DEVELOPMENT UPDATES
COMPILED BY ZARA FLORES
RENDERING COURTESY ORIGO WORKS
RENDERING COURTESY CASATA
RENDERING COURTESY CUASO DESIGN STUDIO
BUDA BEND TOWNHOME DEVELOPMENT HALTED
CASATA BRINGING MICRO HOMES TO SANMARCOS San Marcos City Council unanimously approved a development agreement Dec. 7 with Austin- based startup Casata to build a new micro-home development a few miles from downtown. Just over 200 rental homes will be built, ranging from 400- 1,100 square feet with one to three bedrooms for rent from $1,175-$1,800. “We’re in between tiny homes and regular homes. They’re more e cient, and they’re independent, physical homes,” Technology and Marketing Manager Forrest Hardy said. “They are attainable housing, so they’re housing for the middle class, and it’s a really nice alternative for apartment homes.” Hardy added that 90% of the homes will be regular, long-term rental units while the remaining 10% will be short-term rentals listed on AirBnB and Vrbo. “This will be a really signi cant new addition to San Marcos and something that San Marcos doesn’t have right now: micro-homes for rent,” Hardy said. The development is expected to break ground this year, though there is no de nitive timeline set for completion. Space: approximately 25 acres Timeline: TBD
DRIVE THRU TORCHY’S TACOS PERMIT APPROVED The Kyle Planning and Zoning Commission on Jan. 11 unanimously approved a conditional-use permit to build a new Torchy’s Tacos within the Dry River District development at 19110 I-35, Kyle. Torchy’s Tacos is an establishment that has been in the works for Kyle since mid-2021, and permits have been led and approved to move the project forward. The new restaurant will be approximately 4,000 square feet and will also feature a drive-thru, a rarity for the chain. The new Torchy’s will be located next to the drive-thru Starbucks, another newer addition to the development. The restaurant is slated to open in 2023. The conditional-use permit also applies to the construction of two additional retail buildings a little further south within the development, totaling 19,600 square feet. At the planning and zoning meeting, Senior City Planner Will Atkinson said letters of intent may have been led, though it is unknown at this time what will be in the two retail spaces. The two retail buildings will be on the same lot, connected through a shared, open walkway. Space: 4,000 square feet Timeline: to be completed in 2023
Buda City Council denied an ordinance Dec. 7 to change the zoning of a 2.89-acre plot of land on the corner of FM 967 and Arveda Lane from form district 4H to planned development for Buda Bend Townhomes, a new development by Origo Works citing tra c concerns and the desire for more retail in the area. The proposed development would have featured 26 units sold as condominiums and a homeowners association would have been established. According to the city’s Uni ed Development Code, a form district 4H, or F4H, is meant to “transition from higher to lower density development” that matches the characteristics of the historic downtown area. Under the F4H, each condo is required to sit on its own lot, which would reduce the number of units that could be built on the land, hence the request to change to a planned development, or PD. Though the denial of the zone change was disappointing, a representative from Origo Works said it will be taking the feedback provided to modify the project and bring it back to the council. Space: 2.89 acres Timeline: TBD
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