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"Luxury senior living moves into hot Austin neighborhoods"

AXIOS Austin writes, "aiming to win older empty nesters, Austin apartment developers are now including spas and libraries.

Why it matters: More senior communities look like modern luxury apartments.

Driving the news: America is going gray. Baby boomers and their kids make up a growing share of the country's population, according to Census Bureau data.

• In greater Austin, the share of renter households that are 55 or older has hopped from 11.1% in 2005 to 17.6% last year.

What's happening: Apartment developers are courting empty nesters as young as 55 years old, dangling prime locations, easy living and amenities you'd expect at a five-star hotel, senior living expert James Hill with Houston-based Kirksey Architecture tells Axios.

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"First plots sold at 1,000-acre luxury residential community near Lake Travis"

Austin Business Journal reports, "the first 50 homesites have been sold at Travis Club, an incoming luxury neighborhood on Lake Travis. It's set to rise on more than a thousands acres 15 miles west of downtown Austin.

These first homeowners are being recognized as the “50 founding memberships” of the resort-style community that is being developed by Menlo Park, California-based real estate developer Haas & Haynie Corp. and Austin-based real estate investment firm Castle Hill Partners Inc., according to a Nov. 1 announcement.

This marks a notable step forward for the project that has been planned for more than a decade on the undeveloped bend of Lake Travis between Thurman Bend Estates and the Briarcliff community. This area, and just about all…

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"Landsea Homes to build in budding Lariat neighborhood"

Austin Business Journal reports, "months after relocating its headquarters to North Texas from Southern California, a national homebuilder is erecting residences in one of Central Texas’ most explosive cities.

Dallas-based Landsea Homes (Nasdaq: LSEA) purchased 84 lots to build on within Liberty Hill’s sprawling 688-acre Lariat neighborhood — developed by Liberty Hill-based Randolph Texas Development LLC — the homebuilder announced Aug. 3.

Landsea, which announced its corporate relocation to Dallas in March, now has more than 1,000 homes planned for cities surrounding Austin. And, according to Landsea’s website, Central Texas is the state’s only region Landsea has projects being worked on in.

Landsea’s offerings within Lariat will be varied,…

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"Upscale homes still on rise in Lake Travis-Westlake as real estate market returns to normal"

Community Impact Austin writes, "while many areas in the Hill Country are built out, including West Lake Hills and Rollingwood, the Lake Travis area still has many high-end residential real estate developments in the works.

Residential developments continue to be a significant area of focus in Bee Cave, Lakeway and Spicewood.

“In areas like Westlake, there isn’t anymore land—everything’s developed, so there isn’t room for new construction,” said Michelle Jones, a real estate agent for Grossman & Jones in Bee Cave. “We’re fortunate in our market in Lake Travis because we have land going out toward [Hwy.] 71.”

Jones said although there are a couple of multifamily developments in the area, single-family homes, often associated with a plethora of…

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"Tri Pointe Homes developing neighborhood of its own"

Austin Business Journal reports, "Tri Pointe Homes Inc. broke ground earlier this month on its first Georgetown neighborhood, the developer announced July 12.

The neighborhood, called Park Central, will bring more than 400 single-family and attached homes to the fast-growing city north of Austin from Tri Pointe (NYSE: TPH), a national homebuilder that is one of the busiest in the region. While Tri Pointe's Austin division has jointly developed communities in Central Texas, Park Central will be the first community it self-develops on its own, Division President Bryan Havel said in an email.

Park Central is rising on 77.8 acres at Sam Houston Avenue and Bell Gin Road in southeast Georgetown. Homes will sit on 45- and 50-foot lots and range from…

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"Massive luxury community set to break ground west of Austin"

Austin Business Journal reports, "the first phase of construction on Thomas Ranch, a 2,200-acre luxury community near Spicewood, is set to begin later this month.

Salt Lake City-based developer Areté Collective LP plans to break ground June 15, according to an announcement from late May. The first-phase neighborhood will be called Loraloma and have more than 400 homes and a golf course — although a builder is still needed.

Loraloma will be home to about 450 cottages, villas, estates and custom homesites, said Joe Rentfro, Thomas Ranch managing director.

"Our intention was to cater to a wide variety of individuals seeking a fresh take on Hill Country living without sacrificing the culture that rests at Austin’s core," Rentfro said.

To that…

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"Luxury residential community coming soon to San Marcos"

Community Impact reports, "Alta Center Point, a luxury residential community located at 625 Gregsons Bend, is being built in San Marcos.

The multifamily residential community is being developed by Wood Partners and Pursuant Ventures Development, led by Tyler Sibley and will offer 330 apartment homes with a mixture of one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans.

Alta Center Point will have a resort-style pool, outdoor kitchen and a dog park along with a clubroom. Residents will also have access to a high-tech fitness center, conference area with multiple personal workspace offices and a variety of entertaining spaces.

According to Donya Mansoorian, an assistant account executive for the Wood team, the development anticipates opening its first unit in the…

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"The Star Trek Tech Selling Luxury Condos in Austin"

TexasMonthly writes, "near the edge of a cliff that plunges hundreds of feet down to the shore of Lake Austin, a five-thousand-square-foot steel-frame structure with tentlike walls houses the potential future of ultraluxury real estate marketing: a holodeck.

The term comes from Star Trek, in which Federation starships were equipped with special rooms where crew members could create and interact with holographic environments. At Lake Austin, the enormous space brings to virtual life, in photographic detail, one of the most opulent condo buildings Texas has ever seen. Its creator bills it as the first installation of its caliber anywhere.

Let’s back up. When entrepreneur Jonathan Coon announced his plans to build a sprawling complex along the top…

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"New 76-unit apartment complex adds more density living to Central Austin"

CultureMap Austin writes, "Austinites who want to have a sophisticated experience while living near the heart of the city can find it in a newly-constructed, multi-family development complex in Highland this April.

The Johnny apartment complex will begin leasing their 16 affordable housing units and 60 market-rate units on April 1, according to their website. Located at 613 West St. John’s Avenue, the complex is just an eight-minute walk (less than half a mile) from the Metro Rail’s Crestview Station, making it a great transportation option for residents.

Construction of the complex began in November 2022, with design and development done in a partnership between Austin-based real estate firms The Geyser Group and Sephira Group.

“The Johnny…

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"New neighborhood of up to 1,600 homes gets green light in Caldwell County"

Austin Business Journal reports, "the Caldwell County Commissioners Court unanimously approved March 28 a development agreement between the county and a subsidiary of Lennar Corp. for a neighborhood of up to 1,600 homes in the rural area south of Austin.

The development agreement will allow Lennar — one of the region's busiest homebuilders — to transform the 491-acre parcel into a large community of single-family homes, plus parkland and amenities, according to county documents. Cotton Gateway, as the development is currently known, would be a significant injection of new homes in Caldwell County, part of the region stretching between Austin and San Antonio that some experts believe will evolve into the state’s next metroplex.

The development…

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