Kairoi Platting Major Austin Mixed-Use Center

Kairoi Residential has big plans for more than 100 acres along what is now an open-air industrial storage yard between US 183 and The Colorado River. The Austin Business Journal reports blueprints for the huge project include more than 2,200 multifamily units, a 385-room hotel, nearly 1.5 million square feet of office space, more than 20,000 square feet of retail and a shopping plaza that would span more than 127,000 square feet. (photo courtesy of Community Impact)

Plans also include more than 134,000 square feet of restaurant space, a 27,000-square-foot arts theater, an 8,500-square-foot music venue and a more than 37,000-square-foot civic center.

For it to all work out, Kairoi still needs to rezone the two sites from limited industrial use to a planned development area. The Austin City Council is set to review the request later this month.

The project has been recommended for approval by city staff and the Planning Commission.