360 Mixed-Income Apartments Planned Southwest

Urban Genesis is moving ahead with a 360-unit mixed-income apartment project in South Austin, and the deal has already cleared key Travis County Facilities Corporation approvals. The development is called the Coop at Southpark Meadows, formerly Oak Hill Highline Apartments, and is tied to sites at 1802 Oak Hill Lane, 1804 Oak Hill Lane and 1705 Judy Drive, according to Travis County Facilities Corporation documents. Connect CRE reported on May 18 that the project is planned for the Southpark Meadows neighborhood and that first unit delivery is slated for August 2026. ### Who is building the project, and with whom? Urban Genesis is the developer working with Travis County Facilities Corporation, or TCFC, on the project. TCFC’s March 6, 2025 resolutions approved Phase I and Phase II of the Coop at Southpark Meadows transaction, with the public corporation leasing the land for development under its housing model. Connect CRE, citing the Austin Business Journal, said TCFC is leasing the project land to Urban Genesis for development. (connectcre.com) TCFC says it partners with private developers to build residential communities across Travis County and that developers receive tax breaks in exchange for income-restricted units. The corporation says its model is intended to expand affordable and workforce housing, with at least 50% of units in partner developments set aside for residents earning no more than 80% of area median income. (connectcre.com) ### How are the 360 apartments split between affordable and market-rate units? The 360-unit mix is divided into 72 units for households earning up to 60% of area median income, 108 units for households earning up to 80% of area median income, and 180 market-rate units. Connect CRE reported that the remaining 180 market-rate apartments are all one-bedroom units. (hatctx.com) That means half of the apartments — 180 of 360 — are income-restricted under the 60% and 80% AMI thresholds. TCFC’s broader policy framework says partner developments are structured around affordability requirements tied to area median income levels. ### Where exactly is the project, and why does the name look different in public records? (connectcre.com) TCFC records list the project as the Coop at Southpark Meadows and note that it was formerly known as Oak Hill Highline Apartments. The listed Austin addresses are approximately 1802 Oak Hill Lane, 1804 Oak Hill Lane and 1705 Judy Drive. A March 2024 TCFC financial analysis described Oak Hill Highline as a 360-unit multifamily development in Austin that would be owned by TCFC and benefit from a full property tax exemption tied to affordable set-asides. (connectcre.com) By March 2025, TCFC resolutions were using the Coop at Southpark Meadows name for the same 360-unit project. ### What approvals have already happened? (hatctx.com) March 6, 2025 was the date TCFC approved Phase I of the project, covering 228 units and authorizing a 75-year lease and other transaction documents. The same day, TCFC approved Phase II, covering 132 units at approximately 1705 Judy Drive, according to board resolutions posted on the Housing Authority of Travis County website. (hatctx.com) March 7, 2024 was the date on the TCFC financial analysis tied to the earlier Oak Hill Highline version of the project. That report said the development was feasible only with rental restrictions and tax abatements, according to the summary posted by TCFC. ### When are apartments expected to start coming online? August 2026 is the first delivery target cited in Connect CRE’s May 18 report. (hatctx.com) The same report said the project sits in a Southpark Meadows area that already includes apartment communities and a retail hub with major stores including Walmart Supercenter and Target. (hatctx.com) The next concrete milestone is construction and initial delivery under the two-phase plan already approved by TCFC. Phase I covers 228 units, Phase II covers 132 units, and the public filings identify Urban Genesis and Travis County Facilities Corporation as the named participants responsible for moving the project forward. (hatctx.com) (connectcre.com)