CREATIVE FLEX, OFFICE, & RETAIL SPACE IN EAST AUSTIN
The Collective East is 152,000 square feet of flex, office, and retail space for lease across seven buildings on nine acres at 7000 Johnny Morris Road in East Austin. It's built for people who make and do things: fabricators, artists, fitness and wellness operators, food and hospitality concepts, showrooms, studios, and small businesses that need more than a desk. Suites range from 725 square feet to more than 38,000, and whole buildings are available for tenants who want to shape a floor plan before the walls go in. Buildings 1–3 are scheduled to deliver Q4 2026 / Q1 2027, and ECR is now pre-leasing.
VENTURE
TOGETHER
The Collective East is the ultimate hub for visionaries, crafters, and entrepreneurs - spaces truly made for making & doing. Located within the vibrant, next wave of East Austin, this mixed-use community delivers the perfect blend of convenience, accessibility, and opportunity.
MADE FOR MAKING & DOING
The Collective East is for businesses that have outgrown a garage, a shared studio, or a strip-center bay that can't handle their equipment. Typical uses include fabrication, woodworking, metalwork, and production studios; artists, photographers, and content creators who need a workshop and a place to meet clients; fitness, yoga, and wellness concepts that need ceiling height and open floor; coffee, food and beverage, and hospitality operators; showrooms, galleries, event spaces, and retail with a workroom behind it; light industrial and small distribution; and architects, designers, and growing brands that want a flagship.
If your use isn't on the list, ask. Commercial Services zoning covers more than most people expect. See the full list of commercial flex suites, building by building.
LOCATION
Sitting at the center of convenience, The Collective East is neighbored by the new sustainable Colony Park community, the Walnut Creek Hike & Bike Trail, and the Travis County Exposition Center. Enjoy effortless access to Downtown Austin and quick connections to major corridors, including I-35 and Highway 130.
COLONY PARK COMMUNITY
The Colony Park Sustainable Community is a community-led, master-planned development on 208 acres of city-owned land in East Austin.
WALNUT CREEK HIKE & BIKE TRAIL
The Walnut Creek Hike & Bike Trail is a 20+ mile regional trail providing a vital network for cyclists, hikers, and runners throughout East Austin.
COMMERCIAL FLEX SUITES
Adaptable spaces in a wide variety of suite sizes to perfectly match your business needs. Each suite features ample natural light and robust electrical service.
FROM STUDIOS TO A WHOLE BUILDING
Creative maker suites in Buildings 5 and 6 are compact studios with in-suite restrooms and a turnkey finish-out. Phase 1 retail and flex suites in Buildings 1–3 offer tall ceilings, garage doors, and mezzanines, and they deliver first. Buildings 4 and 7 offer fully customizable flex suites on two levels, from mid-size spaces up to a full floor, for tenants who need real floor area. And any building can be leased whole before it's subdivided, so you set the floor plan and control signage, hours, and entrances.
The property is zoned Commercial Services (CS), which allows warehouse, workshop, office, and retail use — including combinations of those in one suite.
NOW PRE-LEASING
The Collective East is developed by Spark Root and leased by ECR, the team behind The Collective South Congress, SoCo Studios, and The Offices at Bell North.
To tour the site or get pricing, please contact the dedicated team at ECR. Construction progress is posted monthly on the Construction page.