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Austin City Council pushes forward lakefront development on former Statesman site

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On nearly 19 acres of land on South Congress, developers have proposed building hundreds of new housing units, offices and a hotel, and to dedicate much of the tract as public parkland. The development could transform Austin’s waterfront. | AKMcGlinchy

The former headquarters of the Austin American-Statesman newspaper along Lady Bird Lake in South Austin.

On Thursday night, council members voted unanimously to approve the changes, on a preliminary basis, allowing developers to build residential space and higher than currently permitted. “I don’t think anybody would like to be walking along the lake,” Rusthoven said. “On the left side you have the water, on the right side you have the wall of a parking garage.”

Along with granting an initial go-ahead to these zoning amendments, council members also approved changes recommended by the city’s Planning Commission and Council Member Kathie Tovo, who represents this part of town. “What we on this dais need to asses is whether the community benefits are commensurate with the request for increased entitlements,” Tovo said. “Is this the kind of transformation we want here on this site? I think largely it is the kind of transformation we want here on this site.”

 

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AKMcGlinchy yay more buildings on the water. Yay for Austin........NOT. Just make it all parkland.

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