Domain/North Austin Development Updates

[bluedogok]

After working there for two and a half years I find it one of the worst planned facilities of this type that I have seen, there are so many things that I would do differently if I was doing the site planning. One thing that I find ridiculous is the lack of connection between the Phase I and II portions withs Macy's closing one end and Dick's closing the other end with nothing but a huge parking lot between them, there should be an inviting, walkable connection. I took my car in for service at the Euro shop on Burnet & Braker and walked to the office, there is no sidewalk from Braker to Dillard's and no place open for them as the entry signs and landscaping block the natural path of where a sidewalk should be. It is nothing more than two separate outdoor malls and Simon runs the office buildings in the same manner. One day when I open up my own practice, it will not be in a similar type of location. It just seems to be a a shell of what it could be and I think it would still be that way when completed, it just is not as cohesive as it should be, definitely NOT a "second downtown" as some were claiming.

I tend to avoid it on all weekends unless I have a need to go to the office (like last weekend).