City Council has given the OK for the Urban Renewal Agency to move forward in negotiations with the developer selected last month to lead the redevelopment of the 900 and 1100 blocks of East 11th Street. Known in city planning circles as Blocks 16 and 18, the roughly 2 acres of mostly vacant land will […]
Urban Renewal Board
The Urban Renewal Board oversees the city’s Urban Renewal Agency and any plans associated with the agency. The Urban Renewal Plan’s primary purpose is to “eliminate slum and blighting influence within a designated area of the city.”
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City seeking developers interested in East 11th Street revitalization
The city is looking for developers interested in remaking two of the most high-profile blocks downtown, which could shape the future of the Black community in East Austin. Last month the Austin Economic Development Corporation (EDC) opened a request for qualified developers who could take on one or both of the blocks along East 11th […]
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Commissions get updates ahead of RFP for blocks 16, 18
The two city-owned blocks expected to become the anchors of the long-discussed African American Cultural Heritage District will likely include 30,000 square feet of creative space, more than 100 residential units, and a combination of restaurants and office space that could also serve local creatives. Two city commissions – the Arts Commission and the Urban […]
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City seeks developer to partner on transformation of two historic blocks
Over the next three months, the city’s quasi-governmental development entity will perform the early work that will result in a development plan next year for two long-discussed blocks in East Austin. This week’s Community Development Commission meeting featured a presentation from the Austin Economic Development Corporation on its plan to create a request for proposals […]
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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 to simplify the East 11th and East 12th street urban renewal plans and their associated […]
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Eureka waiting for Land Development Code changes to shape East Austin holdings
Eureka Holdings is continuing to plan work and community engagement related to its many holdings in East Austin, but a local consultant for the company said slow progress on the city’s new Land Development Code has put most other projects for the Dallas-based developer on hold. At Monday’s meeting of the Urban Renewal Board, consultant […]