Development
Education
BY BRITTANY ANDERSON & GRANT CRAWFORD
BY BROOKE SJOBERG
PfISD elding bids for career, tech center P ugerville ISD is taking some of the rst steps needed to construct its $76 million career and technical education center, funded with bonds approved by voters in November. What’s happening? District sta elded bids for construction managers to head a project to build the district facility through Sept. 19 with sta planning to bring options to the board at an October meeting, said Craig Pruett, PfISD’s executive director of procurement. Pruett said the district has also already selected a site located near Killingsworth Lane and Wells Branch Parkway in southeast P ugerville. Meanwhile, the district plans to partner with local industry leaders to develop the center’s programming.
P ugerville to get over 1,000 multifamily units A 60-acre residential community named Merle on Howard is set to bring over 1,000 multifamily units to south P ugerville in the next few years. The gist The project is being developed by High Street Residential, a subsidiary of Trammell Crow Co. According to a Trammell representative, the rst phase of construction has already begun. Rep- resentatives also added its joint venture partner CBRE Investment Management is providing capital for the project. Leasing is expected to begin in fall 2025. The details According to a news release from High Street Residential, the property will be built out in three phases. Phase 1, consisting of 17 acres of land, will deliver:
Developer starts work on $62M complex A multifamily housing development set on 30 acres of land in south Hutto is set to be completed in 2025. According to a news release from devel- oper Empire Group of Companies, Village at Hutto Station broke ground and began construction Aug. 28. The details A $62.4 million loan to fund the project was secured from Arbor Realty. The devel- opment will include: • 276 one-, two- and three-bedroom rental units, ranging from 680 to 1,300 square feet • Private backyards • Smart home technology packages • Community amenities, such as a pool, tness center, walking trails and dog park
Hutto ISD signs on to TEA accountability suit Hutto ISD has signed onto a lawsuit against the Texas Education Agency regarding accountability ratings, joining many school districts across the state. What happened HISD’s board of trustees, absent board President Billie Logiudice, voted unanimously to join the lawsuit Sept. 20, calling on the TEA to rectify what they and representatives of other Texas school districts have called an unfair change to how accountability ratings are calculated. It is one of several area districts to do so. What they’re saying Several trustees called the change to account- ability ratings that will be applied to data for the 2022-23 school year retroactively unfair, with trustee James Matlock calling it a “moving of
“Commissioner [Mike] Morath is on record stating that there will
be campuses or districts statewide that have done better in their exam, but
have the chance of a decrease in score.” HUTTO ISD TRUSTEE JAMES MATLOCK
Construction is underway for the new residential community Merle on Howard, located in P ugerville.
RENDERING COURTESY HIGH STREET RESIDENTIAL
goalposts.” How we got here
• 444 units, including 15 garden-style apartments and ve townhomes • An 11,000-square-foot resident clubhouse with a work-from-home space, a tness center and a golf simulator • A resort-style pool • A 9,000-square-foot dog park with a splash pad and pet wash stations
The TEA began a refresh of its methodology for calculating these ratings in late 2021, sharing new benchmarks students must reach for schools to receive a certain grade. District o cials across the state have raised concerns about the impact of the changes to accountability ratings, as they are a metric used by school boards to address educational priorities year to year.
• Electric vehicle-charging stations • 141 private garages available for rent
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