Easton Park, also referred to as the Pilot Knob planned unit development,[1] is a 2,214-acre (896 ha) Planned unit development (PUD) in the southeast portion of the city of Austin, Texas, United States. The master-planned community is currently being developed within the Pilot Knob MUD which had been under review since 2012.[2]
Easton Park
Pilot Knob | |
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Neighborhood | |
 New home construction at Easton Park in Austin, Texas, United States. Taken 11 July 2016 from the northeast corner of William Cannon Drive and McKinney Falls Parkway. | |
| Motto: Your Parks. You're Home. | |
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| Coordinates: 30°8′41″N 97°42′55″W / 30.14472°N 97.71528°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| City | Austin |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.459375 sq mi (8.95974 km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 78744 |
| Area codes | 512, 737 |
| Website | www |
Overview
editThe community is being developed by Canadian-based Brookfield Residential as a collections of neighborhoods connected with 13.1 miles of trails[3] and 360 acres of open space parks, recreational, and limited commercial use. When complete, the project is anticipated to have 14,300 residential units and 5.35 million square feet of commercial real estate.[4]
Builders
editAs of mid-2016[update], there were seven residential builders participating in the development of the community: Perry Homes, Brohn Homes, Highland Homes, Milestone Community Builders, Pacesetter Homes, Avi Homes, Buffington Homes, and Dream Finders Homes.[5]
Affordability
edit1,000 of the homes are to be earmarked for low-income residents, available through an Austin Housing Finance Corporation land trust.[6] Eligible homes would be available to households earning less than 80% of the city's mean family income (MFI). 350 rental units will also be set aside for those earning less than 60% of the Austin MFI.
References
edit- ^ "Who's in the Pilot House?". The Austin Chronicle. February 9, 2016. Retrieved July 8, 2016.
- ^ [1] Long-awaited Pilot Knob PUD Gets Through Austin Planning
- ^ [2] Easton Park
- ^ [3] Long-awaited Pilot Knob PUD Gets Through Austin Planning
- ^ [4] Featured Easton Park Home Builders
- ^ Barragan, James; Rockwell, Lilly (June 27, 2016). "Master-planned community in Austin will have 1,000 affordable units". Austin American-Statesman. Retrieved July 8, 2016.
Further reading
edit- Lim, Andra (June 27, 2016). "Emails show mayor irked, departments concerned over Easton Park deal". Austin American-Statesman. Retrieved July 8, 2016.
- McGivern, Kylie (March 4, 2016). "City council reconsiders controversial Pilot Knob affordable housing deal". KXAN-TV. Retrieved July 8, 2016.
- King, Michael (February 12, 2016). "Put This in Your PUD and Smoke It!". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved July 8, 2016.
- Buchholz, Jan (March 19, 2014). "Brookfield Residential unveils master-planned community in Southeast Austin". Austin Business Journal. Retrieved July 8, 2016.
- "City strikes back on Pilot Knob lawsuit". Austin Monitor. March 15, 2016. Retrieved July 8, 2016. (subscription required)
- "Council starts Pilot Knob amendments". Austin Monitor. March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 8, 2016. (subscription required)
- "The nitty-gritty of a Pilot Knob reconsideration". Austin Monitor. March 3, 2016. Retrieved July 8, 2016. (subscription required)
- "Updated: Rodgers sues city to stop Pilot Knob deal". Austin Monitor. February 11, 2016. Retrieved July 8, 2016. (subscription required)
- Theis, Michael (December 21, 2015). "Hundreds of affordable houses, new commercial projects set for Southeast Austin". Austin Business Journal. Retrieved July 8, 2016.