Horseshoe Bay City Center a space for staff and residents
The almost-completed Horseshoe Bay City Center, 9101 FM 2147 West, on Oct. 3, 2025. Staff photo by Maci Cottingham
Horseshoe Bay’s $12.2 million City Center is nearing its January 2026 completion date, with around 85 percent of the work done. The expanded facility for city operations also will serve as a recreational and community space for residents.
The project is funded through $10 million in general obligation bonds approved by voters in 2023 with the remaining $2.2 million balance drawn from city reserve funds accumulated over several years.
Horseshoe Bay officials said the 16,000-square-foot City Center, 9101 FM 2147 West, is a much-needed upgrade from the current City Hall. The old site of city business was built in the 1970s, a few decades before Horseshoe Bay incorporated, and is at capacity, forcing staff to work in repurposed closets, temporary buildings, and shared offices.
“The completion of the City Center Project will highlight our city’s 20th anniversary,” City Manager Jeff Koska told DailyTrib.com, referencing Horseshoe Bay’s official incorporation in September 2005. “This public facility will provide a community landmark where public engagement and management of public trusts and stewardship will continue for generations.”
In addition to housing city departments and services, the City Center will be a community gathering and outdoor recreation space. The facility sits on 10 acres, with six of those acres leased from the Lower Colorado River Authority for $1 over a 20-year period. That land will become an LCRA park, featuring a roughly one-mile walking trail, a memorial dog bridge where pet owners can honor deceased pets with their collars, two trail entrances, and a shared-use path that connects the east and west sides of the city. The center will have 65-70 parking spaces to accommodate its increased usage.
Horseshoe Bay leaders have been discussing expansion since 2020, but a viable solution did not emerge until land along FM 2147 was donated to the city. That paved the way for development of the City Center, which began with a groundbreaking in October 2023 and the start of construction in November 2024.
Horseshoe Bay City Center is geographically central to the city, bordered by Horseshoe Bay proper to the east, Horseshoe Bay West, Escondido to the north, and Summit Rock to the south.
Native, drought-resistant demonstration gardens will be added to promote sustainable landscaping, showcasing water-wise design and irrigation techniques that residents can replicate at home.
Design work was completed by Brown Reynolds Watford Architects of College Station. Braun and Butler Construction of Leander is managing the construction under a Construction Manager at Risk agreement with the city. The project also includes planned improvements to FM 2147 to help manage increased traffic in and out of Horseshoe Bay City Center.