Lake Travis - Westlake Edition | April 2022

DEVELOPMENT UPDATES

Projects underway in the Lake Travis-Westlake area

First project to break ground in late 2022 inVillage at SpanishOaks

BY GRACE DICKENS

you see a lot more construction coming out of the ground,” Creveling said. With an emphasis on rockwork and landscap- ing, a trail system will be developed through the water-quality ponds. This serves to make the ponds, intended for ood prevention and storm- water treatment, functional and usable, Creveling said. The ood plain walls will prevent overow from Little Barton Creek, which runs directly through the development. The Main Street district is the area where people will want to gather, Creveling said, with a luxury hotel and spa, Bee Cave City Hall, retail shops, public parking, restaurants and more. The second project to break ground will likely be condo ats, a four-story, townhome style product that will be available for sale, Creveling said.

Preliminary site work at the Village at Spanish Oaks continues as developers create regional water-quality ponds, build ood plain walls and move wastewater lines. Infrastructure for the terraces is set to begin in April, said developer Jack Creveling, the senior vice president of real estate for CCNG Inc. The 80-acre mixed-use project is set to begin construction on its rst phase in the fourth quarter of 2022 with 24 freestanding residential terraces. The rst part also includes the Main Street District, a classic pedestrian-oriented area with restaurants and shops on the ground oor and residential above. “We’re working on a lot of architecture right now, so it’s going to be around nine months before

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The Village at Spanish Oaks is set to break ground in late 2022. (Grace Dickens/Community Impact Newspaper)

Bee Creek Sports Complex halfway complete, plans to open by 2023

Travis CountyOKs newbuilding requirements onWest Austin property to allow for 5 homes

BY SUMAIYA MALIK

for the property. The matter came under prolonged discussion when a neighbor who shares the eastern border with the property and his attorney showed concern about the drainage and erosion this change will bring to his property that is at a lower level. He said unlike the old plat the new one does not have a waterway.

BY GRACE DICKENS

On March 29, Travis County com- missioners unanimously approved removing previous building requirements on an 8-acre property in West Austin that was zoned for an oce in 1977 and allowed for a new plan for ve houses. According to Texas Local Gov- ernment Code, the owner of a tract of residential land has to have a set of building requirements. This includes a map of the proposed site of construction and a document describing water and sewer services. Paul Christen, one of the owners and the developer of the 8-acre property at 315 N. Tumbleweed Trail, Austin, requested the change

Consulting Services Inc. to design the project. Initially, the project was estimated to be complete by 2020, but planning delays put the project behind schedule. The county awarded a $16.98 million construction contract to Flintco LLC in March 2021.

The Bee Creek Sports Complex o Bee Creek Road in Lakeway is about halfway complete as of April, Project Manager Odette Tan said. The complex is aiming to be open by 2023. Located on 70 acres at 4440 Bee Creek Road, the sports complex is set to feature ve sports elds, a team meeting facility, a playground area, restrooms, parking and other amenities. Funded by the 2017 Travis County bond program, the project is a joint eort between the city of Lakeway and the county. The project began in 2018 when the county contracted Stantec

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