The
Downtown
Report
April 2006
Volume 16, No. 2
City of Austin
Economic Growth & Redevelopment Services Office
The City of Austin
Downtown Report
Volume 16, No. 2
April 2006
The Downtown Report provides information on City of Austin projects and programs in
the downtown area. It is published quarterly by the Economic Growth & Redevelopment
Services Office, with assistance from:
• Austin Energy
• Austin Water Utility
• Convention Center Department
• Health and Human Services Department
• Library Department
• Neighborhood Housing and Community Development Office
• Neighborhood Planning and Zoning Department
• Parks and Recreation Department
• Public Works Department
• Watershed Protection and Development Review Department
• Austin Convention and Visitors Bureau
For information on an individual project or program please contact the Project Contact listed
in the Project Description. For information on the Downtown Report contact Michael Knox,
Economic Growth & Redevelopment Services Office, P.O. Box 1088, Austin, TX 78767
(phone: 512-974-6415 / fax: 512-974-7825 / email: michael.knox@ci.austin.tx.us).
The City of Austin is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Reasonable modifications and equal access to communications will be provided upon request.
Please call Ron Menard at 512-974-2384 for information; text phone users, please route
through Relay Texas at 800-735-2989.
The Downtown Report is on the Internet. Visit Austin City Connection, the City of Austin's
World-Wide Web site, at http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/downtown.
The City of Austin
Downtown Report Volume 16, No. 2 April 2006
Contents
At a Glance ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... i
Project / Program Descriptions
Economic Development .................................................................................................................................................................. 1
11th & 12th Streets Community Redevelopment Project ...................................................................................................... 2
Anderson Hill Redevelopment Project (formerly SCIP II) ..................................................................................................... 3
Downtown Austin Plan ...................................................................................................................................................................... 4-6
Downtown Austin Retail Development Strategy ....................................................................................................................... 7
Downtown Public Improvement District (PID) and Downtown Austin Alliance ......................................................... 8
E. Sixth Street Public Improvement District (PID) .................................................................................................................. 9-10
Cultural Arts ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 11
Art in Public Places .............................................................................................................................................................................. 12-15
Downtown Arts Master Plan ............................................................................................................................................................ 16-18
Mexican-American Cultural Center ............................................................................................................................................... 19-20
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Infrastructure and Utilities .......................................................................................................................................................... 21
Convention Center Parking Garage and Central Chilling Plant .......................................................................................... 22
Republic Square .................................................................................................................................................................................... 23-24
Seaholm District Master Plan and Power Plant Reuse ............................................................................................................. 25-26
Street Cleaning and Anti-Litter Activities .................................................................................................................................... 27
Town Lake Park, Phase II .................................................................................................................................................................. 28-29
Transportation ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 30
Great Streets Development Program ............................................................................................................................................. 31-34
Lance Armstrong Bikeway .................................................................................................................................................................. 35-36
Pfluger Bridge Extension Project ...................................................................................................................................................... 37-38
Second Street District Streetscape Improvement Project ......................................................................................................... 39-45
Downtown Area 1st Quarter 2006 Building Permits
Map .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 46
Table: Projects $40,000 .................................................................................................................................................................................... 47-49
Central Austin Emerging Projects - July 2003
Map .................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 53
Projects List ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 54-57
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Downtown
At a Glance April 2006
Convention Center Parking Garage The Garage was substantially completed January 28, 2005
& Central Chilling Plant and opened for business. The Plant is still unable to reliably
produce chilled water with multiple chiller drive shaft failures.
The City has asked York to provide a temporary package unit
to allow Austin Energy to meet their summer demand.
Downtown Arts Master Plan Plan will be brought forward for community review Spring
2006.
Downtown Austin Plan New Project
At the direction of the City Council, City staff has
issued a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for a consultant
with extensive experience in urban downtown planning and
financial modeling, to assist the City and the community in
the creation of a vision for the development of downtown
Austin for the next 20 years, and to develop an implementable
strategy to achieve that vision. The RFQ was issued April 10.
Responses are due May 19.
Downtown Austin Retail Development Strategy Phase III of the initiative, focusing on east and west Sixth
Street, will begin in fall of 2006.
Great Streets Development Program The Great Streets Development Program was adopted by City
Council in February 2004. To date 15 streetscape projects
have been completed, 2 are under construction, and 11 are
planned.
Lance Armstrong Bikeway Construction is expected to start in late 2006.
Mexican American Cultural Center (MACC) Due to the Federal Grant, it is necessary to perform an
archaeological investigation for cultural resources at this site.
Excavation had to stop until a verbal approval from the
Texas Historical Commission was obtained. Drilling of
piers is continuing and it is about 60% completed. Some
contaminated soils from earlier tank removal at this site have
also been encountered.
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Republic Square The design development phase for the new federal courthouse,
including efforts to integrate the courthouse with Republic
Square, is underway. Demolition of the Intel “shell” is
expected to occur this summer. Construction of the new
courthouse will begin late 2008 or early 2009, with a 30 to 36
month construction time.
Town Lake Park, Phase II The City rejected park construction bids summer 2003
due to poor City budget conditions. The project rebid
December 1, 2005. Notice to Proceed issued March 17, 2006
to Constructors & Associates with anticipated construction
completion by March 2007.
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11th and 12th Streets Community Redevelopment Project
Summary The redevelopment plan contains projects and programs that seek to restore a thriving mix of uses and activities
along the East 11th and 12th Streets corridors. East 11th Street is envisioned as a visitor-oriented destination
consisting of 3-5 story buildings that provide entertainment, music and office uses that will attract users
from the Austin metropolitan area as well as local residents. The East 12th Street corridor is envisioned
as a mixed-use area with a variety of small-scale, live-work environments with combined office, retail and
residential uses which serve the immediate area.
Status The Historical Renovations of the 532 square feet commercial office (Connelly-Yerwood House) is scheduled
to be completed in April 2006. Once completed, the City will turn the building over to the Anderson
Community Development Corporation for a community policing/neighborhood services outreach center. The
City is moving forward with the architectural
and engineering services for the development of
Waller
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Description The main redevelopment area includes both the East 11th and 12th Street corridors. East 11th Street from
IH 35 to Navasota Street and East 12th Street from IH 35 to Poquito St. These corridors are designated
as an Urban Renewal Area.
Basic Data Program Contact: Sandra Harkins, City of Austin - Neighborhood Housing and
Community Development, 974-3128
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Anderson Hill Redevelopment Project
Summary Anderson Hill Redevelopment Project is designed to redevelop an area between East 11th and 12th
Streets and Branch and Navasota Streets into a revitalized residential community through the construction
of affordable housing units for low and moderate-income families. The first phase of the project was
implemented by the Anderson Community Development Corporation (ACDC) in which 26 units were
completed. The City of Austin and the Austin Housing Finance Corporation has implemented the second
phase of this project by constructing 6 homeownership units and is scheduled to construct over thirty
additional units over the next 18 months. The City also proposes to develop 24 rental units.
Status The Austin Revitalization Authority (ARA) has completed the renovation of two additional historical units in
the month of December. In January, ARA broke ground on two new constructs.
The Austin Housing Finance Corporation
Waller
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(AHFC) currently has fifteen (15) houses
Street
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under construction in the Anderson Hill
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St.
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The historical renovation of the Connelly-Yerwood House located at 1115 East 12th Street is has been
delayed and is now scheduled to be completed by the end of April 2006. Once completed the Anderson
Community Development Corporation will relocate their offices to this building and will be available for
other community organizations to hold their meetings.
Description The Anderson Hill Redevelopment Project is located in Central East Austin, bounded by E. 12th and Juniper
Streets on the north and south and Navasota and Branch Streets on the east and west.
Basic Data Program Contact: Neighborhood Housing and Community Development, 974-3128
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Downtown Austin Plan
Summary City staff has issued a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for a consultant with extensive experience in urban
downtown planning and financial modeling, to assist the City and the community in the creation of a vision
for the development of downtown Austin for the next 20 years, and to develop an implementable strategy
to achieve that vision.
Status The RFQ was issued April 10. Responses are due May 19.
Description On December 15, 2005 the Austin City Council adopted a resolution directing City staff to initiate a
planning process for Downtown Austin.
The resolution calls for the hiring of a national consultant with downtown expertise to develop the
Downtown Austin Plan, working with stakeholders, including but not limited to State, Federal and local
government, Capital Metro, downtown neighborhood associations and downtown business groups, affordable
housing advocates, parks groups and environmental organizations.
The Downtown Austin Plan should be financially feasible, responsive to community goals and market forces,
and reflect best practices for creating a vibrant, transit-oriented, mixed use downtown where people live, work
and shop. The plan should also incorporate recommendations, as appropriate, from previous plans as well
as recommendations that address the changing dynamics of Downtown Austin. Consultant teams should
include a diverse team of planners and designers to ensure that the plan reflects local character.
As a baseline the Consultant will examine:
Environmental and watershed conditions
Cultural and historic resources
Socio-economic conditions
Infrastructure conditions (utilities, drainage)
Transportation network connectivity and conditions (streets, sidewalks, bike, transit facilities)
Parks and open space
Land ownership
Land use, zoning, and other applicable regulations
Assessment of land available for development or redevelopment in downtown. Included in this
assessment will be those factors that limit development
Previously conducted plans and studies of downtown including, but not limited to, the R/UDAT
Austin Report and subsequent updates.
The City and other downtown stakeholder groups will provide this information to the Consultant.
The plan is to be comprised of four key parts:
1. Vision for how Downtown Austin should develop in the next 5-20 years
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Downtown Austin Plan
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Description
2. Recommendations for the Downtown area in the following areas:
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Development Regulations
Development scenarios
Where and to what degree increased density is appropriate, including transitions into adjacent
neighborhoods
Ordinance modernizations, including but not limited to, permitting density bonuses, modifying
floor-to-area ratio, maximum building heights and license agreement process, and establishing
urban design guidelines and form based related regulations
Transportation
Transportation and land use should be planned for as two interconnected components that are
inextricably linked to one another. Transportation recommendations should include the following
items and be based on capacity testing and previously conducted plans and studies, including the
Downtown Access and Mobility Plan, the Downtown Parking Plan and Capital Metro’s Future
Connections study which currently in process.
Traffic circulation – both internal and access to and from downtown
Transit connector system – identify right-of-way for passenger rail, dedicated bus thoroughfares
and station locations
Implementation of Great Streets
Redevelopment scenario in the event Interstate Highway 35 is lowered or relocated underground
through Downtown
Bikeways
Pedestrian Circulation
Parking
Wayfinding
Infrastructure
Strategy for mitigating flooding and erosion along Waller and Shoal Creeks
Assessment of the infrastructure needs required to accommodate the desired vision for downtown
and population projections
Affordable Housing
Strategies and best practices for affordable work force housing in the downtown area
Open Space
Strategies for preserving and enhancing parks and open space
Strategy for Downtown Arts Master Plan
Use of government-owned land
The Federal government, State of Texas, Travis County and City of Austin are major landowners
downtown. Some of this land is undeveloped or underutilized.
Program and procedure for the sale and development of government-owned land in the
downtown area
Financial Modeling
Office, housing, retail, and hotel development potential
Costs and benefits related to implementing the plan’s recommendations
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3. Station Area Plan for the Convention Center Transit Oriented Development and possibly one additional
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station area plan for the soon-to-be designated Seaholm Transit Oriented Development
Future land use and development scenarios
A regulating plan or similar development code to be adopted as part of the station area plan,
including recommended site development standards and urban design guidelines
Incorporate recommendations for achieving affordable housing goals as outlined in the TOD
ordinance. These recommendations are being prepared by another consultant and will be
provided to the Consultant selected for this project.
Transportation analysis and improvements plan (streets, sidewalks, bike, transit facilities,
operations and services)
Open space and streetscape improvement plan
Infrastructure improvements to support future development
Parking analysis
Financial analysis including potential incentives or financing tools and recommendations for
preferred approach
4. Implementation strategy
Strategy and implementation framework for achieving the vision of the plan, including
recommended funding mechanisms for implementing infrastructure improvements.
Recommendations should be based in part on the cost benefits created by implementing the
development potential and when the recommendations are proposed for implementation - short
term (2-5 years), or long term (5-20 years)
Basic Data Project Manager: Adam Smith, Principal Planner, City of Austin, Neighborhood
Planning & Zoning Department, 974-7685
Project Contact: Michael Knox, Principal Planner, City of Austin, Economic Growth
& Redevelopment Services Office, 974-6415
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Downtown Austin Retail Development Strategy
Summary The Downtown Austin Retail Development Strategy provides a framework for the development of a strong
retail component in downtown Austin, strengthening the existing retail base and adding complementary
new development. The City of Austin has partnered with the Downtown Austin Alliance to develop the
Downtown Austin Retail Development Strategy, a nearly yearlong study employing nationally recognized retail
consultants in association with local firms and a local steering committee that includes a Congress Avenue
retailer as well as commercial real estate experts.
Status The full Final Report is available on the City of Austin’s Web site, at http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/downtown/
default.htm#retail.
Consultant Downtown Works has recently completed Phase II of the initiative. In this phase they developed
more specific recommendations for revitalizing retail on Congress Avenue, one of the first high priority areas.
In addition, the Downtown Austin Alliance has hired a Retail Coordinator (partially funded by the City of
Austin) to begin recruiting new retailers to the downtown area, with the initial focus on Congress Avenue.
Phase III of the initiative, focusing on east and west Sixth Street, will begin in fall of 2006.
Description Phase II of the study — Congress Avenue Retail Strategy — begins implementing the strategy developed
in Phase I.
The study these components:
§ The Market Position for Congress Avenue elaborates on the demographics and psychographic
profiles developed in Phase I, compares Congress Avenue to surrounding retail districts, and
recommends certain markets that need strengthening.
§ The Retail Assessment evaluates existing properties on the Avenue, looking at the balance between
retail and non-retail uses, and the strengths and weaknesses of existing retailing and general street
characteristics, and recommends improvements.
§ The Merchandising Mix Plan defines the types of retailers to target for recruitment (as well as those
not targeted, as that market is already sufficiently served).
The Retail Recruiter has begun “prospecting” for retailers and is continuing to develop relationships with
property owners and real estate brokers.
Project Contact: Michael Knox, Principal Planner, City of Austin Economic Growth
Basic Data & Redevelopment Services Office, 974-6415
Project Manager: Molly Alexander, Associate Director, Downtown Austin Alliance,
469-1766 / fax 477-7456
http://www.downtownaustin.com/
Retail Recruiter: Linda Asaf, Downtown Austin Alliance, 619-3303 (cell), 477-7456
(fax)
Consultants: Downtown Works, a division of Economics Research Associates
(ERA), Washington, D.C.
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Downtown Public Improvement District (PID) and
Downtown Austin Alliance
Summary On April 15, 1993, the City Council created a Public Improvement District (PID) to provide constant
and permanent funding to implement downtown initiatives. The City contracted with the Downtown
Austin Alliance in September 1993 to manage the downtown initiative program. The Downtown Austin
Alliance (formerly Austin DMO, Inc.) was incorporated in May 1992 to promote growth and revitalization
in Downtown Austin. Its membership consists of owners of downtown property, downtown tenants, and
other interested Austinites.
Status In November / December of 2005 the City Council approved the 2006-2007 DAA Service Plan and Budget
and the assessment roll. The 2006-2007 DAA budget is $1,401,458.
Description The PID is a mechanism for downtown property owners located within the PID to improve Downtown
Austin through enhanced services such as maintenance, security, planning, and marketing. Property owners
assess themselves an additional $0.10 per $100 property evaluation to fund these services. The PID is a
private sector initiative, and was achieved upon the submittal of a petition with the minimum number of
signatures to the City, development of a Service Plan acceptable to the City Council, and the Council’s
satisfaction that the PID will improve Downtown Austin.
The Downtown Austin Alliance has downtown office space in the Southwest Tower at 211 E. Seventh
Street, Ste. 100-L.
Basic Data Project Contact: Michael Knox, Principal Planner, Economic Growth &
Redevelopment Services Office, 974-6415
Project Manager: Charles Betts, Executive Director, Downtown Austin Alliance,
469-1766 / fax 477-7456
http://www.downtownaustin.com/
2006-2007 Fiscal Year Budget $1,401,458
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East Sixth Street Public Improvement District (PID)
Summary On August 26, 2004 the City Council authorized the creation a Public Improvement District (PID) to
provide constant and permanent funding to implement initiatives in the E. 6th St. entertainment district.
The vision for the district, created by the Pecan Street Owners Association, who initiated the creation of
the PID, is to:
§ Create a vibrant mixed-use district, where diverse offerings are a strong asset appreciated by both
locals and visitors alike;
§ Make Sixth Street an important economic and cultural asset to the community for present and
future generations; and
§ Advocate for the preservation and enhancement of the district’s unique historic character.
To fund the proposed services, all properties within the district are assessed at a rate of $.10 per $100 property
value, up to a maximum property value of $500,000.
Status On November 3, 2005 the City Council adopted the 2006 Service Plan and Budget for the E. 6th St. PID.
On December 1, 2005 the City Council adopted the 2006 assessment roll.
Description The five programs in the Council-adopted Service Plan are:
1. City of Austin/Public Order/Safety - 20%
The E. Sixth Street PID management contractor will work directly with the City to create a working group to
begin to identify the issues and barriers facing E. Sixth Street. A working plan will be created with ways to
solve/mitigate issues. The E. Sixth Street PID management contractor will also work directly with the DAA,
the APD and others to address the issues of public safety, order and evening management of the street.
2. Communications/Membership - 15%
Design effective database and management system of property information. Create public membership
opportunities. Develop effective communications to members, stakeholders and others through email,
phone, fax and mail.
3. Physical Improvements - 15%
Create a strategy and a plan for physical improvements in the district such as signage, sidewalks, entryways,
etc.
4. Marketing/Public Relations/Strategic Partnerships - 20%
Create a marketing plan and public relations strategy for the district. Develop relationship with real
estate broker and developer community. Work with existing tenants providing education opportunities and
expansion options. Create financial strategy for self-sufficiency in three years. Create strategic partnerships
with private sector for promotional and funding opportunities.
5. Historic Preservation/Accentuation - 15%
Create a strong working group to develop this area from the historic preservation community, tourism,
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Description the museum, art groups, etc. Develop a working document that sets the vision for the interpretation and
continued enhancement of the historic district.
Basic Data Project Contact: Michael Knox, Principal Planner, City of Austin Economic Growth
& Redevelopment Services Office, 974-6415
Project Manager: Kevin Walker, Executive Director, Pecan Street Owners Association,
469-1766, kevin@downtownaustin.com
2006 Fiscal Year Budget $125,304
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Art in Public Places
Summary Since 1985, the Art in Public Places Program has commissioned over 140 site-specific public artworks for
city buildings and parks with 1% of construction budgets. On October 31, 2002, the Austin City Council
approved increasing future allocations to 2% and removing the cap of $200,000 on individual projects.
Currently, the City is implementing the Public Art Fund of 2% for street and streetscape improvement
projects. Art in Public Places is a program within the Cultural Arts Division of the Economic Growth and
Redevelopment Services Office. More information is available at: http://www.cityofaustin.org/aipp
Project AUSTIN CONVENTION CENTER PARKING GARAGE / AUSTIN ENERGY DISTRICT PLANT
AIPP BUDGET: $200,000
AIPP PROJECT: Ann Adams was selected from the Art in Public Places Slide Registry and invited
to collaborate with Barnes Gromatzky Kosarek Architects on a non-objective glass
tile pattern for the façade walls of the chiller tank that refers to its purpose of
providing chilled water to downtown buildings for air conditioning. The chiller
tank is being constructed on the Northeast corner of the building at E. 5th &
Sabine Streets.
STATUS: Adams has completed her glass tile pattern design for the cooling tank, which is
currently being installed integrally with the building construction by the general
contractor. Installation is scheduled to be completion in early fall.
MANAGER: Jean Graham, AIPP Coordinator, 974-9313
Project CITY HALL & PUBLIC PLAZA
AIPP BUDGET: $200,000
AIPP PROJECT: Seeding Time, a public artwork by Nobuho Nagasawa, is centered on an oak
sapling grown from an acorn harvested from the 500 year old Austin Treaty
Oak. The life of this young sapling will evolve slowly with the passage of time.
Five rings chart the size of it’s leaf canopy for the next five centuries, each ring
representing 100 years of growth. A spiral of nine indigenous boulders, a sun
eclipsing a moon, and a circling mist and blue light create a landscape of
five centuries past and five centuries of future. The public art component is
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located within the triangular-shaped landscaped area in the Southwest corner
of the public. A detailed description of the design is posted on at: http://
www.cityofaustin.org/cityhall/art.htm.
STATUS: Seeding Time was unveiled on the opening day of City Hall, November 20, 2004.
MANAGER: Megan Weiler, AIPP Administrator, 974-9312
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ART BUDGET: Artwork Donation to the City of Austin
AIPP PROJECT: On Sunday, September 26th, the City of Austin celebrated the installation of
Angelina Eberly as donated by Capital Area Statues, Inc. (CAST), who commis-
sioned internationally renowned artist Pat Oliphant to design and fabricate a
figurative bronze sculpture depicting Angelina Belle Peyton Eberly, heroine of the
1842 war, on the west sidewalk on the 600 block of Congress Avenue. Angelina
Eberly was a significant woman in history who shot the town cannon from the
very corner the sculpture is sited. The local non-profit organization, CAST, Inc.
(Capitol Area Statues Incorporated) has donated the sculpture to the City of
Austin. CAST, Inc. previously donated Philosopher’s Rock, a comical, figurative
bronze sculpture by sculptor Glenna Goodacre in 1994.
STATUS: The sculpture has been permanently installed and a festive sculpture unveiling
and ceremony was celebrated on Sunday, September 26, 2004.
MANAGER Megan Weiler, AIPP Administrator, 974-9312
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Project SECOND STREET DISTRICT STREETSCAPE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT
ART BUDGET: $300,000
AIPP PROJECT: Artists Susan Magilow and Philip Lamb from Dallas, TX were selected to collabo-
rate with Design Team Artist Barbara Grygutis and the Prime Consultant’s team
to develop two public art projects as part of the series of the Spring Project,
sculptural environments with functional water feature within the streetscape
design. Austin artists Jill Bedgood, Ryah Christensen, Mark Shatz, and Sun
McColgin were selected to design and fabricate artwork projects as part of the
Medallion Project, a series of artistic enhancements embedded in the sidewalk
near Second Street intersections that correspond to the namesake of the cor-
responding river street.
STATUS: Artists and Design Team will be working collaboratively over the next few months
to collect research and develop designs that will highlight the theme of rivers,
streams, and springs imbuing the project with public/civic art in order to reveal
the area’s history and create a sense of place and cultural identity that is uniquely
Austin. Ms. Grygutis continues to create a Public Art Plan to report on
public/civic art implementation and to identify future opportunities for public art
should funding become available.
MANAGER Megan Weiler, AIPP Administrator, 974-9312
Meghan Turner, AIPP Coordinator, 974-9314
Project SOUTH CONGRESS AVENUE STREETSCAPE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT
AIPP BUDGET: $51,000
AIPP PROJECTS: Artist James Talbot was selected to work with the Prime Consultant (Binkley and
Barfield), merchants, and neighborhood residents to determine placement for and
design of public art.
STATUS: Development of the public art project will coincide with the construction docu-
ment phase. In response to concerns from neighborhood groups, the scope of
work for this project is being reevaluated by the City. Currently the artist awaits a
decision by the City on project limits prior to beginning design work.
MANAGER: Jean Graham, AIPP Coordinator, 974-9313
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Project TOWN LAKE PARK, PHASE 2
AIPP BUDGET: $73,200
AIPP PROJECTS: (1) Spiral Garden by Beverly Penn with Steve Wiman, Kate Catterall, Grady
Hillman and James Polk in collaboration with TBG Partners. The Town Lake
Park Spiral Garden is an experiential outdoor environment developed around
the principle of the Golden Section, a proportional system first identified by
the Greek mathematician Pythagorus and utilized for many centuries by artists,
architects, dancers and musicians. This garden would serve as an exploratory
and engaging park for children and families while offering the city with unique
sculpture garden in the heart of the cultural park.
(2) An interactive plaza fountain which references the historic Anderson Mill
and the Highland Lakes Chain by Donald Lipski in collaboration with TBG
Partners
STATUS: (1) Designs for the Spiral Garden have been completed. The city plans to con-
struct the garden infrastructure and hardscape as part of the project construction
schedule. Additional funds are sought in order to realize the artwork components
and complete the garden.
(2) The design of the Anderson Mill fountain by Donald Lipski has been removed
from the construction documents due to budget constraints. The fountain will be
replaced with an interactive water display.
MANAGER: Megan Weiler, AIPP Administrator, 974-9312
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Summary The City of Austin’s Cultural Arts Division of the Economic Growth and Redevelopment Services Office
(EGRSO) is facilitating a DOWNTOWN ARTS MASTER PLAN to provide a framework, guidelines and an
action plan for cultural vitality and public art that will contribute to creating a culturally dynamic downtown.
In so doing, civic arts and public art will enhance and enrich Austin’s downtown public spaces and attract
residents, businesses, and visitors to this area.
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The Downtown Arts Master Plan is collaboration between the Civic Arts and Art in Public Places. Citi Arts,
a Public Art Master Planning, Administration and Urban Planning firm from Charlotte, North Carolina,
is the consultant for the Downtown Arts Master Plan. The principal, Jennifer Murphy, has seventeen years
experience in the public art field including public art and urban design plans for airport facilities, rail transit
projects, cities, counties, regions, downtowns, streetscapes and large public spaces and buildings.
To help guide the development of the Plan the City has assembled a “Downtown Arts Master Plan Advisory
Group” made up of pertinent City staff, representatives from City of Austin Council-appointed Boards
and Commission, Downtown stakeholders, and individuals representing artists and design professionals, and
various other constituents.
As part of the process Citi Arts conducted site visits, made presentations to the Advisory Group and solicited
information to define the Austin nature and character, conducted a series of interviews, presented an artists’
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Summary roundtable where Citi Arts conducted another art/artists in the environment presentation and solicited their
continued suggestions, and facilitated a Design Charrette.
MAY 14, 2005 CHARRETTE: Citi Arts facilitated a charrette with participants from a variety of disciplines
and communities interested in the revitalization of Downtown Austin. The charrette included breakout
sessions focusing on specific downtown districts – their existing conditions, and ways of experiencing
downtown in order to provide recommendations for effective planning for the arts. The ideas from the
Charrette – recommendations for themes, cultural corridors, public art locations, and cultural vitality
strategies – informed the final recommendations of the Downtown Arts Master Plan.
Status The Draft Downtown Arts Master Plan is currently in staff review and will be brought forward for Advisory
Group, Commission & Board Review, and final Community review this summer 2006. A website with
frequently asked questions is being prepared with the eventual Downtown Arts Master Plan draft also put
on a website for public review.
Issues The EGRSO is the City of Austin department charged with “managing the City’s economic development
policies and programs and, promoting and facilitating sustainable growth in the Desired Development
Zone, in partnership with the community, project developers and the City of Austin organization in order
to enhance livability and economic viability in a manner that preserves the character of Austin and its
environment.” In the last few years there has been much discussion in the community and media concerning
the “loss of the Austin nature and character” during the redevelopment efforts occurring Downtown. In
response to this community concern and because a community’s distinctive nature and character is an
important identifying quality that can add a competitive advantage when people are looking to live in, work
in, and visit a particular city, the City initiated the “Austin Sense of Place and Cultural Identity” program in
2001. Its purpose has been “to enrich and enliven public spaces in the downtown area in order to attract
residents, businesses and visitors.” With the advent of the new Cultural Arts Division in EGRSO in March
2003 the Austin Sense of Place and Cultural Identity Program is recast as Civic Arts.
In May 2002 the City and Texas Commission on the Arts facilitated a community-wide civic dialogue of
artists, arts organizations, arts administrators, architects, developers, representatives from the tourist industry,
education, and funding sources to investigate ways to sustain and enrich Austin’s sense of place and cultural
identity, identify how the arts and artists can contribute to Austin’s distinct cultural expression in the
meanings, uses, and forms of the city, and to identify ways to support creative partnerships and collaborations.
The initial decision by the City to facilitate the development of the Plan came out of this joint effort.
Civic Dialogue proceedings: http://www.arts.state.tx.us/republic/ “Civic Dialogue: Civic Art & Design in
Downtown Austin” has been reported, since April 2002, in past issues of the Downtown Report.
The Art in Public Places (AIPP) Program joined EGRSO with the creation of a new Cultural Arts Division
in March 2003. For over a decade, the City of Austin AIPP Program has made it possible for talented
artists of local and national renown to enhance public spaces throughout the city with works of art ranging
from outdoor sculptures and murals to functional works integrated into architecture. Artists have successfully
incorporated traditions, objects, and physical marks of community members to create cultural landmarks that
have become cornerstones of community identity.
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Issues The City of Austin was the first municipality in Texas to make a commitment to include works of art in
continued construction projects when it established the AIPP program in 1985. In October 2002, the Austin City
Council revised the AIPP Ordinance, increasing public art allocations to 2% of the construction costs,
removing the $200,000 cap and including street and streetscape improvement projects to the already long
list of possible locations for public art that include the airport, convention center, libraries, parks, police
stations, and recreation centers.
The AIPP staff and Panel of local visual arts and design professionals work closely with project architects
and city department and community representatives to ensure that the AIPP Collection includes high quality
works of art that represent the broad range of media, styles, and cultural sensibilities that contribute to
Austin’s distinctive ambiance. Overview of the AIPP Program: http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/aipp/
Description The Plan shall encompass the Downtown area bounded by Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. on the north, Lamar
Blvd. on the west, Riverside Drive/Barton Springs Road on the south, and, to the east, capturing both sides
of IH-35. In addition to this core area there are secondary district “fingers” on the west, south, and east to
capture areas that share a direct relationship to the Downtown. Some of these are major commercial corridors
into the Downtown that are part of separate planning activities. It is not the intentions of the City to have the
Plan override these activities but rather to bring these plans all together in one place. Separate activities could
be included as appendixes or, when appropriate, included in the planning process.
Basic Data Contacts: Janet Seibert, Project Manager, janet.seibert@ci.austin.tx.us), Civic Arts
Coordinator, City of Austin Cultural Arts Division / Economic Growth
and Redevelopment Services Office, (512) 974-7860
Megan Weiler, megan.weiler@ci.austin.tx.us), Art in Public Places
Administrator, City of Austin Cultural Arts Division / Economic
Growth and Redevelopment Services Office, (512) 974-9312
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Summary The Mexican American Cultural Center is to be dedicated to the preservation, creation, presentation, and
promotion of Mexican American cultural arts and heritage. The center will be a tremendous resource for
the local community and visiting tourists. Through education and community participation, the center will
foster a meaningful understanding and appreciation of Chicano, Native American, and other Latino cultures
with their respective artistic expressions. The programs and education curriculum will include the areas
of visual art, theater, dance, literature, music, multi-media, and the culinary arts. The MACC will be
designed to create a safe and beautiful place for youth, adults, and seniors to spend their time creatively
and pleasurably. Ultimately a large 800 seat theater, a small 300 seat theater, an outdoor Plaza, a two story
education/exhibit/rehearsal/office building and a two story parking garage will be built.
Status Due to the Federal Grant, we needed to perform an archaeological investigation for cultural resources at this
site. Excavation had to stop until a verbal approval from the Texas Historical Commission was obtained.
Drilling of piers is continuing and it is about 60% completed. We have also encountered some contaminated
soils from earlier tank removal at this site.
Issues The construction of drilling the piers was delayed due to archaeological investigation. Contaminated soils
have to be disposed to appropriated landfill. This will not cause any delay in project schedule since it is
out side of the building pad area.
Description / This is a great undertaking and in order to develop a long-
History term plan for the development of the site, we developed
a Master Plan to better help us design the first Phase of
the MACC. In an effort to receive community input as to
what the MACC should be, we held a series of community
meetings on July 29th and July 30, 2000. A second
public workshop was held on September 9, 2000. In those
workshops, as we called them, there was tremendous interest
from the citizens in developing the connection not only
of the MACC to the Hike & Bike Trail, but the further
development and improvement of the Hike & Bike Trail in
that part of Town Lake. Further more, the development of
a trail and a bridge on both sides of Waller Creek was just
as important to the community. On October 9, 2000 the
consultants presented to the public the basic Master Plan
design based on the last workshop. It was enthusiastically
accepted.
The Master Plan was completed and presented to City
Council on December 14, 2000.
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Description Phase I will be the design and construction of an outdoor Plaza to accommodate 2,000 people. It will also
continued have a two-story structure to house offices with classrooms/rehearsal rooms. Associated surface parking and
landscaping will also be part of Phase I. Alternate No.1 is a multi-purpose building that will seat 300 people
for a performance or 150 for a sit down dinner. Alternate No. 2 is a 4,400 square foot exhibition/gallery
space.
Basic Data Project Manager: Kalpana Sutaria, AIA, Department of Public Works, 974-7225
Designer: CasaBella & Del Campo + Maru, Joint Venture
Appropriation Amount: $16,150,000
Construction Contract: $12,335,000
Preliminary Phase: July 2000 - May 2001 (Master Plan and Cost Estimating)
Design Phase of Phase I: Sept. 2002
Bid Phase: July 2005 – October 2005
Contract Award: October 20, 2005
Contract Execution: November 2005
Construction: January 3, 2006 – March 2007
Warranty Phase: March 2007 – March 2008
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Summary The project is a new parking garage (685 spaces) to serve the recently completed Convention Center
expansion with a central District chilling plant developed in partnership with Austin Energy. The street
level floor will include pedestrian-friendly uses (approximately 18,000 SF of office/retail) along 4th, 5th and
Red River Streets. An art in Public Places project is planned for the exterior face of the thermal storage
tank structure.
Status The Garage was substantially completed January 28, 2005 and opened for business. The Plant is still unable
to reliably produce chilled water with multiple chiller drive shaft failures. The City has asked York to provide a
temporary package unit to allow Austin Energy to meet their summer demand.
Issues Material failure of the chiller drive shaft fails to allow completion of the plant. York, the chiller manufacturer
is in an investigative process to determine the cause of failure.
Description The 4-level garage and central chilling plant is located northeast of the Convention Center on the block
bordered by E. 5th, E. 4th, Red River and Sabine Streets. The District Cooling Plant is placed along Sabine
and the only garage entrance is off 5th Street
Basic Data City Contact: Robert Holland, AIA, Public Works, 404-4191
Architect: Barnes, Gromatzky & Kosarek Architects, Goetting & Associates &
Jaster Quintanilla, a Joint Venture
Construction Start: December 2003
Estimated Construction Completion: February 2005 for the garage and February 2006 for the district
chilling plant.
Project Cost : Construction Contract award amount $29,776,000.
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Summary The City of Austin is working in collaboration with the Downtown Austin Alliance, the Austin Parks
Foundation, the US General Services Administration (GSA) and a variety of downtown stakeholders to
transform this historic square into a beautiful green place buzzing with people and activity. This initiative
brings together private and public resources to create physical improvements and programs that attract,
engage, and reflect Austin’s diverse community.
This project is now being done in coordination with the development of a new Federal Courthouse on the
block just to the west of the square. The Austin City Council has agreed to close the one-block section of
San Antonio Street between the Square and the courthouse site, and efforts are beginning to coordinate the
designs of the two sites and the current street right-of-way that will be vacated.
Status The design development phase for the new courthouse, including efforts to integrate the courthouse
with Republic Square, is underway. Demolition of the Intel “shell” is expected to occur this summer.
Construction of the new courthouse will begin late 2008 or early 2009, with a 30 to 36 month construction
time.
Description In 1999, the Downtown Austin Alliance in partnership with the Austin Parks & Recreation Department
created a Republic Square Task force made up of
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Recommendations. Shortly after that, the Austin Parks Lavaca Plaza
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understanding. The purpose of the partnership is to
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(dance, music, arts), political, civic, historic, outdoor
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In October, 2001, a landscape architectural firm, TBG Partners, was hired to do a conceptual design for
the redevelopment of Republic Square. The design will be utilized by the Austin Parks Foundation for
fundraising. TBG Partners will work in concert with Jesus Moroles, an internationally known sculptor. Mr.
Moroles has been commissioned by the Texas Commission on the Arts (TCA) to create an artistic piece for the
park. TCA will also create a cultural endowment in order to sustain the artistic elements of the park.
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Description In November 2001, a design charrette was held which attracted a variety of interested community leaders.
continued Based on this input, preliminary designs are in progress. During December, 2001, and January
2002, various boards and commissions have been updated on the progress of the design ideas for
Republic Square. These included the Historic
Landmark Commission, the Design Commission,
the Downtown Commission, and the Land
and Facilities subcommittee of the Parks and
Recreation Board. The Austin Parks Foundation
joined together with DAA to commission a
historic research effort for Republic Square, which
will ultimately be used for historical interpretation
of the park.
In 2002 a final conceptual design for Republic
Square Park was been completed. The proposed
plan is a collaborative effort between the artist,
the landscape architect, and the Republic Square
partners. The design combines green space with
hardscape paths and a plaza, with a promenade
between a double row of trees on all four sides
of the park. The artwork is a waterwall and three
monumental columns with water coursing down
them. The Texas Commission on the Arts, in
conjunction with the Austin Parks Foundation
and the Downtown Austin Alliance, will then use this design to raise funds for construction.
In July 2003 the former Intel building site just west of Republic Square was selected as the site of a new
Federal courthouse, and in February 2004 the City Council agreed to closing San Antonio Street between
the two sites.
It is envisioned that Republic Square, while retaining its historic value, will be the city plaza of downtown
Austin. Its location within a rapidly growing, vibrant, metropolitan setting creates a rich environment for
the creation of a civic square with a unique appeal and personality. Republic Square will be a place where
downtown visitors, employees and residents can gather to eat, relax and enjoy a variety of activities.
Basic Data Project Contacts: Stuart Strong, Parks and Recreation Department, 974-6766
Michael Knox, Economic Growth and Redevelopment Services Office,
974-6415
Julie Fitch, Downtown Austin Alliance, 469-1766
Ryan Orendorf, Austin Parks Foundation, 477-1566
Consultants Earl Broussard, TBG Partners
Jesus Moroles
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Summary In 1996 the City Council resolved to preserve Seaholm for a major public use following decommissioning and
remediation. Decommissioning by Austin Energy began in 2000.
In 2003, Seaholm decommissioning activities were suspended to allow for regulatory approval of disposal
methodology by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and later due to budgetary limitations. The
final stages of cleanup were initiated and completed in 2005. On January 17th, the EPA and the Texas
Commission for Environmental Quality (TCEQ) awarded Seaholm “Ready for Reuse” designation. This
designation acknowledges the cleanup standards met the requirements for the intended reuse of the site,
which allow for unrestricted access to the property. Subsequently, the TCEQ also selected the Seaholm
Remediation Project for their annual Texas Environmental Excellence Award for the technical innovation
employed in dealing with site PCB contamination.
Status In November 1999, City Council passed a resolution directing the City Manager “to make recommendations
outlining next steps for decommissioning the Seaholm Power Plant and soliciting proposals for the reuse of
the plant.” In December 1999, the City hired Sherry Kafka Wagner, public attractions consultant, to help
identify and execute these “next steps”.
In June 2000 Council authorized
the hiring of ROMA Design
Group to create a master plan
which made recommendations
about the urban design and
economic redevelopment of the
area surrounding the power plant
facility. The Seaholm District
Master Plan was presented to
City Council for consideration
of adoption on May 9, 2002.
Council raised several issues
regarding the plan and requested
a postponement to have
additional time to consider the
plan.
Implementation of several
projects within the master plan
boundaries are moving forward.
On November 3, 2005, City Council approved completion of the Pfluger Bridge central arm alignment
leading to the Bowie Street Bike and Pedestrian Underpass.
The City of Austin and Austin Energy also acquired 3.6 acres of property in the Seaholm District from
UPRR in late 2003. This property will be used for transportation projects and to expand the Seaholm Power
Plant property for reuse purposes.
As part of the Near Term CBD Transportation projects in December 2002, Council approved in principal the
extension of Third Street across Shoal Creek and the extension of West Avenue from Third Street to Cesar
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Status Chavez. Funding for The West Avenue Extension was approved in the 2003 CMTA ¼ cent refund. West
continued Avenue will not be extended as a public street, but a Public Utility and Access Easement will provide access
to the Seaholm Development.
The City has also completed the historical documentary photography for the three Seaholm buildings that
have been identified as eligible for listing on the National Historic Register: the Turbine Building, the Water
Intake Structure and the Fuel Oil Building. This photography documents the plant with all its equipment
in place, prior to the final demolition and remediation phase that began in July 2000. This photographic
collection is available at the Austin History Center.
On April 28, 2005, the Austin City Council selected Seaholm Power, LLC, a development consortium lead
by Southwest Strategies Group of Austin to enter into an Exclusive Negotiation Agreement with the City
to redevelop the Seaholm Power Plant.
Description The Seaholm Power Plant, built between 1950 and 1958, faces Town Lake on West César Chávez Street.
It is composed of five gas/oil generation units (120 megawatts total when it functioned) and no longer
generates power. The building features a towering turbine room 110 by 235 feet, with clerestory windows
above flanking aisles, and a 65-foot-high ceiling. Two lower floors contain an additional 75,000 square feet.
In all, the building has more than 110,000 square feet of useable floor area. An electric utility substation,
transmission and distribution facilities, and a utility microwave communications center are also located at
Seaholm.
A number of planning efforts have recognized Seaholm’s significance and potential for adaptive reuse. The
City of Austin’s 1984 Historic Resources survey targeted Seaholm for its highest priority rating of building
to be preserved. The City’s Town Lake Park Comprehensive Plan suggests that the plant be “converted into
an activity center complementary to the area.” In the fall of 1997, the R/UDAT Revisited Team reiterated
its earlier support for Seaholm’s cultural reuse.
Basic Data City Contacts: Oscar Backus, Director Environmental Care and Protection, Austin
Energy, 322-6276
Greg Kiloh, Economic Growth and Redevelopment Services Office,
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Summary Daily clean-up services are provided in the downtown area to accommodate the high level of pedestrian,
tourist, and vehicle traffic.
Status Ongoing
Description These sidewalks and streets in the downtown business district that are cleaned daily by the Solid Waste
Services Department:
6th from IH-35 to Congress(we round the corners on the side streets and clean to the alley)
Congress from 1st to 11th
Sabine from 5th to 7th
4th from Congress to Guadalupe
These streets in the downtown business district that are cleaned daily by the Solid Waste Services Department:
Trinity from Cesar Chavez to 6th
Red River from Cesar Chavez to 6th
Cesar Chavez from Trinity and Red River
4th from Trinity to Red River
Neches from 4th to 6th
The alleyways that border 6th, between IH-35 and Congress Avenue, and alleys that border Congress Avenue
from César Chávez to 11th, are cool water flushed Monday through Sunday(a minimum of 4 times per
week). All streets in the Downtown Business District are swept at least once per week.
Basic Data Project Contact: Pete Castillo, Superintendent, Litter Abatement, Solid Waste Services
Department, 974-4352
Project Manager: Melissa Prescott, Division Manager, Litter Abatement, 974-1944
Funding Source: Anti-litter fee
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Town Lake Park, Phase II
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Summary In November 1998, Austin voters approved two bond election items for work in the Town Lake Park area.
One was to allow the City to lease and convert Palmer Auditorium into the new Long Performing Arts
Center and the other was to create the new Palmer Events Center. This new Events Center is intended to
accommodate some of the events that are displaced by the conversion of Palmer Auditorium and removal of
the Coliseum. Upon completion of the new Palmer Events Center in June 2002, the private sector, non profit
group, Arts Center Stage assumed control of Palmer Auditorium for conversion into the future Long Center
for the Performing Arts. As part of the financing mechanism for the Palmer Events Ctr the City of Austin
instituted a car rental tax to fund retirement of the Events Center debt and provide a funding source for
development of the park area. The park is defined as an area bounded by Town Lake on the north, South
First Street on the east, Barton Springs Road on the south, and Lee Barton Dr. on the west. Phase I
development included development of the area immediately around the new Events Center and Parking
Facility. Phase II will begin to develop the Park area away from the new Events Center, primarily in the area
west of Palmer Events Ctr along Dawson Road between Barton Springs Rd and Riverside Drive, including
the site of the old city coliseum. Dawson Road will be vacated for this construction contract, however the
southern portion will remain for conversion into automobile parking for park visitors. The Dawson road
connection to Barton Springs Rd will remain to provide parking/access to the Dougherty Arts Ctr. No
changes are planned for the Dawson Rd./ Barton Springs Rd intersection.
Status The City rejected park construction bids summer 2003 due to poor City budget conditions. The project
rebid December 1, 2005. Notice to Proceed issued March 17, 2006 to Constructors & Associates with
anticipated construction completion by March 2007.
Issues Council has authorized implementation of the compromise solution to reduce Riverside traffic to two lanes
in the vicinity of the park. . This road construction work has been completed. The economic downturn has
affected this project dramatically. As the park development funding is completely dependant upon income
from the car rental tax, the future phases of the park have been pushed off the planning horizon. The income
from this funding source has fallen enough that the timeline for implementation of future park phases has
become uncertain at best. Phase II is expected to be completed in Spring 2007.
Description Guided by the stakeholders and the public, a Town Lake Park Master Plan was developed. It was then
adopted by City Council in July 1999. The Park Master Plan calls for a series of six park “Rooms” to be
developed in phases. The tax source must build up a level of funding required for each of the subsequent
phases before they can be implemented. Phase II of the park will redevelop the old city coliseum site with an
interactive fountain, parking for approximately 80 park visitors will be provided just north of the Dougherty
Arts Ctr. There will be an observation hill created for viewing, landscape planting, a lagoon with water
collected from the new Palmer Events Center and parking garage, and restrooms.
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Basic Data Project Contact: Robert A. Holland, AIA, 404-4191
Project Manager: same as contact
Estimated/Actual Construction Start Date: February 2006
Estimated Completion Date: April 07
Amount Appropriated (Phase II): $7,400,000
Estimated Construction Cost (Phase II): $5,500,000
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Great Streets Development Program
Summary In August 2000 City Council awarded Black & Vernooy + Kinney, a local urban design consultant
team, to create a “Great Streets” master plan for the Downtown. The Great Streets Mater Plan (http://
www.ci.austin.tx.us/greatstreets/default.htm) is founded on the vision set forth in the Council-adopted
Downtown Austin Design Guidelines of a dense, vibrant downtown with a strong sense of place and a
strong concern for the public. A large part of achieving this vision depends on improving the public arena
by guiding both public and private development of public spaces and paths: the streetscape. The Great
Streets Master Plan for the downtown integrates all modes of transportation into a balanced system of streets
and sidewalks.
The Council-adopted Great Streets Development Program is intended to aid downtown developers with
the cost of Great Streets streetscape improvements - those that go above and beyond the City’s minimum
standards - to achieve high quality pedestrian environments that foster downtown vitality. The Program
allows the City to leverage needed above- and below ground streetscape improvements from private
developments by sharing the cost of implementing Great Streets enhancements. The Great Streets
Development Program establishes criteria for the City’s financial participation in a project within the process
outlined below. All participating projects will continue to adhere to the City’s Site Development Permit/
Review and License Agreement processes, as well as provide necessary utility documentation, coordination,
relocation, etc. The Great Streets Development Program is available to large and small projects, new
construction and renovations that voluntarily propose to build to the Great Streets standards.
Amount & Source of Funding: The Great Streets Parking Meter Revenue Fund, first established in 1996,
is the principal revenue stream set aside for funding these streetscape improvements in the downtown. This
fund currently generates about $400,000 per year.
Prior Council Action:
Resolution 960425-84 Great Streets Parking Meter Revenue Fund is created.
Resolution 971106-23 Council request development of design guidelines for Downtown.
Resolution 000518-92 Council adopts the Downtown Austin Design Guidelines.
Resolution 000803-45 Council approves consultant contract to create the Downtown Great Streets
Master Plan.
Resolution 001214-76 Council resolution is passed to integrate recommendations for streetscape design
and transportation operations.
Resolution 021205-66A Council adopts for implementation, subject to the availability of resources and
funds, the Great Streets Master Plan streetscape standards to ensure that down-
town has a consistent look and feel, and directs the City Manager to process these
standards through the City rules promulgation process.
Ordinance 030403-26 Council increases parking meter revenue fees from $.75/hour to $1.00/hour.
Resolution 030612-76 Council adopts the Parking Meter Revenue Allocation Plan; setting aside 30%
of parking fees in downtown to the Great Streets Parking Meter Revenue Fund;
projects selected for funding from this source must be approved by the Great
Streets Development Program.
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Summary Great Streets Development Program Criteria & Establishing a Reimbursement Cap:
continued Gatekeeper Criteria:
· Must be located in the Central Business District, as bounded by Cesar Chavez, IH 35, 11th Street
and Lamar Blvd.
· Must have Great Streets Sidewalk Plan reviewed and approved by City’s Urban Design Office staff
for compliance with the Great Streets standards.
Establishing a Reimbursement Cap:
Three levels of Great Streets Program reimbursement are available, based on the project’s priority according to
the criteria below, with the highest level being capped at the value of $18 per square foot of the sidewalk area
proposed for Great Streets-type sidewalk improvements:
· HIGH priority: (CAP: $18 PSF)
· MEDIUM priority: (CAP: $14 PSF)
· LOW priority: (CAP: $10 PSF)
Reimbursement Cap Criteria:
· Is located in area of high pedestrian activity.
· Is located along a CMTA bus route.
· Extends/leverages underground utility improvements, planned or implemented.
· Extends/leverages adjacent streetscape improvements, planned or implemented.
· Is part of a planned corridor, district or master plan.
· Improves accessibility compliance.
· Provides sidewalk cafe.
· Is within a historic district or is a landmarked property.
· Is located along a COA bike route.
· Incorporates place-making/special features.
Great Streets Development Program Reimbursement Process:
1. Applicant meets with Urban Design Office (UDO) staff to review Great Streets standards and
proposed streetscape improvements.
2. Applicant submits streetscape plans to UDO staff and revises as necessary to receive UDO and
Transportation staff approval of finalized Great Streets Sidewalk Plan.
3. Once approved, a reimbursement cap is established.
4. Applicant complies with Minority/Women-Owned Business Enterprise Process.
5. City drafts Community Facilities Contract (CFC).
6. Administrative approval of Award if $46,000.
7. Applicant and City execute CFC.
8. Applicant constructs streetscape improvements.
9. Applicant submits required documentation for reimbursement as specified in CFC.
10. Inspection and acceptance of Great Streets improvements by City.
11. Reimbursement funds released by City.
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Status The Great Streets Development Program was adopted by City Council in February 2004.
Issues Great Streets Already Making a Difference:
Already, the Great Streets Streetscape recommendations have been incorporated into public right-of-way plans
for the following projects:
15 Streetscapes Completed:
· City Hall (4 block faces)
· Computer Science Corporation – West Bldg. (4 block faces)
· Computer Science Corporation – East Bldg. (4 block faces)
· AMLI Residential Project (4 block faces)
· Austin Resource Center for the Homeless (1 block face)
· Hilton Convention Center Hotel (4 block faces)
· Plaza Lofts (1 block face)
· Austin City Lofts (1 ½ block faces)
· 404 Rio Grande Apartments (3 block faces)
· Frost Bank Office Tower (3 block faces)
· Colonial Bank (1 block face)
· Convention Center Parking Garage/AE District Cooling Plant (4 block faces)
· Whole Foods (4 block faces)
· 300 W. Sixth (1 block face)
· Sovereign Bank (1 block face)
2 Streetscapes Under Construction
· Residence Inn / Courtyard by Marriott (2 block faces)
· ABC Bank (1 block face)
11 Streetscapes Planned:
· Littlefield Mall (1 block face)
· AMLI Block 22 (4 block faces – part of Second Street CIP)
· Block 21 (4 block faces – part of Second Street CIP)
· 101 Colorado (1 ½ block faces)
· ZOM (3 block faces)
· Third and Trinity Restaurant (½ block face)
· 360 (Third and Nueces) (2 block faces)
· 721 Congress (½ block face)
· GSA Federal Courthouse/Republic Square (4 block faces)
· Spring Condos (1 block face)
· Brazos Parking Garage & Retail Project (2 block faces)
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Basic Data Program Contacts: Humberto Rey, Great Streets Development Program Key Contact, 974-7288
George Adams, Division Manager, 974-2146
Pollyanne Melton, C.I.P. Project Sponsor Representative, 974-6459
Neighborhood Planning & Zoning Department
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Lance Armstrong Bikeway
Summary In July 2005, Lance Armstrong won his historic seventh consecutive victory in the Tour de France, a
2000-mile bicycle race that is widely considered the most grueling sporting event in existence. That
Armstrong did what no other man in history has ever done is amazing in itself. That he did it after surviving
cancer is incomprehensible, something that has made him a hero to millions of people beyond just bike
riders. But while many athletes would be satisfied and celebrated just for earning a crown like the Tour’s
Yellow Jersey, Armstrong stretches himself beyond that by helping other people living with cancer through
the foundation that bears his name.
It’s for all these reasons that we’re proud to name a piece of the City after him—the Lance Armstrong
Bikeway. The Bikeway is a six-mile bike route from U.S. 183 in East Austin, through Downtown, and
terminating at Lake Austin Blvd and Veteran’s Drive. Funding for the project came from the Transportation
Enhancements program of TEA-21 and the City of Austin’s Bike Program.
Status Wilbur Smith Associates is the design consultant for the Bikeway, which is in the design and engineering
phase.
Construction is expected to start in late 2006.
Issues Although preliminary design and route alignments for the Lance Armstrong Bikeway are complete, in
February 2003 City Council authorized the placement of the bikeway on 4th Street, and asked that bike
lane configurations be evaluated before moving forward with the design of the downtown alignment. The
downtown alignment is defined as beginning on 3rd Street at Shoal Creek, and heads east to Nueces Street,
turns and heads north on Nueces from 3rd Street to 4th Street, and then heads east on 4th Street from
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Issues The Lance Armstrong Bikeway was originally planned to follow 3rd Street. But due to changes in automobile
continued traffic flow resulting from the planned Second Street Retail District and the Great Streets project, 3rd Street
was considered unsuitable for the Bikeway. City staff in the Transportation, Planning and Sustainability
Department determined the best location for downtown alignment to be 4th Street from IH 35 to Nueces.
However, the Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority wishes to include a rapid transit system along 4th
Street. As a result, the evaluation for the best placement of the Bikeway on 4th Street will not be complete
until a rail policy decision has been made. This should occur in late 2006. The design of the Bikeway west
of Shoal Creek to Lake Austin Boulevard, and east of IH 35 to US 183 will continue such that construction
would commence in 2006.
Basic Data Project Manager: Louis Lindsey, P.E., 974- 7099
Bicycle and Pedestrian Program Coordinator: Stephen “Colly” Kreidler, 974-7063
Project Start (design): 3/2001
Project Start (construction): Late 2006
Project Completion: 2008
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Summary This project’s goal is to extend the James D. Pfluger Bicycle and Pedestrian Bridge to the north connecting
Town Lake to the Lamar Corridor, downtown and other areas north. At present, there is no convenient
crossing of West Cesar Chavez Street and the Union Pacific Railroad (UP) between the James D. Pfluger
Bicycle and Pedestrian Bridge and W. 5th St. While the at-grade crossing at Sandra Muraida and West Cesar
Chavez is a safe crossing, it is not convenient. This project’s objective is to provide those connections.
Status On February 2, 2006, Council approved the recommended ‘Center Arm’ alignment, coming to grade in new
parkland adjacent to a proposed roundabout that will connect Sandra Muraida Way with a new east-west
roadway leading to Seaholm and a private drive within the Gables development to the north. The route
will then cross the new roadway leading to Seaholm to the east of the roundabout, and will continue on a
dedicated (separate bicycle and pedestrian) pathway within Gables’ property adjacent to Gables’ private drive,
and on to the Bowie Street Underpass. This underpass will consist of two separate bridges carrying the
UPRR tracks and Third Street over the bike and pedestrian path, and a ramp that will bring pedestrians and
cyclists up to the surface of Bowie Street north of Third. A six to 12-month period for Final Design and
Construction Documents is anticipated, leading to contract bidding and construction in 2007.
Description In 1984, voters approved a project to widen the existing Lamar Boulevard Bridge over Town Lake from 4 to
6 lanes. In March 1997 the City Council took a decision not to add travel lanes and voted to proceed with
pedestrian and bicycle improvements. In September 1998 the City Council approved an option of a separate
bridge for pedestrians and bicyclists. In January 1999 the City Council authorized HDR Engineering, Inc. to
provide design phase services. The design phase was completed after obtaining TxDOT approvals.
Jay-Reese Contractors, Inc. started construction in May 2000, and the bridge officially opened on June
16, 2001.
This initial bridge phase, now completed, provides a pedestrian and bicycle bridge over Town Lake between
the Lamar Boulevard Bridge and the Union-Pacific railroad bridge. The original bridge design included an
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Description elevated arm in a northwesterly direction that was removed from the construction project due to insufficient
continued funds. This northwest arm, referred to as the Northwest Extension, was intended to continue across the Sand
Beach Reserve, an open area north of West Cesar Chavez Street and south of the Union Pacific railroad.
It was to have come to grade at a point north of the intersection of North Lamar Boulevard and Sandra
Muraida Way.
Basic Data Project Manager Greg Kiloh, Sponsor Department, Economic Growth and
Redevelopment Services Office
Pfluger Bridge Project Manager Renée Orr, Public Works Department
Consultant Team HDR Engineering, Inc.: Project Management, Structural Design,
General Civil, Mark Borenstein, PE Project Manager
ROMA Design Group: Urban Design, Architectural Design, Jim
Adams, Principal
Urban Design Group: Urban Planning, General Civil, Surveying,
Laura Toups, P.E., Managing Partner
Architecture+Plus: Production Architecture, Betty Trent, Principal
Jose I. Guerra, Inc.: Structural, General Civil, Joe Luke, PE, Joe
Hernandez, PE
José E. Martínez & Associates:Public Involvement Coordination,
Website Design, José E. Martínez, Principal
Encotech Engineering Consultants, Inc.: Lighting, Electrical, Ali
Khataw, P.E.
Winterowd Associates: Landscape Architecture, Diane Steinbrueck,
ASLA
HVJ Associates, Inc.: Geotechnical Engineering, Emily Seckman
Kinney + Carter Design: Planning and Design, Girard Kinney
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Summary The vision for the Second Street District Streetscape Improvement Project (SSDSIP) is to enhance the
identity and image of downtown Austin as a civic and cultural destination for residents, visitors and businesses
while preserving and enlivening Austin’s sense of place.
Description The project area has been and continues to undergo very positive redevelopment, helping to achieve the City’s
vision of a dense, mixed-use downtown as portrayed in the Downtown Austin Design Guidelines, adopted by
the City Council in May 2000. (http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/downtown/designguidelines.htm).
However, the critical missing elements of this burgeoning downtown district have been the inclusion of
a critical mass of retail (and other pedestrian-oriented uses) linked by a coherent and uniquely identified,
pedestrian environment. When constructed, the reconfigured roadways and streetscape improvements will
provide a public-friendly setting, linking two important civic destinations - the new City Hall and the
Convention Center Complex – along what will become downtown’s key shopping or “pedestrian-dominant”
spine: Second Street. (http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/greatstreets/downloads/peddomst.pdf )
The SSDSIP will also serve as a model for sustainable development of city streetscapes. While the
Downtown Great Streets Master Plan (http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/greatstreets/default.htm) provides guidance
on many common streetscape elements, the SSDSIP is conducting further research and technical and design
investigation into cutting-edge technology and best practices. Some of the topics which the SSDSIP design
explores include management of maintenance and services to the District, structural soils for tree planting,
reclaimed water usage, and the seamless integration of civic art into streetscape development.
In July 2003 the City selected a design team headed up by Copley Wolff Design Group of Boston,
Massachusetts (http://www.copley-wolff.com/) for design and construction documentation of the streetscape
improvements. The firm’s principals, John Copley and Lynn Wolff bring to the project innovative ideas and
practical expertise in center city streetscape improvements exemplified by their work on the Boston Central
Artery’s Surface Boulevards and New York City’s Grand Central District. Barbara Grygutis, from Tucson,
Arizona, (http://www.palmdesertartistregistry.com/barbara_grygutis.htm) was chosen to serve as Design Team
Artist/Planner and to create a Public Art Plan for the street. Other subconsultants bring local knowledge
and experience with the Austin environment to the design team: Binkley and Barfield (civil engineering),
Hejl Lee Associates (utility design), WHM Transportation Engineers, Canales, Martinez and Nash (surveying)
ASD Consultants (cost estimating) Resource Design (landscape architecture), Emily Little Architects, Sherry
Wagner (historic interpretation), Bos Lighting, and fd2s (wayfinding)
Status The Project is being implemented in two phases. Phase I was completed 10/04. Initiation of Phase II
construction is pending completion of adjacent roadway projects.
Phase I: Roadway Reconstruction, San Antonio to Colorado Street – Completed October 2004
Prior to beginning construction of Phase I improvements on Second Street, traffic pattern changes occurred
to replace Second Street with Third Street as the one-way, westbound pair to Cesar Chavez. The work was
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Description begun in June 2004 and was completed prior
continued to the November 2004 opening of City Hall.
With Phase I complete, westbound traffic from
Cesar Chavez now follows Brazos, Third, and San
Antonio toward MoPac and the entire length of
Second Street from San Antonio to Trinity is open
to two-way traffic.
Upon completion of Phase I, the western 3 blocks
of Second Street have:
18’ wide concrete paver sidewalks on the south
side from Colorado to San Antonio Street
(built by CSC and City Hall),
44’ wide, two-way, two lane, new, asphalt road-
way with parking on the north side,
32’ wide concrete paver sidewalks with a
double row of trees on the north side of
the street from Colorado to Lavaca (built by
AMLI), and
18’ wide temporary concrete sidewalks from
Lavaca to San Antonio.
Phase II: Great Streets sidewalks and roadway reconstruction, Colorado to Trinity Street.
Street and sidewalk widths in the Phase II area will be the same as in the Phase I area. But Phase II will
provide a full build out of the Great Streets Pedestrian-Oriented Streetscape Typology. On the north
side of the street, a 32’ wide sidewalk with a double row of trees will provide ample, shaded space for
sidewalk cafés next to store
fronts. Between the double
row of trees, a tinted concrete
pathway, used to enhance
walk-ability and wheelchair
user comfort, meanders like
a dry stream bed, inviting
a leisurely stroll through
the retail district. Where
conflicts with underground
utilities preclude planting
trees, trellises with vines will
provide the shade so essential
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Status in Austin’s climate. Benches, trash receptacles and bike racks, located in the curbside zone and consistent
continued in design with those installed on other Great Streets projects in the Downtown, will make the street a
functional and inviting place. The Great Streets light pole will elegantly reduce clutter in the streetscape by
consolidating into one system roadway and pedestrian lighting as well as traffic and pedestrian signals, street
signs/wayfinding systems and special events banners. The south side of the street will mirror the north side
improvements but at an 18’ width.
Public Art: The Copley
Wolff Design Group’s team
has identified the unifying
theme of “Rivers, Streams
and Springs” and developed
a schematic design for the
streetscape that reflects
Austin’s unique relationship
to its most precious natural
resource - water. In keeping
with this theme, the City’s
Art in Public Places Program
plans to implement four
Sidewalk Paving
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Status Enhancements and two Springs as part of the Project. Other public/private partners are being sought for
continued development of additional water-related art opportunities along the street.
Sidewalk Paving Enhancements: The intersections with the north/south streets, named for Texas rivers, will
receive enhanced sidewalk paving treatment. In the area where pedestrians wait to cross the street four
local artists will create artwork in the pavement that interprets the social history and ecology of each river’s
watershed. Concrete, glass and stone mosaic, and bronze-like polymer were materials chosen for long-term
durability out-of-doors and ease of maintenance.
Cities, like rivers, are rarely stagnant
and inert. They change form; rising
higher and larger with time, much like
rivers carve deeper into the landscape,
sculpting snaking canyons and sheer
stone walls. Within these urban walls,
people dwell, and possibly, when they
look to the sky, birds will be circling,
soaring on the eddies of air created
by these canyons, and that feeling of
freedom and possibility will be felt, if
only for a fleeting moment.
Colorado Street - “Urban Canyons”,
Artist, Sun McColgin
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Status The Brazos River is a well-traveled
continued corridor, along which herds of people and
animals pressed against real and imagined
frontiers. Whether driven to glory, or
extinction, all have become an integral
part of the Brazos’ rich and mysterious
lore – a history deeply woven into today’s
unfinished tapestry.
Brazos Street – “Reflections on the Brazos”
Artist, Ryah Christensen
Currency addresses socio-political issues
surrounding humanity’s necessity for
water to maintain survival and sustain
development of a community, as well as
the effect that progress has on the
source on which it depends. Using
circular disks or coins to represent the
duality of the issue – the ecosystem that
encouraged growth and the industries
that decimated it by contaminating the
water – the intersection investigates the
history of the San Jacinto River. The
bronze-like coins reference the polluting
aspects of manufacturing materials,
while the articulated fossil-like concrete
symbolizes the plant and animal species
that have been endangered by it.
San Jacinto Street - “Currency”
Artist, Jill Bedgood
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Status For this “living” sculpture, the sidewalk itself is modeled after the
continued topography of the Trinity River Basin and is designed to collect and
funnel rainwater into the form of the Trinity River. In this way,
it pays homage to the Trinity’s ability to continuously renew itself
within a changing cultural landscape. Despite suffering years of
abuse by industry and individuals alike, the Trinity River has
thus far defied complete domestication and remains ever-changing,
tempestuous and wild. The surrounding text catalogues my
observations in what remains of the rich and varied habitat through
which the Trinity passes.
Trinity Street - “Systemic Polemic”
Artist, Mark Schatz
The Springs Projects: Sculptural zones will be created as points of interest and respite at approximately
2-block intervals along the street corridor. Each zone will relate in concept to the geology and hydrology of
Austin’s springs. Within each uniquely designed zone there will be a functional drinking fountain to provide
water for humans and dogs. Other furnishings such as lighting and benches may also be included. Two Dallas
artists and a local artist have
been chosen to design the first
two Springs east of Congress
Avenue as part of this Project.
Other public/private partners
are sought to fund additional
Springs projects west of
Congress.
Rainfall and other ground
waters enter the permeable
limestone layers of the
Edwards Aquifer through
multiple faults. This aquifer
is the source for many surface
springs in the Austin region.
The artists’ design concept
consists of a serpentine row
of photographic imagery
embedded between clear
panels that represent the San Jacinto to Brazos Block – “Aquifer”
limestone fault structure of an Artists, Susan Lamb and Philip Magilow
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Status
Congress Avenue East Side –
continued
“Drinking Grove”
Artist, Lars Stanley
aquifer. Glass pavers with photographic imagery of limestone are also set into the sidewalk. A city standard
drinking fountain is provided as a water source. The photographic representation of water on the panels
visually aligns as a person bends over to get a drink.
The aquatic environment of central Texas, ubiquitous and often mysterious, with a rich texture of
subterranean and riparian life, has a profound presence in Austin’s life. The springs and seeps give an
awareness of an aquifer of water amidst stone, while a system of gentle rivers carve a dry and rocky landscape.
In the artist’s design concept slabs of weathered and pockmarked limestone anchor a series of vertical forms
forged of stainless steel – abstracted cypress trees – from which stem drinking fountain basins. Water
permeates the assembly, with shallow stainless steel saucers and plates emerging from the gaps and spaces
created by the limestone plinths, rising visually to cupped steel shapes and drinking basins at the level of
thirsty passers-by.
This is a larger-scale “Spring” being implemented in partnership with the Austin Water Utility to mark the
intersection of the Second Street and Congress Avenue Districts.
Basic Data Sponsor Department Representative: Pollyanne Melton, NPZD, 974-6459
Project Manager Art Barrow, PWD 974-7232
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1st Quarter 2006 Central Austin Building Permits > $40,000
Downtown and Adjacent Areas
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1st Quarter 2006 Buildings Permits > $40,000
Downtown and Adjacent Areas
Permit # Location Valuation Sq Ft Owner Description
06002101 604 Academy Dr $ 200,000 821 Blake Trabulsi Add SF Living Area Bedroom/Office Bath
Master
06002109 1515 Treadwell St $ 80,000 1,964 Chris Tiroff SF Residence W/Covd Porch
06002142 1820 W 11th St $ 500,000 6,039 Yonge Builders L.P. New Duplex W/Attached Garages &
Carports Breezeway
06002207 1311 Taylor St $ 44,000 52 Marvin E Wylie Add Bath and Total Interior Remodel to
Existing
06002322 906 Juniper St $ 65,000 1,644 Johnny Byrd New One Story Res W/Att Garage & Porch
Small Lot
06002388 1510 Windsor Rd $ 80,000 579 Scott/Lisa Zodin Inground Swimming Pool and Spa W/Req’d
Enclosure
06002415 301 San Jacinto Blvd $ 49,200 - Installing 6-Hoods & 2-Walkin Coolers
Only
06002442 221 W 6th St $ 253,000 4,528 Crescent Bay Real Estate Interior Remodel to Existing Administrative
Bus Office
06002455 600 River St $10,529,000 32,600 City of Austin PARD New Mexican-American Cultural Center
(MACC)
06002473 912 Juniper St $ 80,000 1,451 Austin Revitalization New Two Story Res W/Att Covered Porches
06002786 604 Brazos St $ 52,000 - Driskill Hotel Replace 2 Boilers to Exst Comm Bldg
06002795 1802 Waterston Ave $ 175,000 4,113 Dan Fawcett New Two Story Res W/Att Garage Wood
Deck & Cover
06002823 1006 E 15th St $ 45,000 1,508 Andre & Prichard Remodel Existing SF Res to Create One SF
Residence
06002839 100 Congress Ave $ 43,428 2,822 Lawson Commercial Interior Remodel to Existing Administrative/
Bus Offices
06002926 500 Brazos St $ 150,000 2,940 T. Stacy Interior Remodel to Existing Financial
Services
06003118 1601 Haskell St $ 2,397,261 116,946 AISD Remodel and Addition to Existing Public
Secondary
06003119 201 E Mary St $ 389,200 151,571 AISD Interior Remodel to Existing Public
Secondary Edu
06003179 1802 Holly St $ 60,000 1,437 Diane Pan Irwin & Krisof Add Detached 2 Story Garage Apt W/2 Car
Garage
06003185 504 Trinity St $ 95,000 10,085 Kevin Bagstap Change of Use from Cocktail Lounge to
Restaurant
06003214 221 W 6th St $ 44,474 1,005 Endeavor Real Estate Remodel to Existing 13th Floor Common
Area
06003388 238 W 2nd St $ 70,000 2,108 Patrick Colombo Tenant Finish Out to Create Restaurant Cru
06003403 1002 Wheeless St $ 120,000 1,400 Guadalupe Neighborhood New Two Story Duplex W/Att Porch 3
Bedrooms
06003462 424 S Lamar Blvd $ 48,000 1,793 Moton Crockett Change of Use from Service Station to
Cocktail Lounge
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Permit # Location Valuation Sq Ft Owner Description
06003484 515 Congress Ave $ 158,000 3,806 T Stacy & Associates Interior Remodel to Existing Administrative
Bus Office
06003615 309 E 3rd St $ 250,000 7,845 Alan Gaylin Tenant Finish Out to Create Restaurant
06003904 1122 Colorado St $ 117,300 1,800 Roger & Pauline Stockba Interior Remodel to Existing Apartment
06003914 1601 Guadalupe St $ 45,300 250 In Saini LLC Interior Remodel to Existing Restaurant: Add
1 Kitchen
06003916 525 N Lamar Blvd $ 165,000 1,030 Whole Foods Market Interior Remodel to Existing Food Sales
06003937 408 E 6th St $ 460,345 4,998 Reef Enterprises LLC Remodel to Create Shell & Finish Out to Create
New Cocktail Lounge
06003943 1800 Nueces St $ 83,000 880 Scott Sayers Rebuild Exist 2 Sty Accessory Apt Non-
Complying
06004054 909 Colorado St $ 245,000 9,800 SBC Interior Remodel to Existing
Communication Service
06004070 525 N Lamar Blvd $ 200,000 4,698 Whole Foods Market Interior Remodel to Existing Food Sales
06004182 504 Pecan Grove Rd $ 100,000 1,258 Stuart Sullivan Add 2nd Sty Addn of 2 Bdrms 2 Baths &
Office
06004224 301 Congress Ave $ 285,000 5,941 Crescent Real Estate Equities Interior Remodel to Existing Professional
Office
06004227 811 Barton Springs Rd $ 54,013 1,980 Hill Partners Interior Remodel to Existing Admn/Bus/Prof
Office
06004327 1611 Juliet St $ 87,000 1,378 Kyle Cunningham Remodel Exist SF Residence & Add 1st Flr
Wood Porch
06004338 1800 Brackenridge St $ 200,000 4,218 Joe Lawrence Add 1st Flr Breakfast Mstr Bdrm & Screened
In Po
06004357 2244 Guadalupe St $ 225,000 7,000 University Co-Op Interior Remodel to Exiting 3rd Floor Retail
06004402 111 Congress Ave $ 46,950 - Equity Office Interior Remodel to Existing Admn/Bus Offices
06004413 1621 W 12th St $ 405,000 5,274 Eix & Blackwell Inc New Two Story Duplex W/Att Garage
Covered Patio
06004459 2244 Guadalupe St $ 94,900 1,500 UFCU Exterior Facade Remodel to Existing
06004530 816 Congress Ave $ 87,900 1,736 Crescent Real Estate Equities Remodel Existing 4th Floor Corridor &
Restrooms
06004547 1401 Eva St $ 5,000,000 31,000 04 Lofts Ltd.Soco Lofts New Multi-Family Residential Condos
06004548 1401 Eva St $ 1,900,000 72,609 78704 Partners Ltd New Parking Garage For Multi-Family
Residential
06004609 2105 Brackenridge St $ 180,000 2,100 Tom Hodd New One Story Res W/Att Covered Porches
06004638 1603 Palma Plz $ 40,000 - Kurt Soster Remodel Kitchen Bath Drywall A/C Elec to
Exist
06004658 301 Congress Ave $ 65,000 2,123 Crescent Real Estate Interior Remodel to Existing Admn/Bus
Office
06004694 1602 Travis Heights Blvd $ 75,000 310 Ray & Elizabeth Martinez Add Br / Bath and Expand Family Room In
Existing
06004738 514 Terrace Dr $ 180,000 1,180 Ray Mcmakin 2 Story Addition to Create Master Bed/Bath
and Kitchen
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Permit # Location Valuation Sq Ft Owner Description
06004759 401 Congress Ave $ 753,000 16,738 Cousins Properties Texas Interior Finishout to Administrative Business
Offices
06004780 901 Trinity St $ 270,000 - First Baptist Church Reroof Existing Church
06004933 702 W Live Oak St $ 200,000 2,374 Joe Hoppe New 2 Sty SF Residence W.Cvd Porch
06004934 702 W Live Oak St $ 75,000 456 Joe Hoppe 1sty Detached Garage to SF Residence
06004960 200 E Cesar Chavez St $ 68,500 2,000 CSC - Mark Runjs Interior Remodel to Existing Admn/Bus Bldg
06004961 400 W Cesar Chavez St $ 68,500 2,000 CSC - Mark Runjs Interior Remodel to Existing Admn/Bus Bldg
06004967 2109 Newfield Ln $ 200,000 4,330 MGE Development Inc New Two Story Duplex W/Att Garage
Covered Porch
06004992 612 W Live Oak St $ 130,000 2,199 The Coblalt Properties New Two Story Res W/Att Porch
06004995 616 W Monroe St $ 325,000 4,940 The Cobalt Companies New Three Story Duplex W/Att Wood Deck
W/Trellis
06005011 905 Kinney Ave $ 306,900 3,545 New SF Residence W/Attached Garage
Covered Porch
06005067 400 W 15th St $ 88,225 2,760 Aspen Properties Interior Remodel to Existing Admn/Bus/Prof
Office
06005099 511 E Monroe St $ 115,000 1,950 Add to Existing Duplex A 2nd Story 6 Bdrms
Total
06005100 509 E Monroe St $ 150,000 1,950 Add 2nd Sty to Existing Duplex
06005129 601 N Lamar Blvd $ 405,500 2,769 Schlosser Development Interior Remodel to Existing Administrative
Business
06005170 1109 E 11th St $ 800,000 8,055 Esperanza Development Co New Shell 3 Story Mixed-Use Building
06005257 1009 Wheeless St $ 50,000 - Marciana T. Hernandez Total Interior / Exterior Remodel Only to
Existing
06005265 816 Congress Ave $ 388,000 16,878 Crescent Real Estate Interior Remodel to Existing Admn/Bus
Offices
06005334 1011 San Jacinto Blvd $ 90,000 3,301 Texas Apt Assoc Interior Remodel to Existing Admn/Bus/Prof
Office
06005433 601 E 15th St $ 505,700 2,850 Seton Network Facilities Interior Remodel to Existing Medical Office
06005446 1609 Hartford Rd $ 600,000 5,552 Richard Miscoe New Duplex W/Attached Garage Site Plan
Sp-05-166
06005447 1609 Hartford Rd $ 600,000 5,552 Richar Miscoe New Duplex W/Attached Garage Site Plan
Sp-05-166
06005461 1503 Palma Plz $ 60,000 1,080 New Secondary Aparment Above Detached
Garage
06005486 909 Post Oak St $ 467,000 3,062 Alexandra Gillespie New Two Story Res W/Att Garage 2 1/2
Bathrooms
06005506 800 Josephine St $ 136,177 1,126 Matt & Lari Baker 2 Story Addition to Create 2 Beds/2 Baths
06005537 401 Congress Ave $ 584,000 22,444 Cousins Property Tenant Finish-Out For Admn/Bus/Prof
Offices
06005547 400 W 15th St $ 48,000 600 Aspen Properties Remodel Part of Basement
06005652 600 Congress Ave $ 47,550 433 Equity Office Interior Remodel to Existing Admn/Bus/Prof
Office
06005699 907 W 5th St $ 48,700 4,000 Pure Austin Gym Change of Use from Administrative Office to
Personal Improvement
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Permit # Location Valuation Sq Ft Owner Description
06005706 2214 San Antonio St $ 3,999,000 147,842 University Co-Op New Shell Building Retail 5,249sf / Parking
1,425
06005726 1701 Wethersfield Rd $ 100,000 1,170 Carolyn H. Burns Add 1st Floor--Kitchen & Laundry Room
2nd Floor
06005765 1205 Travis Heights Blvd $ 300,000 3,920 W Houston & P Miller New Three Story Res W/Basement &
Attached Garage
06005820 601 N Lamar Blvd $ 853,000 22,870 REI Tenant Finish Out Retail REI
06005860 2205 N Lamar Blvd $ 64,632 5,500 Ebco Advanced Bldg Sys Construct Retaining Wall
06005964 1100 Castle Ct $ 204,950 2,305 Ted & Katherine Barnhill Remodel 1st & 2nd Fl Add Master Bathroom
Closet
06005968 1711 Brackenridge St $ 60,900 1,717 George Darin Driscoll 1st Fl Kitchen & Bath Remdl & Add
Complete 2nd Fl
06005986 1910 Robbins Pl $ 600,000 2,500 Stacy Ham Exterior Repair/Patio Addition 2000sf roof
Over
06006018 1318 Alta Vista Ave $ 112,852 - Joann Finley Rmdl Interior & Exterior SF Residence
06006064 2426 Guadalupe St $ 440,000 3,500 Todd Strickland Change of Use from Retail to Restaurant
06006185 1601 E Cesar Chavez St $ 4,400,000 45,772 Waterstreet Partners Lt New Shell Mixed-Use Building: Shell Retail
06006186 1601 E Cesar Chavez St $ 731,158 15,196 Waterstreet Partners Ltd Tenant Finish-Out 2nd Floor For Multi-
Family Residence
06006187 1601 E Cesar Chavez St $ 731,158 12,734 Waterstreet Partners Ltd Tenant Finish-Out For 3rd Floor MF
Residential
06006222 806 W Johanna St $ 100,000 1,092 Paul Gerharter New Detached Garage W/2nd Story
Secondary Apartment
06006267 601 E 15th St $ 95,400 1,078 Seton Network Facilities Enclose Partial of the Existing Loading Dock
06006270 1200 Bob Harrison $ 64,500 983 Convert Portion of Living Space to Garage
06006271 1522 S Congress Ave $ 80,000 2,434 Steve Greenberg Addition and Remodel to Existing Retail
06006333 300 N Lamar Blvd $ 5,012,000 102,184 300 North Lamar Limited New Construction Apartments
06006335 300 N Lamar Blvd $ 1,487,000 99,351 300 North Lamar Limited New Construction Parking Garage
06006337 300 N Lamar Blvd $ 3,166,500 88,903 300 North Lamar Limited New Construction Apartments
06006392 515 Congress Ave $ 420,000 756 T Stacy & Associates Modification of Cooling Loop to Existing
Shell
06006413 1702 S 3rd St $ 60,000 1,916 Jerry Tredemeyer New 2-Sty 2nd Unit to Change Use from SF
to Duplex
06006450 1509 S 3rd St $ 400,000 4,601 Hallberg Custom Homes New 2sty Duplex W/Attached Garages Covd
Porches
06006451 1513 S 3rd St $ 400,000 4,601 Hallberg Custom Homes New Duplex W//Attached Garages Balconies
06006528 2350 Guadalupe St $ 60,000 1,900 Michelle Flores Change of Use and Interior Remodel from Retail
to Pita Pit Restaurant
06006540 706 West Ave $ 68,500 - Holzbach/Friis-Hansen Kithcen Bath Remodel Only Unit A
06006580 709 Fletcher St $ 142,000 2,453 Thatcher/Seidel New One Story SF Res W/Covd Porch
06006739 1809 Eva St $ 425,000 3,745 Nick Burkhalter Builder New SF Residence W/Attached Garage
Wood Deck Co
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Permit # Location Valuation Sq Ft Owner Description
06006766 309 Park Ln $ 125,000 459 Nathaniel & E. Chapin New Accessory Dwelling
06006772 301 Congress Ave $ 180,000 1,681 Crescent Interior Remodel to Existing Admn/Bus
Office
06006785 2310 S 2nd St $ 50,000 2,439 John Newbold 760 Adding 1st Fl Garage 2nd Fl Kitchen Living
Rm
06006833 600 River St $ 158,555 - Installing Outside Underground Fire-Line
06006834 2322 Guadalupe St $ 125,000 2,359 Wukasch Properties 713 Interior Remodel to Existing Retail Back to
Shell
06006849 301 Congress Ave $ 218,000 8,227 Crescent Real Estate Equities Remodel to Existing Administrative/Business
Office
06006893 600 Congress Ave $ 260,707 10,000 Equity Office Interior Remodel to Existing Admn/Bus
Offices
06006896 98 San Jacinto Blvd $ 204,350 5,036 Equity Office Interior Remodel to Existing Admn/Bus
Offices
06006940 409 E 5th St $ 100,000 1,898 City of Austin – Parks A Reroof Rebuild Chimneys and Reconstruct
Porches
06006994 1529 Barton Springs Rd $ 79,550 2,369 Villas of Lost Canyon Tenant Finish-Out For Multi-Family
Residential
06006996 1529 Barton Springs Rd $ 79,550 2,369 Villas of Lost Canyon Tenant Finish-Out For Multi-Family
Residential
06006998 1529 Barton Springs Rd $ 101,950 2,755 Villas of Lost Canyon Tenant Finish-Out For Multi-Family
Residential
06006999 1529 Barton Springs Rd $ 101,950 2,755 Villas of Lost Canyon Tenant Finish-Out For Multi-Family
Residential
06007094 400 W 15th St $ 40,474 2,891 Wells Fargo Interior Remodel to Existing Administrative/
Bus Office
06007111 610 W 5th St $ 5,458,907 68,904 American Bank of Commerce New Bank Shell Office Building and Garage
06007204 1607 Brackenridge St $ 53,000 1,001 Jill Montgomery Remodel Existing 1st Fl Kitchen &
Expanding Kitchen
06007284 600 Congress Ave $ 686,890 11,139 ZML-One American Center Interior Remodel to Existing Admn/Bus/Prof
Office
06007285 600 Congress Ave $ 686,890 13,382 ZML-One American Center Interior Remodel to Existing Admn/Bus/Prof
Office
06007287 600 Congress Ave $ 686,890 13,454 ZML-One American Center Interior Remodel to Existing Admn/Bus/Prof
Office
06007288 600 Congress Ave $ 800,155 6,044 ZML-One American Center Interior Remodel to Existing Admn/Bus/Prof
Office
06007290 600 Congress Ave $ 206,247 13,382 ZML-One American Center Interior Remodel to Existing Admn/Bus/Prof
Office
06007390 100 Congress Ave $ 1,034,000 20,931 Lincoln Property Company Remodel to Existing Professional Office
06007450 919 Congress Ave $ 140,000 3,250 Moore & Assoc Interior Remodel to Existing Admn/Bus
Offices
06007453 1300 Bluff St $ 280,000 3,603 Jenifer Floyd New Two Story Res W/Att Garage Covered
Porch
06007456 1212 Rio Grande St $ 366,311 2,400 ACC Interior Remodel to Existing Higher Education
Chemistry Lab
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Permit # Location Valuation Sq Ft Owner Description
06007628 100 Congress Ave $ 113,421 6,368 Tindall & Foster Interior Remodel to Existing Administrative/
Bus Offices
06007710 111 Congress Ave $ 220,000 4,929 Equity Office Interior Remodel to Existing Admn/Bus
Offices
06007788 1111 Guadalupe St $ 200,000 1,000 Norman & Mary Tolpo Change of Use from Office to SF Residence
06007796 1000 W Oltorf St $ 42,600 - Scott S. Daniel Total Interior / Exterior Remodel to Exisitng
SF
06007800 322 Congress Ave $ 46,250 4,454 Brian Lovelady Change of Use and Interior/Exterior
Remodel
06007810 1502 Travis Heights Blvd $ 350,000 3,575 Kari Nations/Michael G New 2sty SF Res W/Covd Porch & Uncovd
Patio
06007877 906 Dawson Rd $ 500,000 4,313 Mike Trafton New 2sty SF Res W/Attached Away Cabin
Bedroom Bath
06008067 515 Congress Ave $ 75,250 2,079 Walton Stacy Office Part Interior Remodel to Existing Administrative/Bus
Office
06008197 1711 S 5th St $ 200,000 2,472 Chris Kostecka New Two Story SF Res W/Covd Porch &
Patio
06008216 1107 E Riverside Dr $ 123,250 2,234 1st/2nd Fl Addn & Convert Exist 1st Fl to
Basement
06008295 1011 W Monroe St $ 248,000 2,372 Manuel & Karen Fustes Addition to Create Master Suite and Living
Area
06008298 1201 W Live Oak St $ 74,669 587 Housing Authority - City of AustinAddition to Existing Storage Building
06008299 401 W 2nd St $ 622,279 5,061 Laurie Smith Remodel to Existing Historic Structure to Create
Restaurant
06008314 701 Brazos St $ 156,000 21,000 Skylist Interior Remodel to Existing Admn/Bus
Offices
06008326 1011 W Milton St $ 181,585 2,630 New 2sty SF Res W/Attached Garage Covd
Porch
06008344 900 Barton Springs Rd $ 135,000 644 City of Austin Parks & R New Construction Restrooms For Town Lake
Park
06008396 2205 N Lamar Blvd $ 1,203,031 5,925 Centro Development LLC New Construction Apartments
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