DEVELOPMENT UPDATES
COMPILED BY ZACHARIA WASHINGTON
Projects underway in the Leander & Liberty Hill area
Nearly 700-acre master-planned community Lariat to bring wave of homes to Liberty Hill
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Construction on Lariat, a new master-planned community in Liberty Hill, is underway, with homes slated to hit the market in late summer. Developed by Randolph Texas Development, the 688-acre Lariat community broke ground in November 2021. The development will have three home builders: Ashton Woods, Perry Homes and Tri Pointe Homes. Ashton Woods announced in an April 4 news release it will put its rst homes in the neigh- borhood on sale later this year. With a total of 262 lots, including 140 in the initial phase, Ashton Woods will build two home styles and 15 dierent oor plans. Located at 3100 CR 214, Liberty Hill, Lariat is north of Hwy. 29 and west of US 183, close to the North Fork of the San Gabriel River and San Gabriel River Brewery. Liberty Hill ISD plans to build an elementary school within Lariat, district ocials said. Fund- ing for this school is anticipated to come from the 2023 bond, which was on the May 6 ballot. The neighborhood will oer amenities includ- ing walking trails, a swimming pool, a pavilion, a dog park, playscapes and a shing pond.
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The Brownstone at Northline in Leander is slated to open its rst set of units at the end of the summer, Northline founder and developer Alex Tynberg said. While 17 townhomes will be completed at this time, construction company Novak Brothers is under contract to build a total of 69 units. The Brownstone, located at 931 Pullman St., Leander, is within the Northline development, a walkable district with a mix of commercial and residential uses. Preleasing on units, which have three- and four-bedroom options, is scheduled to open in early summer. Additional multifamily housing is also under construction at the Northline site, Tynberg said. First group of Northline townhomes nears nish
One of three builders bringing homes to Liberty Hill’s Lariat neighborhood is Ashton Woods. (Courtesy Ashton Woods)
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Leander Fire Station No. 2 upgrades to include additional space for county crews The city of Leander recently completed design work for Fire Station No. 2—which is located at 1950 Crystal Falls Parkway, Leander—as ocials prepare to reno- vate and upgrade the facility in the next year. Through an agreement with Williamson County This addition makes room for a second EMS unit to be stationed in Leander, which will allow EMS to respond to calls more quickly. The upgrades are estimated to cost $2 million.
The city anticipates completing the construction documents this summer and bidding the project for construction shortly afterward. Ocials said while the timeline is not concrete, the plan is to have a contractor agreement by late fall and for construction to start in early 2024.
EMS, Leander Fire Department will construct an addi- tional equipment bay and upstairs sleeping quarters, which will be attached to the existing re station, to hold the county’s ambulance and emergency medical services crew, according to city ocials.
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LEANDER LIBERTY HILL EDITION • MAY 2023
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