DEVELOPMENT
From left: Robert Camareno, Ian Taylor, Rusty Brockman, Thad Rutherford and Chip Mills break ground on the Mayfair development. (Lauren Canterberry/Community Impact Newspaper)
SouthStar Communities breaks ground onMayfair development in NewBraunfels
BREAKING GROUND
After more than two years of planning, SouthStar Communities broke ground on Sector 1 Plan of the Mayfair development.
THE FIRST SECTOR INCLUDES:
BY LAUREN CANTERBERRY
The rst sector encompasses about 387 acres, and the plan includes the construction of approximately 1,532 housing units, a school site, a recreation center and 99 acres of parkland, according to SouthStar. The plan also includes nature trails and road- ways, and it identi es two proposed water-quality and stormwater detention facilities. On June 28, 2021, the city of New Braunfels approved the Mayfair Development Agreement with SouthStar, giving the city oversight in the planning, permitting and construction of the development. The agreement was executed Feb. 9. A water improvement district— also approved in June—allows SouthStar to use tax revenue generated in the district to reimburse part of its expenses associated with constructing infrastructure. The city and developer also adopted the master framework plan, which established development outlines for the community, including land use, roadways, project boundaries and more. Projects included in the sector plan comply with the framework plan and development agreements, according to city documents.
SouthStar Communities hosted a groundbreaking celebration April 12 for the upcoming 1,888-acre mixed-use community known as Mayfair. The development is slated to bring 6,000 housing units, more than 330 acres of public parks, four schools and more to the New Braunfels area over the next 15 years. Mayfair is located in the extraterritorial juris- diction, or ETJ, of New Braunfels on property that was previously owned by the Texas General Land O ce, and a study conducted by TXP Inc., an economic analysis and public policy consulting rm, estimated that the development will create 2,000 permanent jobs. “We hope our public spaces in our districts, and our jobs, and the commercial areas, [and] 100 acres of restaurants and retail bene t and accentuate what’s already great for New Braunfels,” said Thad Rutherford, CEO of SouthStar, during the ceremony. On March 28, New Braunfels City Council approved the Sector 1 Plan for the development during a regular council meeting.
387 acres
1,532 housing units
1 school
1 recreation center
Streets including sidewalks and bike lanes
99 acres of park land
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