Formerly an industrial section in the southwest corner of downtown Austin, the Seaholm District has been transformed into a vibrant urban neighborhood. At the core of the district is the decommissioned Seaholm Power Plant which has been redeveloped into a landmark residential and retail destination. The power plant was designed by Burns & McDonnell Engineering Co. and built of cast concrete in two phases in 1950 and 1955 by Odom Construction. The plant generated power for over three decades before being fully shut down in 1996, when the Austin City Council authorized the decommissioning of the plant and its adaptive reuse. In 2005, the Council selected Seaholm Power, LLC to redevelop the power plant, approving the Master Development Agreement (MDA) in April 2008. Construction began in 2013 and was completed in 2016.