Southwest Austin Real Estate BlogRecently posted or modified blog posts by tag - Southwest Austin Developmenthttps://www.sellingsouthwestaustin.com/blog/Copyright SellingSouthwestAustin.com2018-07-19T09:42:44-07:00tag:sellingsouthwestaustin.com,2012-09-20:4618Community Spotlight: Goldenwood<img src="https://assets.site-static.com/userfiles/457/image/Community_Spotlight-_Goldenwood.png" width="608" height="316" />
About Goldenwood
Tucked away in the hill country, Goldenwood is a hidden gem between Southwest Austin and Dripping Springs. If you’re looking for a room to spread out, the large acreage lots in Goldenwood are the perfect setting. Homeowners can spot plenty of wildlife on their property, and many residents keep horses, goats, and chickens. Although Goldenwood is part of the Dripping Springs school district, it is just thirty minutes from downtown Austin. Goldenwood is located at Goldenwood Way off of Crystal Hill Drive, which is accessible from FM 1826. The zip code for Goldenwood is 78737.
Useful Goldenwood Links
<a href="http://www.greyrockgolfclub.com/">Grey Rock Golf Club</a>
<a href="http://www.saltlickbbq.com/">Salt Lick BBQ</a>
<a href="http://escarpmentvillage.com/">Escarpment Village</a>
<a href="http://goldenwood.org/">Goldenwood POA</a>
Goldenwood School Links
<a href="http://www.dsisd.txed.net/">Dripping Springs Independent School District</a>
<a href="http://www.dsisd.txed.net/index.aspx?nid=98">Rooster Springs Elementary School</a>
<a href="http://www.dsisd.txed.net/index.aspx?nid=97">Dripping Springs Middle School</a>
<a href="http://www.dsisd.txed.net/index.aspx?nid=96">Dripping Springs High School</a>
2018-07-19T09:33:00-07:002018-07-19T09:42:44-07:00Grace Theriottag:sellingsouthwestaustin.com,2012-09-20:2097Learn About Austin's Strategic Initiatives for 2017 HereThe Austin Neighborhoods Council outlined four strategic initiatives for 2017 in its monthly meeting held last Wednesday, April 26.
This year's strategic initiatives are:
1. CodeNEXT - the redevelopment of the city's land use code is the priority of the ANC.
2. The ANC wants to have “a clear, equitable and metric/data-driven land use regulation that adequately addresses problems such as affordability, displacement and lack of public input.” Developing such a system will be discussed in next month's meeting.
3. The ANC also wanted to prioritize the creation of a department of neighborhoods within city government. ANC also insisted that the Austin City Council should publish a tabulated record of council member votes after each council meeting, for transparency.
4. Lastly, the topic of affordable housing has been brought forth for further discussion by the council in efforts to recognize the magnitude of the problem and how it can be solved through community-level intervention. The initiative calls for "result-driven policies for improving affordability for everyone," with special consideration to families living at the 50% limit of median family income.
Interested to know more about the other topics discussed in the last meeting? You can access the article that first appeared in Community Impact Newspaper <a href="https://communityimpact.com/austin/city-county/2017/04/26/austin-neighborhoods-council-lays-strategic-initiatives-2017/" target="_blank">here</a>. What are your thoughts on the initiatives listed by the ANC? Let us know your opinion in the comments!2017-05-01T12:00:00-07:002017-10-03T13:29:32-07:00Grace Theriottag:sellingsouthwestaustin.com,2012-09-20:2085Latest Updates on Transportation Projects in Southwest Austin
<a href="https://i0.wp.com/communityimpact.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Ongoing-projects.jpeg?ssl=1" rel="lightbox[238460]" target="_blank"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-238461" src="https://i0.wp.com/communityimpact.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Ongoing-projects.jpeg?resize=460%2C363&ssl=1" alt="Ongoing projects" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/communityimpact.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Ongoing-projects.jpeg?resize=460%2C363&ssl=1 460w, https://i0.wp.com/communityimpact.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Ongoing-projects.jpeg?resize=185%2C146&ssl=1 185w, https://i0.wp.com/communityimpact.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Ongoing-projects.jpeg?w=700&ssl=1 700w, https://i0.wp.com/communityimpact.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Ongoing-projects.jpeg?resize=600%2C473&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/communityimpact.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Ongoing-projects.jpeg?resize=400%2C315&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/communityimpact.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Ongoing-projects.jpeg?resize=220%2C173&ssl=1 220w" sizes="(max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px" width="460" height="363" /></a>
Proposed street improvements to St. Elmo Road and Redd Street
Both streets will be resurfaced prior to proposed improvements, which include completing sidewalk gaps on Pack Saddle Pass near Redd Street, shortening and improving the visibility of pedestrian crossings on Redd and St. Elmo Road, and upgrading bicycle connectivity to improve active and Safe Routes to School for both St. Elmo and Joslin elementary school students.
Timeline: summer 2017-TBD
Cost: $178,000
Funding sources: city of Austin Transportation and Public Works departments
South Lamar Blvd. Adaptive Traffic Signal Control pilot project Phase 1
The city of Austin completed Phase 1 of the South Lamar Boulevard Adaptive Traffic Signal Control pilot project in March, which adjusted traffic signals on South Lamar from Treadwell Street to the Brodie Oaks shopping center to reduce delays in traffic flow. Phase 2 of the project, which mimics Phase 1, began in April.
Timeline: spring 2015-summer 2017
Cost: approximately $80,000
Funding sources: Surface Transportation Metropolitan Mobility grant
Convict Hill Road and Escarpment Boulevard intersection, signal improvements
Work is underway to improve safety and mobility for eastbound and westbound Convict Hill Road by adding intersection and signal improvements to the intersection at Convict Hill and Escarpment Boulevard.
Timeline: March-May 2017
Cost: $50,000
Funding sources: Quarter Cent Fund
<br /><br />2017-04-25T13:00:00-07:002017-05-02T15:01:25-07:00Karen Phantag:sellingsouthwestaustin.com,2012-09-20:2064Here's What You Need to Know about CodeNEXT and New Zoning on Council Districts<img src="https://assets.site-static.com/userfiles/457/image/Karens_Blog/2017/CodeNEXT_and_New_Zoning.png" width="350" height="344" alt="Here's What You Need to Know about CodeNEXT and New Zoning on Council Districts" title="Here's What You Need to Know about CodeNEXT and New Zoning on Council Districts" class="img_box_right" />New zoning maps that were released last April 18 show how the city of Austin’s land development code rewrite will affect area neighborhoods.
The purpose of CodeNEXT is to rewrite "the process aimed at providing framework for future development". It will also serve as the basis to help achieve goals set out in Imagine Austin, the city's comprehensive plan.
CodeNEXT draft maps indicate where new housing density can be developed to coincide with the city's major corridors. While there have been doubts about the amount of density these corridors could absorb to reach the goal of 135,000 new housing units by 2025, the Austin Strategic Housing Blueprint is insistent with its growth plan for Austin.
Mandy De Mayo, a member of the CodeNEXT advisory committee and executive director of advocacy group HousingWorks Austin, says that “we will have failed if the maps come out and they show 20,000 new units. Well, that’s not going to work. Our housing plan is calling for 135,000 new units in 10 years.” The organizations she represents want to learn about future plans for housing, and how these plan will be feasible and work toward the cities advantage in the coming years. Thus, preliminary meetings or deliberations have been set according to district to gather insight on this important concern.
If you want to stay updated with the deliberation on CodeNEXT by the city council, you might want to take note of the following deliberation schedules as announced in <a href="https://communityimpact.com/austin/northwest-austin/city-county/2017/04/14/new-codenext-maps-slated-april-18-release-will-show-new-zoning-effects-council-districts/" target="_blank">Community Impact</a>:
District 1
Saturday, May 13, 1-3 p.m.<br />LBJ Early College High School, 7309 Lazy Creek Drive, Austin
District 2<br />Tuesday, May 23, 6:30-8:30 p.m.<br />Location: TBD
District 3<br />Saturday, April 22, 10 a.m.-noon<br />St. Elmo Elementary School, 600 W. St. Elmo St., Austin
District 4<br />Wednesday, May 17, 6:30-8:30 p.m.<br />Location: TBD
District 5<br />TBD
District 6<br />Monday, April 24, 6:30-8:30 p.m.<br />Spicewood Springs Library, 8637 Spicewood Springs Road, Austin
District 7<br />Saturday, May 20, noon-2 p.m.<br />Location: TBD
District 8<br />Tuesday, May 16, 6-7:30 p.m.<br />Austin Community College, Pinnacle Campus, 7748 Hwy. 290, Austin
District 9<br />Saturday, June 3, 10 a.m.-noon<br />Austin City Hall, 301 W. Second St., Austin
District 10<br />Saturday, April 29, 2-4 p.m.<br />Anderson High School, 8403 Mesa Drive, Austin
If you want to learn more about CodeNEXT and related events, please visit <a href="http://www.austintexas.gov/codenext" target="_blank">www.austintexas.gov/codenext</a>.
2017-04-17T13:00:00-07:002017-04-19T15:06:52-07:00Karen Phantag:sellingsouthwestaustin.com,2012-09-20:1944Property Eyed as Travis County Court Space in Downtown Austin to be Sold or Leased OutA commercial block located at 308 Guadalupe St. that was previously acquired in the hopes of providing additional civil court space is now up for bidding, as Travis County Commissioners decided last week.
The entire block, costing $22 million when acquired in 2010, is currently being used as a parking lot. After Travis County's courthouse construction bond worth $287 million failed in November 2015, development plans screeched to a halt. Local sentiment feels that the block is more valuable as a private development than a courthouse, and now plans to privately develop the property are being considered.
While details on how much the county stands to profit from its potential sale or lease are not available, it is believed that the county will receive a significant amount for the property well above its original purchase price.
If you would like to stay updated with this developing news or learn more about the latest in Southwest Austin, do check out <a href="https://www.sellingsouthwestaustin.com/blog/" target="_blank">our blog</a>. For more information about this developing news, you may access the original Community Impact article from which this post was based <a href="http://communityimpact.com/austin/central-austin/city-county/2017/02/14/downtown-austin-property-eyed-travis-county-court-space-set-sale-lease/" target="_blank">here</a>.2017-03-06T15:00:00-07:002017-10-03T13:30:27-07:00Grace Theriottag:sellingsouthwestaustin.com,2012-09-20:1933Southwest Austin Transportation Projects You Should be Aware Of<a href="https://i0.wp.com/communityimpact.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/3.jpg?ssl=1" rel="lightbox[224639]" target="_blank"><img class="img_box_right" src="https://i0.wp.com/communityimpact.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/3.jpg?resize=220%2C128&ssl=1" alt="3" width="250" height="145" /></a>
Update No 1:
Road construction is underway on both the eastbound and westbound of Convict Hill Road in an effort to improve safety and mobility. An intersection will be added on to the current traffic plan, as well as signal improvements along Convict Hill and Escarpment Boulevard. This phase of road improvement in Southwest Austin will be completed next month.
<img class="img_box_left" src="https://i1.wp.com/communityimpact.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/4and5.jpg?resize=460%2C204&ssl=1" alt="4and5" srcset="https://i1.wp.com/communityimpact.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/4and5.jpg?w=460 460w, https://i1.wp.com/communityimpact.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/4and5.jpg?resize=220%2C98 220w, https://i1.wp.com/communityimpact.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/4and5.jpg?resize=400%2C177 400w" sizes="(max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px" width="250" height="111" />
Update No. 2:
An environmental study and design efforts for a proposed rehabilitation and improvement project on Travis County's FM 1626 has been completed. The next phase of the project is right-of-way acquisition, with several parcels of land that will be used for the project. The process will take approximately 18 months to complete. The new roadway plans to turn FM1626 from Brodie Lane to Manchaca road into "a four-lane highway with a continuous center left-turn lane as well as shoulders, curbs, gutters and sidewalks." Bids for construction contractors will begin on August, with a target date of completion on the 3rd quarter of 2019.
Update No. 3:
We are running late... with the widening project along Frate Barker Road. The expansion of this future five-laner east of Hewitt Lane to Manchaca Rd and a three-laner from Brodie Lane (east) to Hewitt was halted by a relocation delay and unfavorable weather. Work has since resumed with an adjusted completion date of October 2017.
<a href="https://i0.wp.com/communityimpact.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/6.jpg?ssl=1" rel="lightbox[224639]" target="_blank"><img class="img_box_right" src="https://i0.wp.com/communityimpact.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/6.jpg?resize=220%2C196&ssl=1" alt="6" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/communityimpact.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/6.jpg?w=220 220w, https://i0.wp.com/communityimpact.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/6.jpg?resize=164%2C146 164w" sizes="(max-width: 220px) 100vw, 220px" width="220" height="196" /></a>Update No. 4:
An environmental study for Oak Hill Parkway's intersection of Hwy. 71 and Hwy. 290 is, well, underway (please forgive the pun!). Options are being considered in an effort to ease the congestion of traffic in the area.
2017-02-27T14:00:00-07:002017-02-28T17:30:02-07:00Karen Phantag:sellingsouthwestaustin.com,2012-09-20:1855Harper Park in Southwest Austin to Offer 76 New Family Homes this Spring 20175820 Harper Park Drive is the latest addition to home construction and development in Southwest Austin. The gated community will be home to 76 new single-family homes. With model home construction slated to begin in mid-February and with a target sales schedule in late spring of this year, buyers have ample time to consider which of the seven floor plans will be suited to their lifestyle. Each model offers 2,100 square feet of living space, with shared amenities like open spaces, pocket parks, trails, fire pits, and a community pool.
Developed by David Weekley Homes, 5820 Harper Park Drive is a convenient choice for buyers who want to invest in a home with an award-winning design and convenient location. Located just off of Highway 290 between West William Cannon Drive and Industrial Oaks Boulevard, Harper Park is located near to wherever you need to be.
If you want to learn more about this upcoming development, you can visit their <a href="http://www.davidweekleyhomes.com/new-homes/tx/austin/austin/harper-park" target="_blank">website</a> or call them at 866-933-5539.
2017-01-17T14:00:00-07:002017-10-03T13:34:24-07:00Grace Theriottag:sellingsouthwestaustin.com,2012-09-20:1826Mixed-Use & Solar-Powered B-Austin Set to Open in February 2017Developers of mixed-use development B-Austin Community has set its opening date on Wednesday, February 1, 2017 for its latest project in Southwest Austin.
Community Coordinator Gray Godwin says that two three-story buildings of the mixed-use complex have been completed as of posting time. The project features 6,000 sq. ft. of commercial spaces, 14 apartments, and health care clinics housing doctors of physical therapy, psychology, and chiropractic care.
The focal points of the development's concept are its self-care and sustainability. Planned according to the provisions of the Austin Energy Green Build program, the project features environment-friendly use of solar power, water recycling facilities, rainwater collection, a zero-waste valet service, recycling servics, and valeted compositing. To read more about B-Austin, you can access their official website by clicking on this <a href="http://www.b-austin.com/" target="_blank">link</a>.2016-12-27T10:00:00-07:002017-10-03T13:35:19-07:00Grace Theriot