{"id":244,"date":"2015-11-19T15:55:19","date_gmt":"2015-11-19T15:55:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/highland\/?page_id=244"},"modified":"2024-05-06T16:22:02","modified_gmt":"2024-05-06T21:22:02","slug":"sample-page","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/highland\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Something Exciting is Starting Here.<\/h1>\n<p class=\"p1\">Austin Community College District is reshaping higher education and revitalizing a community by transforming the former Highland Mall into a state-of-the art learning and training complex. ACC Highland serves as an anchor to a mixed-use community that includes parks and trails, apartments, office space, restaurants, and shops.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">At the heart of Austin\u2019s newest community is a commitment to provide access to a world-class education. The ACC Highland project is made possible through community and industry partnerships and by ACC District voters.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Phase 2<\/h2>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>ACC Highland Phase 2\u00a0<\/strong> <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a data-flickr-embed='true' href='https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/accdistrict\/albums\/72177720307077735\/' title='ACC Highland Phase 2 Grand Opening by Austin Community College, on Flickr'><img src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52777362457_5a4f0dbafd.jpg' width='800' height='600' alt='HLC 2000 Grand Opening'><\/a><script async src='https:\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js' charset='utf-8'><\/script>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Jacob Fontaine Plaza Park Lighting<\/h2>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Fontaine Plaza Lighting Celebration<br \/><\/strong>Watch as ACC turns the lights on at Highland&#8217;s newest park.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-responsive  embed-responsive-16by9\">\n<div class=\"iframe-container\">\n<div class=\"iframe-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"embed-responsive-item\"   class=\"embed-responsive-item\"   title=\"ACC Lights Up Fontaine Plaza\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HsaAjou9XgQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">St. John Encampment Commons<\/h2>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>St. John Encampment Commons Grand Opening<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a data-flickr-embed='true' href='https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/accdistrict\/albums\/72177720310814614\/' title='St. John Encampment Commons Grand Opening by Austin Community College, on Flickr'><img src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53148730674_6bee71658c.jpg' width='800' height='600' alt='St. John Encampment Commons Ribbon Cutting'><\/a><script async src='https:\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js' charset='utf-8'><\/script>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Yes, We Bought a Mall<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Highland Mall opened in 1971 as Austin\u2019s largest regional shopping center and the city\u2019s first indoor mall. Once a flourishing enterprise, the mall lost favor with customers<br \/>and struggled to remain a viable venture. In 2010, ACC formed a partnership with RedLeaf Properties and began purchasing sections of the mall complex \u2014 1.3 million<br \/>square feet of indoor space on 81 acres. The college purchased the last portion of the mall infrastructure in late 2012 and began redeveloping the mall structure into a state-of-the-art college campus and its surrounding property into a vibrant, mixed-use community.<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The Big Picture: From Bunker to Brilliance<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Located 4 miles from Downtown Austin, Highland ATX is at the heart of Austin\u2019s transportation and transit network. Hundreds of apartments help meet Austin\u2019s growing residential demand, offices create new central-city job opportunities, and stores and restaurants serve both Highland and the surrounding neighborhoods. Highland is at the heart of Austin\u2019s transportation and transit network served by the Capital MetroRail with direct access to IH-35, US-290, and US-183.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>81 acres<\/li>\n<li>3 new parks<\/li>\n<li>1.25 miles of trails<\/li>\n<li>20,000 students<\/li>\n<li>6,800 employees<\/li>\n<li>1,800 residents<\/li>\n<li>1.3M square feet<\/li>\n<li>800,000 square feet office space<\/li>\n<li>150,000 square feet retail space<\/li>\n<li>1,200 residential units with affordable housing options<\/li>\n<li>200 hotel rooms<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Purchase &amp; Development Timeline<\/strong><\/h4>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"684\" height=\"542\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/highland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/228\/2020\/09\/Screen-Shot-2020-09-10-at-4.49.51-PM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-295\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/highland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/228\/2020\/09\/Screen-Shot-2020-09-10-at-4.49.51-PM.png 684w, https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/highland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/228\/2020\/09\/Screen-Shot-2020-09-10-at-4.49.51-PM-300x238.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 684px) 100vw, 684px\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>2010 \u2022 Dillard\u2019s Building + 18 acres purchased<br \/>2011 \u2022 Macy\u2019s + JC Penney\u2019s buildings purchased<br \/>2012 \u2022 Highland Mall Ground Lease + Remaining 80 areas purchased<br \/>2014 \u2022 ACC Highland Campus (Phase 1) opened<br \/>2014 \u2022 ACC voters approved bonds including $152.8M for ACC Highland Phase 2<br \/>2015 \u2022 Highland Mall closed<br \/>2017 \u2022 ACC Highland, Building 4000 opened<br \/>2019 \u2022 ACC + KLRU partnership announced<br \/>2020 \u2022 Jacob Fontaine Plaza opened<br \/>2021 \u2022 ACC Highland Phase 2 + Corporate\/Academic building + Parking Garage open<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Something Exciting is Starting Here. 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