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An oak tree is planted in Georgetown during a ribbon cutting ceremony to honor St. John Properties’ first development in Texas. Representatives with St. John Properties and the City of Georgetown include, from left, Regional Partner Brooke Harlander; Greater Austin Economic Development Corporation Chairman Gary Farmer; Georgetown Business Retention and Expansion Manager Conchita Gusman; Founder and Chairman Ed St. John; President and CEO Larry Maykrantz; and Senior Executive Vice President Sean Doordan.

An oak tree is planted in Georgetown during a ribbon cutting ceremony to honor St. John Properties’ first development in Texas. Representatives with St. John Properties and the City of Georgetown include, from left, Regional Partner Brooke Harlander; Greater Austin Economic Development Corporation Chairman Gary Farmer; Georgetown Business Retention and Expansion Manager Conchita Gusman; Founder and Chairman Ed St. John; President and CEO Larry Maykrantz; and Senior Executive Vice President Sean Doordan.

Business center opens in South Georgetown

Westinghouse Crossing will bring 225,000 square feet of single-story office, retail and flex space to the area around Westinghouse Road and North Mays Street. Developers held a ribbon cutting recently for a 45,600-square foot flex space.

Dialogue leads to postponed decision from city council

After nearly two hours of discussion, Georgetown City Council postponed a decision about a Special Use Permit for an already-operating industrial business park at 1305 Blue Ridge Drive, north of Westinghouse Road and adjacent to Teravista.

The future of Jonah SUD includes building pipelines, buying water

The average Jonah SUD water tower holds between 1 and 3 million gallons of water. (Photo by Kaitlyn Wilkes) The Jonah Special Utility District continues to see “tremendous growth [with] no signs of slowing down” according to the utility’s general manager, Bill Brown.
The proposed land plan lays out the dimensions of the neighborhood and also uses color-coding to highlight the phases of development. (Courtesy City of Georgetown)

The proposed land plan lays out the dimensions of the neighborhood and also uses color-coding to highlight the phases of development. (Courtesy City of Georgetown)

Development with 1,300 homes, resort closer to reality

Lakeside Estates, a proposed Municipal Utility District located in the western cliffs of Lake Georgetown near Santa Rita Ranch, aims to bring 1,300 units and a private hotel and resort to the edge of the city’s extraterritorial jurisdiction.
Heidi Anderson, senior director of public affairs for H-E-B, announces the company’s newest Georgetown store has broken ground. It will open next summer. (Photos by Kaitlyn Wilkes)

Heidi Anderson, senior director of public affairs for H-E-B, announces the company’s newest Georgetown store has broken ground. It will open next summer. (Photos by Kaitlyn Wilkes)

H-E-B donates $20,000 to Geogetown nonprofits

After reporting earlier this year that a new H-E-B would be built in Northwest Georgetown near Ronald Reagan Boulevard and Ranch Road 2338, the Texas grocery chain officially announced on September 10 it has begun construction on the business.
An aerial view of the West Bend development from the north, with other parts of Wolf Ranch visible. (Courtesy Hillwood Communities)

An aerial view of the West Bend development from the north, with other parts of Wolf Ranch visible. (Courtesy Hillwood Communities)

New homes at Wolf Ranch underway

Construction is beginning on the third and final section of Wolf Ranch’s residential offerings. The West Bend development is situated on a 325 acre plot of land and will have 671 homesites.
This rendering shows what the multifamily housing would have looked like and how parking would have been accommodated. (Courtesy Land Strategies Inc.)

This rendering shows what the multifamily housing would have looked like and how parking would have been accommodated. (Courtesy Land Strategies Inc.)

Georgetown City Council denies high-density multi-family development

A proposal to bring a 24 acre multifamily and commercial development to Shell Road near Serenada was turned down by Georgetown City Council August 27.
The Parkside on the River MUD is hoping to add the 40-acre “Dufner Tract” to its community development plan. The idea was discussed at an August 13 Georgetown City Council workshop. (Courtesy City of Georgetown)

The Parkside on the River MUD is hoping to add the 40-acre “Dufner Tract” to its community development plan. The idea was discussed at an August 13 Georgetown City Council workshop. (Courtesy City of Georgetown)

Parkside MUD looks to add 40 acres

Parkside on the River — an established Municipal Utility District that will bring 2,800 homes between Highway 29 and Leander Road over the next 15 years — is looking to add 40.2 acres to the project.
The bottom floor of the proposed building at 205 East Ninth Street would provide access to both retail space and a yoga studio. (Courtesy Wang Architects)

The bottom floor of the proposed building at 205 East Ninth Street would provide access to both retail space and a yoga studio. (Courtesy Wang Architects)

Developer plans new retail, yoga space near Sweet Lemon

A three-story building could be coming to the vacant lot at the corner of Church and Ninth streets one block from the Square.Historic Architecture Review Commission had a concept review discussion Thursday, August 8, about the plans for 205 East Ninth Street.