Domain/North Austin Development Updates

[atxsnail]

Originally Posted by shoreditch

That's great news. That stretch and all the vacant used auto lots need to find new life (my dream is for that Mazda dealership to move further out). I've also heard from reliable sources that an announcement about a Northcross redevelopment is imminent.

A Northcross redevelopment would be pretty awesome.

One note on the 7113 Burnet Rd filing that I find sort of interesting is that the Armbrust & Brown team member on the filing, Michael Gaudini, is a former Leslie Pool aide.

[We vs us]

Burnet had a moment a couple of years back where it seemed like a lot of much denser redevelopment was possible up and down the strip -- from 2222 up to Anderson Ln. A couple of major apartment complexes were built, some of the shopping centers were rehabbed. And then there was a goodly pause. Not sure if that's a function of the neighborhood squashing projects, or a lot of recalcitrant owners, or what. But there're a lot of ripe plots up there for bigger and better building; maybe we're at another inflection point.

[Syndic]

Amazing re: the likelihood of Northcross being redeveloped. That would be huge, not just for the area but for Austin as a whole, since that is such a large and prominent location.

[Syndic]

Hmm, okay so this parking lot next to (and behind?) the ABC Bank at Braker and Kramer is fenced off and they're doing site prep right now.

I did some digging (no pun intended) and found that the whole lot is owned by Hill Partners, Inc. who seemingly do some mixed-use developments.





So the mixed-use development may be creeping further eastward up Braker from the Domain.

[Novacek]

Originally Posted by We vs us

Burnet had a moment a couple of years back where it seemed like a lot of much denser redevelopment was possible up and down the strip -- from 2222 up to Anderson Ln. A couple of major apartment complexes were built, some of the shopping centers were rehabbed. And then there was a goodly pause. Not sure if that's a function of the neighborhood squashing projects, or a lot of recalcitrant owners, or what. But there're a lot of ripe plots up there for bigger and better building; maybe we're at another inflection point.

I wonder how much of it is the limbo the new land development code was stuck in. Why start a new project if entitlements on that plot are set to double or more?

Now that it's looking like the new code is mostly status quo*, stuff may be moving again.

For instance, the 7113 in the newest draft map is MU5A-Q

The -Q is critical, because it means that it doesn't have any built in residential entitlements. They'd have to do the bonus program to build _any_ residential. So might as well try for a rezone and lock in real residential entitlements?


*Council gave the (IMO extremely short-sighted) direction to not add _any_ new rights**. This maximizes bonus unit counts (i.e. maximizes affordable units) but at an extreme cost to market-rate unit count.

**okay, not strictly true on small plots. But for any large plot (commercial, large scale MF) base entitlements are by-design staying basically the same.

[atxsnail]

Originally Posted by Syndic

Hmm, okay so this parking lot next to (and behind?) the ABC Bank at Braker and Kramer is fenced off and they're doing site prep right now.

I did some digging (no pun intended) and found that the whole lot is owned by Hill Partners, Inc. who seemingly do some mixed-use developments.

So the mixed-use development may be creeping further eastward up Braker from the Domain.

TownePlace Suites, one of a number of lower-level Marriott brands popping up in that area.

https://abc.austintexas.gov/public-s...ertyrsn=504585

[atxsnail]

Predictably, Crestview Neighborhood Association is going to hold a meeting on 7113 Burnet. From a NextDoor post by the assoc VP:

FYI, from the City of Austin and CNA:
A developer is considering construction of a 5-story, 300+ unit apartment complex at 7113 Burnet, currently the site of Local Post, Austin Driving School, etc.

This requires a zoning change from the City of Austin, so the city is hosting an information meeting for the community on Tuesday, March 3 from 6:30pm to 8pm at Episcopal Church of the Resurrection, 2200 Justin Lane. The developers will be there and ready to talk to neighbors/answer any questions.

If you’d like to give input or get more info, this the time to do it.

Note: This is a purely informational post. I'm not advocating any point of view on the development; sharing this type of info is part of my volunteer duties as neighborhood association VP. But I definitely would encourage you to stop by so you have accurate information and help show the City that our neighborhood is interested in whatever changes are taking place here.

The image is useful:

[zrx299]

The words utilitarian and monolithic come to mind.

Are we sure there aren't a few used car lots that can get mowed down instead (like, directly south?)?
Burnet Rd and the North NIMBYs need dragged, kicking and screaming if necessary, into the 21st century.

[Syndic]

Originally Posted by atxsnail

TownePlace Suites, one of a number of lower-level Marriott brands popping up in that area.

https://abc.austintexas.gov/public-s...ertyrsn=504585

Yuck

[Syndic]

My view this afternoon from Domain 8

[the Genral]

UFOs!!!!!!!!

[DavidVistaChino]

Originally Posted by the Genral

UFOs!!!!!!!!

https://static.spacecrafted.com/bad4...pr=2/801-6.jpg

Special thanks to Architectural Engineers Collaborators from Project Details.

[The ATX]

A Development Assessment was filed today for the Broadmoor Red Line station.

https://abc.austintexas.gov/public-s...ertyrsn=116531

[Jdawgboy]

Originally Posted by Syndic

My view this afternoon from Domain 8

awesome picture Syndic!

Downtown really looks underwhelming from the north even with all the newer towers. It's of course due to the elevation gradient down to the river being much less steep compared to the view from the southside. Unfortunately the gentle slope blocks much of the lower half of DT from the north. Regardless, it's a great picture, love the ominous sky overhead with the light from the cleared area south of the city. As the taller highrises go up north of 10th Street, that should help bring more depth to the skyline view from the north.


Haha those do look like some space ships just above the cloud line. Nice one Genral!

[freerover]

Where does northwest development news go?


Apartments, hotel, shops proposed near forthcoming Apple campus in North Austin
By Erin Edgemon – Staff Writer, Austin Business Journal

https://www.bizjournals.com/austin/n..._news_headline

About 1,800 apartments, a 340-room hotel and 80,000 square feet of retail space could be added to a large business park next door to Apple's future $1 billion campus.

Accesso Partners LLC is seeking approval from the city of Austin to amend its planned development agreement at 7700 Parmer to allow for the additional uses and square footage on about 129 acres. 7700 Parmer is less than a mile north of the new Apple campus, which is under construction.

The amendment was submitted to the city in January by the Drenner Group on behalf of landowner Accesso and is now under review by the city’s Planning and Zoning Department. The application calls for the campus' surface parking lots to be redeveloped into a retail shopping center that would include restaurants, apartments and the hotel.

It’s unclear when the request will go before the Zoning and Platting Commission for consideration.

7700 Parmer, which is 138 acres, currently has 955,000 square feet of office space among four buildings originally built for Motorola. It’s about 99% leased to the likes of Google Inc., Paypal Inc., eBay Inc., Deloitte, Electronic Arts Inc. and Polycom Inc.

Accesso Partners — a Hallandale Beach, Florida-based real estate investment firm — acquired 7700 Parmer in 2015. The landowner could not immediately be reached for comment on its plans for the campus.

The forthcoming Apple campus is driving nearby development as companies anticipate a rise in demand for space near the tech giant. And, with Apple expected to initially employ another 5,000 people when the new campus opens in late 2021 or early 2022, there’s a definite need for more housing in the immediate area.

Apple already has its largest hub outside California — the Americas Operations Center at 12545 Riata Vista Circle — a short drive from the new campus.

In 2018, Accesso received approval from the city of Austin to amend the planned development agreement for 7700 Parmer to add another 800,000 square feet of office space there.

David Putman, a principal at Aquila Commercial LLC who handles office leasing at 7700 Parmer, said the new office buildings are currently in the planning phase. He said a site plan application will be filed with the city in the first half of the year with approval expected six to nine months after.

Construction of the new office space would take place in phases, with the first phase likely being 250,000 square feet, Putman said.

About five miles east of 7700 Parmer, there are plans in the works to add apartments, a hotel, shops and more office buildings on the 52-acre former campus of Hewlett Packard Enterprise at 14231 Tandem Blvd. No rezoning request or site plan application has been submitted to the city for approval just yet.

[Syndic]

Here until mods split Domain, Broadmoor, and North Austin.

[drummer]

Originally Posted by freerover

Where does northwest development news go?


Apartments, hotel, shops proposed near forthcoming Apple campus in North Austin
By Erin Edgemon – Staff Writer, Austin Business Journal

https://www.bizjournals.com/austin/n..._news_headline

That seems like a really great redevelopment of that old Motorola plant - a la Highland Redevelopment. It'll be interesting to see what else pops up in the area with the massive Apple development, etc.

I'm also curious about the thoroughfare plan for the area. Does anyone know of one? Perhaps extending Anderson Mill east, Pearson Ranch Rd south, O'Connor Dr. south, etc., and filling in with some quasi-grid? Future rail station on the Red Line? --> probably not, but one can dream. The area from Burnet Rd/Mopac west to Parmer is ripe for more development, of course. It'll be fun if it's done well and not piecemeal like so much of the stuff around I-35 and 45.


As far as where this news could be posted - perhaps Metro? Even though it's Austin, I'm not sure where else to put it...unless enough happens to merit creating its own thread (Far North Parmer?, etc).

[Novacek]

Originally Posted by drummer

That seems like a really great redevelopment of that old Motorola plant - a la Highland Redevelopment. It'll be interesting to see what else pops up in the area with the massive Apple development, etc.

I'm also curious about the thoroughfare plan for the area. Does anyone know of one? Perhaps extending Anderson Mill east, Pearson Ranch Rd south, O'Connor Dr. south, etc., and filling in with some quasi-grid? Future rail station on the Red Line? --> probably not, but one can dream. The area from Burnet Rd/Mopac west to Parmer is ripe for more development, of course. It'll be fun if it's done well and not piecemeal like so much of the stuff around I-35 and 45.

The long term plan is for Anderson Mill to be extended, eventually intersecting with a new Robinson Ranch Road and "45 to McNeil Connector"

https://austin.maps.arcgis.com/apps/...6a3524ed4a2cc9

http://www.austintexas.gov/departmen...-mobility-plan (street network map link if the first one doesn't work).

That whole area is really waiting on the Robinson Family and the RR PUD.

[Syndic]

Originally Posted by Novacek

The long term plan is for Anderson Mill to be extended, eventually intersecting with a new Robinson Ranch Road and "45 to McNeil Connector"

https://austin.maps.arcgis.com/apps/...6a3524ed4a2cc9

http://www.austintexas.gov/departmen...-mobility-plan (street network map link if the first one doesn't work).

That whole area is really waiting on the Robinson Family and the RR PUD.

My girlfriend went to McNeil HS and lives off of Pearson Ranch now, north of 45. I know they're planning on building a new high school out there. But it would be huge for the area, to say the least, if Anderson Mill connected to 35. That would be such a main/busy thoroughfare. Same for Pearson Ranch if it went south all the way to McNeil/Mopac/35.

[We vs us]

I live in Rattan Creek, right there off Parmer and Dallas. One of the reasons Parmer is so backed up all the time is because Robinson Ranch doesn't have anything arterials to relieve the traffic.

I'd never thought I'd say this but all of that empty beautiful ranchland should probably be developed ASAP.