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Old Posted Nov 16, 2011, 5:03 AM
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Officials break ground on new ACC campus in Elgin



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ByRalph K.M. Haurwitz
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Published: 7:32 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2011

A forecast of stormy weather didn't keep groundbreaking ceremonies for Austin Community College's Elgin campus from proceeding today but it did force the festivities indoors.

Officials and community members gathered at the Stardust Ballroom of the Elgin SPJST, a Slavonic benevolent society. They even brought along some dirt carted over from the campus site, at U.S. 290 and County Line Road, for the ceremonial dipping of shovels.

Voters in the Elgin school district opted to join the ACC taxing district last year, and enrollment from Elgin has increased 58 percent in the year since annexation, ACC officials said. The 98-acre campus is scheduled to open in August 2013.
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Why is it that it seems every campus outside of Austin is much nicer than the ones in it.
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Old Posted Nov 16, 2011, 7:56 PM
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Maybe he just means ACC campuses. Inside Austin, they are all basically repurposed existing buildings (except the east side campus, I think) A high school, office building, and now a dead mall...
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South Austin Campus is a new building and is pretty nice despite being small. They can expand it by adding a second building where the open court yard is between the garage and the building. I am assuming that will be done in the next few years.
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Old Posted Nov 21, 2011, 8:25 AM
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They are also building a Florida University near Circle C Ranch. Ground breaking later this month.

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Construction moves forward in Longhorn Junction development


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By Beth Wade Friday, 11 November 2011

GEORGETOWN — Three years after opening the first portion of the 280-acre Longhorn Junction commercial center with the construction of Citigroup’s data center, new movement can be seen on the west side of the development at I-35 and S.E. Inner Loop in Georgetown

J Jacobs Construction, a Georgetown-based general contracting firm, is expected to begin construction on a renovation project to transform the former Candle Factory building into its headquarters before the end of the year.

Demolition of the building has been completed. Once construction begins, it could be finished in four to five months, and the company could be in its new offices in June, J Jacobs Construction President Stacy Rudd said.

The nearly $1.8 million building will be 10,000 square feet in size and feature design aspects inspired by the former Candle Factory, including translucent, back-lit panels.

“We are going to keep the concept of lighting up the building like the Candle Factory used to do, except it will be professional offices now, and it will be much more attractive,” Rudd said.

The commercial contractor is expected to occupy 5,000 square feet of the building, while the rest of the space will be available for lease for other professional offices.

“The building that’s there now is run-down, it’s kind of an eyesore, where it used to be kind of a cool place to go, and we are going to turn it into a cool place to go again,” Rudd said.
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Old Posted Nov 29, 2011, 6:02 AM
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While I'm glad the area where the Candle Factory once stood is being developed, I was kind of hoping for more of a touristy type of developement to compliment the Caverns to the west. There are enough businesses in the area, Wolf Ranch just a mile or two to the north, Ikea, and JC Penny shopping center plus Round Rock Outlets just a mile or two to the south. What more does that area need? Wolf Ranch has a high enough vacancy to suggest more stores would be excessive if that's what they are planning.
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405 S. Austin Avenue: "The Georgetown"



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By Historic District Planner Robbie Wyler
October 26, 2011

Downtown Georgetown could soon be getting new residents. The Historic and Architectural Review Commission (HARC) recently approved a 3-story, mixed-use project for the west half of Block 24 to be called “Georgetown – Off the Square”. The first level of the project will consist of covered parking, a restaurant and room for retail. The upper two levels will be one and two bedroom residential units for senior living. The building is phase two of the Block 24 development project and would join the Main Street Townhomes that occupy the eastern half of the block.
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That's a very nice project. I hope it moves forward.
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Looks promising.
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Another major project for San Marcos



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November 22, 2011

Darren Casey, the San Antonio developer who is investing heavily in San Marcos, wants to build an upscale $63 million development on 13.5 acres across Sessom Drive from Texas State University.

With 419 units and a total of 1,001 beds, the as-yet unnamed project would be the latest addition to San Marcos’ apartment boom which shows no signs of slowing. The city council entitled 1,000 units of new apartments last week alone, including another Casey project on the Thorpe Lane site of the old county hospital.

The Sessom Drive project would include more than a token commercial component. Plans call for 20,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space arranged around a 7,000 square feet stained and polished concrete outdoor commons area. The apartments would be spread between two buildings connected by a skybridge spanning the development’s entrance.

Casey and Carter Morris, the real estate broker on the deal, say the Sessom Drive development would be a class above any other on the ground — or on the drawing board — in San Marcos.

“It will be a destination. It will look like no other development in San Marcos. … The rents will probably be the highest in town,” Morris said
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Why Austin, Texas Wants to Be An Autos City (Yes, Austin)
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When you think of Austin, Texas, the first things that come to mind are probably the University of Texas, food, music, and the South by Southwest festival. But now, Austin wants you to think of it as an automotive capital.

Isn’t Austin too deep in the heart of Texas? How can it compete with Detroit, let alone other established Southern auto cities like Lexington, Ky, Nashville, Tenn., Jackson and Tupelo, Miss.? And isn’t an auto industry focus at odds with Austin’s hip reputation?

Austin’s tactic is to home in on companies that are developing advanced technology, explains Adrianna Cruz, vice president of global corporate recruitment for the Austin Chamber of Commerce.

It’s using the Formula One race in November, which will be held in Austin, to draw attention to its bid to be included in the nation’s automotive centers. Although there have been some doubts about whether the race will happen, tickets are now on sale and it’s set to be the first F1 race in the U.S. since 2007, when the circuit last came to Indianapolis.

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And why not? Austin does not have to be an auto city in the traditional sense, but we can lead the way in innovation and new technologies as we move away from gas and create new forms of clean energy transportation which we should have done sooner. Having Formula One here as well as other races can help bring that talent and with SXSW and companies that already work with the car companies as mentioned in the article, Austin could become a major player in the auto industry without being another Detroit.
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SXSW should do a car show for green cars. Like only electric, hybrids, and other green cars and transport. Everyone loves a good car show. I am sure it would be popular. And they could do it at the same time SXSW Eco takes place in October. Kind of like they do music, i, and film together.
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That thing in San Marcos is weird. I always liked the way Sessoms wound up the hill right there and the trees add to the feeling. There isn't a huge change in elevation, maybe only 100 feet, but the street is really steep. Also all that is a watershed that drains into the river during rainstorms, right? Hopefully they add various "green" runoff features. Of course its not a bad spot. N. LBJ is almost like a secondary, smaller campus-adjacent "student village", or could be. Arguably more accessible than downtown because of the bus loop.
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Thorpe Lane Lofts



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by Sean Batura

November 7, 2011

A developer says he will build a five-floor 174-unit apartment building on Thorpe Lane on the site of an abandoned nursing home in San Marcos.

The project, Thorpe Lane Lofts, would sit on 2.42 acres at Thorpe and Warden Street where the former River Crest Nursing and Rehabilitation center has sat overgrown and idle since being abruptly closed by regulators in 2007.

Houston-based Javastone Capital Holdings says the building will feature one- and two-bedrooms apartments situated around a central courtyard and pool area.

Plans call for 2,060 feet of retail or office space on the ground floor, a provision negotiated by the Planning & Zoning Commission before it unanimously approved rezoning the property last month. The rezoning still must be approved by the city council.

The developer has agreed to 10-foot sidewalks and trees lining the street at every 30 feet, exceeding city requirements for five-foot sidewalks and trees every 50 feet. Senior planner Sofia Nelson said the streetscaping would “increase the walkability of this area in a safe manner.”
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Ground breaking set for higher ed center in Hutto



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A ground breaking ceremony for the first building of the Hutto campus for the East Williamson County Higher Education Center is scheduled for May 22. The more than 100,000-square-foot building is scheduled to open in fall 2013 near Toll 130 and CR 108, said Jan Osburn, director of marketing and communications with Texas State Technical College. Osburn said the ground breaking event is open to members of the community. Students began meeting at the school’s temporary location—Hutto ISD’s Veterans’ Hill Elementary—in fall 2011. The higher education center in Hutto is a collaboration that includes Temple College and TSTC.
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Pilot art center proposed for historic fire station



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The City of Georgetown is developing plans for an art center that could go into the historic fire station at 816 S. Main St. if the project is approved by City Council, which could vote on the issue in May, possibly at the May 22 meeting. Library Director Eric Lashley, who serves as the staff liaison for the Arts and Culture Board, said the ultimate goal for the art center is to take up residence in the police department building at 809 Martin Luther King Jr. St. after the building is vacated in 2014. In the meantime, the pilot program is designed to determine if an art center can thrive in Georgetown, Lashley said. It could start in late 2012 after the fire department administration relocates to Fire Station No. 5. “We want to show that we can do [an art center] in a small facility before we tackle something even bigger,” he said.
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I was at the Travis County Expo Center this weekend and saw the Hot Rod show. I took some photos. There were hundreds of cars there from all over. I remember a Florida and Iowa plate. I was thinking the same thing while I was there, that Austin will likely become more of a car enthusiast city, thanks to the F1 track.
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