Two Hotels Planned for Famed Austin Cafe Site

The Sutton Co. and KOA Partners are working on a redevelopment at the closed Hill’s Cafe site on South Congress Avenue. A pair of hotels could be part of a mixed-use development on the 15-acre site.

The redevelopment is called the Hills, and in addition to hotels, it’s planned to have residential, office and retail space. The Hill’s Cafe was an old Austin eatery and music venue that opened in 1947 and closed in 2018.

The Austin Business Journal reports the redevelopment aims to add 444 multifamily units, up to 100,000 square feet of office space and up to 40,000 square feet for retail and restaurants. The goal is also to open a restaurant at the site under the Hill’s Cafe name and have an entertainment venue and courtyard on-site.

One of the two hotel projects being eyed is a boutique hotel and the other is planned to be an extended-stay hotel.