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$16M Development to Be Among ‘Largest Dog Parks Ever Built’

It will have 50K square feet of off-leash space.

Published

5 years ago

June 11, 2019

PETS+ Staff

An architect’s rendering of Canine Commons. (SOURCE: CANINE COMMONS/FACEBOOK)

Austin, TX, is set to get a $16 million indoor dog park.

With over 50,000 square feet of off-leash space, the air-conditioned facility will be called Canine Commons, Statesman.com reports.

The news outlet quoted a press release saying the development will be “among the largest dog parks ever built.”

It will employ as many as 35 people and have retail space, a coffee shop and training areas.

The dog park is being planned by Corbyt and TACKarchitects, both based in Omaha, NE. They’re considering various sites in Austin, according to Statesman.com.

An opening date has not been announced. Construction is expected to take about a year.

Canine Commons locations are also planned for Omaha and four other yet-to-be-named cities, according to Statesman.com.

Read more at Statesman.com

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