Developers of a new housing complex may find themselves in hot water after forgoing approval to demolish the last remaining fixture of a historic restaurant chain on Burnet Road. The Frisco Shop was sold to developer Oden Hughes following its closure in 2018. On account of the building’s association with an 86-year-old family business, Oden […]
Burnet Road
One of the central corridors in North Central Austin, Burnet Road is most perhaps most charmingly known for its appearance in “Dazed and Confused,” but has changed quite a bit since then.
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Burnet Road case limps through second reading
With two months more experience under their belts, City Council took up its first zoning case for a second time. Though the results were nearly identical to the outcome in February, Council will take up the Burnet Road rezoning for a third time next week. The developer, C.J. Sackman of Sackman Enterprises, is asking for […]
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Planners back apartment complex on Burnet Road
An automotive repair shop on Burnet Road could become a 60-foot-tall apartment building, if City Council approves a zoning change for the property. At a Planning Commission meeting last week, Robert Crump and Charles Gordon, owners of the property at 8528 Burnet Road — where Gordon Automotive sits — sought the commission’s recommendation to change […]