Mueller Development
Mueller is a public-private partnership between the City of Austin and Catellus Development Corporation to redevelop the former Robert Mueller Municipal Airport (RMMA). Many entities work together to ensure Mueller not only meets, but exceeds the community- crafted goals of fiscal responsibility, economic development, east Austin revitalization, neighborhood compatibility, diversity and affordability, and sustainability. For more than 30 years, the many neighborhoods surrounding the municipal airport site participated in the planning for Mueller. The vision for redevelopment grew out of the 1984 Citizens for Airport Relocation (CARE) plan and was shaped by the Mueller Neighborhood Coalition (MNC), the voice of surrounding grassroots neighborhood associations formed in 1999 during the master-planning process. Community involvement continues today, including the Mueller Commission, the Mueller Property Owners Association and Mueller Neighborhood Association (MNA), and includes a variety of community engagement meetings, surveys and committees to provide ongoing input into Mueller’s development.
History at a Glance
The vision grew out of the 1984 Citizens for Airport Relocation (CARE) plan which called for a new town in-town, promoting compact and higher density development, compatible with the surrounding single-family neighborhoods. In 1996, the Council-appointed 16-member RMMA Redevelopment Process and Goals Task Force, representing a complete spectrum of Austin interests, reiterated this vision, calling for the creation of a compact and pedestrian-oriented, mixed-use community. In 2000, the City of Austin approved the RMMA Reuse and Redevelopment Plan which became the springboard for more detailed development planning with Catellus when it was selected as the Master Developer in 2002. In 2007, The first family moves into Mueller in a Meritage yard home on Emma Long Street, sparking features in the New York Times and Austin American-Statesman. In 2008, Lake Park and the Southwest Greenway officially open to the public. In 2013, the 83,000-square-foot H-E-B, the company’s most sustainable store, opens and the Thinkery, Austin’s children’s museum, opens. In 2015, the Austin ISD’s Performing Arts Center officially opens. In 2017, Alamo Drafthouse, B.D. Riley’s and Colleen’s Kitchen open as Aldrich Street’s first businesses. Catellus announces Texas Mutual Insurance Company will move its headquarters of more than 600 employees to Mueller in a four-story, 270,000-square-foot office building in the Aldrich Street district.
In 2018, Texas Mutual opens. In 2022, Origin Hotel opens. In 2023, AISD opens Dr. General Marshall Middle School.
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