AUSTIN: Green Water Treatment Plant & Seaholm Power Plant Redevelopment Update Thread - Page 55

clubtokyo · #**1081** Posted **Nov 19, 2021, 12:38 AM**

Lol I tweeted him that Austin needs a world class science museum. I doubt he noticed lol.

kingkirbythe.... · #**1082** Posted **Nov 19, 2021, 1:46 AM**

South Shore would be a phenomenal place to mix one in.

Urbannizer · #**1083** Posted **Sep 29, 2022, 1:42 AM**

https://austin.towers.net/downtown-a...f-renovations/

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The restoration at the former intake facility of downtown Austin’s decommissioned Seaholm Power Plant celebrated a milestone earlier this afternoon, with city officials and the project’s stewards at the Trail Conservancy marking the completion of the renovation’s critical first phase with a ribbon-cutting and tour.

The building, which features the same austere 1950s Art Deco-style architecture of the larger nearby power plant, will eventually open along with its surrounding parkland as an indoor-outdoor public space to be known as the Seaholm Waterfront, a perfect spot for events, exhibits, and recreation with convenient water access, all designed as part of a 2018 vision plan by Chicago architecture firm Studio Gang — but for now, we’re just happy to see the first phase finished, which was more about getting the place scrubbed up outside and not insanely dangerous on the inside. Isn’t that nice?

Urbannizer · #**1084** Posted **Nov 17, 2023, 6:54 PM**

Seaholm Waterfront project enters phase two

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The Trail Conservancy has launched a $15 million capital campaign to pay for the second phase of improvements to the Seaholm Waterfront project. The second phase will include the addition of a cafe, overhead doors, a front porch, lake overlook and public Wi-Fi at the former intake facility. The campaign will also pay for seating areas, landscape plantings, upgrades to the Butler Hike-and-Bike Trail and creation of a food truck area, as well as expansions of restrooms with the addition of catering and office space. The first phase, which was completed last fall, included cleaning of the building’s exterior, restoration of original windows, installation of a new flooring system, a new roof and improvements for access for people with disabilities.