The transformation of The Backyard music venue in Bee Cave into a Hill Country mixed-use outpost with a hotel, offices, condos, a high-end restaurant and data centers took a significant step forward this week.

At a marathon meeting that lasted into the wee hours of Dec. 14, Bee Cave City Council approved modifying the zoning for the project so International Development Management, or IDM, can build the data centers instead of movie studios and also erect an eco-friendly “distributed energy center”power plant on the site, among other changes. Council voted for the amendments contingent upon IDM building a new road connecting the development to State Highway 71.

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The sale price equates to Hartman paying roughly $131 per square foot for the property, a bargain compared to the $224 per square foot it shelled out for The Strand At Huebner Oaks, a 73,920-square-foot property it acquired in 2014 for a cool $18 million.

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Round Rock is gearing up for the final stages of a comprehensive revision to its planning and development codes.

It’s the tail-end of a three year process that saw city officials comb through the rules and regulations of the Williamson County city north of Austin to put all of the planning and development codes into one place. At its meeting Nov. 16, members of Round Rock’s Planning and Zoning Commission began the first of three meetings to gather public feedback on the draft code. The next two are on Dec. 7 and Dec. 21. After that, it goes to the City Council for final consideration early next year.

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