Population growth, labor availability among top considerations for future sites. When it comes to suburban growth, there’s a common pattern that development usually follows. It starts with getting as much housing built as possible, followed by quick-service retail and eventually regional retail and mixed-use sites. Only then do companies start putting in factories or dense […]
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A 116-acre mixed-use project northwest of Austin that has been billed as a downtown-like destination for a booming suburb is about to reach another milestone: its first office building. The developers behind the Northline project and Baltimore-based St. John Properties Inc. are teaming up to build a four-story, 120,000-square-foot class A office building at 1157 Main St. […]
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More dining and entertainment options are on tap for one of Austin’s fastest-growing suburbs. On Dec. 15, the Leander City Council had approved a pair of Chapter 380 incentives agreements under the code names “Project Sky Lane” and “Project Hippo Q.” It’s now been revealed that the companies are Southside Market & Barbeque and High […]
With local leaders placing an emphasis on growing the city’s tourism industry and funding now available to support it, the city of Leander is now marketing itself as a place to visit. In 2020, Holiday Inn Express & Suites Leander opened, making it the first and only hotel in Leander, and kickstarting the city’s collection […]
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A company that makes cutlery plans to open its first United States manufacturing facility in Leander, a milestone economic development project that could bring up to 300 jobs to one the fastest-growing cities in the country. Cangshan Cutlery Company announced Aug. 24 plans to build a 400,000-square-facility on a 41-acre site at 204 Heritage Grove […]
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Leander Springs, a 78-acre, mixed-use project with retail, restaurants, entertainment, hospitality, office and residential components, is coming to town, Leander Mayor Troy Hill announced Oct. 15. Located at the southwest corner of FM 2243 and 183A, expectations are that a fully developed Leander Springs could be valued at $1 billion, according to the city. As […]
City officials say a new development planned for Leander will be a game-changer by finally giving the suburb northwest of Austin a downtown area. The 115-acre mixed-use project, called Northline, will provide shopping, dining, offices and housing in a walkable area in the north central part of Leander near Austin Community College’s San Gabriel campus […]
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More than 500 people attended the 2017 Williamson County Growth Summit on Thursday at the Sheraton Austin Georgetown Hotel & Conference Center to talk about the massive opportunities — and challenges — for developing this nascent market. Want to know what’s on the horizon in the rapidly growing county north of Austin? Check out the […]
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The nation’s first state-administered gold depository will be located in the city of Leander. Gov. Greg Abbott signed the existence of the Texas Bullion Depository into law after the 2015 legislative session. At the time, Abbott said having the depository would help keep Texas gold reserves secure, as well as keep taxpayer funds from leaving […]
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Leander’s developing downtown could gain offices, a parking garage, apartment complexes, townhomes, retail shops, and a hotel with conference rooms if the city of Leander and a developer partner on a mixed-use district. Alex Tynberg, principal developer for Tynberg LLC, is working with the city of Leander to create an economic development agreement for a […]
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