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Originally Posted by lzppjb

We always mention a downtown market that would be open 7 days a week. That would liven up the place. It's just a matter of figuring out where to put it. Browsing Google Maps, and remembering a question I had about how to utilize these 2 lots, made me think a market on 4th Street between Congress and Colorado could work. It's the large surface parking lot next to Frank.

Per AusTxDeleopment's post below, there's already plans for a building on that 4th and Colorado lot:

Originally Posted by AusTxDevelopment

Yesterday Bury, who are the engineers for Lincoln Property Company, submitted AULCC transmittals for both this building (5th & Colorado Tower, 190,000 square feet) and a second office/retail building at 4th & Colorado (90,000 to 100,000 square feet). The AULCCs say that construction is estimated to start as early as 7/1/14.

The documents are on the City's FTP site here:ftp://ftp.ci.austin.tx.us/ATD_AULCC/131121/

There is also a combined map showing the 2 locations here: ftp://ftp.ci.austin.tx.us/ATD_AULCC/...orado%20St.pdf

No site plans, renderings, elevations or construction drawings yet. I'm sure that will follow.

There's also an AULCC for a hotel at 7th & Congress (621 Congress). I can't remember off the top of my head which hotel this is, but there is a map included: ftp://ftp.ci.austin.tx.us/ATD_AULCC/...20Congress.pdf Feel free to move this part of my post to whichever thread is tracking that.

For those of you not familiar, AULCC stands for Austin Utility & Location Coordination Committee, and one of the early steps in preparing to develop a commercial building in Austin is to submit a request to this committee to locate and confirm the utilities in the area you plan to develop. They are they guys that spray-paint those orange (telecom), green (sewer), blue (water) and yellow (gas) arrows and lines on the roadways, showing where the utilities are. They also handle right-of-way disputes, crane approvals, etc.

Originally Posted by lzppjb

I think it'd be cooler in the SW part of downtown with all the residents closeby, but what lot would be used? Convert Sand Beach Park by Gables?

I disagree about putting the market in the SW part of downtown, or even the western part of downtown. I think a public market is a place that needs to unite the two halves of downtown. It needs to be a central part of Austin downtown life. So, in other words, somewhere near the current heart of downtown; Congress Ave. The lot you suggested is good, but it's taken. I still like the lot just north of the Austonian, across from Colorado Tower.