Mueller Redevelopment Update Thread

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[QUOTE=KevinFromTexas;9267166]Thing is, it's actually somewhat worse to have a smaller lot still with grass and stuff that needs care, but with less space in the yard for a storage shed to store your mower and other lawn equipment. Sure, some of the houses have garages where that can go, but not all of them do...I think? This creates a problem of where to store your mower, or possibly having to decide whether to pay to have your lawn taken care of so you don't need a mower. It starts to get to a point where I question the point of having a yard if you don't even have the space to store the equipment you'll need to maintain it. So, you might as well build row houses or brown stones or even go vertical.]


Mueller resident here. As to density, others have already commented, single family lot sizes in Mueller are 37'x45' (.38 acre). You could fit 4 single family Mueller lots into a typical Austin city lot.

As for a neighborhood where families would want to live - current density makes it just comfortable enough to be manageable for families with multiple children (though most families that have 3+ children do eventually move out). My wife grew up in a high rise in Hong Kong, so we are used to tight quarters - nevertheless having teenagers and elementary school kids in 1500 sq ft without a yard to speak of, has it's challenges. If Mueller were more dense, you would find few families living here.

As yard tools/storage space. Our street and back alley trees are now 13 years old, and provide so much shade that you can't grow lawn anyway. With lots this small, grass should be eliminated as a landscape solution. I know of very few neighbors that have been able to grow grass even if they really wanted to.

It's been said before - but highrises everywhere don't necessarily create the most density in a city.

[SproutingTowers]

Branch Park Pavilion

[SproutingTowers]

Origin Hotel

[SproutingTowers]

Branch Park Pavilion

[clubtokyo]

What is that tree in the last pic that developers around here like to plant that literally has no leaves… why is that tree popular??

[Sigaven]

Originally Posted by clubtokyo

What is that tree in the last pic that developers around here like to plant that literally has no leaves… why is that tree popular??

hmmm...freeze victim maybe?

[The ATX]

Originally Posted by clubtokyo

What is that tree in the last pic that developers around here like to plant that literally has no leaves… why is that tree popular??

I would say that it is one of those Dead Trees. I would describe them more as "common" rather than "popular."

[KevinFromTexas]

We lost 4 trees with that freeze. Two 25 year old Rose of Sharon trees, a 15 year old Oleander, and a 30 year old Mexican fan palm that was my dad's 40th birthday present in 1991.

It fell over onto the neighbor's house last month after it froze. I wrapped it with a tarp and put those patio cushions up under it, but it was just too cold for too long. We have another palm tree that's about 40 feet tall out by the street that is at 60 years old that was planted when the neighborhood was built. The fronds froze on that one, but they came back. It seems to be fine. That tree survived the freezes and snow in the 80s also. Our neighbor's roof was fine, by the way. He helped me remove it.

[bilbao58]

Originally Posted by The ATX

I would say that it is one of those Dead Trees. I would describe them more as "common" rather than "popular."

Yeah, the Dead Tree fad seems to have started in February of this year. Seems to be statewide. There was another Dead Tree fad back in the summer of 2011, with a Flaming Dead Tree variation to that fad.

[Echostatic]

We lost a lemon tree and a rosemary bush ~20 years old. Our bigger trees lived, fortunately.

[clubtokyo]

Look guys very aware of the freeze killing trees. Lost a few palms myself, but that tree in that picture I would see on different developments before the freeze and they always look dead to me. I saw one at a new auto repair place before the freeze and it just looked dead right when they planted it. I was like why do they plant these?? lol

[bilbao58]

Originally Posted by clubtokyo

I saw one at a new auto repair place before the freeze and it just looked dead right when they planted it. I was like why do they plant these?? lol

Planning ahead?

[drummer]

A lot of folks simply don't take care of the root ball when moving/planting and don't water it sufficiently once planted. It happens a lot.

[clubtokyo]

Yeah maybe its just bad landscapers

[Syndic]

Originally Posted by SproutingTowers

Branch Park Pavilion

The farmer's market is moving to here, starting on June 27th. I'm not sure how that's going to work. It's not the biggest space.

https://www.facebook.com/TFMMueller/...83682075037218

[Urbannizer]

1401 Philomena

[chinchaaa]

I love seeing all in the infill up here. It's going to be a great part of town.

[enragedcamel]

i will never stop complaining that the buildings need to be taller

[Syndic]

I mean, they're not taller in most other parts of town, so... weird flex.

[DaveinWimberley]

Originally Posted by chinchaaa

I love seeing all in the infill up here. It's going to be a great part of town.

Personally, I prefer Montopolis. I would like to live within half a mile of a virgin tree and real grass. But I'm sure it's just a matter of time before Montopolis will look like this, too.