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Ifly Austin

by Amy Denney July 19, 2012

After months of delays, construction began in early July on the Austinville 78750 shopping center, which will have as tenants Amy's Ice Creams, Phil's Ice House and iFLY, an indoor skydiving simulation facility. Steve Simmons, who co-owns Amy's Ice Creams with his wife, Amy Simmons, said the goal of Austinville is to help Austin businesses thrive in an environmentally- friendly development. “That area is starving for a little chunk of Austin,” Steve Simmons said. The project is slated to open in early 2013. Steve Simmons said that once completed, Austinville 78750, located at 13265 N. US 183 Blvd. is composed of 21,000 square feet of restaurant, retail, indoor recreation space and a playscape. The project includes remodeling the adjacent shopping center at Research Boulevard and Boardwalk Drive. iFLY will have a three-story facility that simulates skydiving in a wind chamber with wind speeds up to 160 mph. The company, SkyVenture, is based in Austin and is expanding to several countries across the globe, including Singapore, Australia and Brazil, SkyVenture chief marketing officer Stuart Wallock said. “We couldn’t be more excited about bringing iFLY and the thrill of indoor skydiving, to our home town,” he said. “Austin is a perfect location, with a huge population of active, adventurous people that will find the experience invigorating.”

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