{"id":388510,"date":"2026-07-28T02:01:08","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T02:01:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/388510\/"},"modified":"2026-07-28T02:01:08","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T02:01:08","slug":"ymca-files-plans-with-city-of-austin-for-redeveloped-downtown-location","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/388510\/","title":{"rendered":"YMCA files plans with city of Austin for redeveloped downtown location"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The project would add new housing options, with 90 affordable units and a mixed-use development focused on health and wellness.<\/p>\n<p>AUSTIN, Texas \u2014 The Greater Austin YMCA took the next step on Monday in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.austinymca.org\/locations-site-reimagining-repurposing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">a major plan to redevelop its TownLake campus<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The organization submitted a Planned Unit Development (PUD) application to the city in partnership with developer Millenium Partners that would transform the Downtown Austin YMCA into a mixed-use community.<\/p>\n<p>The proposal includes a new 110,000-square-foot YMCA, affordable and market-rate housing, childcare and expanded health and wellness services. The plan also calls for 90 affordable housing units in partnership with Foundation Communities.<\/p>\n<p>Developers said the project would include major sustainability upgrades, restore nearby habitat along Lady Bird Lake and generate more than $1 billion in taxable value, while creating hundreds of jobs.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The PUD submission marks a major milestone in our greater vision for the future of Austin,&#8221; said Kathy Kuras, president and CEO of the Greater Austin YMCA. &#8220;This project is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to transform downtown Austin and address our community\u2019s most pressing needs. Together with Millennium Partners, we\u2019re creating a vibrant community where families can live, learn, work, and play.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The project must still go through the city&#8217;s review and approval process.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The project would add new housing options, with 90 affordable units and a mixed-use development focused on health&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":388511,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[132,134,133],"class_list":["post-388510","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-austin","tag-austin","tag-austin-headlines","tag-austin-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/388510","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=388510"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/388510\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/388511"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=388510"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=388510"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=388510"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}