305 SOUTH CONGRESS
Several recent updates paved the way for ongoing development and infrastructure investments in the South Central Waterfront district. LONG-TERM PLANS June 2016: South Central Waterfront Vision Framework Plan is approved, laying out community goals for the district. May 2018: 401 S. First St. 3 planned unit development (RiverSouth/Snoopy PUD) is approved December 2021: City Council establishes South Central Waterfront Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone to fund local improvements September 2022: City Council rea rms district regulating plan goals December 2022: 305 S. Congress Ave. PUD (305 South Congress/Statesman PUD 7 ) is approved; South Central Waterfront TIRZ amended Spring 2023: Anticipated completion of South Central Waterfront regulating plan to set local development baselines
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O ce Residential
Hotel Retail
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NOTE: BUILDINGS COULD BE ALLOWED TO BUILD HIGHER IF ENDEAVOR WANTS TO MEET THE BONUS CONDITIONS
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through the city review process and could bring additional high-rises. A PUD from real estate rm Tish- man Speyer at 311-315 S. Congress Ave. centers on a residential tower up to 400 feet, or up to 40 stories, tall. A separate PUD from Garwald Co. Inc. at 200 E. Riverside Drive would bring a pair of o ce towers up to 410 feet tall.
Surrounding redevelopment plans are also in the works. On top of all the private activity in the area, a key piece of Austin’s a ordable housing goals could be ful lled through the redevelopment of the city-owned One Texas Center o ce tower at Barton Springs and South First Street. O cials have eyed that property for conversion into
a ordable living, although no project details are yet in place. The district is also set to become a transit hub for South Austin and downtown. Both of Project Connect’s downtown rail lines are meant to be serving the area by the late 2020s, with a dedicated Blue Line stop planned adjacent to 305 South Con- gress and an Orange Line stop near
Auditorium Shores. “An important goal is to make sure Austinites of all income levels [and] backgrounds are able to, to the highest quality, live, work and play,” Qadri said.
For more information, visit communityimpact.com .
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