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   "value": "Austin Malls, Inc., a subsidiary of The Rouse Company",
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     "quote": "Highland Mall opened on August 4, 1971, developed by Austin Malls, Inc., a subsidiary of The Rouse Company.",
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   "value": "Approved by Austin Community College board (purchase); City of Austin. ",
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   "value": "ACC (public college) bought the site: 18.5-acre Dillard's parcel for $4.71M, 32.2 acres of mall core for $14.6M, and the JCPenney tract for $15.9M (about $35.2M for those three; Community Impact reported about $42.4M total including later parcels).",
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   "ref": "authors' map label wins; replaced [\"redevelop\", \"reinhabit\", \"regreen\"] on 2026-10-20",
   "quotes": []
  },
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   "quotes": []
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     "quote": "On April 30, 2015, Highland Mall officially closed after 44 business years.",
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   "quotes": []
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     "quote": "The plan for the Highland Mall site, as for the entire Airport Boulevard, is for a form-based code to drive the approvals process and zoning.",
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