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"Why now’s the time to buy in East Austin's Whisper Valley"

CultureMap Austin writes, "If you've been dreaming of homeownership in Austin but assumed it was out of reach, it’s time to think again, especially during the Summer Sales Spectacular at Whisper Valley.

Running now through September 15, this sustainable master-planned community in East Austin is offering some of the most exciting deals in Central Texas real estate.

Big savings, big incentives
Whisper Valley is currently offering completed, zero energy capable homes at some of the lowest prices ever: from the low $300s to the $500s.

In addition to these competitive prices, builders are helping homebuyers with interest rate buydowns to make monthly payments more affordable, plus offering up to $30,000 in incentives to help cover closing costs.

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"Multifamily project on tap along Colorado River in East Austin"

Austin Business Journal shares, "An East Austin lumber yard could be redeveloped into hundreds of multifamily units.

The 300-plus-unit project is planned at the former site of Eastside Lumber & Decking near the intersection of East Cesar Chavez Street and North Pleasant Valley Road.

The developer of the project, JLB Cesar Chavez, is Dallas-based JLB Partners, according to a filing with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation. The property owner is an entity called TRG Cesar Burleson LLC, according to Travis Central Appraisal District. The address of TRG Cesar Burleson LLC matches that of Dallas-based Trinsic Residential Group.

Neither JLB nor Trinsic — known apartment players in this market already — responded to requests for…

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"Developers in East Austin work to remain agile in face of shifting market conditions"

Austin Business Journal shares, "East Austin is growing fast, but that growth may not include more office space after what's springing up is done.

A variety of topics related to development in East Austin — such as plans to pivot away from office construction, the region's attractiveness to businesses and new real estate projects, and what it could look like in the coming years — were tackled during a panel discussion at the East Austin Growth Summit that included developers and one of Austin’s go-to real estate attorneys.

One major discussion point was how to remain agile and adapt in an office market experiencing high levels of vacancy.

Austin’s office vacancy clocked in at an elevated 24.5% in the first quarter, according to commercial…

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"Icon to print homes in new luxury neighborhood west of Austin"

Austin Business Journal shares, "Icon Technology Inc. is bringing five of its 3D-printed homes to a new luxury resort neighborhood on the shores of the Colorado River.

The homes will be built in The Canyon Club community, a 60-acre project being built north of Spicewood at 122 Shoreline Road, according to an announcement. In addition to Icon’s homes, 20 traditionally built homes are planned for the project as well.

The Canyon Club is being developed by Prasso Ventures, which has been behind luxury neighborhoods in Arizona, Colorado and Washington.

Icon’s five homes in The Canyon Club will be 3,400 square feet.

The Icon homes will be available for fractional purchase starting in the low-$400,000 range per share. Shared ownership of the…

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"Icon to create 100 more 3D-printed homes at Community First Village"

Austin Business Journal shares, "Austin-based, 3D-printing company Icon Technologies Inc. is continuing its partnership with East Austin's Community First Village, where construction is underway on more of the company's unique, printed homes.

Icon is partnering with Lennar Foundation, the charitable arm of homebuilder Lennar Corp., to build 100 homes at Community First using its industrial-scale 3D-printing technology, according to an announcement. Icon has already built 17 homes and facilities at the development, including Community First's welcome center.

Community First Village, created by Austin-based nonprofit Mobile Loaves and Fishes, provides affordable, permanent housing for people coming out of chronic homelessness. It will be able to…

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"New homebuilder joins Whisper Valley neighborhood"

Austin Business Journal reports, "A new homebuilder is working in one of East Austin’s most technologically advanced housing developments.

Denver-based Richmond American Homes will build 121 homes in the 2,067-acre Whisper Valley development, according to an announcement. The homebuilder is active in 16 states, according to its website, and joins several Central Texas homebuilders and one international builder already active in Whisper Valley, which has been an epicenter for innovation in sustainable housing in Central Texas.

Richmond American will build 21 homes in the current, fourth phase of development in Whisper Valley, and 100 more in the next phase. The new homes will be available in three- to five-bedroom floor plans ranging from 1,950…

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"Developer secures $28.5M loan for East Austin infill housing"

Austin Business Journal reports, "The Geyser Group is set to build infill housing in East Austin after securing a $28.5 million construction loan.

The development, known as The Arden, will rise on about five acres at 4908 Lott Ave., beside city-owned Springdale Neighborhood Park, said Matt McDonnell, partner at Austin-based Geyser Group.

“The idea is to create additional housing stock in a neighborhood (ZIP code 78721) that has exhausted its current supply,” McDonnell said. “When you see the Mueller neighborhood complete, you see some of the StoryBuilt projects that either didn’t get fully realized or have stalled out a little bit, so the idea is trying to fill that missing-middle housing that doesn’t really exist in enough quantities.”

Embattled…

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"The advantages of sustainable living in East Austin’s Whisper Valley"

CultureMap Austin writes, "Named Austin’s 2023 Master-Planned Community of the Year by the Home Builders Association of Greater Austin, Whisper Valley is a 2,063-acre community focused on sustainability, healthy living, technology, and affordability. Developed by Taurus Investment Holdings, this innovative community has created the blueprint for residential master-planned communities of the future.

Located on rolling terrain in East Austin, Whisper Valley homes are extremely energy efficient, tech-savvy and served by Google Fiber and AT&T 5G Fiber, offering future-proof homes that are zero energy-capable.

Whisper Valley is powered by the innovative EcoSmart Solution, a green energy supply system that uses a GeoGrid to harness the renewable…

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"750-plus homes headed to Elgin to continue housing boom"

Austin Business Journal shares, "Elgin’s housing boom is set to continue after City Council approved an amendment to a previously approved development agreement that will allow the developer to build more dense housing in an upcoming master planned community.

The original development agreement for Southside Meadows, as the development is called, was approved in May 2023 and would have seen 526 single-family homes built, but that number has swelled to 763 with the amendment approved Sept. 3, according to the meeting agenda. The homes are being planned as developers descend upon Elgin to build thousands of new homes.

Developer Hariharan Kuppuraj owns the 174 acres where the master-planned community will be built along County Line Road, just south…

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"$112M mixed-use redevelopment with affordable housing, artistic space coming to East Austin"

Community Impact Austin shares, "A pair of mixed-use developments with affordable housing and cultural spaces are coming to vacant city-owned lots in East Austin's African American Cultural Heritage District.

The big picture

Local stakeholders and agencies have been working for years on a plan to transform Austin's "Blocks 16 and 18" sites on the 900 and 1100 blocks of East 11th Street.

The framework that's now moving forward was one of two proposals under consideration by Urban Renewal Board—which oversees the "blighted" East 11th and 12th street area under the city's Urban Renewal Plan—since last summer. After months of review, a final outline for the blocks' redevelopment advanced July 18.

“This milestone for Blocks 16 & 18 marks a significant step…

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