| People -families- are finally arriving into | | | | hospital, the Dell Medical Children's Center, |
| the Mueller Austin urban village that has | | | | it has only been late this year that people |
| been designed on the site of the old Robert | | | | have actually been taking an interest. |
| Mueller Municipal Airport. This is very | | | | Families have been paying down payments and |
| exciting prospect for the Project Manager who | | | | people are moving in. |
| has worked on this project for seven years. | | | | |
| | | | Several of the early residents won their home |
| The Mueller Austin urban village is the | | | | by lottery, but for the rest of the |
| result of a grass roots effort that was | | | | residents, homes start around $240,000.00. |
| originally envisioned by a group of local | | | | There is a choice from seventy different home |
| citizens. The project has taken the best | | | | styles to choose from and around a quarter of |
| part of twenty years to morph into the giant | | | | all homes will be in the affordable housing |
| plan that is now the vision of the Catellus | | | | bracket. Condos and apartments are planned in |
| Development Group. | | | | the 348 homes that will be built in the |
| | | | village. |
| This new development is being constructed on | | | | |
| the old airport premises of 711 acres; the | | | | The area has been designed with all the prior |
| old airport was shuttered in 1999 as it | | | | knowledge if what works in an urban village. |
| became too small to cope with the air traffic | | | | One of its features will be to have a |
| demand. The site is situated only three miles | | | | walkable layout. Among its acres of parkland |
| from downtown and is near to the University | | | | will be a town center, an elementary school |
| of Texas. | | | | and a mix of commercial, residential and |
| | | | retails areas. |
| Being designed from scratch has meant that | | | | |
| this brand new settlement can have many new | | | | The planning concept is said to be avoiding |
| and idealistic visions incorporated into it. | | | | a 'sprawl' on outer Austin and the developers |
| The first is, of course, environmentally | | | | expect to be finished the home building part |
| conscientious building practices and the | | | | of in late 2008/early 2009. |
| large Home Depot store is conforming | | | | |
| strictly to this, going for a three star | | | | Written on behalf of Eric Bramlett, an agent |
| rating, the first area Home Depot store to | | | | servicing the Austin real estate market. Eric |
| attempt it. | | | | provides elite service and information to |
| | | | clients interested in Northwest Austin real |
| However, although many new businesses have | | | | estate. |
| moved in including the new children's | | | | |