Round Rock Edition | October 2022

DEVELOPMENT BRIEFS

Projects underway in the Hutto area

Skybox, Prologis plan to bring data center campus to Megasite

RENDERING COURTESY SKYBOX

BY CARSON GANONG

Dallas-based Skybox Datacenters and its partner, San Francisco-based Prologis Inc., purchased approxi- mately 220 acres in Hutto, the city announced Aug. 24. Skybox and Prologis plan to build a data center campus on the site, according to the announcement. The land is located on the Hutto Megasite, an approximately 1,400-acre tract of land o Hwy. 79 earmarked for industrial development. JC Witt, vice president and invest- ment ocer at Prologis, said the growth happening in and around Hutto made the city a compelling location for the campus. “The city of Hutto is very attrac- tive for its strong workforce, prime location and pro-growth mindset,” Witt said in the announcement. “The site on Hwy. 79 is a rare nd, and

COURTESY TOWNEPLACE SUITES BY MARRIOTT

Hutto OKs zoning change for new hotel

BY CARSON GANONG

amendment include adjusting the driveway, moving the building placement, and adding trees and shrubbery. Towneplace Suites owner and developer Manish Amin said the all-suite hotel will have fully equipped kitchens and living areas.

Hutto City Council approved an amendment Sept. 1 to the planned unit development, or PUD, for a new Towneplace Suites by Marriott. The hotel will be located on 4.3 acres o Ed Schmidt Boulevard and north of Hwy. 79. Council approved the original PUD in 2020. The primary change will increase the height limit for certain parts of the building from 35 feet to 62 feet. Hutto ocials said the higher limit is necessary to accommodate the 89-room, four story-hotel. Other changes in the Sept. 1

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we’re thrilled to have the opportunity to work with the city and Skybox Datacenters to develop it.” The city has not yet released infor- mation about how much Skybox and Prologis will spend on the project, how many jobs it will bring to Hutto, or any economic incentives between the city and the two companies. Skybox recently broke ground on a similar but much smaller 141,000-square-foot facility in Pugerville that is expected to bring an investment of up to $548 million.

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