore Block 21", W Austin Residences website
  3. ↑ "Block 21 building recognized for eco-friendly features", Statesman, March 5, 2012
  4. ↑ Barnes, Michael (9 December 2010). "W Austin Hotel & Residences Sneak Peek". Austin 360 Blogs: Out & About. Retrieved 25 December 2010.
  5. ↑ Corcoran, Michael (22 October 2009). "New ACL venue to be called Moody Theater". Austin 360 Blogs: Austin Music Scene. Retrieved 25 December 2010.

Coordinates: 30°15′57″N 97°44′49″W / 30.2657°N 97.7470°W