Mueller Journal

Greenway Lofts Breaks Ground at Mueller

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 15:58:49 +0000

Mueller’s next residential community is just around the corner. Following the bend of the Northwest Greenway, Greenway Lofts, LLC is breaking ground on a 36-unit residential development adjacent to the Seton Family of Hospitals’ administrative offices and Mueller’s future town center. The first residents are anticipated to move in by fall/winter 2010.

Priced between the $150,000s and low-$300,000s, the four-story Greenway Lofts will feature one- and two-bedroom homes ranging from approximately 600 to 1,200 square feet. Each home will include 9 ½-foot ceilings with energy-efficient, expansive windows and balconies or patios facing the Northwest Greenway. Homes on the upper floors will offer stunning views of downtown Austin, the State Capitol and the UT Tower while first-floor residents will have direct access to Mueller’s hike & bike trail.

Inside, each residence will feature open floor plans and desirable standard finishes such as stained concrete or wood flooring, ENERGY STAR stainless steel appliances, granite countertops and glass tile backsplashes in the kitchen and bathrooms, as well as walk-in showers and closets. Homes will also include reserved parking in the attached garage.
Built by general contractor Lott Brothers Construction, Greenway Lofts is anticipated to meet or exceed a three-star energy efficiency rating in Austin Energy’s award-winning Green Building program. For additional details, visit
www.greenwaylofts.com or the sales center located next to the Browning Hangar and the Mueller Central information center near Airport and Mueller Boulevards.

“The vision of Mueller as a mixed-use community with a broad range of residential offerings continues to take shape as the Greenway Lofts begin construction,” said Greg Weaver, president for Catellus. “Combined with Mueller’s first rental community and the handful of single-family homes available in Mueller’s first phase, Mueller continues to provide unique, yet compatible residential offerings to those seeking a New Urban, sustainable lifestyle in the heart of Austin.”

Buzz About the Southwest Greenway

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:06:49 +0000

With recent rain, Mueller parks are enjoying much-needed water. Blogs Great Stems, The Grackle and Digging have all recently posted photos and articles about the plants, landscape and composition of Mueller’s newest park, the Southwest Greenway. To view these posts click on their names and to learn more about the Southwest Greenway and other Mueller parks, visit our Thinking Green – Parks and Open Spaces section of www.MuellerAustin.com.

Austin Children’s Shelter Grand Opening

Wed, 16 Sep 2009 16:00:25 +0000

After years of extensive planning, the Austin Children’s Shelter has completed its new facility that will offer the ability to provide emergency shelter as well as longer term residential care for abused and neglected children and youth. In this expanded facility, ACS will ultimately care for as many as 78 children at a time and increase its programs to include an on-site charter school and family-based support services. Built on 13 acres adjacent to Mueller, the new campus of five “cottages” and three program support buildings is designed to safeguard children with some areas in the campus not generally open to the public.

Please join us for this one opportunity to tour the entire site of our new campus and celebrate our 25th anniversary on Wednesday, October 7, 2009 from 5:00-7:00pm.

Activities will include:

Campus tours by Austin Children’s Shelter Guild members
Minis and Friends – Little Horses, Big Hearts
ACS Kids Council Lemonade Stand
Live Music from The Biscuit Brothers (courtesy of A Texas Christmas Carol and other artists), and musical artist Elizabeth Wills
Tastings from Which Wich, Tres Amigos, Stardust Pastry and EL CHILE CAF É Y CANTINA
Interactive Play-Doh Station for the kids
Visit Da Bull, dancers and coaching staff of the Austin Toros in the gym

Frost Bank Grand Opening Celebration

Tue, 08 Sep 2009 20:26:51 +0000

Frost Bank is celebrating their grand opening in the Mueller retail center with three days of family-friendly fun! See more information about the festivities below.

Thursday, September 10
7 am to 9 am
TexMex Breakfast from Lee’s Meat Market

Thursday, September 10
3 pm
The Frost Mueller Financial Center offers American Sign Language access through Deaf Link’s Video Remote Interpreting to the deaf and hard of hearing customers. Frost is inviting the deaf community (any anyone else ionterested in this technology) to attend a presentation demonstrating this service.

Friday, September 11
7 am to 9 am
Chuckwagon breakfast in the parking lot

Saturday, September 12
11 am to 1 pm
Family Fun Day: Frost Bank will be serving barbecue from Hoover’s and dessert from Upper Crust Bakery for lunch. For the kids, they will be giving away 100 Build-A-Bears from the Build-A-Bear Workshop. They will also have music provided by the Reagan High School Drum Line!

Don’t forget to mark your calendars for these wonderful community events all happening at Frost Bank in the Mueller retail center at 1200 Barbara Jordan Blvd.

SunFlower Illumination

Thu, 30 Jul 2009 15:30:50 +0000

SunFlowers – An Electric Garden is complete. Located at Mueller along IH-35, Austin’s largest public art project will officially illuminate tonight, Thursday, July 30th, and you are invited to join us.

We’ll begin to gather at 7:30 p.m. in the Northwest Greenway near where Philomena Street ends. Remarks will begin at approximately 8:15 p.m. with a walk along the trail to follow. Here are a few more event details:

In addition to capturing solar energy to glow at night, the SunFlowers rely on sensors to determine when they will begin illuminating. We can’t precisely predict when the SunFlowers will turn on, but we know it has to be dark — so bring a flashlight and enjoy the trail. We’ll be in a park setting, so bring the family, consider packing a snack or spread out for a picnic (don’t forget the bug spray)!

Free parking is available at the Mueller retail center or along Philomena and Robert Browning streets (south of both the retail center and Dell Children’s Medical Center near the new Seton office building).

Hope to see you out there!

Designed by Mags Harries and Lajos Heder, “SunFlowers – An Electric Garden” creates a bold landmark at the west entrance to Mueller, casting patterns of shade along the hike and bike trail during the day and using the power collected through its solar panels to glow at night. SunFlowers extends nearly 540 feet in length; the 15 sculptures range in height from more than 18 – 24 feet above the footpath and the photovoltaic “petals” form blossoms that reach 13 to 15 feet in diameter. For more information on SunFlowers – An Electric Garden including the artists, selection of the art and its self-sustaining solar arrays, you can visit solarsunflowers.muelleraustin.com.

SEDL to Help NASA

Wed, 22 Jul 2009 15:20:57 +0000

SEDL, the first corporate headquarters to open in Mueller, has received an $80,000 grant to help the Lunar and Planetary Institute reach 18- to 35-year-olds with a new educational tool, MyMoon. This portal will provide information on lunar science and research. SEDL will examine the community-building process and social networking environment to advise NASA and the Institute over the next four years.

Click here to read the entire article.

Parade of Homes Sneak Peek

Thu, 04 Jun 2009 19:16:31 +0000

Have you seen the 2009 Parade of Homes at Mueller yet? The last weekend for the Parade is coming up. Enjoy live musice from Cienfuegos this Saturday, June 6 and Wendy Colonna on Sunday, June 7.

Want to see more? Take a sneak peek at this video from the ribbon cutting ceremony for the Parade. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMudXKCR1SA

Twitter

Sat, 16 May 2009 20:29:58 +0000

Mueller is now on Twitter! Follow us at twitter.com/muelleraustin to learn all the latest about the community, events and the upcoming Parade of Homes!

Parade of Homes

Sat, 16 May 2009 20:27:42 +0000

Set your calendars for May 23 through June 7, 2009, when the Home Builders Association (HBA) of Greater Austin presents the 56th annual Parade of Homes™ tour at Mueller hosted by Catellus Development Group. This year’s Parade of Homes™, the first in Central Austin in decades, will be unlike any other as it focuses on ultra-green, ultra-urban homes from a group of exclusively local home builders: Bill Taute Homes, Cool River Custom Homes, Durrett Interests, The Muskin Company and Streetman Homes.

The official Parade of Homes™ tour allows visitors to check out the latest in architecture, interior decorating, landscape design and green-building features. These homes, starting at approximately $1 million, are anticipated to be the first in Central Texas to earn three energy efficiency ratings: (1) a five-star rating in the nationally recognized Austin Energy Green Building program, (2) LEED® certification from the U.S. Green Building Council and (3) green building silver level certification from the National Association of Home Builders. The homes on the tour will range from 3,200 – 3,700 square feet.

The Parade will be open Thursday – Tuesday weather permitting. Tickets will be $15 for adults, $12 for seniors and children ages 5-17, and free for children under age 5. For more information about tickets, parking and event features, visit www.AustinHomeBuilders.com.

Mueller Anniversary

Fri, 01 May 2009 15:03:14 +0000

10 years ago in May 1999, the last flight left Robert Mueller Municipal Airport and signified the closing of Austin’s first airport. The return flights landed at Austin Bergstrom International Airport and planning for how to reuse the 711 acres that was the former airport continued. Now, with over 20 years of planning and four years of construction, progress in Mueller can be widely seen. Over 500 homes are sold and over 3,000 employees call Mueller home. 75 acres of parks are completed and three historic structures still stand. To learn more about the historic timeline behind Mueller, visit the “History” page under the “Explore” tab on MuellerAustin.com.