Development project to include medical facility, retail, restaurant
SOUTHWEST AUSTIN — Construction of the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema at the anticipated Circle C location is moving forward and will be completed by November, according to area businesses in contact with project owners at Stratus Properties. Construction could begin as early as March.
Alamo Lake Creek
13729 Research Boulevard.
Alamo Village
2700 W. Anderson Lane
Alamo South Lamar
1120 S. Lamar
Alamo Ritz
320 E. Sixth St.
“The final site plan has been approved, which means the owners can start moving dirt and grating the land,” said Donna Galati, a City of Austin senior planner who helped approve the plans. “The next step for the builder is to get building permits for the six planned buildings.”
The cinema-eatery, to be located at 5707 W. Slaughter Lane, will be the largest addition to the future development known as Parkside Village.
The development, owned by Stratus Properties, is also slated to have a 15,000-square-foot medical facility, restaurant and retail space.
Plans for the new Alamo Drafthouse Cinema were made public in 2009. Before moving forward, developers had to reach an agreement with the owners of two gas pipelines on the property.
News of Alamo Drafthouse’s progress has sparked renewed enthusiasm from Circle C residents.
“A development like this, which impacts Circle C and all of Southwest Austin, is a great example of something that is desperately needed for the area—entertainment opportunities located south,” said Bob McKenna, owner and broker at Austin Real Estate Partners in Circle C. “Alamo Drafthouse does an excellent job of providing an entertaining and dining experience that Austin residents love.”
Jason Bram, president of the Circle C Homeowner’s Association, said the Alamo Drafthouse and surrounding development will bring needed jobs to the Circle C area and more food and entertainment choices for surrounding residents.
Status of Parkside Village
Parkside Village’s site plan was first approved in October 2009, but the developers made revisions to the initial plan and a final version was approved Dec. 16, 2010.
Galati said builders are not allowed to move forward with the actual building until the site plan is finalized. A site plan allows work to be done on the drainage, utilities and other vital systems that are typically underground work.
In Parkside Village’s case, site plans show that the designated sites for the Slaughter Lane development sit atop two separate gas pipelines owned by ConocoPhillips and Kendal Morgan.
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