The Austin City Council has agreed to postpone until September a controversial proposal to rezone the old Rosedale School to allow construction of a massive luxury apartment complex. The rezoning case had been scheduled for Thursday, May 21. It has been tentatively rescheduled for the council’s Sept. 10 meeting. Play Read more
Austin City Council considers Rosedale School rezoning Thursday, May 21 Austin’s City Council will vote on the Austin school district’s rezoning application for the Rosedale Elementary School this Thursday, May 21. The public meeting is at Austin City Hall (301 W. Second St.) and the Rosedale case is agenda item Read more
The Austin City Council rezoning hearing for the former Rosedale School property has been delayed until the council’s May 21 meeting. The matter, which if passed would allow a developer to build a six-story, 435-unit luxury apartment complex on the site, had been scheduled for May 7. Two neighborhood groups Read more
Austin Chronicle City Hall Reporter Brant Bingamon published an excellent article today (May 7) on the battle over the future of the original Rosedale Elementary School campus, including neighborhood work to create a compromise development plan. Take a few minutes to read the story.
Two civic associations representing Austin’s Rosedale neighborhood issued a joint letter May 1 embracing development on the grounds of a former school, but opposing the construction of a 435 luxury apartments there. The letter was signed by 39 members of the groups – the Rosedale Neighborhood Association and Play Fair Read more
When Austin city staff were asked to explain why they recommended rezoning the old Rosedale School site to allow 435 high-density apartments, they cited six recent “comparable” rezoning cases that boosted residential density. Each sailed through the city council in 2025 on unanimous votes. On closer examination, the comps are Read more
Some claim Rosedale residents are NIMBYs for refusing to roll over when AISD sued more than 100 of us, on the developer’s behalf, to try to make it possible to build an outsized Texas Donut on the original Rosedale Elementary School site. This ill-conceived plan would overwhelm narrow neighborhood streets Read more
Councilman Mike Siegel, who represents the north park of Rosedale, is inviting residents to attend a meeting on April 16 to discuss the proposed development of the campus of the original Rosedale Elementary School. If you want to attend, you need to register in advance. Below is a copy of Read more
On Tuesday, March 17, the Austin Zoning and Platting (ZAP) Commission recommended that Austin City Council approve OHT-Partners’ application to rezone the lots within the original Rosedale Elementary School to the highest level of residential density possible. The vote was 9-2 in favor. Thanks to all Rosedale residents who attended Read more
Austin’s Zoning and Platting Commission voted 9-2 to advance the rezoning of the old Rosedale School site to allow a massive 465-unit luxury apartment complex to be constructed in the single-family neighborhood, rejecting hours of testimony from neighborhood residents. The commission had previously delayed the issue and rescheduled it for Read more