Lake Travis - Westlake Edition | January 2022

DEVELOPMENT

Projects underway in the community

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Village at Spanish Oaks construction continues Construction will continue throughout 2022 on the 80-acre Village at Spanish Oaks development that began in November 2020. The CCNG Inc. and Greenbrier Southwest Corp. development will have oce, retail, dining, a hotel and a spa, according to development documents. Totaling 1,200 acres, the Village At Spanish Oaks is the nal phase of the Spanish Oaks Development.

The new campus will be 40,000 square feet and on the same site as the middle school. (Rendering courtesy Haddon+Cowan)

Newcampus comingsoon forBeeCaveprivateschool

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scheduled to be complete by the end of 2022, followed by the academic building in 2023 and the opening of the main campus by the start of the 2023 academic year. The private school started in 2013 with 60 students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade and now has over 180 students. The school is a certiied International Baccalaureate World School and draws students from around the area, including Lakeway, Steiner Ranch, Dripping Springs and Westlake, Head of School Tim Reilly said. “We’re incredibly excited about it,” Reilly said. “We have such a dedicated community who are banding together to help our dream campus become a reality, and we are looking forward to breaking ground this spring.”

The International School of Texas will break ground in spring 2022 on a new 40,000-square-foot main campus located at 15506 W. Hwy. 71, Bee Cave. The new campus will be built on the same site as the existing middle school, which school ocials acquired land for in 2020. Elementary students are still located on the school’s original campus at 4402 Hudson Bend, Austin. The new development will house both middle and elementary students on one campus. Construction will include an Academic Building with science, technology, engineering and math; design; and art labs and a performing arts and athletics center. Devel- opment for the performing arts and athletics center is

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Covert dealership progressing in development The initial phase of the Covert car dealership on Hwy. 71 will be complete in 2022. The Covert family plans for the dealership to contain storefronts for Buick, Cadillac, Chrysler, Dodge, GMC and Jeep, Covert Austin Principal Partner Philip Robinson said. GMC and Cadillac showrooms will likely open rst, followed by the Jeep showroom, he said.

Senior housing development to open this spring

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The Loop 360/Davenport re and EMS station is estimated to be complete in 15 months. (Rendering courtesy city of Austin)

The Reserve at Lake Austin, a 109,843-square-foot senior living community under construction, is scheduled to open in spring 2022 at 6401 RM 2222, Austin. Executive Director Jeremy Lander said the goal is to allow residents to move in during May, he said. The Reserve will have 120 units, including some studios. The welcome center at 3600 N. Capital of Texas Hwy. oers information about services, including independent living, assisted living and memory care.

Austin to break ground in 2022 on re station inWestlake o Loop 360

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insurance rates for those outside a 5-mile radius of a re department, which residents reported raised insurance costs by up to $1,000, according to city documents. The one-time cost for construc- tion of each facility is covered under the allotted budget for the projects. However the cost of ongoing operations at three of the six new stations not yet built— including the station on Loop 360 and another one o RM 620—is a challenge, the memo said.

Construction will begin in 2022 on a re and emergency medical services station located on West- lake Drive just west of Loop 360. The $14.1 million project is esti- mated to be completed in March 2023, according to a memo issued by the city of Austin’s Public Works Department on Dec. 30. Austin City Council voted in 2018 to build six new re stations in high-need areas to increase response times and lower potential

The Backyard set to break ground early 2022 Construction on the multiuse development The Backyard is scheduled to begin in the rst quarter of 2022. Scheduled for completion in 2024, The Backyard will include a 3,700-seat Live Oak amphitheater, a dance hall, a hotel and shopping. The development will oer 12 dierent food, beverage, music and culture options across the property.

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LAKE TRAVIS WESTLAKE EDITION • JANUARY 2022