High-rise living and street-front shopping are now officially on deck, a short walk from Q2 Stadium, afterthe Austin City Council signed off on a rezoning that flips a warehouse pocket into prime tower territory.
The council approved the change on Jan. 22 under zoning case C14‑2025‑0078, with the executed ordinance posted Feb. 2, according to the City of Austin. The roughly 6.76 acres in the North Burnet/Gateway area are moving out of the Warehouse Mixed Use subdistrict and into the Commercial Mixed Use — Gateway Zone subdistrict, a shift backed by city planners and the planning commission.
Planning staff describe the tract at 10200 and 10202 McKalla Place as a 6.7567‑acre site currently holding a 135,000‑square‑foot, one‑story warehouse, about 0.5 miles from Q2 Stadium and CapMetro's McKalla station. They recommended the CMU‑Gateway designation because it aligns with nearby Gateway zoning and the city's transit‑oriented redevelopment push, per the city's planning staff report. That report notes the CMU‑Gateway subdistrict allows higher floor‑area ratios and taller building heights when development bonuses are used.
What the rezoning allows
With the CMU‑Gateway subdistrict now in place, the property can host high‑density residential projects and tower development, including buildings up to 420 feet tall if development bonuses are tapped. Ground‑floor space can be filled with destination retail, entertainment uses, and large civic spaces. According to coverage of the case and rezoning materials, applicants argued that the switch is in line with the North Burnet/Gateway master plan and would better enable the site to track market and transit forces, as reported by Community Impact.
Where it fits in North Burnet
The move folds into a broader strategy to stack taller, denser projects around Q2 Stadium and the nearby rail stop. In recent years, city policy changes have boosted allowable heights and floor‑area ratios for CMU‑Gateway parcels, and local coverage has chronicled a string of nearby filings and concepts aiming to lean into those entitlements. Urbanize Austin and The Real Deal highlight the area’s development momentum and other proposals clustered near the stadium.
The rezoning itself does not put shovels in the ground. Owners or future developers still have to bring forward site plans, secure permits, and clear design reviews before any tower rises, and city materials stress that market conditions will dictate whether the full 420‑foot entitlement is ever used. For now, the council’s vote and the executed ordinance simply arm the site with the legal ability to go taller and denser under the North Burnet/Gateway framework.
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