Northwest Austin Edition | February 2022

DEVELOPMENT UPDATES

A review of ongoing Northwest Austin projects

COMPILED BY CLAIRE SHOOP

Open-air food court and entertainment space The Pitch opens

neighborhood gathering spot; it’s a de facto park for the neighbors; and it’s a community spot not only for the tenants, but the Austin FC community and Austinites.” Deemed a hospitality destination, The Pitch, which was funded entirely by Karlin Real Estate, features a series of multilevel shipping containers that will house the venue’s restaurant kitchens and indoor seating, McGlashan said. Operated by Corner Kick Hospitality Group, the food and beverage options at The Pitch include Ranger Burger, Ga Roti, Taco Flats, Sand Bar, Coee Club and Corner Kick Bar, according to a Jan. 24 press release. The Pitch is centered around a common space with a 15-foot-by-9-foot big screen, and includes outdoor seating, a sand volleyball court, an event center, an outdoor stage and a jogging trail around a 5-acre pond.

Developers behind The Pitch said they hope the space becomes a place where local employees, sports fans and the broader community can gather together to eat, drink and relax. Located at 13000 Harris Ridge Blvd., The Pitch is part of Karlin Real Estate’s 50-acre Parmer Pond District, which is on the developer’s larger 300- acre corporate campus, Parmer Austin, Karlin Vice President Mike McGlashan said. Additionally, The Pitch sits adjacent to Parmer Field—the home of Austin FC’s academy teams— and the St. David’s Performance Center—the team’s training facility. The Pitch opened to the public Feb. 11 and operates Tue.-Sat. 11 a.m.-8 p.m. “This is a small little slice of downtown Austin but here tucked 10 miles away in Northeast Austin,” said Dave Greeley, principal at Team Orbis and project consultant for The Pitch. “It’s a great

Located at Karlin Real Estate’s Parmer Austin development, The Pitch opened Feb. 11. (Claire Shoop/Community Impact Newspaper)

InspireDevelopment embarks onmassive PearsonRanchmixed-use project

Inspire Development broke ground Jan. 27 on Pearson Ranch, a 156-acre mixed-use project that aims to bring oce space, retail, hotels, housing and parks to an area devel- opers called Williamson County’s “burgeoning technology corridor.” Located at the northeast corner of SH 45 N. and West Parmer Lane, Pearson Ranch will feature 2.6 million square feet of Class A oce space; 200,000 square feet of retail, restaurant and community spaces; two hotels; thousands of multi- family housing units; and 30 acres of parkland, according to a Jan. 31 release from Inspire Development.

In the release, Pearson Ranch developers said the community is designed to attract local restaurants and retailers and provide access to parks, public spaces, and hike-and- bike trails. The site is 2 miles from Apple’s $1 billion new campus and just east of Capital Metro’s Lakeline Station, which provides access to the Metro- Rail Red Line as well as bus service. “This property has such an inherent natural beauty and rich heritage, yet is juxtaposed with incredible proximity to major tech employers and workers that dene the future in so many ways,” Inspire Managing Principal

Once fully built out, Pearson Ranch will span 156 acres and oer oce space, retail, restaurants, housing and hotels. (Rendering courtesy Inspire Development)

Brett Ames said in the release. The project, which is anticipated to take 10-15 years to fully build out, will have an estimated value of about $2 billion, according to the release.

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St. David's HealthCare to expand capacity at NorthAustin facilities

St. David’s North Austin Medical Center is undergoing a series of renovations and expansions to meet the growing need for health services in Central Texas, said David Hustut- ler, president and CEO of St. David’s HealthCare, in an email. Among the changes at St. David’s HealthCare’s North Austin site is the addition of an 80-bed behavioral health hospital, the hospital system announced in a Feb. 15 release. According to Hustutler, a $145.9 million project will expand capacity

at St. David’s North Austin Medical Center’s main tower as well as the St. David’s Women’s Center of Texas. The rst phase of construction at the women’s center will renovate 28,325 square feet, which will allow the hospital to add 30 neonatal intensive care unit beds. Meanwhile, the second phase will add 166,369 square feet of space, including four C-section operating rooms, 36 labor and delivery beds, 24 antepartum beds and 32 full-term nursery beds, Hustutler said in an email.

Both phases of the women’s center expansion are on track to be com- pleted in 2023. Construction on the main tower will add 21,214 square feet, which will be transformed into 32 patient rooms and 438 parking spaces by the end of 2022. The 80-bed behavioral health hospital will be near the St. David’s North Medical Center. Plans for the 63,000-square-feet building include indoor and outdoor therapy areas as well as the ability to add 12 more beds in the future.

St. David’sWomen’s Center (Amy Denney/Community Impact Newspaper)

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