An 85-acre mixed-use project along Hwy. 195 in northern Georgetown is on track to shake up one of the city's quieter corners, after winning preliminary approval at a Tuesday City Council meeting. The plan would bring up to 425 homes, retail along the highway, at least 10 acres of commercial space, and roughly one-third of the site preserved as open space. Final approval is scheduled to land on the council's Jan. 27 agenda.
Plan details and design
The developer is pitching a walkable neighborhood that tucks residential areas behind a commercial strip facing Hwy. 195. City documents reviewed by Community Impact show the project would include up to 425 residential units, a 10-foot concrete regional trail that connects to Dry Berry Creek, and amenities such as playgrounds and dog parks.
Streets are designed with pedestrians in mind. Instead of front-drive garages dominating the view, the plan calls for alleys behind homes and street trees planted at about 40-foot intervals, creating a greener, more shaded streetscape.
Housing mix and neighborhood character
Housing options on the table run from single-family homes and townhomes to multifamily buildings and "cottage courts" built around shared courtyards, with the plan requiring at least three different housing types. "It's very much an undeveloped section of Georgetown," Ryan Clark, the city's long-range and neighborhood planning manager, told the council.
According to Community Impact, at least 40% of the homes must be single-family or individual townhome lots, and some residences will front directly onto open space instead of public streets, a design choice intended to give parts of the neighborhood a more park-like feel.
Who’s designing it and what’s next
The planning and design work is being handled by SEC Planning, a Texas-based land planning and landscape architecture firm.
With the preliminary green light in hand, the developer now moves toward final plats, permitting, and any conditions the council sets if the project secures final approval at the Jan. 27 meeting. Residents will be able to weigh in during the public hearing and permitting process that follows, so the neighborhood buildout is far from a done deal.
