The Independent, Residential skyscraper in downtown Austin, United States.

The Independent is a 58-floor residential skyscraper in Austin, Texas, reaching 690 ft (210 m). Its blue-glass tower steps outward partway down, with white balconies running up the front and sides. It holds 370 condos; the 9th floor has a heated pool, club room, playground and dog park, and the 34th floor a fitness center, yoga deck and outdoor lounge.

Proposed in 2014 and built from 2016 to spring 2019, The Independent reached 690 ft (210 m) and 58 floors, making it the tallest residential building in the United States west of the Mississippi River. Its crown drew criticism, prompting the Fix The Crown protest group in March 2019.

Locals call it the "Jenga Tower" and the "Tetris Tower" for its stacked, offset blocks. In March 2019 a protest group, Fix The Crown, formed over the design of the tower's flat top, which steps out on one side.

The Independent is a private condominium tower, so only residents and their guests can go inside. From the street the stepped profile is clearest from the south and west, where the upper floors overhang the narrower base. The crown, criticized by the Fix The Crown group in 2019, is best seen from a distance.

The tower's flat crown drew enough criticism that a protest group, Fix The Crown, formed in March 2019. The stepped profile that gives the building its "Jenga Tower" look comes from the way the upper floors overhang the narrower stack below.