Cedar Park - Leander Edition | January 2022

DEVELOPMENT

Major projects to watch

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OTHER STORIES TO FOLLOW IN 2022

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Construction is underway at Lakeline Park in Cedar Park. (Courtesy city of Cedar Park)

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Town Squarewill be the center of Northline. The rst phasewill include a lawn area, a pavilion, seating and restrooms. (CourtesyDesignWorkshop)

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Northlinemixed-use project begins vertical construction

Pediatric hospital on track for 2022 One of two new children’s hospitals in the Cedar Park-Northwest Austin area is expected to open in late 2022. Dell Children’s Medical Center North, which broke ground in May, will be a 187,000-square-foot pedi- atric hospital with 36 beds, trauma services, two operating rooms, endoscopy rooms, procedure rooms, sleep labs and space for growth. areas of Northline,” Tynberg said. “2022 is really about getting every- thing up and out of the ground, and hopefully some projects are com- pleted by the tail end of the year.” Tynberg said he is excited to see the vision of Northline take shape in 2022. Five construction types will be underway in 2022 with townhomes, multifamily, oce, civic and retail spaces. Other product types include a hotel, medical oces and possible city buildings.

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Vertical construction is underway at Northline, the 116-acre mixed-use development in Leander. The project broke ground in early 2020 with horizontal construction on the site between US 183 and 183A Toll. Northline developer Alex

Tynberg said it will be exciting to hopefully open some doors and streets in late 2022 after some projects are completed. “2021 was really about preparing us to go vertical by expanding the horizontal infrastructure within key

First phase of Lakeline Park to open this summer Lakeline Park Phase 1 is set to open this summer, according to the city. The park will be located on 200 acres between Bell Boulevard and Little Elm Trail. Construction began in August, and nal work includes installation of water, sewer line and erosion control, site work clearing and excavation. Phase 1 will include a multipurpose performance pavilion, 3 miles of trails, a great lawn, a shing pier, pavilions, multipurpose practice elds, a cricket eld and 64 acres of wildower meadows. The lawn area will seat about 3,000 and other grassy areas can seat about 7,000 people for events, according to the city. The $10.3 million project is funded through general obligation bonds, Type B community development funds, parkland dedication funds, utility funds and Texas Parks & Wildlife Department grant funds.

New library to break ground in fall

Construction on a new Cedar Park Public Library is expected to start in fall 2022 in the Bell District. The new public building will feature indoor and outdoor spaces for community programs. Updated designs were presented to Cedar Park City Council on Nov. 18 from Lake Flato, the hired architecture rm for the project. The project will be funded through 2015 voter-approved bonds.

The library will be surrounded by a courtyard, Cluck Creek, The Backyard social hub, a parking garage, residential buildings and retail space. City Council voted to increase the scope of the library design in August to allow for more space based on public engagement and a space programming exercise. The exterior of the two-story building will include a second-oor reading porch above the entry.

CEDAR PARK LEANDER EDITION • JANUARY 2022