The following is a press release by the City of Georgetown
GEORGETOWN, TX (November 15, 2024) – St. John Properties, Inc. recently held a ribbon-cutting celebration for the first building delivered at Westinghouse Crossing, a mixed-use business community situated in the greater Austin metropolitan market. Upon final completion, the project will comprise approximately 225,000 square feet of flex/R&D, single-story office, and retail space. Georgetown Mayor Josh Schroeder and Director of Economic Development Cameron Goodman joined local officials and business leaders to mark the completion of 5307 N. Mays Street, a single-story building consisting of 45,600 square feet of flex/R&D space. The event was punctuated by the ceremonial planting of a live oak tree, commemorating the company’s first building in Texas.
Local tradition notes that in 1848, Williamson County commissioners met under an oak tree on land owned by George Washington Glasscock, Sr. to select a location for the county seat. Glasscock eventually donated the land, and the commissioners named the town Georgetown in his honor.
“We planted our roots here in 2022, and today have fulfilled our vision of delivering the first of many buildings throughout Texas that will serve the real estate needs of businesses and organizations in a diverse set of industries. Developments such as Westinghouse Crossing will be the home to hundreds of jobs and a long-term tax contributor and beneficiary of residents throughout the region,” stated Brooke Harlander, Regional Partner for St. John Properties’ Austin office.
The nearly 35-acre Westinghouse Crossing business community is located approximately 15 miles north of Austin near the southern border of Georgetown and the northern border of Round Rock. It sits near the intersection of Westinghouse Road and N Mays Street, adjacent to Interstate 35. St. John Properties intends to speculatively develop more than 170,000 square feet of their signature LEED flex/research & development space, nearly 40,000 square feet of single-story office, and nearly 15,000 square feet of retail space to provide amenities to the tenants of the business community and surrounding community. A 1.37-acre pad site, suitable for a free-standing restaurant or medical/healthcare use is also available for lease or purchase.
“What Georgetown needed in our community is exactly what St. John Properties will provide,” stated Josh Schroeder, Mayor of Georgetown. “We have fought hard to preserve our commercial office spaces and corridors in our community and not get overrun by new residential developments, because this product contributes significantly to our tax base. St. John Properties intends to develop commercial buildings in a way that works for end-users looking for flexibility, and we thank them for their investment in Georgetown. We hope this is the first of many projects the company will develop in central Texas.”
St. John Properties nearing completion on second building at Westinghouse Crossing
5307 N. Mays Street is one of two buildings being speculative developed at Westinghouse Crossing, with the delivery of 5305 N. Mays Street, a single-story, 51,013 square foot flex/R&D building expected to occur next month. Both are equipped with 18-foot ceiling heights, dock and drive-in rear loading, and surrounded by free surface parking lots. End-users can lease one or multiple adjoining bays to accommodate their real estate requirements. In addition, the signature flexible building design enables companies to dictate the exact ratio of office, manufacturing, and warehouse space needs, which makes it suitable for professional services, life sciences, laboratory, technology, government contractors, secured facilities, and other businesses of differing sizes.
Work proceeding on two additional Austin-area business communities
In addition to Westinghouse Crossing, St. John Properties is planning to develop two additional Austin-area business communities. The newest of which is, Leander Tech Park, a 50-acre business community situated approximately 20 miles north of Austin in Leander. This proposed mixed-use business community is planned to include eight buildings comprising 270,000 square feet of flex/R&D and retail space, as well as three pad sites.
Partnering with Northline Leander Development Company, St. John Properties is also developing a four-story, 128,000 square foot Class ‘A” commercial office and retail building within Northline, a 116-acre mixed-use development, also located in Leander. 1133 Main Street will feature 16,400 square feet of retail and restaurant space, and is designed for LEED certification.
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