BY BROOKE SJOBERG
What they’re saying
Going forward
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Increased building heights pave the way for future development in downtown Round Rock, Dushkin said, but changes likely won’t happen overnight. As it stands, much of the city is already zoned for taller buildings than what is constructed, Dushkin said. “We’ll have multiple new parks before we have any tall buildings downtown,” Dushkin said. “We’ve allowed buildings up to eight stories tall in the western part of downtown for several years now. We still only have buildings that are three and four stories at most, really.” While the Town Green is set to be completed in April, another park along Brushy Creek— formerly known as The Lawn and now dubbed The Flats—is in design stages. More immediately, renovations at the Griffith Building and its adjacent paseo, or walkway, are expected to be completed this year.
“We want to be respectful of where the community has come from, but also know that to achieve some of these goals, such as restaurants and
commerce, there have to be folks in the immediate area. To do that, you have to have some density.” BROOKS BENNETT, ROUND ROCK CITY MANAGER
the rezoning is part of the overall vision council has for the future of downtown. “These are going to be top-notch amenities that people are going to want to come and spend time at,” Stevens said. “As far as the rezoning, I’m definitely excited to see what these changes allow for in the community.”
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