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Originally Posted by austlar1
The difference long term will prove to be the fact that Highland is an inner city location that is already well connected to the core of the city. The Domain location is suburban and isolated from the most vibrant parts of the city.
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The connectivity is actually pretty similar. If you want to get there, you get on a highway or on the train. Arguably, the Domain has better connectivity currently, as it's on a metrorapid route.
Highland suffers a bit because it's boxed in by both 290 (the actual highway segment) and the rail line.
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Originally Posted by austlar1
Retail is the only thing that animates the Domain, and retail, even high end retail, is not what it used to be.
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And the thousands of apartments and literally
millions of square feet of offices.
https://communityimpact.com/austin/n...-north-austin/
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Originally Posted by austlar1
I think, long term, a lot of what happens around the Highland area will depend on Travis County. I have a feeling that the Family Courts are going to end up at the county site in a new mid rise structure.
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You do realize the travis county site is across the a highway and half a mile from Highland?
I don't see how you can honestly lump in stuff so far away from Highland, but ignore stuff that's a lot closer to the Domain/NBG. Heck, there's the whole Arboretum if you're okay with stuff that separated.
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Originally Posted by austlar1
From what I can tell, the Domain area has none of that going for it. It sits isolated beside a busy freeway and surrounded by dreariness.
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Unlike Highland which is isolated by
2 freeways (and plenty of dreariness).
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Originally Posted by austlar1
The neighborhoods to the east are limping along trying to avoid becoming crime ridden slums.
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You mean Rundberg/Lamar, 2.5 miles away?
You realize Highland is just as close to that area?