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 Read more
Development plans go from neighborhood-friendly to ‘Death Star’ Change is fast approaching for the old Rosedale School site, a prime 4.6 acre piece of Austin real estate surrounded on three sides by small single family homes. After eight decades as Read more
It’s official: The Austin City Council has scheduled a public hearing on the application to rezone the former Rosedale School property at 49th Street and Ramsey Avenue. What: A rezoning of 4.65 acres from single family (SF-3) to the highest-density 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 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 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 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 Read more
Rosedale residents held a little block party of sorts on Sunday, March 16, to demonstrate how just a few dozen extra cars and about 50 people can overwhelm the capacity of one of the narrow neighborhood streets around the original Read more
AISD’s lawsuit against Rosedale Neighbors and contract to sell the campus of the original Rosedale Elementary School to the highest bidder won’t be the last. In fact, AISD’s fire sale of community assets spreading fast. After failing to quickly cash Read more
AISD’s attempt to build a massive six-story, high density apartment inside of the Rosedale neighborhood is in the news again. Community Impact Reporter Cloe Young’s recent article notes that the sale of the property to OHT-Partners has stalled due to Read more