PFLUGERVILLE, Texas — Robert Ochoa commutes through Pflugerville every day, and believes the city could use more amenities.
“More entertainment and more money would come into the town, [it] would benefit everybody,” Ochoa said.
Now, the City of Pflugerville is aiming to fill that gap through the Downtown East Project– a public-private partnership to develop the Pfluger Tract, 29 acres at the northwest corner of FM 685 and East Pecan Street.
The project comes in two phases. Phase One- which started in December- includes a new city hall, recreation center and civic plaza which will include outdoor spaces, a stage for performances and play areas.
“It was through years of community engagement and feedback that really helped us to say, ‘this is how we need to put this project together in order to serve our residents,'” Pflugerville Assistant City Manager Emily Barron said. “So the multi-generational recreation center is really to have programming that serves everything from our babies to our seniors. And so there will be all types of fun elements in there in order to recreate, regardless of your age.”
Ochoa welcomes the opportunity.
“If they’re going to have a facility for senior citizens, [it] would be great, to give them an opportunity to get out of the house, to do something, to keep their mind active and their body moving,” Ochoa said.
The approximately $220 million project will be funded in various ways from bonds to support from the Economic Development Corporation and Pflugerville Community Development Corporation.
“So construction kicked off at the beginning of December and we expect to have phase one of the project open by the fall of 2026,” Barron said.
It aims to bring more to Pflugerville, by bringing people together in the heart of it.
“We really hope that it’s a place where people come and hang out, as well as engage with your government officials and spend time with your community,” Barron said.
The city is working in partnership with developer Griffin Swinerton for the Downtown East Project. A time frame has not yet been set for Phase Two, but city officials say they aim to start working towards that over the next few months.
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