DEVELOPMENT UPDATES Eastside Landing requests development amendment for proposed connecter
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meet code and would be cost prohib- itive. Another reason for the request not to connect the road with Bow Cross Point was that it would become a collector road, bringing unnecessary tra c through residential streets, Legacy Director of Development Paul Shepherd said. The developer o ered to pay its proportionate share of around $160,000 for the road’s construction and set aside a 100-foot right of way for future development by the city. This amendment was denied by council in November, prompting the developers to return in January with another request to revise the amendment. The new amendment requires noti cation of the public and two public hearings at council meetings before it can be approved. Gary Taylor, The Serene Hills Housing
Legacy DCS submitted its second request to amend its development agreement with the city for Eastside Landing to no longer require it to build a connection to Flint Rock Road. The development agreement was approved by Lakeway City Council for single-family residential R-1 and R-3 zoning in June and was annexed into the city in November. Following the property’s annexation into the city, the developer requested an amendment to the agreement in November to remove a requirement to pay for and construct the portion of connecting road within the develop- ment. The developer cited complex topography and unfeasible construc- tion as the reason for amending the agreement, which would require a substantial build-up of the terrain to
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Association president, voiced his support for using Serene Hills Drive as a point of entry for construction vehicles throughout the project. “I think especially with the Serene Hills HOA warming to this plan as it’s presented, if you’re talking about a 20% grade on this temporary construction entrance that’s o Flint Rock, I would rather just see that not be in existence at all,” Council Member Gretchen Vance said. “It’s just an acci- dent waiting to happen. But, I do agree
none of that tra c should come across the existing Bow Cross and disturb the residents of Serene Hills.” This land is important to the city because it contains the site for a future extension of Flint Rock to Bee Creek Road that would alleviate tra c in the area, Assistant City Manager Joseph Molis said. The orig- inal agreement was approved with a stipulation requiring the developers to build the portion of Flint Rock that goes through their development.
West LakeHills Plazamodernization on horizon
Covert dealership halfway through construction
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Texas real estate rm 35 South Capital announced its rst acqui- sition of property in Austin in January with the purchase of West Lake Hills Plaza, a 24,130-square- foot boutique o ce building at 3811 Bee Caves Road. Victory Medical Group, Bench- mark Bank and other businesses are on the 2.65-acre property. 35 South Capital plans to modernize the property with exterior and interior renovations, new landscaping and signage for the property.
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Work on the dealership is estimated to nish in the fourth quarter of 2022.
The Covert car dealership on Hwy. 71 is slated for completion at the end of 2022. It will contain three storefronts including Buick and GMC, Cadillac and Chrysler, and Dodge Jeep and Ram, Covert Austin Principal Partner Philip Robinson said. Most of the site work including water-control systems, paving and electric work have been completed, and the metal
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frames of the buildings have been constructed, making the project about halfway nished, he said. “Our contractor BEC [Austin General Contractor] has done really well juggling what is a tough time for all these guys,” Robinson said. “We continue to be excited about it.”
Victory Medical Group will undergo renovations as part of the acquisition.
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