Drenner Law

The Center for Austin’s Future has launched its first cohort for the ATXelerator program, aimed at mentoring new civic leaders and encouraging private sector involvement in local governance. The inaugural class includes 25 individuals, representing each City Council district, with a focus on diversity. The program offers training in areas like transportation, land-use, and public…

The Center for Austin’s Future, a nonprofit aimed at developing future city leaders, has launched the ATXelerator program, modeled after startup accelerators. The program seeks to recruit, mentor, and support candidates for City Council with a focus on key issues like affordability, transportation, and growth. Led by Ward Tisdale, the center includes notable figures from…

Spire Realty Group is revising its redevelopment plan for the 31.4-acre Austin Oaks business park, aiming to address neighborhood concerns and reduce opposition to a zoning change. The new mixed-use plan proposes lower building heights, fewer apartments, and a $10 million contribution for transportation improvements. The plan now includes a trust fund for traffic mitigation,…

Spire Realty Group has proposed a redevelopment plan for the 31.4-acre Austin Oaks office park, aiming to build 610 residential units, 850,000 square feet of office space, and 100,000 square feet of retail. The existing 12 buildings, most from the 1970s, would be demolished. The zoning change request would allow building heights to rise up…

Prominent Austin real estate attorney Steve Drenner has launched a new boutique law firm, Drenner Group PC, focusing on land use, entitlement issues, and incentive requests. Drenner, who previously led the entitlement team at Winstead PC’s Austin office, is joined by former Winstead attorneys John Donisi and Katie King Ogden, as well as other key…