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For those who feel that the heart of downtown Austin is the aging Green water treatment plant, today is a sad day.

After 83 years, the Green plant has been decommissioned as a first step to redevelopment of the prime site just north of Ladybird lake.

Today, the City of Austin offically selected Trammell Crow, Constructive Ventures, and USAA toredevelop the six acre Green Water Treatment Plant site into a dense multi-use extention of downtown.

As part of the deal, the development team will pay the city $57.9 million for the right to develeop the prime site.