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Austin Business Journal shares, "A new state law that opens more land for residential development should make it easier for multifamily housing to get built in Austin, experts say.

The Texas Legislature approved Senate Bill 840 earlier this year, which allows mixed-use residential housing on any land zoned for office, commercial, retail, warehouse or existing mixed uses without requiring zoning changes from cities.

In Austin, city officials have said SB 840 will increase base zoning entitlements, potentially disrupting the city's existing density bonus programs. That's because developers that participate in the density bonus programs obtain additional entitlements — such as the ability to build denser residential housing — in exchange for…

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Austin Business Journal writes, "There's likely to be a multiyear pause in new residential construction in downtown Austin in the wake of a recent building boom, experts say.

Downtown residential projects completed in recent years include the 56-story The Modern Austin Residences developed by Urbanspace, the 41-story Vesper condo tower developed by Pearlstone Partners and The Linden, a 28-story condo tower developed by Reger Holdings LLC and the Armenia Group.

The area has been a big draw for wealthy Austinites, lured by its unique combination of nightlife attractions, dining opportunities, residential development and office buildings that make it possible to live close to work. That has made the main downtown ZIP code — 78701 — the wealthiest…

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Journeyman Group's Augustine development on West Slaughter Lane is a five-story, 343-unit apartment project that will open in May 2026, according to its online portfolio. JOURNEYMAN GROUP

Austin Business Journal writes, "Multifamily development in Austin has slowed dramatically.

In April, 29,669 multifamily units were under construction across 104 communities in the metro, compared to 50,393 units under construction in 178 communities during the same month last year, according to ApartmentData.com.

The Journeyman Group ranked at the top of ABJ's latest list of multifamily real estate developers, with 3,944 units in the works or delivered in the Austin area last year. Journeyman Group has an additional 1,613 units planned for the area.

Alliance Residential ranked second on the list with 3,089 units in 2023, while The NRP Group took the No. 3 spot with 2,442 units. Wilson Capital ranked fourth with 2,135 units and Endeavor…

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