AUSTIN | West Campus Development Thread

[foreverrushing31]

Wampus from Mopac. Those new 300-footers are gonna look great soon! Does make me already want to see the height limit get bumped up again though...

[Echostatic]

An absolute wall of housing. At this point West Campus has to be one of the densest neighborhoods in the South, right?

[foreverrushing31]

Originally Posted by Echostatic

An absolute wall of housing. At this point West Campus has to be one of the densest neighborhoods in the South, right?

I think so, outside of maybe Miami if that counts? It can easily be even denser though lol.

Here are some general pics from last night that I thought came out nice btw (so sorry for double-posting):

[gillynova]

Random west campus photos I took 2 weeks ago. For those who are not in town anymore and wanna see how it looks like

[Urbannizer]

City eyes code amendments to increase affordable housing for UT students

City Council members hope that a series of amendments to a planning tool can increase housing affordability and the quality of life for University of Texas students, with the possibility of bringing a much-needed grocery store to the West Campus area.

On Thursday, Council will consider a resolution that calls for a series of changes to the University Neighborhood Overlay, a density bonus program that has been amended seven times since it was first passed in 2004 in an effort to add more housing to serve UT students.

The resolution calls for ordinance changes that would require windows in all bedrooms, make all bedrooms “functionally equivalent” whether they are priced affordably or at market rates, expand the UNO to more areas of the campus to allow some increases in building heights, take steps to increase commercial activation of ground-floor square footage and make assorted improvements to aid pedestrian and bicyclists.

The city would also take steps to improve the AHOST portal for students to find affordable housing, allow students additional flexibility and support during move-in dates and extend the required affordability period for existing affordable units within the overlay.

The city manager is expected to deliver the final language of the ordinances by next spring.

[paul78701]

Originally Posted by Urbannizer

City eyes code amendments to increase affordable housing for UT students

^^ Fixed the link.