BY GRACIE WARHURST
The history
What’s next
The original Hutto co-op dates back to 1937. A symbol of the city’s rich agricultural history, farmers in the area would use the cotton gins to process their goods. In 2004, the city bought the land and kept some of its original features, including the Gin Building. The city renovated the 7,800-square-foot building in 2016 as the rst structure at The Co-Op, deconstructing the original steel structures and reusing the best parts to a create what stands today. MA Partners joined the project six or seven years ago to develop the area while preserving its historical signi cance, Wunsch said. “We knew the area, and we were asked to come vie for the opportunity to redo The Co-Op,” Wunsch said. “It’s a very intense project.” The modern development of the area as a walkable, mixed-use site is also a nod to its history, City Manager James Earp said.
There is still more to come for Hutto’s Hwy. 79 corridor, Gamboa said. Near Hooky, the city is trying to recruit companies to move into its industrial space. An additional retail building will soon bring more dining options as well. One such restaurant is Basil & Bites, which will serve Vietnamese cuisine with a Texas twist later this fall. Inside The Co-Op, the development team is also working to secure a bakery or cafe for the rst oor of the o ce building, and negotiations are underway for the fourth- oor tenant, Gamboa said. Site plans for the area show multi- and single-family residential, though neither the city nor the developer have released speci cs yet.
The Gin Building was one of the rst structures built at The Co-Op.
GRACIE WARHURST COMMUNITY IMPACT
This was still kind of the heart of the city where the people came together to get stu done. JAMES EARP, HUTTO CITY MANAGER
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