What can I operate at The Collective East?

The property is zoned Commercial Services (CS) by the City of Austin. In plain terms, CS is one of the city's most flexible commercial categories: it allows retail, office, restaurants and food service, personal services, fitness and wellness, workshops and light manufacturing, warehousing, and showrooms — and it allows you to combine them in one suite. Most maker, studio, fitness, hospitality, and retail concepts fit without a zoning change. If you have an unusual use (auto work, heavy venting or hazardous materials, overnight uses), ask ECR early and we'll check it against the code.

What sizes are available?

Individual suites start at 725 square feet in Building 2 and around 750 square feet in the creative maker buildings (5 and 6), and run up to full floors of 19,000 square feet or more in Buildings 4 and 7. Adjacent suites can be combined, and any building can be leased whole — up to 38,062 square feet in Building 4.

Yes — 387 spaces across the campus, with two entries from Johnny Morris Road. Parking is shared across the property; ask about designated spaces for higher-traffic uses.

Buildings 1, 2, and 3 are scheduled to deliver in Q4 2026 / Q1 2027. Pre-leasing is open now; signing early gives you first choice of suite and, for whole buildings, the ability to shape the layout before construction finishes. Monthly progress photos are on the Construction page.

What internet service is available?

Google Fiber will be available at The Collective East. Service is planned to be available as each building delivers, and tenants will contract directly with Google Fiber. Contact ECR for more information.

What do the suites come with?

Every suite is an open-plan shell with natural light and robust electrical service. Depending on the building, suites include ceiling heights of 10 to 20 feet, roll-up garage doors, mezzanine levels, in-suite restrooms, and a mop-sink option. Creative maker suites in Buildings 5 and 6 come with a turnkey studio finish-out.

Leasing is handled by ECR: Ryan Wilson, rwilson@ecrtx.com, (512) 505-0006; Hannah Huskey, hhuskey@ecrtx.com, (512) 635-7760; Cory Camp, ccamp@ecrtx.com, (512) 505-2761. Or use the Contact Broker button on any building above.

CONSTRUCTION UPDATES

Monthly construction updates from The Collective East, a seven-building commercial flex campus under construction at 7000 Johnny Morris Road in East Austin. The photo gallery below runs newest to oldest. Suite sizes and floor plans are on the Spaces page.

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OCTOBER 2026

Building 1 & 2 concrete floors are poured and finished on the ground level and mezzanines, and insulation lines the interior walls and ceilings. Outside, the remaining openings are wrapped in weather barrier as the shells close in. Schedule a tour now!

Dark metal siding and storefront glass are now on the first buildings along Johnny Morris Road, and wall sheathing is going up on the next. The shells are closing in ahead of Buildings 1–3 delivering in Q4 2026 / Q1 2027. Schedule a tour to walk the shells while the layouts are still open.

SEPTEMBER 2026

Framing and roof panels are in place along Johnny Morris Road. With the roofs on, the 14- to 20-foot clear height inside each shell is visible for the first time.

Aerial view of Buildings 1–3 along Johnny Morris Road at The Collective East, roofs going on, August 29, 2026

AUGUST 2026

Roofing crews set metal panels on Building 1 & 2 and a new slab was poured.

Crew installing roof purlins from a scissor lift inside a flex suite building at The Collective East

Roofing crew setting metal panels on a Phase 1 building at The Collective East, August 2026

Steel gable frame of a commercial flex suite building at The Collective East, ready for roof and wall panels

Interior of a flex suite shell at The Collective East showing roof deck, insulation, and open-plan slab

JULY 2026

The first foundation slab was finished at the start of July on the graded nine-acre site. Steel columns went up, and the first roof panels were set. The gabled steel frames are what give the Phase 1 suites their 16- to 20-foot ceilings and room for a 12-foot mezzanine.

Steel columns on the slab at sunrise, The Collective East, July 24, 2026

Roof purlins in place on a commercial flex building at The Collective East, July 2026

Concrete pump boom during a slab pour at The Collective East, July 2026

Completed steel frame of a Phase 1 flex suite building at The Collective East at sunset

First steel columns going up on the slab at The Collective East, East Austin

Telehandler setting a steel column on the Building 1 slab at The Collective East

Aerial of the graded 9-acre site at The Collective East with the first slab poured and downtown Austin on the horizon, July 1, 2026

APRIL 2026

Sparkroot Development, ECR, and the project team broke ground on The Collective East. 152,000 square feet across seven buildings on nine acres, next to Colony Park and the Walnut Creek Hike & Bike Trail. See the Location page for the corridor.

Guests at The Collective East groundbreaking ceremony, 7000 Johnny Morris Rd, East Austin

Development team breaking ground on The Collective East flex space campus in East Austin

Crowd at The Collective East groundbreaking listening to remarks from the Spark Root team

Guests at the groundbreaking for The Collective East in East Austin