
THREE YEARS OF PLANNING... A
DEVELOPER IS FINALLY SELLING
HOMES ON A PRIME PIECE OF
PROPERTY IN CENTRAL AUSTIN.
2-SYDNEY:THE GROVE AT SHOAL
CREEK IS EXPECTED TO GET THE
FINAL GO-AHEAD TO START
CONSTRUCTION NEXT WEEK.BUT AS
KXAN'S YOOJIN CHO FOUND OUT,
EVEN AT THIS POINT IN THE
PROCESS, SOME NEIGHBORS STILL
HAVE QUESTIONS.THE MAYOS USED
TO LOOK OUT TO AN OPEN FIELD.
BUT THEIR VIEW CHANGED TO
THIS...JEFF MAYO, NEIGHBOR:
"40-50 FEET FROM OUR BACK
FENCE LINE."EVENTUALLY, THERE
COULD BE A CUL DE SAC AND
WALKING AND BIKE TRAIL.BUT HE
TOLD US HE'S UNSURE JUST HOW
CLOSE THEY'LL BE... 10 OR 40
FEET.JEFF MAYO:"WE HAVE A
CHAIN LINK FENCE BEHIND OUR
HOUSE, AND IF SOMEONE'S
WALKING 10 FEET BEHIND THAT
COULD BE REALLY CONCERNING
ESPECIALLY IN A FAMILY
NEIGHBORHOOD WITH HAVING KIDS
AROUND."THE GROVE IS A
MIXED-USE PROJECT THAT'LL
BRING DIFFERENT TYPES OF
HOUSING AND RETAIL. THE
DEVELOPER, MILESTONE COMMUNITY
BUILDERS, STARTED SELLING
HOMES FRIDAY.GARRETT MARTIN,
CEO AND PRESIDENT OF MILESTONE
COMMUNITY BUILDERS:"EVERY
SINGLE PERSON THAT MADE AN
APPOINTMENT BOUGHT A HOUSE
FROM US."CITY OFFICIALS TOLD
US THE GROVE'S LAND PROPOSAL
MEETS ALL CITY AND STATE
REQUIREMENTS, WHICH MEANS ONCE
THEY GET THE OFFICIAL GREEN
LIGHT...GARRETT MARTIN:"OUR
GOAL IS TO START CONSTRUCTION
AS SOON AS POSSIBLE WHICH
COULD BE AS EARLY AS JUNE."BUT
NEIGHBORS TOLD US THEY STILL
HAVE SOME QUESTIONS. JEFF MAYO:
"PRIMARILY CONCERNED ABOUT
TRAFFIC AND NOT HAVING A FULL
UNDERSTANDING OF HOW THAT'S
GOING TO BE PHASED IN."THE
DEVELOPER TOLD US THEY HAVE
PLANS TO REBUILD AND REDESIGN
THE INTERSECTION OF 45TH AND
BULL CREEK AND EXPAND JACKSON
AVENUE.NEIGHBORS SAY THEY'LL
BE WATCHING CLOSELY... JEFF
MAYO:"WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO
HAVING RETAIL, NEW HOMES AND A
PARK, WE JUST WANT TO MAKE
SURE IT'S DONE IN A
RESPONSIBLE MANNER."YOOJIN CHO
KXAN NEWS.ROBERT:HOMES AT THE
GROVE RANGE FROM 400-THOUSAND
TO ONE-POINT-SEVEN MILLION
DOLLARS.THERE WILL BE 194
AFFORDABLE UNITS... RANGING
FROM 200 TO 230-THOUSAND.IF
THE DEVELOPER GETS APPROVAL
FROM THE PLANNING COMMISSION
NEXT TUESDAY, THEY EXPECT
IT'LL TAKE ABOUT SEVEN YEARS
TO BUILD ALL THE HOMES AND
MIXED-USE BUILDINGS.SYDNEY:
DEVELOPERS HAD TO MAKE SOME
BIG CHANGES TO ITS PLANS-
BEFORE THEY GOT APPROVED...
PROJECT ORGANIZERS AGREED TO
PAY FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO REDUCE
TRAFFIC AND ALLOW FOR MORE
SAFETY CHANGES.DEVELOPERS
INCREASED PARKLAND BY 26-
PERCENT, AND REDUCED OFFICE
SPACE BY 35-PERCENT.THEY ALSO
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