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"Austin suburb appears on new 2025 list of safest U.S. cities"

CultureMap Austin writes, "New Year's resolutions can come in many forms, and if relocating to a safe Austin-area suburb is high on the list for 2025, Round Rock is the place to be.

Round Rock was declared the No. 26 safest city in America for 2025 in a new study by personal finance advisors MoneyGeek. The website's experts examined the most recent FBI crime statistics (from 2023) to determine the cost of crime in 292 U.S. cities with populations over 100,000 residents.

The estimated cost of crime in this North Austin suburb – which the study calculated as the "societal cost of crime per resident" – was $575 in 2023.

While Round Rock's crime cost per capita may seem high, it's actually far lower the national crime cost, which was $2,178 per…

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"Home sales up in Northwest Austin in April"

Community Impact Austin writes, "The real estate market for the North-Northwest Austin area experienced more home sales in April year over year, according to data from the Austin Board of Realtors.

Zooming in

For the first time since January, the 78729 ZIP code saw a positive percentage increase in home sales year over year. Meanwhile, home sales in the 78750 ZIP code have consistently seen at least double-digit percentage growth year over year since February.

The only ZIP code in the area that experienced a percentage decrease in the number of homes sold year over year in April was 78758, although the number of homes still increased month over month, going from 26 in March to 28 in April.

Although growth was nearly unanimous across the…

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"Parts of North Austin area see 30%-40% increase in number of homes sold in March"

Community Impact shares, "Three of five ZIP codes in the North-Northwest Austin market experienced double-digit percent change increases in the number of homes sold year over year in March, according to data from the Austin Board of Realtors.

The details

The 78759 ZIP code netted more home sales than other North Austin-area ZIP codes and experienced the greatest year-over-year growth in March.

Home sale prices varied in March, with some areas experiencing declines in home prices while others, such as ZIP code 78727, saw an almost 15% increase.

The 78729 ZIP code saw an almost 50% decrease in the average days spent on the market, while ZIP code 78758 saw a 14.3% increase.

The majority of homes sold in the area in March were between…

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"600 more apartments in pipeline for North Austin"

Austin Business Journal reports, "Two multifamily projects are moving forward in North Austin that could collectively bring more than 600 new apartments to the city and create more opportunities for builders, contractors and more.

Austin City Council approved a zoning change on April 18 for a roughly 10-acre site at 10911 Stonelake Blvd., just north of the North Burnet and Gateway district. That change, from limited industrial zoning to multifamily, sets a path for the construction of about 400 apartments.

The council also approved a zoning change from general office to mixed-use on a 9-acre site at 13614 Metric Blvd., allowing for 238 new multifamily units near the Wells Branch neighborhood to move forward.

Don Reese, founder and partner of…

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"North Austin Radisson hotel nears redevelopment; hundreds of new apartments to flank it"

Austin Business Journal reports, "an Austin hotel is planned for redevelopment as part of a project expected to create hundreds of new homes north of downtown.

At the vacant Radisson Hotel Austin - University, developers plan to renovate the existing 298-room hotel and aim to raise as many as 1,000 new apartments and add 40,000 square feet of commercial space to the site, according to a rezoning request moving through City Hall.

The property at 6121 N. I-35, owned by ASAP Austin LLC, rests between the St. John and Coronado Hills neighborhoods. The roughly 8-acre site is at the northeast corner of I-35 and U.S. Highway 290. It is valued at $22 million by the Travis Central Appraisal District.

The hotel will be rebranded to Delta by Marriott,…

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"Hundreds of multifamily units, offices planned for Crestview neighborhood"

Austin Business Jounral reports, "a revised vision for Crestview Village first introduced two years ago is taking shape as plans gain momentum to build a high-density, mixed-use development with affordable housing near a transit hub in North Austin.

Owned by brothers Ben Barlin and Peter Barlin, 3423 Holdings LLC gained the Austin Planning Commission’s recommendation on Oct. 24 to seek an increased building height to 160 feet — about 15 stories — and participate in the city’s density bonus program, which will yield at least 10% dedication to affordable housing.

If brought to fruition, the project would help the city's goals for denser, transit-focused development along its primary corridors. It would also help Austin reach its net-zero…

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"Family-owned developer plans North Austin townhomes"

Austin Business Journal shares, "luxury townhomes could soon be coming to North Austin from a local, family-owned builder and developer.

Cedar Park-based PrimeHaven Homes LLC is navigating the permitting process for its Sonora project on Kramer Lane but leaders hope to break ground at the start of 2024, said Naeem Mahesania, one a partner in the company.

Sonora would rise on four acres at 1517 Kramer Lane and 10620 Macmora Road. Each lot is occupied by a single-family dwelling, and the homeowner at 1517 Kramer also operated a chiropractic office on the property.

"The homeowner was a chiropractor for our family, and we’ve been asking him to sell it to us for years," Mahesania said. "Finally, he decided to retire this year, and I’m thankful he…

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"Even in a constrained economy, North Austin is epicenter of Central Texas' growth"

Austin Business Journal writes, "of all the great parts of this great city, I’m going to say North Austin is in the middle of it all — literally and figuratively.

Take a look at our metro on a map. It’s top heavy — always has been. The bulk of the action is far north of the river and downtown, and every indicator we have says it will continue to be that way in our lifetimes. The Domain area, aka Austin’s second downtown, is the geographic center of the developed Austin metro area, thanks to Williamson County’s housing boom. Downtown Austin is actually on the southern end of our built-out metro.

A new center of gravity

Some experts have told me that The Domain area could eventually eclipse downtown Austin in size, weight and height. That…

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"These towers could raise the bar for North Austin's skyline"

Austin Business Journal writes, "while The Domain and its surroundings are often referred to as Austin’s second downtown, buildings there have never reached the heights of the Central Business District. But that may be starting to change.

In February, Austin City Council approved revised building regulations for the region known as North Burnet/Gateway that allow for denser and taller construction up to 491 feet, or about 45 stories. The previous limit was 360 feet.

While some towers were already planned to reach 300 feet in this area, more recent projects are stretching toward the new upper limit of construction,

"They are responsive to energetic growth in this area of my district," said Council Member Leslie Pool, who represents District 7,…

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"Meet Verde Square, Giving Austin’s Soccer Stadium a Brand New Skyline"

Towers reports "with new towers and height-friendly rezonings throttling up the pace of growth around the Domain area of North Austin all the time, it’s kinda hard to keep up with everything planned here — but there’s one upcoming project you really ought to know, since it’s one of the most promising steps in this ongoing experiment of converting the suburban sprawl around the intersection of Burnet Road and Braker Lane to an almost downtown-like urban environment.

Verde Square, planned by local firm Ironwood Real Estate in partnership with Austin-obsessed global real estate firm Karlin, imagines a four-building complex on more than six acres of land along Burnet Road located just west of the new Q2 Stadium, taking full advantage of this…

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