Development
BY KAROLINE PFEIL
A new six-story development known as The Creek at Hurst Harbor, which features 146 condo units, restaurant and retail space, may be coming soon to Lakeway. A land use amendment was approved unanimously by Lakeway City Council, which changes the site from commercial and residential to mixed-use. A zoning change from Marina and Single-Family Residential- Rural to planned unit development was also approved in a 6-1 decision, with council member Kelly Brynteson voting against. The development, located at 16405 Clara Van St., was put forward by developer and Lakeway resident Rip Miller and his wife, who purchased the marina in February 2022. It will include 146 condo units with a proposed height of 75 feet. Plans progress for new 6-story condo project
What they’re saying
The development was subsequently brought to council Sept. 15, but a decision on the zoning and a future land use map, or FLUM, change was postponed to Oct. 20, partially due to some public concern about the decision being rushed. At the Oct. 20 meeting, over 20 individuals in attendance spoke against the approval. “The reason why I oppose [the FLUM] is because I want you to envision ... an apartment complex, six stories, sitting on top of a three-story hill. That’s what I see,” said Rachel Mills, a Lakeway resident and member of Lakeway’s Comprehen- sive Plan Steering Committee. “I’m not against development. ... Let’s gure out how we can make it a win-win.”
Also included in plans are three stories of under- ground parking, restaurant and retail spaces. Miller said that the condominium development would bene t Lakeway by improving the existing property, and improving the view from Lakeway City Park. “The development is a bene t to Lakeway and [is] the redevelopment of an unsightly, run-down, single-purpose marina operation with a world- class mixed use condominium facility, thereby drastically improving the view corridors from Lakeway City Park,” Miller said. Over 58 comments were submitted to the city of Lakeway opposing the development prior to a Zon- ing and Planning Commission meeting addressing the development Sept. 11.
Looking forward
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Council member Brynteson noted that many residents appeared to be concerned by the size of the development, rather than the proposal to develop the land itself. “Even if you don’t live [in Lakeway] it impacts you. If you ever go to the city of Lakeway park, it’s such a gem,” Brynteson said. “... Looking at what was currently there and then just imagining the building itself ... it is large.” However, some council members as well as Mayor Thomas Kilgore were more comfortable with the size of the development. “I understand that this is a massive complex in comparison to what is currently there—it is not,
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however, marginally bigger than things that the city has already done,” Kilgore said. The zoning change was approved with some restrictions, including that retail and restaurant services must be open to the public.
Renderings for The Creek at Hurst Harbor were shared at an Oct. 20 council meeting. RENDERING COURTESY CITY OF LAKEWAY
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