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BY KAMERYN GRIESSER
3-acre crystal lagoon planned
Just a couple hundred feet from the Lake Travis shoreline, a luxury community anchored by a 3-acre, beach-style crystal lagoon could be headed to Spicewood. In June, the Miami-based company Crystal Lagoons announced its partnership with the developers of Ascensions on Lake Travis, a mas- ter-planned community located about 35 miles northwest of Austin. News of the development comes just months after another Crystal Lagoons project in Leander, called Leander Springs, lost a $1 billion incentives deal with the city due to multiple missed construc- tion deadlines. The details Per the release, the Ascensions on Lake Travis community will include residential units, retail boutiques, restaurants and concert venues. The lagoon will be publicly accessible for swim- ming and water sports through ticketed entry. While the project could be the rst of its kind in the Austin area, Crystal Lagoons has over 275 projects in various stages of development across the country, including 70 in Texas, according to the release. Completed Crystal Lagoons projects include the 12-acre Lago Mar in Texas City, Balmoral in Atascocita and Windsong Ranch in Prosper. Where things stand Ascensions Developer Derek Diaz said the lagoon portion of the project is still in the concep- tual design phase, but he hopes to break ground
In additional to lagoons in the U.S., Crystal Lagoons has many international locations, such as sites in Paraguay, Cancun, Vietnam and Turkey.
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sometime in 2025. While the Ascensions on Lake Travis Condo- miniums project has been approved by Travis County for several years, sta said they have not yet received permit requests for the crystal lagoon or resort plans. The currently-approved condo plans allow up to 165 units to be built. “I think it’s a great addition,” Diaz said. “The ability to swim and enjoy water, even with [the] constant uctuation of the lake.” What they’re saying As drought conditions persist in the Lake Travis region, water conservation remains top of mind for community leaders. Crystal Lagoons spokesperson Ivan Manzur addressed water concerns in a statement, citing
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that its lagoons use 33 times less water than a golf course, on average. Manzur said the lagoons only require additional water during dry periods and uses “molecular lm technology” to mitigate evaporation. Diaz said the water source for the Ascensions lagoon has not been determined as of press time.
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