AUSTIN, TX — The U.S. Postal Service today announced it is moving forward with the sale of the Austin Downtown Station Post Office property, located at 510 Guadalupe St., to Andrews Urban and Atlanta-based Novare Group.

The Postal Service has met with City of Austin Officials to notify them of the sale and relocation of the Austin Downtown Station Post Office. The next steps will be to hold a public meeting mid January 2012, and then solicit for an alternate quarters location.

The move of Post Office operations from the Downtown Station location is not expected to happen until late 2012 or early 2013.

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