Dog's Head: 2,500+ Acre Mixed-Use Development

[Riverranchdrone]

With half the site directly under ABIA's flight path, Manufacturing or warehouses would make the best use of the land there. It would be unhealthy to have people living there.

[Maximusx1]

Originally Posted by Riverranchdrone

With half the site directly under ABIA's flight path, Manufacturing or warehouses would make the best use of the land there. It would be unhealthy to have people living there.

Yea this is what I'm thinking. I'm surprised so many people on here want this to be housing. It sits directly under final approach all day every day of a growing airport. With all of the public pushback against (loud) data centers, this seems like the perfect place to put data centers. Fill this space with data centers, manufacturing and warehouses. And I always support more bridges across the Colorado and building hike and bike trails around the river as far as we can go.

[chinchaaa]

sucks to see so much waterfront property end up as just industrial/office.

[wwmiv]

Having an ample portion of housing here would not be out of the ordinary compared to other major airports. And the housing would likely be on the more affordable side because of the approach and takeoff paths.

[urbancore]

I think Dog's Head should get it's own thread.

from ABJ

East Austin's 2,645-acre Dog's Head site could be valued at $26.9B by 2057
This could be one of the biggest developments Austin has or ever will see

Endeavor Real Estate Group plans 12,395 residential units and 9 million square feet of commercial space.

The Dog's Head land value could reach $26.9 billion if fully developed by 2057.

Austin Environmental Commission recommended delaying the TIRZ vote until 2027 and restricting development.


https://www.bizjournals.com/austin/news/2026/07/10/dogs-head-development-details-emerge.html

[drummer]

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[Urbannizer]

Done

[LiveattheOasis]

Originally Posted by urbancore

I think Dog's Head should get it's own thread.

from ABJ

East Austin's 2,645-acre Dog's Head site could be valued at $26.9B by 2057
This could be one of the biggest developments Austin has or ever will see

Endeavor Real Estate Group plans 12,395 residential units and 9 million square feet of commercial space.

The Dog's Head land value could reach $26.9 billion if fully developed by 2057.

Austin Environmental Commission recommended delaying the TIRZ vote until 2027 and restricting development.


https://www.bizjournals.com/austin/news/2026/07/10/dogs-head-development-details-emerge.html

Can anyone post the full contents of the article?

[The ATX]

Here's my latest theory that I posted on X:

We know that Austin is one of two cities competing for an unnamed Fortune 100 company's “advanced manufacturing facility.” It would then seem likely that the other city would have similar limited public information available. And there is just one other City coming up in internet searches that is rushing to make a site available for an “advanced manufacturing facility” for an “unnamed Fortune 100 company.”

According to multiple news articles, the City of Cleveland is in the process of making an old General Motors defense factory now being used as an exhibition center (Brook Park I-X Center) available for an advanced manufacturing facility by an unnamed Fortune 100 company. The process has mirrored Austin's Dog's Head project timeline. In fact, the Cleveland City Council had a meeting yesterday (07/15) to resolve legal and tax issues related to the project.

Piecing together information from multiple sources indicate that the facility is an EV battery manufacturing facility. Such a facility could be described as an “advanced manufacturing facility.” Seven hundred plus initial jobs would be created. Cleveland makes sense for such a project as there are other EV battery manufacturers in the area, and it's near the center of the traditional U.S. Auto manufacturing region.

Tesla and SpaceX are not part of the project according to the developer. Since this is a Fortune 100 company and the product is EV batteries, General Motors or Ford are obvious choices.

[WesternSon]

https://www.statesman.com/business/real-...%20breaking%20news%20and%20top%20stories

Well, turns out it was Amazon.

[LiveattheOasis]

Originally Posted by WesternSon

https://www.statesman.com/business/real-...%20breaking%20news%20and%20top%20stories

Well, turns out it was Amazon.

Interesting ...

[lonewolf]

this entire time i have been skeptical of this getting done. now knowing it's amazon robotics it's got a real shot

[The ATX]

I would never have guessed that Amazon would be building an "advanced manufacturing facility. This is not too far from the U/C Optimus factory. SE Austin could be a robot powerhouse.

[clubtokyo]

So its not an amazon data center, its robotics? That seems better I think.

[chinchaaa]

Originally Posted by WesternSon

I predict that but for Dog's Head.

it would be a HUGE mistake to not put a new stadium/arena/etc aware from the light rail line. it would actually be epically horrible even for texas to put it at dog's head.

[WesternSon]

They are actively planning a rail spur into Dogs Head now...

https://www.texasrailadvocates.org/post/...ort-urban-transportation-commission-says

[chinchaaa]

Originally Posted by WesternSon

They are actively planning a rail spur into Dogs Head now...

https://www.texasrailadvocates.org/post/...ort-urban-transportation-commission-says

wow that would be epic

[drummer]

From the article, it doesn't mention a stop in/at Dog Head, but rather an extension that goes to ABIA. The tax zone is funding what was already planned as a priority extension.

If they were to have a spur off of the Blue Line into the heart of Dogs Head, that would a different story, and would likely drive more TOD in the area. I don't think it would be a terrible idea, but a stop on 71 alone wouldn't do that.

[Riverranchdrone]

The FAA most likely restricts height in Dogs head to 100ft maybe 200ft if you are lucky. A stadium would not work here. The density wouldnt make it feasible here for light rail either. From the images the rail line would go from riverside to the airport but not through Dogs head. Bus routes with a base at ABIA would be a smarter move. But these discussions should be moved to transportation or dogs head thread.

[chinchaaa]

Originally Posted by drummer

From the article, it doesn't mention a stop in/at Dog Head, but rather an extension that goes to ABIA. The tax zone is funding what was already planned as a priority extension.

If they were to have a spur off of the Blue Line into the heart of Dogs Head, that would a different story, and would likely drive more TOD in the area. I don't think it would be a terrible idea, but a stop on 71 alone wouldn't do that.

nope. the article does mention a stop in Dog's Head. they are suggesting changing the proposed route to the airport so that it goes deeper into Dog's Head, adding about a mile of length to the route.

"Vice Chair Spencer Schumacher, who sponsored the recommendation, told the commission that routing the light rail through the Dog's Head would add about a mile to the airport extension's current conceptual alignment and require three highway crossings instead of one, but that the line could potentially run at grade there rather than fully elevated as currently envisioned, offsetting costs, with the tax zone funding a portion of the extension."