A developer of the 35-acre The Backyard multiuse project, which is designed to bring a major live music venue back to the city of Bee Cave, said May 26 it will seek final plat approval this summer from the city so the project team can begin site development in August or September.
If that timing holds, construction of the 3,700-seat Live Oak amphitheater and an additional segment of the major city corridor known as Willie Way should be underway by mid-2022, said Christi Van Rite. Van Rite, along with Kyle McDaniel, is co-manager of JPD Backyard Finance LLC, which is overseeing the long-anticipated project.
The Backyard, when fully built out just west of the city’s Central Park off Bee Cave Parkway, will include the amphitheater, a 300-person dance hall, shops, two parking garages, and a smaller outdoor performance plaza, dining area and open space known as “The Glenn,” Van Rite said. The Glenn pays tribute to earlier incarnations of The Backyard that had similar gathering areas that went by the same name, she said.
Also planned in future phases is a hotel and office buildings. Currently, the development team is estimating a Spring 2024 opening of a project that will be about more than just live music, she said.
