The day the music died…

Austin Music Hall has date with demolition destiny.

The Austin Music Hall is to be demolished to make way for a 28-story office building.

Demolition of the 43,000-square-foot entertainment venue at 208 Nueces St. will begin in January. Construction of the 349,000-square-foot building is scheduled to start in early 2016 and deliver at the end of 2017.

The demolition of the Austin Music Hall may come as a surprise to some. When Cielo purchased the struggling entertainment venue last year, Cielo principals Cielo Principals Bobby Dillard and Rob Gandy said they hoped to continue to operate it.

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