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12th and Springdale rezoning gets final Council approval
In a move that will bring more housing to East Austin, City Council approved the rezoning of 1200, 1202 and 1208 Springdale Road at its Aug. 26 regular meeting. Mayor Pro Tem Natasha Harper-Madison made the case at the meeting…
Zoning • By Jonathan Lee • Sep 7, 2021
Springdale and 12th Street upzoning OK'd
At the urging of Mayor Pro Tem Natasha Harper-Madison, City Council approved a zoning request for 1200, 1202 and 1208 Springdale Road Thursday night, with all members voting in favor except Council Member Mackenzie Kelly, who was off the dais.…
Zoning • By Jo Clifton • Aug 3, 2021
Developer sidesteps valid petition, drawing Council members’ ire
Five City Council members voted against an affordable housing project in Northeast Austin after the developer skirted a valid petition by reducing the requested rezoning area. The case still passed on first reading Thursday, with six votes in favor, but…
Zoning • By Jonathan Lee • Aug 2, 2021
ZAP recommends multifamily project against neighbors’ wishes
A rezoning for a 330-unit multifamily project is heading to City Council with the unanimous recommendation of the Zoning and Platting Commission – and against the wishes of several neighbors who spoke at the meeting. The commission voted Tuesday to…
Zoning • By Jonathan Lee • Jul 9, 2021
Planning Commission recommends updates to land use plans for E. 11th and 12th streets
In the late 1990s, City Council decided to revitalize so-called blighted areas east of downtown through urban renewal plans. Now, over 20 years later, the city is updating these plans along East 11th and 12th streets. The primary goal is…
Planning • By Jonathan Lee • Jun 30, 2021
Downtown Commission eyes housing, other details on HealthSouth redevelopment
Members of the Downtown Commission expressed some concern last week that the ongoing negotiations over the redevelopment of the former HealthSouth property downtown could result in a project that doesn’t meet the expectations of City Council or the community as…
Development • By Chad Swiatecki • Jun 22, 2021
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Council gives final approval for dense development on Brackenridge site
After years of planning and negotiations, City Council gave final approval Thursday for Planned Unit Development (PUD) zoning for the Central Health property at 15th and Red River streets – the former Brackenridge Hospital site. The vote, which was on…
Development • By Jo Clifton • Jun 16, 2021
Planning Commission supports latest East Austin VMU rezoning
The Planning Commission last Tuesday recommended approval of a rezoning to allow a 126-unit multifamily building at 1200-1208 Springdale Road. The developer requests Vertical Mixed Use (-V) zoning, which would allow more units, on top of the current Community Commercial-Mixed…
Zoning • By Jonathan Lee • Jun 1, 2021
Central Health PUD passes on first reading
City Council has approved Planned Unit Development (PUD) zoning on first reading for the 14-acre Central Health site at 601 E. 15th St., formerly home to Brackenridge Hospital. The zoning, if approved on second and third reading, will allow tall…
Development • By Jonathan Lee • May 24, 2021
A neighborhood’s request to build a private park draws concern over policing
Last week the Planning Commission heard a surprisingly controversial debate among neighbors in East Austin’s Senate Hills over whether to allow the construction of a new neighborhood park. Though the commissioners all sided with those in favor of the park,…
Planning • By Jonathan Lee • May 20, 2021
Planning Commission recommends PUD zoning for Brackenridge Hospital tract
The Planning Commission Tuesday recommended Planned Unit Development (PUD) zoning for the tract that was formerly home to Brackenridge Hospital, bringing one of the biggest downtown redevelopment projects one step closer to design and construction. Owner Central Health is planning…
Development • By Jonathan Lee • May 14, 2021
Environmental Commission mulls Brackenridge redevelopment
The Environmental Commission fielded discussion on May 5 regarding redevelopment plans for the Brackenridge Hospital site, a 14-acre area located at 601 E. 15th St. Since the hospital historically treated indigent people in the Austin area, City Council decided that…
