BY SAM SCHAFFER
Taking a step back
Zooming in
Old Town, the boutique-style town square surrounding North Brushy Street, currently serves as the city’s downtown, Malik said. Northline is meant to serve as a com- plement, not a replacement, to Old Town, Malik said. While Old Town serves as the current center for nightlife, Leander needs an estab- lished downtown area and is still figuring out what that looks like, DeLisle said. Brandt said a downtown area is important for cities to build community. “The wonderful thing about Leander is we have these two really distinct com- munities starting to blend—Northline as a
The developments will lead to increased tax rev- enue for the city and a wider range of local industry, said Leander Mayor Christine DeLisle. “We want to have a diverse economy because when there’s a recession, you don’t know if some- thing is going to fail, and you need to have that wider tax base to keep going so that you’re not just relying on the homeowners,” DeLisle said. Leander Chamber of Commerce President Bridget Brandt said businesses already operating in town would only see positive effects from the developments. She noted that incoming businesses lift up busi- nesses already operating in town by bringing more people to the area “because there is such a deficit in our business community.”
“It’s a very different vibe. Where Northline is going to be upscale and sort of like hanging out at The
Domain, Old Town is charming, it’s small, it’s contained, and it’s very cool.”
CHRISTINE DELISLE, MAYOR OF LEANDER
modern, new downtown, and Old Town will still be here,” Brandt said.
Going forward
2 Hero Way West industrial project Expected 2025 3 Retail and restaurant development Expected 2025 1 Heritage Grove industrial development First phase expected 2025 Leander developments
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The city has several other development projects in progress or expected in the future, including a 115-acre business park and a $48 million retail and restaurant development, according to its website. The business park is expected to include 1.3 million square feet of industrial space, according to the website. It will go in the northeast corner of the intersection at Hero Way and CR 270. The project will add 155,000 square feet of retail, restaurant and office space, and it will include a new Northpoint Austin church, according to the site.
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4 115-acre business park Expected 2035 5 Leander tech park Expected 2025 6 Southbrook Station Expected 2025 7 Northline Expected 2035
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