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