The water treatment plant at 600 W. Cesar Chavez St. opened in 1925 and was Austin's first water treatment plant. In 1969 the plant was named in honor of Thomas C. Green, the plant's first chemist.

In August 2005, Austin City Council approved the relocation of the Thomas C. Green Water Treatment Plant. The plant will be decommissioned starting in 2009. The planning stages for the redevelopment are in progress.

Green Water Treatment Plant	Energy Control Center

Negotiating Agreement

On June 16, 2008, Austin City Council approved a resolution authorizing the City Manager to:
(1) negotiate and execute an exclusive negotiating agreement with Trammell Crow/Constructive Ventures, Inc./USAA; and
(2) negotiate an agreement with that developer, for the sale and redevelopment of the Green Water Treatment Plant and Energy Control Center.

View the 06/18/08 Council presentation slides (PDF)

Redevelopment Proposals

Proposal summary matrix (PDF)

The five proposers presented their redevelopment proposals to City Council on May 22, 2008. A display for each proposal was available for viewing on the first floor of City Hall from May 22 to May 30. Public comments were collected May 22 - June 1.

Proposal presentation slides, videos and public comments:

• Presentation 1: Simmons Vedder (PDF, 8 MB)

  • video 1
  • public comments (PDF)

• Presentation 2: Trammel Crow (PDF, 49 MB)

  • public comments (PDF)

• Presentation 3: Catellus Development Group (PDF, 1 MB)
  
  
  • video 1
  • public comments (PDF)

• Presentation 4: Forest City Residential Group (PDF, 4 MB)
  • video 1
  • video 2
  • video 3
  • public comments (PDF)

• Presentation 5: Stratus Properties (PDF, 13 MB)
  • video 1
  • public comments (PDF)

Request for Proposals

Project Timeline:

• 8/18/05 - Council resolution to relocate the Green Water Treatment Plant.
  
  
• 10/27/05 - Council resolution to relocate the Austin Energy Control Center.
  
  
• 2/9/05 - Council resolution designating the Green site as the location for the new central library. (Later changed to the south substation site at Seaholm.)
  
  
• 10/19/06 - Council briefing. View presentation slides (PDF, 6 MB).
  
  
• 5/24/07 - Council briefing. View presentation slides (PDF, 383 Kb).
  
  
• 1/28/08 - Design Commission briefing.
  
  
• 1/30/08 - Downtown Commission briefing.
  
  
• 2/12/08 - Community Development Commission briefing.
  View presentation slides from commission briefings (PDF, 2 MB).
  
  
• 2/14/08 - Council resolution to issue Request for Proposals.
  
  
• 3/4/08 - Request for Proposals (RFP) issued.
  
  
• 3/17/08 - Optional pre-proposal meeting.
  
  
• 3/20/08 - Deadline for submission of RFP questions to the City.
  
  
• 3/31/08 - The date City staff intend to have responses/answers to RFP questions.
  
  
• 4/30/08 - Due date for submission of proposals.
  
  
• 5/22/08 - Council presentations by proposers; Proposals on display in City Hall for public review and comment.
  
  
• 6/18/08 - City Council selection of the successful proposer.
  
  
• 2010 - Targeted construction start.