Northwest Austin Edition | September 2025

Development

BY BRITTANY ANDERSON

City Council approves request to rezone Apple campus in North Austin

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Austin’s former Apple campus could be converted into a mixed-use development, following City Council’s approval of a rezoning request Aug. 28. The site, spanning nearly 286 acres with four two-story buildings, was previously zoned Limited Industrial, which allows for industrial uses such as manufacturing and warehouse services. The rezoning request to combine the LI district with a Planned Development Area, or PDA, was postponed at City Council in May at the neighborhood’s request. It was postponed again in June and July at District 6 council member Krista Laine’s request. The new LI-PDA zoning allows for a variety of residential, commercial and civic uses, but requires special permits for hospital services, outdoor entertainment venues, and some automotive sales and cocktail lounges. Additionally, buildings on the site may be constructed up to a maximum of 90 feet with the exception of hotels or motels, which are allowed to reach up to 100 feet. Allowing more housing to be built near north Austin employers is part of an “overall strategy” to reduce traffic and improve safety along northern transit corridors like Parmer Lane, Laine said in a statement to Community Impact . “This project strikes the right balance between growth and compatibility,” Laine said. “I look forward to collaborating with

Mixed-use development on Apple campus The LI-PDA zoning will allow for a variety of new uses on the site, including:

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Multifamily units, some reserved at 80% median family income or less

Apple Campus redevelopment

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Cocktail lounges and liquor sales

Pet services

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Recreational equipment sales

City Council also approved an LI-PDA rezoning request for another nearby campus, former manufacturing plant 3M, on July 24. Similar to the Apple campus, some of the allowed uses on the 57.21-acre site could include about 1,200 multifamily units, 30,000 square feet of retail and restaurant uses, an outdoor entertainment space, and research testing and warehouse services. The site was originally planned to be redeveloped as a commercial office park, but the applicant later requested the PDA overlay due to “market changes,” per city documents.

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Research testing and warehousing services

SOURCE: CITY OF AUSTIN/COMMUNITY IMPACT

Apple and other local partners to ensure that growth along the Parmer Lane corridor becomes a catalyst for improved transit options.”

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