360 Mixed-Income Apartments Planned Southwest

Urban Genesis is moving ahead with a 360-unit mixed-income apartment project in South Austin, adding a new workforce housing development in the Southpark Meadows area. The project, called COOP at Southpark Meadows, is being developed with Travis County Facilities Corp., which approved the deal in two phases in March 2025. Public records show the apartments are planned at roughly 1802 Oak Hill Lane, 1804 Oak Hill Lane and 1705 Judy Drive. First unit delivery is slated for August 2026, according to a May 18 report by Connect CRE. ### Where exactly is the project planned? The COOP at Southpark Meadows project is planned in the Southpark Meadows neighborhood of Austin, near the retail district along Interstate 35 in the city’s southern corridor. Travis County Facilities Corp. records list the sites as approximately 1802 Oak Hill Lane, 1804 Oak Hill Lane and 1705 Judy Drive. Connect CRE reported the project sits in a part of South Austin that already includes other apartment communities and the Southpark Meadows shopping center. That retail hub spans about 1.6 million square feet and includes tenants such as Walmart Supercenter and Target, the publication said. ### Who is involved in the development? Urban Genesis is the developer on the project, according to Travis County Facilities Corp. resolutions and Connect CRE. The county-affiliated corporation is working with Urban Genesis on the development structure and is leasing the land for the project, Connect CRE reported. March 6, 2025 resolutions from Travis County Facilities Corp. show the public entity approved both Phase I and Phase II of the transaction. The resolutions also authorized a 75-year lease, development and regulatory agreements, construction documents and related financing actions for the first phase. HEDK Architects is the designer, according to Connect CRE. Urban Genesis describes its business as focused on affordability across housing types, according to the company’s website. ### How many apartments will be affordable, and to whom? The project is structured as a mixed-income development with 360 total apartments. Connect CRE reported that 72 units will be reserved for households earning up to 60% of area median income and 108 units will be reserved for households earning up to 80% of area median income. Travis County Facilities Corp.’s Phase I resolution describes the affordability mix another way: 20% of units at 60% of area median income and 30% at 80% of area median income. Applied across the full 360-unit project, that matches the 72-unit and 108-unit breakdown reported by Connect CRE. The remaining 180 apartments are expected to be market-rate one-bedroom units, according to Connect CRE. ### How is the project being phased? March 6, 2025 records show Phase I includes 228 units, while Phase II includes 132 units. Travis County Facilities Corp. said Phase II will be located at approximately 1705 Judy Drive. The same records say the development was previously known as Oak Hill Highline Apartments before being renamed COOP at Southpark Meadows. The two-phase structure allows the county corporation and Urban Genesis to document the land, lease and financing arrangements separately while keeping the full project at 360 units. ### Why does Travis County Facilities Corp. matter here? Travis County Facilities Corp. is one of the county’s nonprofit public corporations that can participate in housing and other public-benefit projects. County information says those corporations can issue bonds and support developments intended to benefit Travis County residents. For COOP at Southpark Meadows, the corporation’s board approved the land purchase, lease and regulatory structure and authorized TCFC to serve as general contractor for Phase I, according to the March 2025 resolution. The resolution also set out fees TCFC would receive, including a closing fee, annual rent and a share of certain proceeds from a future sale or refinancing. ### What happens next? August 2026 is the first delivery target cited for COOP at Southpark Meadows, according to Connect CRE’s May 18 report. That places the next visible milestone on leasing and occupancy as units come online in phases. The project’s public approvals are already in place through Travis County Facilities Corp., and the development addresses at Oak Hill Lane and Judy Drive are listed in the board records. Urban Genesis, TCFC and HEDK Architects are the named participants tied to the next stage as construction moves toward first units this year.