DEVELOPMENT UPDATES
BROOKE SJOBERG COMMUNITY IMPACT NEWSPAPER
BROOKE SJOBERG COMMUNITY IMPACT NEWSPAPER
CARSON GANONG COMMUNITY IMPACT NEWSPAPER
WORK BEGINS ONAPARTMENTS NEAR CROSSING AT PALMVALLEY BOULEVARD DEVELOPMENT Crews began work in February on a development anticipated to bring a minimum of 420 units of housing to the intersection of A.W. Grimes Boulevard and Palm Valley Boulevard. Though construction is beginning, a representative for site developer Weitzman Group said a completion date has not yet been set. City documents state the 14-acre development will have a minimum of 30 multifamily units per acre and bring balconies, garage parking, open space and landscaping. O cials rezoned the site from commercial to a planned unit development, or PUD, in 2021, but some adjacent lots in the PUD with street frontage remain available for commercial use. As part of the PUD agreement, the city of Round Rock will construct a 30-foot-wide road along the property’s eastern boundary, connecting it to existing access to Palm Valley Boulevard.
COUNCIL REZONES 40ACRES FOR SABEY DATA CENTERS PROJECT IN FORMER SEARS BUILDING City o cials rezoned just under 39.71 acres in Round Rock to allow for a data center to be built where a former Sears regional o ce now stands. Sabey Data Centers entered into an economic development agreement with the city of Round Rock in February. As part of the agreement, SDC will demolish the existing structure and construct its data center on the property. The agreement stipulates SDC must bring 20 primary jobs to the city within ve years and make $185 million in real property improvements. SDC will also invest $5 million in business personal property at its 1300 Louis Henna Blvd., Round Rock o ce. Responding to concerns from Place 6 Council Member Hilda Montgomery, Planning and Development Services Director Brad Wiseman said SDC also plans to construct an electrical substation. “The additional electrical capacity is needed for the general area, but also for the data center,” Wiseman said. “I think that solves two issues from the electrical standpoint.” Site plans for the data center state that up to two separate buildings may be built at maximum heights of 110 feet. The plans also include a right-of-way reservation for an extension of Bryant Drive to connect the two existing parts of that roadway.
HUTTODESIGNATES 390 ACRE TRACT FOR FUTURE COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL USE A 390-acre tract of land near Hutto’s eastern edge, known as the Waymaker Stromberg Tract, is now planned for commercial and residential use. At an April 7 meeting, Hutto City Council approved an amendment to the city’s future land-use map, changing the tract’s designation from agricultural/ open space to mid-density residential/commercial. Materials from landowner Waymaker Ventures LLC indicate plans to use the land for a mix of single- family, commercial and mixed-use development. Preliminary plans also include park space and a potential school site. However, these are still very early plans and are subject to change, Development Services Director Ashley Lumpkin said. According to Lumpkin, the future land-use map amendment is only the rst step toward developing the Waymaker Stromberg Tract. “We’re on about A out of the alphabet on what this development will have to go through,” Lumpkin said.
CENTERRA HILLS CIRCLE
79
P LATEAU VIST
132
DOUBLE CREEK DR.
A.W. GRIMES BLVD.
3349
134
79
45
N
N
N
HEALTHCARE EDITION COMMUNITY IMPACT NEWSPAPER’S COMING SOON
LOCAL BUSINESSES: CONTACT US FOR ADVERTISING
DIGITAL
DIRECT MAIL
�866� 989�6808 � COMMUNITYIMPACT.COM�ADVERTISE
14
COMMUNITY IMPACT NEWSPAPER • COMMUNITYIMPACT.COM
Powered by FlippingBook