North Lamar/Burnet Development Thread - Page 21

agsatx88 · #**401** Posted **Aug 28, 2023, 4:09 PM**

Yes! I completely agree. Between those two dealerships, they have all 4 corners of that intersection held hostage. Feels especially out of place now with two giant apartment buildings just south of the Mazda dealership. I'd say we are doing pretty well getting rid of car dealership in the central city (Honda, Driscoll Motors, now maybe Leif Johnson ford) so I am holding out hope that these and maybe Charles Murder Toyota (or whatever they are calling it these days) can also disappear someday in the not too distant future.

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Originally Posted by We vs us

I'm probably just an old man yelling at clouds, but the intersection of Justin and Burnet, with the Mazda and VW dealerships, is the worst. So much valuable land just completely knocked out by what's essentially car storage.

drummer · #**402** Posted **Aug 28, 2023, 6:02 PM**

It seems hard for me to believe that there is any location advantage at those locations given the value of the land. Maybe I'm missing something, but if they own it, it seems that selling it and moving farther out would be advantageous for them. Not to mention, most people these days expect to go out to the suburbs to a massive dealership for more options, so a central location isn't necessarily the same for a car dealer as it would be for a boutique sandwich shop.

papertowelroll · #**403** Posted **Aug 28, 2023, 6:12 PM**

Did anyone post about this development in North Loop?

https://austin.towers.net/the-hanger...lyn@towers.net

I live very close to here so getting some more restaurants and the park space would be very cool!

If this happens they really need to add a red line station there..

Urbannizer · #**404** Posted **Aug 28, 2023, 7:22 PM**

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Originally Posted by papertowelroll

Did anyone post about this development in North Loop?

https://austin.towers.net/the-hanger...lyn@towers.net

I live very close to here so getting some more restaurants and the park space would be very cool!

If this happens they really need to add a red line station there..

Mentioned here first.

https://skyscraperpage.com/forum/sho...&postcount=385

Urbannizer · #**405** Posted **Sep 26, 2023, 2:36 AM**

2007 W Koenig Lane

110 units proposed

https://services.austintexas.gov/edi....cfm?id=415933

clubtokyo · #**406** Posted **Sep 26, 2023, 3:21 PM**

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Originally Posted by Urbannizer

2007 W Koenig Lane

110 units proposed

https://services.austintexas.gov/edi....cfm?id=415933

Wow taking out 8 SFH. 110 new seems good!

Novacek · #**407** Posted **Sep 26, 2023, 4:46 PM**

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Originally Posted by clubtokyo

Wow taking out 8 SFH. 110 new seems good!

And of course staff are fighting against it. They don’t want the SF3 lots rezoned any higher than SF6

loonytoony · #**408** Posted **Sep 26, 2023, 6:11 PM**

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Originally Posted by Novacek

And of course staff are fighting against it. They don’t want the SF3 lots rezoned any higher than SF6

EDIT: I was wrong, deleting comment.

Urbannizer · #**409** Posted **Oct 12, 2023, 6:04 PM**

The Brentwood

Julia West

Urbannizer · #**410** Posted **Oct 19, 2023, 7:10 AM**

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Posting here as it’s before 183.

New Apartments Seek to Heal the Sprawl on Shoal Creek Boulevard

atxsnail · #**411** Posted **Oct 31, 2023, 4:55 PM**

[IMG]https://media.bizj.us/view/img/11011929/cityofaustinproperties-0017*900xx2990-1686-0-0.jpg[/IMG]

Despite the death of the larger Crestview Village deal involving city-owned property on Ryan Drive, the portion that proposes a mixed-use tower is still moving ahead. It received the blessing of the Planning Commission at its latest meeting and hopefully will receive the same from City Council. The 3 acre property is bounded by the Red Line tracks to the north, the Ryan Drive property to the west, Justin Ln to the south, and N Lamar to the east.

Per the article below, "The project will include about 300 multifamily housing units and 350,000 square feet of commercial and office space, although Whellan said the developer will likely reduce the office space due to rising vacancy rates and economic concerns that have led some to pause projects entirely."

Included in the presentation to the planning commission was an intresting comparison of TOD/Regulating Plan Areas that pointed out how Crestview TOD was the worst-performing and least dense out of itself, Plaza Saltillo, E Riverside, and North Burnet/Gateway. Hopefully this project moves ahead and also spurs some major change to the Crestview TOD plan.

As always, here's another reminder that all of us with an Austin Public Library account have full access to Austin Business Journal articles.

https://www.bizjournals.com/austin/n...lage-plan.html
Austin's Crestview Neighborhood to get bigger
By Mike Christen – Staff Writer, Austin Business Journal
Oct 27, 2023.

A revised vision for Crestview Village first introduced two years ago is taking shape as plans gain momentum to build a high-density, mixed-use development with affordable housing near a transit hub in North Austin.

Owned by brothers Ben Barlin and Peter Barlin, 3423 Holdings LLC gained the Austin Planning Commission’s recommendation on Oct. 24 to seek an increased building height to 160 feet — about 15 stories — and participate in the city’s density bonus program, which will yield at least 10% dedication to affordable housing.

clubtokyo · #**412** Posted **Dec 19, 2023, 5:17 AM**

Anyone got the scoop on 6909 Ryan Dr? Crestview development.

atxsnail · #**413** Posted **Dec 20, 2023, 8:31 PM**

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Originally Posted by clubtokyo

Anyone got the scoop on 6909 Ryan Dr? Crestview development.

They are preparing an RFQ, which is different from the RFP process they went through with the original developer. Rather than solicit specific proposals, they are looking to select a development partner that the city can work with to design the project.

The parameters for the project were previously:

Number of Units: 300
Park Space: 1.25 Acres
Community Amenities: 7k sq ft commercial/community space
Coordination w Cap Metro on transit plaza and bike/ped access through site
Income Levels: 50% rental units affordable @ 60% MFI or below, 50% ownership units at 80% MFI or below

The new updated parameters are:

Number of Units: 300
Park Space: 1.25 Acres
Community Amenities: commercial/community space as permitted by funding sources
Coordination w Cap Metro on transit plaza and bike/ped access through site
Income Levels: 20% units affordable @ 50% MFI, 30% @ 80% MFI, 40% @ 100% MFI, 10% @ market rate. All rental.

They are asking for public input at:
https://www.speakupaustin.org/ryandrive

It would be good for transit/density/housing advocates to share their opinions on the site above. It seems to have attracted development skeptics based on a quick read of the more recent messages.

They've also been holding office hours to ask for comments/questions throughout town and through zoom.

clubtokyo · #**414** Posted **Dec 20, 2023, 10:40 PM**

Thanks for the info and link atxsnail!

Urbannizer · #**415** Posted **Jan 11, 2024, 9:49 PM**

More Than 1,000 Apartments Planned at Central Austin’s Lamar Business Park

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The planned redevelopment of a nearly 14-acre shopping center and business park at the edge of the North Loop neighborhood in Central Austin could bring more than 1,000 new apartment residences near the southeast corner of North Lamar Boulevard and West Koenig Lane, according to a rezoning application now pending with the city. The Lamar Business Park, located at 5555 North Lamar Boulevard, is best known for its pair of large retail spaces near the corner currently containing a Goodwill thrift shop and the city’s biggest used bookstore at Half Price Books, but the center also includes more than nine acres of small offices and other commercial spaces in a multi-building complex located behind these two tenants.

Link Logistics, a subsidiary of the world’s largest commercial real estate investment firm Blackstone, purchased the 13.8-acre complex in 2022. The firm is now seeking a rezoning for the rear half of the site, which would allow the entire property to redevelop under the city’s vertical mixed-use zoning program to a maximum height of 60 feet with a 10 percent affordability requirement for any residential project. A traffic impact analysis (TIA) worksheet submitted with the rezoning application now in review with the city describes a planned redevelopment for the Lamar Business Park site containing 1,070 apartments and 45,000 square feet of retail space.

agsatx88 · #**416** Posted **Jan 14, 2024, 7:28 PM**

I think this project at 5210 N Lamar wrapping around the Taco Cabana at North Loop/Lamar has FINALLY broken ground. I drove past last night (no picture as it was dark and I was driving) and it looked like dumpsters and an excavator where onsite. The old foundations of whatever was there before were removed over a year ago so I think this must be for groundbreaking. There is a license agreement for two tower cranes that filed over the summer last year that is still In Review. If I'm remembering correctly, this property has been vacant ever since I moved to Austin back in 2015.

https://abc.austintexas.gov/public-s...ertyrsn=467859

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http://www.mwilliambeaton.com/#/nort...ury-apartments