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Austin Council Takes Action on Pending Commercial Projects

AUSTIN-In one decision, council suggests tapping a 10-story CBD skeleton for a 195,000-sf federal courthouse. Another names the construction manager for a city hall project and another clears a $5.5-million loan for a 57,000-sf office building.

By Tim Green | Updated on December 13, 2002

AUSTIN-Two construction projects in and around the CBD got a push from the Austin City Council Thursday plus officials tossed in some advice about the location for a new 195,000-sf federal courthouse in the downtown.

In the latter matter, the council approved a resolution recommending the site of the unfinished Intel Corp. building. The site, at the corner of Fifth and San Antonio streets, currently is home to the steel frame of a 10-story office building Intel intended to build. It is one of three sites the federal General Services Administration is considering.

The council’s resolution carries no legal weight, but it does reflect the sentiment of the Downtown Austin Alliance and others who would like to see the Intel skeleton disappear. GSA officials have said they hope to reach a decision soon and move ahead with replacing the existing courthouse, which they say is too small.

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