The Travis Central Appraisal District has reached an agreement with the owners of three affordable homes in the Mueller development who sued the district claiming their appraisals were too high because they were not allowed sell their homes at market value. Those homes are generally reserved for families earning 80 percent of the median family […]
Mueller
The Mueller Development is a Planned Unit Development built on the site of Austin’s former airport.
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AISD hears results of Imagine NE Austin proposal
At Monday’s workshop meeting of the Austin Independent School District board of trustees, members heard the results of AISD staff’s community engagement effort known as Imagine Northeast Austin. The project, which posed questions to residents regarding future facilities and academic programming, was originally prompted by discussion over what to do with land in the Mueller […]
Posted inDevelopment
Mueller neighborhood seeks more density
Members of the Mueller Neighborhood Association say the city and developer Catellus Development Corp. should increase density in the development in order to help ameliorate the city’s housing problems. They are asking that the city remove existing density caps and revise the Mueller Planned Unit Development with higher building heights and a greater number of […]
Posted inHousing
Appraisal district, Mueller folks air differences
Some owners of affordable housing in the Mueller development have seen their homes’ appraised values double since 2013. One of those homeowners is Janeka Rector, whose home was appraised at $179,000 last year. Next year it will be appraised at more than $378,000. “The 10 percent cap (on appraisals) on my home is the only […]
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Appraisals worry some Mueller homeowners
Owners of affordable housing in the Mueller development are worried that they will no longer be able to pay the taxes on homes they bought at affordable prices – for example, $160,000 to $170,000 – because the Travis Central Appraisal District is appraising the properties at market value instead of at the affordable prices. According […]
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AISD considers new East Austin school
The Austin Independent School District has a chance to build a school on free land, but unfortunately that land is situated in a somewhat contentious area where current schools are struggling to fill seats and others have historically been insufficient in meeting student needs. Monday, board members continued to debate whether to build a new […]
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Reporter’s Notebook: Au revoir, RDCC
That’s one set of appointments no one has to worry about … Last Thursday, City Council dissolved the Residential Design and Compatibility Commission. The RDCC initiated the process, passing a resolution to dissolve itself in February due to the decreased number of cases coming before the commission. “They felt the need not to exist,” explained […]
Posted inCity Council, Housing
Committee seeks data on homestead district
The City Council Housing and Community Development Committee took a small step forward Wednesday toward funding affordable housing within the Homestead Preservation District in Central East Austin and possibly elsewhere. However, committee members did not pick a financing mechanism and still have questions about how much such a district would cost. The initial Homestead Preservation District […]