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[foreverrushing31]

Would this be an appropriate matter to go complain at Planning Commission/city council for? If NIMBYs can argue about why so-and-so plot can't handle housing units I think it's fair that people who are for it push to have the plan reworked until the residential portion is put back in.

[The ATX]

I don't think this needs a ZC, so the Planning Commission and City Council wouldn't be involved. It would just get approved adminstratively by Austin Development Services.

[Lobotomizer]

Originally Posted by The ATX

Sad. That's some short sighted development plans.

Yes, but it may be possible this is a small enough investment by the developer they themselves view this as a relatively short term way to utilize the land until the market supports redevelopment at a grander scale.

If that is the case it's not necessarily a bad thing if the options are the property sitting idle in it's current state for the next 5 or 10 years, or it actually being a pleasant spot people can visit.

As it stands now it is nothing but urban blight at a prominent intersection.

[The ATX]

Originally Posted by Lobotomizer

Yes, but it may be possible this is a small enough investment by the developer they themselves view this as a relatively short term way to utilize the land until the market supports redevelopment at a grander scale.

If that is the case it's not necessarily a bad thing if the options are the property sitting idle in it's current state for the next 5 or 10 years, or it actually being a pleasant spot people can visit.

As it stands now it is nothing but urban blight at a prominent intersection.

Very true. This is similar to the comments I get about Palace Laundry in Rainey: waste of the site or why didn't they go tall? The bar will be easy to knock down for a skyscraper when residential demand picks up again in Rainey. Until then, they can print money with a bar.

[chinchaaa]

Originally Posted by Lobotomizer

Yes, but it may be possible this is a small enough investment by the developer they themselves view this as a relatively short term way to utilize the land until the market supports redevelopment at a grander scale.

If that is the case it's not necessarily a bad thing if the options are the property sitting idle in it's current state for the next 5 or 10 years, or it actually being a pleasant spot people can visit.

As it stands now it is nothing but urban blight at a prominent intersection.

maybe, and if that's the case, the city should be involved. this is a huge area along a highly contested and controversial light rail line. the city should be doing every single thing they can to ensure this line succeeds, and that means have TOD where appropriate.

[Urbannizer]

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