Compact Historic Hamlet for Countryside Conservation
Taron is a hidden hamlet close to the capital city of Austin, Texas. It’s located near the small towns of Manor, Elgin, and Bastrop. Its co-living micro-apartments, lofts, and penthouses are clustered tightly into a distinctly urban hamlet set in an agricultural countryside.
Whether riding a scooter to catch the nearby Austin-Elgin Green Line train, or maybe an e-bike all the way to downtown Austin on the Walnut Creek Bikeway, it’s at the perfect location to enjoy both rural and urban life. The proximity to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, and the development’s high-quality design and durable construction, make this quaint place appealing to global investors.
Taron has a small footprint, preserving almost 80% of the parcel as open space. This historically accurate development doesn’t follow the usual sprawling suburban pattern of short-lived, detached “homes”. This is a structurally and aesthetically durable community built for the ages.
Features and specifications include:
- Historically accurate, durable materials
- 2 vertical mixed-use agriculture buildings
- Parking and utility structures concealed underground
- Solar roofs for electricity generation and rainwater collection
- Public corner store/cafe, served by a roadside parking strip
- Recharging banks for passing e-bike tourists
- Native habitat restoration and holistic pasture management
- 30 residences and 15 hotel units, for a population of around 130 people
- Structures are mostly 2-5 stories, with a few upwards of 15
- Only 2 out of the 12 acres are built out, leaving the remainder as agriculture/open space
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