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Mueller Community

Imported, unreviewedRedevelopedRetrofit builtAustin, TX

711-acre former airport redeveloped into mixed-use community (built), using federal funds, with housing and retail components. Market data shows active housing demand. · summary, model-written

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Place
County permitting 2,000+ apartment units a yearThis site: 12,145 units, Travis County census-bps · all sites with this
Fast-growing county (8%+ 2018–23)This site: 9% census-acs · all sites with this
Scale
60+ acre siteThis site: 711 acres newtypes-extraction · all sites with this
Strategy
RedevelopedThis site: …a pedestrian-oriented, interactive mixed-use community and a model for responsible urban planning and development record · all sites with this
New use
Civic and governmentThis site: …new_use field newtypes-extraction · all sites with this
EducationThis site: …new_use field newtypes-extraction · all sites with this
Entertainment and sportsThis site: …new_use field newtypes-extraction · all sites with this
HotelThis site: …new_use field newtypes-extraction · all sites with this
HousingThis site: …new_use field newtypes-extraction · all sites with this
Mixed useThis site: …a pedestrian-oriented, interactive mixed-use community and a model for responsible urban planning and de newtypes-extraction · all sites with this
OfficeThis site: …new_use field newtypes-extraction · all sites with this
Park and open spaceThis site: …new_use field newtypes-extraction · all sites with this
Retail (continued)This site: …new_use field newtypes-extraction · all sites with this

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Now

StatusRetrofit builtnewtypes-extraction
StrategyRedevelopedWikipedia
New usescivic, education, entertainment, healthcare, hotel, housing, mixed, office, park, retailWikipedia
What is there nowa pedestrian-oriented, interactive mixed-use community and a model for responsible urban planning and developmentnewtypes-extraction
RedeveloperCatellusnewtypes-extraction

Planning

Public purchase or subsidyfederal stimulus fundsnewtypes-extraction

Site context

Housing permits, Travis County (TX), 202412,145 units in 5+ unit buildings, 286 in 2–4, 4,559 single-family; 2023: 18,311 in 5+Census BPS
Other atlas sites nearby2 within 10 km, 2 within 25 km: North Campus Redevelopment Project (3.0 km); Highland Mall (4.3 km)computed
Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 20233,898 establishments (+12%); 67,861 jobs (+25%)Census CBP
Housing market in the countytypical home value $461,123 (-4% 1 yr, -15% 5 yr); typical rent $1,602/mo (+1% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research

Summary, model-written

Former Robert Mueller Municipal Airport (closed 1999) redeveloped into a 711-acre mixed-use community. Developer Catellus built the project using federal stimulus funds. Status is 'built' per record. New uses include housing, retail, office, healthcare, and civic spaces. The community is described as pedestrian-oriented and a 'model for responsible urban planning' in the record.

Why. 711 acres (largest in record), built status, federal subsidy used, housing market data shows median rent $1,669 and ZHVI $461,123 (2026-09), county population grew 8.7% 2018–23. Nearby peers include North Campus (under construction, 3km) and Highland Mall (partial, 4.3km).

Where it stands. 711-acre mixed-use community completed. Recent permits (2024) show 12,145+ housing units built. Retail establishments grew 11.7% (2012–2023).

For a planner

  • Pedestrian design noted
  • Federal funds used for smart grid (2009)
  • Housing market data available (rent, ZHVI)

For a developer

  • 711 acres scale
  • Mixed-use uses confirmed
  • Recent construction activity (2023–2024 permits)
  • County housing demand supported by rent/price data

What we do not know yet

  • No current vacancy rates provided
  • No specific retail tenant names or anchor stores
  • No details on ongoing development phases beyond 'built' status
  • No cost/benefit analysis of federal subsidy

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  • retrofit already built
  • 711 acres
  • county grew 8.7% 2018–23
  • median rent $1,669
  • housing in the record

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History and original facts

Closed1999newtypes-extraction
Acres711newtypes-extraction
CountyTravis County
Census division7 · West South Central
NotesDraft from Wikipedia, model-extracted, unreviewed: The former Robert Mueller Municipal Airport in Austin, Texas, is being redeveloped into the Mueller Community, a 711-acre mixed-use, pedestrian-oriented development with housing, retail, office, healthcare, education, and parks.

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Background

Mueller is a 711-acre (288 ha) Planned Unit Development (PUD) in the east-central portion of the city of Austin, Texas, United States. The project is in the process of long-term development on the former site of the Robert Mueller Municipal Airport, which was closed in 1999 upon the opening of Austin–Bergstrom International Airport in southeast Austin, itself a civilian adaptation of Bergstrom Air Force Base after its closure in the early 1990s. Mueller is intended to be a pedestrian-oriented, interactive mixed-use community and a model for responsible urban planning and development. == About == The community is being developed by Catellus, whose parent company was ProLogis.

Excerpt from Wikipedia (authors and history), CC BY-SA 4.0. May be older than the record above.

Timeline

  1. 1999 Robert Mueller Municipal Airport closed
  2. 1999 Closed
  3. 2009 U.S. Department of Energy awarded $10.4 Million in federal stimulus funds for smart grid project
  4. 2011 Dell Children's Medical Center expanded
  5. 2013 Mueller Market District debuted
  6. 2013 Pike Powers Commercialization Lab debuted
  7. 2014 Residence Inn by Marriott scheduled to open
  8. 2014 Performing Arts Center completed

Sources

  • Mueller Community · CC BY-SA 4.0
    7 quoted sentences
    Robert Mueller Municipal Airport, which was closed in 1999
    In December 2009, the U.S. Department of Energy awarded Pecan Street, Inc. $10.4 Million in federal stimulus funds
    The Center was expanded in 2011 to add a new patient wing.
    the Mueller Market District made its debut in mid-2013

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