Pecan Street Plaza
Pecan Street Plaza
Written by Christi Covington Tuesday, 18 March 2008
Pflugerville’s city slogan declares itself stuck “Between a Rock and a Weird Place,” in recognition of its situation between its neighbors to the north and the south. Because of this location, the city will get its first mixed-use development where, in concept, people can live, work and play without ever driving.
“The macro reason [we’re building] is Round Rock and Austin. Pflugerville is right in the middle and as those cities grow, development would eventually come to Pflugerville,” said Cid Galindo, who is heading the 38-acre Pecan Street Plaza project scheduled to break ground this summer. “The other reason is Pflugerville is starting to reach its critical mass and evolution as a city. Developers and investors are starting to take notice.”
Location will continue to make Pflugerville a prime area for building, Galindo said. Major employer Dell Inc. sits to the north and Samsung to the south. IH 35, Toll 130 and Toll 45 border the city with FM 1825 and Heatherwilde Boulevard bisecting it, which creates traveling options.
Tentatively known as Pecan Street Plaza, the project site is between Windermere Drive and Heatherwilde Boulevard, on the South side of Pecan Street.
Once complete, the Plaza could include a hotel and banquet center, family health club, restaurants, cafés, 50,000 sq. ft. of retail space and 300,000 sq. ft. of office space, although all plans are not yet finalized.
Galindo submitted a conceptual plan to the city planning and zoning commission in late February. He hopes to break ground this summer on roads and utilities.
The best comparison for the project is The Triangle in Austin at Lamar Boulevard and Guadalupe, except that development does not have office space. It is also smaller than what Galindo envisions for Pflugerville.
The first phase will be the entry boulevard and main entrance. Galindo describes the square he wants to build as having wide sidewalks, lampposts, fountains, retail stores and restaurants.
“It will be the character and the draw of that area that will allow us to build the rest,” he said.
Some of the elements his development needs are in place, he added. The area has a drug store, children’s dentist, schools ranging from elementary to high school and a post office nearby. With the features he plans to bring, Galindo said the community will be a complete traditional neighborhood design, which uses the live, work and play concept.
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