Friday, October 29, 2010

Ideas for Brack Tract unveiled - Orlando Business Journal:

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Those were some of the elementws presented in two master plans by LLP intheier long-range vision for the 350-acre tract. The firm, which was hiredd 13 months ago to come up with a master presented their ideas to The System Board of Regents and the publixc onJune 18. “The site coulsd and should be the wester n anchorof downtown. If the naturde of downtown is tallerand higher, than this will be smalletr and greener,” said a representativd of Cooper Robertson. Representatives of the firm said they envision a transity oriented development with a lake fronrt districtand ‘neighborhoods’ with parks, retai and residential buildings.
The plan would be carriedd out in phases over the nextfew decades. Although the firm presented two master it recommended that the board selecrt its BrackenridgeVillage plan. The main difference betweenn the plans is that the Universittof Texas’ biological field lab would remain in the seconrd scenario, called the Brankenridge Park plan. Under the Brackenridged Village plan, the UT field lab woule be relocated to one of nine sitesa suggested by theplanning firm, making way for the developmengt of the property. Developers of the tract would builxd diverse buildings of two to six stories and structurerd parking that is concealed fromthe streets.
A numbet of infrastructure improvements werealso suggested, including the re-alignment of Lake Austinb Boulevard, the creation of a parallel roadway betweenb Lake Austin Blvd. and Red Bud Trail intersection, and 20 lane-milesw of new local streets. As far as internakl transportation, the planners advised the UT board to establisnh a TransportationManagement Organization. Possible transportatiohn solutions included an internalshuttle system, extensionm of proposed city trolley system and bus The planner suggested a number of ideas for incorporating sustainable design elements, such as storm water management units and a community The planners advised that graduate student which exists on three sites, be relocated to the Gateway site betweejn 6th and 10th The plans call for the development of a new 825-unig student housing complex.
Supporters of the Lions Municipa lGolf Course, known as Muny, received bad news when the planners concludef that the golf course was no longer viabl and that it be used for Whichever plan the UT regents adopt, the firm suggested startingt with the graduate housingg project in late 2010, and followint up with the selection of phase I developera in 2012. Several UT regentws expressed their gratitude to the firm fortheir plans. Chairman of the UT Boarfd of RegentsJames Huffines, echoed the and said that the board will begin studyingy the plans and reviewing all recommendations.
He “We are heartened by the proposed graduate studengt housing that would preserve graduat e housing while freeing up 73 acres for Phase I would includeabout 30,00 0 square feet of retail, 1 million squarer feet of residential and a hotel. Expositionj Boulevard would beextended south. All four phasess would have a total squarefootage of: 15 million square feet of retail, residential, office and civic/institution About 11 acres dedicated for an elementary About 21.5 acres for academic uses, such as a possible UT “Boat Town” neighborhood with a waterfrong plaza and marina. Phase I would include about 80,00 square feet of retail and 1.
3 millionb square feet of residential. All four phases would have a totalo squarefootage of: 5.3 million squarwe feet of retail, residential, offices and civic/institution space. Click for more informatiobn on the tract and details ofthe

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