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"Dense condo development on tap for Taylor"

Austin Business Journal shares, "Taylor is set to get some new housing — in the form of a dense condo project — as economic growth in the rural city foreshadows a population boom.

Austin-based Metropolitan Development Company LLC is behind the condo project on Taylor’s Second Street, according to an announcement. It also will include some commercial space, said Pawel Hardej, principal at Metropolitan Development.

The project — called The Ferguson — will have eight garden homes, 16 townhomes, 60 condos and five live-work spaces on about 1.5 acres at the intersection of Ferguson and Second streets. The units will range from 575 to 1,534 square feet.

Prices will begin in the mid-$200,000 range.

“On purpose, we did not throw in an expensive…

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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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"Developer teeing up big master-planned project in Lockhart"

Austin Business Journal reports, "A North Texas-based developer appears to be gearing up to build a 178-acre master-planned community on the southeast side of the Barbecue Capital of Texas.

The project in Lockhart by Intermandeco GP LLC could bring hundreds of single-family homes, townhomes or apartments — as well as commercial space — to the 1500, 1600 and 1700 blocks of South Commerce Street. Representatives of Allen-based Intermandeco detailed its initial plans during a Lockhart City Council meeting on Sept. 3.

Council members voted unanimously to establish zoning on the site, including 28 acres of medium-density commercial, 18 acres of high-density residential and 132 acres of medium-density residential.

The Marilyn Riddle Trust is the…

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"Tower on West Sixth Street nears completion"

Austin Business Journal shares, "Another West Sixth Street tower is approaching the finish line.

ATX Tower, formerly known as 321 West, will open in the fourth quarter this year after topping out in May, according to an announcement. The 58-story tower will add hundreds of apartments and a big chunk of office space to downtown, much like Sixth and Guadalupe, which opened earlier this year and is located across the street from it.

ATX Tower is being co-developed by Ryan Companies US Inc. and Tishman Speyer Properties LP, the latter of which came on board in 2021.

In total, ATX Tower, located at 321 W. Sixth St., is 425,000 square feet. Floors two through 11 are dedicated to parking. Floors 14 through 19 consist of more than 100,000 square feet…

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"Wood Partners Celebrates Grand Opening of 267-Unit Alta Wildhorse Ranch Luxury Townhome Community in Austin, Texas"

MultifamilyBiz writes, "Wood Partners, a national multifamily real estate development leader, announced the grand opening of Alta Wildhorse Ranch, a luxury townhome community located directly off U.S. Highway 290 and Texas SH-130. Alta Wildhorse Ranch marks the third Wood Partners property opened in Austin within the past year.

"We are excited to bring our latest community to Austin," said Bart Barrett, Managing Director for Wood Partners. "Located down the street from downtown Manor and with easy access to the Austin metro, Alta Wildhorse Ranch is a luxury townhome property that fits in well with the small town feel of the local community."

Alta Wildhorse Ranch is situated in an ideal location, with access to major employers, recreation and…

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"New subdivision set to rise in small community south of Austin"

Austin Business Journal reports, "hundreds of acres of housing are set to rise on the southern reaches of the Austin metro, the latest indication that it just keeps on growing.

Caldwell County commissioners on Jan. 9 unanimously approved a development agreement for a subdivision in Maxwell, potentially encompassing more than 200 acres. With the Austin area embroiled in a seemingly never-ending struggle to build enough affordable housing, the homes in this new development would be going up in one of the most affordable pockets of the region.

The subdivision, known as Schulle Farms, would be built on 227 acres off Maxwell’s Fifth Street if the development goes forward. Schulle Farm Partners LP is behind the project, although the identities of…

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