Austin's tower cranes are multiplying — and more construction expected in 2017

Austin's tower cranes are multiplying — and more construction expected in 2017 Construction tower cranes have boldly punctuated downtown Austin’s skyline for the past few years — so much so that real estate observers and contractors have commented that they have never seen this magnitude of construction, even in bigger cities. Austin’s crane count in the Central Business District doubled during the second half of 2016 to 20 cranes, and is one of the few cities in which the number of tower cranes is increasing.