| A number of new projects in the state of Texas | | | | the sale, the buyer was represented by |
| are worthy of note. In Bee Cave, a new project | | | | Los-Angeles-based Greg Salyers. The seller was |
| promises Tuscany-style homes with lots of green | | | | represented by Hendricks & Partners. |
| space. The project, undertaken by | | | | Another new project in Austin promises to make |
| Tennessee-based Southern Land Co. will be a | | | | a school more effective for children. About $110 |
| $160 million residential development near SH 71 | | | | million is being offered in state funds to The |
| and RM 620. The project, Cielo, will feature a | | | | Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired |
| number of residential options, including town | | | | (TSBVI). The money is earmarked for |
| homes, condos, and one and two bedroom | | | | renovations. The 150-year-old campus will be |
| homes. In addition, buyers will also be able to | | | | modernized so that it is more child-friendly, |
| choose from 400 luxury flats. The designers hope | | | | according to TSBVI staff. TSBVI is considered |
| to offer buyers unprecedented levels of choice. | | | | one of the top schools in the nation for the |
| The homes alone have more than 20 floor plans. | | | | visually impaired. Now, the campus will be top-flight |
| The homes will start in the high $300,000 and | | | | as well, with renovations scheduled for the next |
| building is expected to be completed in 2013. At | | | | four to eight years. Landscaping and security will |
| that time, homeowners will be able to enjoy the | | | | be updated and some buildings will be demolished |
| more than 28 acres of preserved green space on | | | | to make room for new construction. A new |
| the 78-acre development and will have easy | | | | student activity center, a vocational building, eight |
| access to the nearby Balcones Canyonlands | | | | dormitories, a new physical education and therapy |
| Preserve as well. | | | | building, an indoor pool, track-and-field facilities, and |
| In Austin, the Avalon Palms apartment complex | | | | independent apartments will be added to the |
| has been purchased by Los-Angeles-based Palms | | | | campus. New student housing will be designed by |
| of Avalon Apartments Texas LLC. The 352-unit | | | | Dallas firm Halff Associates, a company that has |
| apartment complex situated just off US 183 in | | | | offices in Austin. Staff and students at TSBVI are |
| North Central Austin was constructed in the early | | | | excited about the proposed renovations, which |
| 1970s and boasts 13 acres at 9001 and 9003 | | | | promise to make learning far more enjoyable in |
| Northgate Blvd. According to Travis County tax | | | | the future. |
| records, the complex has a value of $10 million. In | | | | |