360 Mixed-Income Apartments Planned Southwest

Community Impact reported on May 19 that Oak Hill Highline Phase II, a 360-unit mixed-income multifamily project, is planned for Southwest Austin at 1802 Oak Hill Lane. The outlet said a Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation filing lists construction on the 129,306-square-foot community as beginning Sept. 1, 2026, with completion projected for Sept. 1, 2028. The filing puts the estimated cost at $26 million. Travis County Facilities Corporation records tie the same address to a workforce and affordable housing development now identified as Coop at Southpark Meadows. ### Where is the project, exactly? The permit filing places Oak Hill Highline Phase II at 1802 Oak Hill Lane, Building 3, in Austin. Community Impact described it as a Southwest Austin development and said it is one of the largest Austin-area permits filed that week. Travis County Facilities Corporation documents list the broader project site at approximately 1802 Oak Hill Lane, 1804 Oak Hill Lane and 1705 Judy Drive. A CBRE financial analysis posted by the corporation describes it as a 360-unit multifamily development in Austin that would be owned by TCFC. ### Who is behind the apartments? Travis County Facilities Corporation is the public entity attached to the project in the corporation’s posted financial analysis and resolution materials. The CBRE analysis says the project would receive a 100% property-tax exemption through the public-facility structure and would set aside a share of units for affordable housing. Connect CRE, citing the Austin Business Journal, reported on May 18 that Urban Genesis is working with TCFC on the development. TCFC resolution material identifies the transaction as a collaboration with Urban Genesis LLC or an affiliate and notes that the project had previously been referred to as Oak Hill Highline Apartments. ### How many units are meant to be affordable? Connect CRE reported that 72 units would be reserved for households earning up to 60% of area median income and 108 units for households earning up to 80% of area median income. The remaining 180 units would be market-rate one-bedroom apartments, according to that report. The Travis County Facilities Corporation posting does not break out the unit mix in the summary text on its website, but it does describe the development as workforce and affordable housing. Its posted CBRE analysis says the project’s feasibility depends on rental restrictions and tax abatements. ### Why does zoning keep coming up in Austin housing fights? Austin’s Planning Department says zoning determines what can be built and where, including uses, height, setbacks and other site rules. The city also says nearby neighbors can support or challenge a rezoning request before the City Council when a property owner seeks a zoning change. That matters because large apartment proposals in Southwest Austin have repeatedly drawn neighborhood scrutiny over land use, traffic and compatibility. In this case, the public records surfaced so far center on permit and financing documents rather than a newly publicized Austin rezoning case, but the city’s process gives neighbors a formal route to weigh in if zoning changes are requested. ### Is this already under construction? The May 19 permit report says construction is scheduled to start in September, not that work has already begun. The state filing cited by Community Impact lists a two-year construction window running from Sept. 1, 2026 to Sept. 1, 2028. Connect CRE reported separately that first-unit delivery was slated for August, but that timeline appears to refer to the project as described in the Austin Business Journal report it cited. The more recent permit filing gives the clearest dated construction schedule now in public view. ### What happens next? Sept. 1, 2026 is the listed construction start date in the Texas permit filing summarized by Community Impact. Travis County Facilities Corporation documents show the project remains tied to TCFC approvals and to Urban Genesis, with the development still identified in public materials as Coop at Southpark Meadows, formerly Oak Hill Highline Apartments.