Austinist: Mueller Releases Home Designs

Garreth

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 20:21:22 -0600

Sorry I'm slow on the draw here: wwput: There are trees which is pretty incredible considering it's an old airport. They've transplanted over 500 mature trees so far. True, they've probably decimated a forest in Bastrop to do it, but there are trees. mdahmus: Yes - porches abound on yard and row homes, and cars are allegedly kept in the garages at the back of the homes. According to the rules from the HOA (though not in practice. yet) Garreth who drunk the koolaid and lives and works at Mueller

mdahmus

Wed, 07 Mar 2007 09:18:32 -0600

Most of the drawings look like they have a 'porch' in the sense that houses in Allandale/Crestview do - i.e. somewhere to stand while you fumble with your keys to get in the house. Nothing "like Hyde Park" for sure.

Tiffany

Wed, 07 Mar 2007 08:04:06 -0600

Tim-- HOAs are not a requirement of FHA loans. Not sure where you're getting that, but it's simply not true. And you're probably right that you can't find a new neighborhood without an HOA, but I'm saying 1) that shouldn't have to be the case, but 2) since that is the case, at least read the document before you sign on the dotted line. They are far more insidious and have way more power than most people who aren't lawyers realize.

Tim

Tue, 06 Mar 2007 19:39:58 -0600

I think all neighborhoods that offer FHA loans have to have an HOA. And all neighborhoods that don't offer FHA loans are going to have an HOA. So umm... I don't know where you would find a new neighborhood without an HOA.

ol'pappy

Tue, 06 Mar 2007 16:18:01 -0600

ah shit. there they all are. should be more comin' soon. i feel like such a n00b but the damn screen was processing for maybe 5 minutes. sorry peeps.

ol'pappy

Tue, 06 Mar 2007 16:11:59 -0600

Tiffany - thanks for keeping Austin WEIRD! Other lady, you gotta click the Residential tab at the top of the page, then click Residential Homes, then scroll down for the prices. They're listed under all the builder descriptions like under David Weekly Homes it says: Row Houses from the low $200,000's Yard Houses from the low to mid $200,000's Mueller Affordable Homes Program - Row Houses from $120,000's Mueller Affordable Homes Program - Yard Houses from $140,000's Here's the page, http://www.muelleraustin.com/builders.html

ol'pappy

Tue, 06 Mar 2007 16:09:50 -0600

Let's see if this idiot website still hates me. Will you let me post? Si, o no? Si, o no? Si, o no?

ol'pappy

Tue, 06 Mar 2007 16:09:16 -0600

Tiffany

Tue, 06 Mar 2007 15:16:36 -0600

Before any potential Mueller homebuyers get too excited, consider the 134 page “Mueller Master Community Covenant” that will govern all homeowners there. This is part of their Homeowner's Association (or HOA), which is the bane of every suburb. (And now, apparently, the city.) This draconian document--which, for example, prohibits you from making any exterior improvement without approval from an architectural committee--can be found by searching the Official Public Records (OPR) under Instrument # 2004238007 at the Travis County Clerk’s website at this URL: tccweb.co.travis.tx.us If you're serious about buying here, take a look at this document. Since this will likely be your largest single investment ever, it is worth the time. Don't get trapped in an HOA unwittingly; at least know what you're getting into before you take on your mortgage. Take it from someone who wishes she knew better before buying her house.

Shilli

Tue, 06 Mar 2007 15:12:38 -0600

I still don't see the prices. Where are they? I see floorplans, elevations, features, no price range. What page is that information on? Email links to urban.austinist [at] gmail.com. MT won't let you post links uless you have TypeKey.

ol'pappy

Tue, 06 Mar 2007 15:08:45 -0600

Yah, that's right, cause I looked at them yesterday and I noticed they were $120,000 for the affordable (my ass) housing and that's when I hatched my plan to get ol'pappy a home at the airport.

Abby

Tue, 06 Mar 2007 14:54:39 -0600

They updated since the 5th.

ol'pappy

Tue, 06 Mar 2007 14:13:46 -0600

I dunno if they were updated after you looked at them or if you went stress-blind, but they do have price ranges on the site for all the homes. They just aren't flashing or yellow or got lights around it. It's almost like they want you to read what they have to say or somethin'.

ol'pappy

Tue, 06 Mar 2007 13:39:40 -0600

HUH? I have no idea what you said. What's a Columbine Explosion? I just want a damn house and these are supposed to be affordable. That's like - $50,000. So where can I get my damn $50,000 house and how many babies do I need to make first before I can get it?

Tim

Tue, 06 Mar 2007 13:13:17 -0600

We did our app yesterday. I can't believe the lack of prices. At least the David Weekly homes have relative prices on their website. And it looks like almost everything else is going to be 300k+ so maybe they just figure people who can afford 300k+ don't care about the price? Or demand will be so high that people will just sign up and pay whatever? Who knows. I'd still like to live there.

Abby

Tue, 06 Mar 2007 12:17:57 -0600

I agree about the design plans. The blueprints are "hand sketched" in a loopy font, with terrible resolution and a pathetic amount of information. But, most annoyingly, the company did not post prices during the unveiling. How are we to know what house to bid on if we don't know even the most general of price range? Mueller / Catellus needs to step it up and treat its potential buyers with respect. We are highly-educated, Jane Jacobs-reading, highly-cynical lifetime urbanites. This isn't the Colombian Exposition with plaster facades. This is a home and way of life.

wwput

Tue, 06 Mar 2007 11:39:11 -0600

I see something wrong with these renderings... TREES!! There aren't going to be many of those on this site, at least not for another 30 years. Sure you might have some twigs with leaves on them but you will be hard pressed to find some shade on the entire site.

ol'pappy

Tue, 06 Mar 2007 11:27:41 -0600

Or stupid peeps too. Cause I meant to say "keep". I'll keep my shit-wages job if I can get me one of them houses.

ol'pappy

Tue, 06 Mar 2007 11:05:42 -0600

Unfortunately, i think my hand is infertile. :( Question: Do y'all know if they're making houses for single low-income people with fertility disabilities? Cause I'll quit my shit-wages job if it means I get a house.

ol'pappy

Tue, 06 Mar 2007 10:58:22 -0600

Yeah, I saw them yesterday in between bouts of trying to make babies so I can get me one of them pretty li'l low-income houses.

Stew

Tue, 06 Mar 2007 10:52:43 -0600

What they don't show you is the house next door which is 4 feet away from yours. Damn suburbs!