Not sure if this would be practical but I could see a mixed-use re-development like 'The Battery' in Atlanta on both the Statesman and Mall's sites. The MLB Braves' Sun Trust Park is the centerpiece of this complex. I had the chance to walk around it this summer enjoyed it.

https://batteryatl.com/
https://www.alsd.com/content/battery...nt-and-revenue


https://www.alsd.com/sites/default/f...%20Atlanta.jpg

https://atlanta.cbslocal.com/wp-cont...4&h=576&crop=1

Spoken like a dying, backward thinking company. The parking lots around the mall are MASSIVE. The redevelopment potential of those lots is off the charts. If only they were more forward thinking...

Yeah - that news broke last year. The Athletics are also in search of a new home since they aren't getting a new stadium in Oakland.

This is what I would *love* to see the Domain/North Burnet Gateway become with Q2 stadium and (hopefully) future major league sports teams. Austin FC bring about 21 or so annual matches to the area an NHL team would bring about double that and an MLB 4x that. It would be a really nice way to integrate stadiums into a mixed use environment with offices and residential and hotels with sports bars and dining destinations in the immediate area.

Would go a long way to giving the area personality beyond simon malls.

Agreed. The Domain area should play host to all future mature sports stadiums. It would really give the area a kind of cultural raison detre.

I would honestly prefer the A's to move to Austin instead of Las Vegas. The team doesn't have to travel that much since their division rivals are the Rangers and Astros haha

Hope y'all share your thoughts with Planning Commission https://austintexas.granicus.com/boa...a392f100751dbe They are a bit more of a NIMBY-curious group than is ideal but currently they are largely hearing from owners of expensive single family zoned homes saying silly things like “needs more parking” (as though 4,000 stalls with a Blue Line station on the site isn’t enough…) and “too tall” (dumb). The city can require shorter buildings that chew up more land leaving less space for parks or go vertical—let’s go vertical and maximize tax base and generate transit ridership! We’ll also hear more about Affordable (subsidized) housing here but this form of construction does not lend itself to be Affordable. HOA fees on even a small place in a well-amenitized building can run $400+/month and can adjust upward at any time. We can't water this thing down to appease folks who just want to drive their single-occupant vehicle around as easily as possible. This is a once in a century opportunity for Austin--let's get it right!

They apparently have several locations around the Vegas strip under consideration for a new stadium. So it seems that Vegas will be their landing spot. The positive spin on that -- that would be one less city that Austin would have to compete against for other potential expansions and/or relocations (Tampa Bay). Oakland won't be getting another team any time soon either.

Just emailed all 15 board people. High density, transit-oriented development ftw!

This is up for a vote at tomorrow's Planning Commission meeting. There are a few backup files, but no new info for those who have been following this.

https://www.austintexas.gov/citycler...tings/40_1.htm

the splash video on the home page is worth a watch. Lots of great 3d visualizations and flybys of the whole project.

Also: did we know that almost 100% of onsite parking will be underground? I for one did not.

The rail/pedestrian bridge is simple and nice.

This is awesome; I really hope this project happens

Leave it to our commissions and council to screw this up.

The Planning Commission can usually be depended upon to promote density. It's the City Council and some of the other boards and commissions that fail.

The Crockett Tract south of the Statesman is the next big play. Most of those old offices are leased to TxDOT, and they are building a new campus in Southeast Austin.

hilarious at :11 into the video they show a screen shot of the street with about 30 people (including a mother with a stroller) walking in the middle of the street with one car parked on the side. a shot that will literally never happen in real life.