Former Home Depot building in Austin, Texas may see new life.

A site that is home to a now abandoned Home Depot building in Austin, Texas that is being used as storage for City of Austin and Austin Resource Recovery may see new life. The abandoned Home Depot building located at I 35 & East St. Johns Avenue may be revitalized for urban renewal. The City of Austin plans to relocate municipal government offices into this building or turn the building into an animal shelter. However the building needs a new roof and not considered inhabitable by code enforcement officials. So the building might need to be demolished. The building is covered with mold in some areas.

Currently as of December 2017 and January 2018, the City of Austin and Austin Resource Recovery are using the building for storage. Compost bins occupy the inside of this former Home Depot building. For now the site sits abandoned collecting dust and vandalism. Truly an eyesore to the St. Johns neighborhood.