DEVELOPMENT Construction underway on rst homes at The Vineyard at Florence
BY CLAIRE SHOOP
$3 million in value and from 2,500- 6,200 square feet, Adkinson said. He said the new homes must adhere to a strict design code and are in the Old World Italian or Tuscan style, similar to Cimarron Hills in Georgetown. Castillo said he expects lots in the next phase of residential develop- ment at the vineyard—about 100-125 more homes—to be released within a year. Castillo said the vision is to bring about 1,200 homes to the win- ery within the next ve to six years, with builders beginning to build spec homes on smaller lots. “This rst phase was kind of a litmus test, if you wish, to see how it went, and it’s gone very well,” Castillo said. He said the demand is there to support more than 1,000 homes in Florence, citing its relative proximity to Austin, growth of the tech indus- try in Williamson County and the build-out occurring in Georgetown. “We are seeing a lot of activity in the Florence area and on the outskirts of the Georgetown area,” he said. “The big deal is that whole [I-35] corridor is being lled up because really there is nowhere else to go.” So far, Castillo said the community has attracted buyers from the Austin area as well as other states, including Colorado and California. “I think we are catching people in the vineyard because they want to get away from the noise,” Adkinson said. “The vineyard is a very quiet place.”
Phase 1 of a residential community at The Vineyard at Florence is under construction, a sign of housing devel- opment continuing to expand farther north into Williamson County. The Vineyard at Florence, which bills itself as the rst residential winery in Texas, is located on 600 acres o FM 487. While the vineyard rst started in 2007, the resort-style property— which includes not only the winery, but also lodging, an event venue, restaurant and spa—underwent a multimillion-dollar renovation before reopening in 2021, according to an April 28 press release by Dallas-based management company Hoque Global. Lots in the rst residential phase began selling in August 2021 with the rst construction beginning in spring 2022, said Roland Castillo, a Realtor with Keller Williams Cedar Park and one of the real estate agents selling properties at the vineyard. Castillo said Phase 1 consists of about 70 custom homesites averag- ing between 2-2.5 acres each. All but about a dozen of these lots have sold as of mid-June, Castillo said. Brandon Adkinson, CEO of KCE Homes of Texas, one of the preferred custom homebuilders for Phase 1 along with Grand Endeavor Homes, said while none of the homes are completed yet, several have started construction, and the rst residents should move in this fall. Homes being built at The Vineyard at Florence range from $800,000-
Homes at The Vineyard at Florence are being built in a Tuscan-inspired style.
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PHASE 1 HOMES
Once built out, Phase 1 of the residential component of The Vineyard at Florence will include about 70 custom-built homes. Phase 1 includes the rst of about 1,200 homes coming to the vineyard in the next six years.
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LOT DETAILS 2,500 6,200 Home square footage:
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