Development
BY GRANT CRAWFORD, BROOKE SJOBERG & GRACIE WARHURST
Firm to develop 150-acre Taylor site near Samsung Commercial real estate development and investment rm KDC announced June 26 it will market and develop a 150-acre site in Taylor, next to Samsung’s semiconductor plant going up near
Rock Hollow Park gets new playground A new playground structure at Rock Hollow Park in Round Rock opened to the public in early July. What happened The new play structure opened in the 12.52-acre park in July as part of an e ort to improve city parks. In the same announcement from the city, it was shared that shade structures were constructed over playground equipment in Kinningham and
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County proposes area trail connection Williamson County plans to add a new trail to connect the Southwest Williamson County Regional Park to the Vista Oaks neighborhood in Round Rock. About the project The rst phase of the project would con- nect the park to FM 1431 through the Vista Oaks HOA Greenbelt. To move the project forward, the county will need to secure an easement from the HOA, o cials said.
Construction began on an expansion for the Round Rock Sports Center in July.
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Work begins on $19M sports center expansion A $19 million project to expand the Round Rock Sports Center is now underway, the city shared via social media July 1. What you need to know Work began on a project to expand the sports center with two additional courts, bringing the
total number of courts in the facility to eight, per an announcement from the city. This comes after a construction contract for the project was approved by City Council in March. The contract was awarded to John King Construction at that time, as previously reported by Community Impact . About the project The 25,000-square-foot expansion is funded by the 2023 voter-approved bond and will also see other amenities built into the facility. More parking will also be added to the facility.
KDC “will pursue build-to-suit opportunities for manufacturing o ce, logistics, warehousing, data center and other uses,” according to a news release. The company is also partnering with real estate agency Transwestern to market the Taylor HQ, which will be located on FR 973 in Taylor. “Taylor HQ o ers a one-of-a-kind opportunity for companies working with Samsung or that are interested in having a high-pro le neighbor next door,” Bill Guthrey, KDC senior vice president of land development, said in the release. “Our build- to-suit experience allows us to pivot quickly and
develop this acreage for a company seeking any number of uses on this prime spot.” The background The development of the site comes as Samsung’s semiconductor manufacturing plant is expected to come online later this year. In April, Samsung Electronics signed an agree- ment with the U.S. Department of Commerce to receive $6.4 billion in direct funding for Taylor operations, while the company is expected to invest more than $45 billion into the region.
Lake Creek parks. How we got here
In February, Round Rock City Council approved the use of $235,542 in self- - nanced construction funds to demolish the old play structure, purchase a new one from Whirlix Design and install it in the park.
ROUND ROCK 201 University Oaks Blvd (512) 341-9066 CEDAR PARK 13530 Ronald Reagan Blvd (512) 986-7681
GEORGETOWN 1013 W University Ave (512) 868-6696
PFLUGERVILLE 19000 Limestone Commercial Dr (512) 953-4070
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