The existing Emerson-Brantingham Building located at 805 N. Austin Street, adjacent surface parking lots, the existing 711 Elm Building, the surface lot north of 711 Elm, and Austin Street between the existing buildings will be converted into a new cohesive multi-family affordable housing community. The historic Emerson-Brantingham Building will seek historic tax credits to restore and renovate the building for the new use.
A new multifamily building will be constructed on the adjacent surface lots to connect the existing building, creating a 154-unit, approximately 205,101 gross square feet multifamily development with ground floor retail and varied amenities. A new skybridge over Austin Street will be constructed to connect the new multifamily development to the existing 711 parking garage. The garage will remain in its current configuration and be repaired as required. The surface lot north of 711 Elm along with the Austin Street segment adjacent the West End DART stop will be transformed into a public, retail lined landscape plaza.In addition to historic tax credits for the Emerson-Brantingham Building, the project will utilize TDHCA and TIF incentives.