Georgetown Edition | July 2023

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LIBERTY HILL

RONALD REAGAN BLVD.

RISING DEVELOPMENT, MORE HOUSING The Hwy. 29 corridor between Liberty Hill and Georgetown is experiencing growth due to new housing developments. Half a dozen of the at least 16 subdivisions building in the area will bring more than 14,000 homes.

GEORGETOWN

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MorningStar

Omega Ranch

4 Oaks at San Gabriel

3 Santa Rita Ranch

The Ridge at Cross Creek

6 Wolf Ranch

Sage Creek

Orchard Ridge

Crescent Blu

KAUFFMAN LOOP

ARENA DR.

Retreat at San Gabriel

5 The Heights at San Gabriel

WOLF RANCH PKWY.

Lively Ranch

KEY

Leander Georgetown

Liberty Hill

2 Butler

Farms

1 Bar W Ranch

Water Oak at San Gabriel

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BUTLER FARMS BLVD.

Riverview

LEANDER

1 BAR W RANCH Estimated number of homes (full build-out): 1,650

2 BUTLERFARMS Estimated number of homes (full build-out): 2,100 Amenities: walking and hiking trails, amenity center, shing pond, pocket parks, resort-style swimming, new Liberty Hill ISD elementary schools Nos. 8 and 9

SANTA RITA RANCH

in as the metro area grows.” With Leander ranked as the fourth fastest-growing city with a popu- lation of more than 50,000 by the U.S. Census Bureau in 2022 and Lib- erty Hill’s population growing by 34% year over year, developers are ocking to these cities, too. “It’s in the path of growth for Austin. Liberty Hill has a great [dis- trict] and a great community, and we just felt they’re right in the middle of the path of growth,” said Wyatt Hen- derson, principal at MA Partners, 4 OAKS AT SAN GABRIEL Estimated number of homes (full build-out): 840-plus Amenities: amenity center, swimming pool, playground, shaded pavilion, lounge deck, picnic areas, nature trails, attend LHISD schools By your side, each step of the journey, Every Detail Remembered... Proudly serving our community since 1911 with Pre-Arrangement, Burial and Cremation Services.

Amenities: amenity center with a covered pavilion, clubhouse, sand volleyball court, soccer eld, splash pad and pool, new LHISD Elementary School No. 6

Estimated number of homes (full build-out): 7,753 Amenities: 2 amenity centers, pool, splash park, tness center, nature trails, pickleball courts, outdoor pavilion, new LHISD Elementary School No. 7

SOURCES: BLACKBURN HOMES, CITY OF LIBERTY HILL, D.R. HORTON, HILLWOOD COMMUNITIES, MA PARTNERS, OAKS AT SAN GABRIELCOMMUNITY IMPACT

multiple cities, Williamson County, the Texas Department of Transportation and numerous housing developers. “The area that you’re talking about is challenging because it covers three dierent cities,” Woolery said. “So we’ve got Georgetown, Leander and Liberty Hill, and in between there, a lot of that development is not within one of those three city limits.” More residents, more neighborhoods Logan Cheney said he made the move from Austin to Santa Rita Ranch

in Liberty Hill because Austin became too busy and loud for him. Cheney said since he moved in a year and a half ago, the area has “blown up.” Crossing three quickly growing cit- ies, Hwy. 29 has attracted residential developers in the past several years due to the increase of commercial development and continued popula- tion growth in the area, ocials said. Developers also look at employment opportunities and nearby amenities, said Rick Hanna, director of land devel- opment for Blackburn Homes. He said

the organization researches the sur- rounding market to better understand the area’s demand and price point to ne tune a development’s nal design. Blackburn is in the midst of the rst of three phases of The Heights at San Gabriel in Georgetown, which will eventually include 279 homes. “Georgetown is kind of the next area,” Hanna said. “They’re the fast- est-growing city in the country right now, and it’s a great place to raise a family. It just makes sense that you’re going to see development ll

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