DEVELOPMENT Sta begins nal Downtown East project design
Cost of the development
Through a partnership with developer Gri n Swinnerton/ Catellus, the city of P ugerville will share the cost of Downtown East. The developer would also pay for some components that are not yet determined.*
development could also include up to 250,000 square feet of combined retail and o ce space, 500 residential units and possibly a hotel. The development will connect to P ugerville’s existing trail network and include an extension of Main Street that will run through the center of the P uger Tract. Tripp Wiggins, co-owner of The Victory Tap, a sports bar and grill that opened in November just west of the development, said he is looking forward to the coming growth but also wants to see what new information comes out. “In addition to [Downtown East], I hope they focus on the businesses that have been here forever as well as the new businesses like us that have been bringing people to the area already,” Wiggins said. Design timeline The concept for Downtown East evolved following a 2018 city sta needs assessment. In December 2021, the city purchased the P uger Tract—located at the northwest corner of FM 685 and Pecan Street—and put together conceptual designs for the project using public input. Barron said the design process will likely take around a year, during which time the city will continue collecting public input to guide the process. Barron said the city aims to break ground on Downtown East in mid- 2024 and deliver on the City Hall and recreation center portions in 2026. “There’s still a lot of work to be done before we break ground … from estab- lishing the exclusive negotiating agree- ments and development agreement to a planned unit development on the property and all the other entitlements that go along with it,” Barron said.
Expected cost to city
City funding sources
$77.1 million from a tax increment reinvestment zone and other sources
Total: $196.2M
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$71.8 million from tax-supported debt
$81.4 million for new City Hall
A nal design will soon take shape for Downtown East, a 29-acre mixed- use development in P ugerville that will expand the city’s downtown. After several months of planning, P ugerville City Council on Jan. 10 selected a master developer for the project: a pair of development rms called Gri n Swinnerton/Catellus. Downtown East will include a com- bination of commercial and residential buildings that will be determined during the design process. Two elements are already set in stone: a new City Hall facility and a multigenerational recreation center. “We’ve consistently heard the mes- sage from the community to create a place that is vibrant and engaging and scally sustainable,” Assistant City 120,000-square-foot recreation center in a 2020 election, when voters passed a $47.3 million bond for a recreation and senior center. In November, council approved amenities for the center including four basketball courts, a leisure water facility with lap lanes and a large weight room. Meanwhile, the new City Hall will be a 93,000-square-foot facility that will replace the existing City Hall on East Main Street. City materials indicate the Manager Emily Barron said. Components of the project Residents approved the
$9 million for public infrastructure
$47.3 million from 2020 general obligation bond
$27 million for public parking
$78.8 million for new recreation center
*DEVELOPER COSTS ARE NOT YET AVAILABLE.
Preliminary elements
The features of Downtown East will be nalized over the next year as design work is complete, but initial designs indicate the development could include the following:
93,000-square-foot City Hall 120,000-square-foot recreation center
HERITAGE LOOP TRAIL
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DOWNTOWN EAST
Up to 130,000 square feet of retail space
MAIN STREET EXTENSION
Up to 120,000 square feet of commercial space
Up to 500 multifamily residential units
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Up to 75,000 square feet of hotel space
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