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Yahoo
04-03-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
No hammer and nails needed: 3D-printed homes coming to Austin's Mueller community
Hello, and thank you for subscribing to Building Austin, our weekly newsletter focused on real estate, growth and development in the Austin region. I'm Shonda Novak, the American-Statesman's real estate reporter. While the transformation of Austin's former airport in Northeast Austin into a massive mixed-use development that has been 20 years in the making is nearing completion, the project is still reaching milestones. More: With final approach on the horizon, remake of Austin's former Mueller airport powers ahead Located just north of downtown and east of Interstate 35 along Airport Boulevard, Mueller offers a diverse range of housing options in various styles and price points, including some designated as affordable. The area also features retail shops, restaurants, offices, entertainment venues, and more. Now, a new type of housing is set to break ground this summer. ICON, the Austin-based construction tech company that literally "prints" homes from a giant robotic 3D printer, plans to build a dozen of its houses at Mueller. Prices are expected to range from the mid-$300,000s to $1.3 million. The one- to three-bedroom homes will range in size from 650 square feet to 2,400 square feet. The first homes are due to be ready for buyers to move into by the end of the year. Icon's announcement comes 20 years after Mueller's master-developer, Catellus Development Corp., signed a groundbreaking agreement to redevelop the former airport in partnership with the City of Austin. Icon's homes will have views of Mueller's greenbelt and will be walking distance to restaurants, shopping, parks and more. Icon's homes "reflect the overall goals of the community, including affordability, diversity and sustainability," Sergio Negrete, principal and senior vice president of Arterra Development, said in a statement. Arterra manages Mueller's redevelopment on behalf of Catellus and the city. 'Although there is more commercial construction to be completed over the next few years, we're nearing the end of newly constructed homes in Mueller, and we wanted to celebrate Mueller's two decades of residential innovation with yet another advancement,' Negrete said. Once completed, Mueller will feature approximately 6,900 single-family and multifamily homes, including over 1,725 designated as affordable. The development will also include around 4.8 million square feet of commercial space, with 737,000 square feet allocated for local and regional retail, and 144 acres dedicated to public parks and open spaces. Currently, Mueller is home to the Dell Children's Medical Center, Austin Film Studios, the Thinkery children's museum, an H-E-B, and the Austin school district's Performing Arts Center. In a statement, Jared Kuhn, Icon's vice president of real estate development and sales, said Icon's energy-efficient homes will be located along Mueller's Southwest Greenway and offer unobstructed and protected views of the golf course and walking trails. 'As some of the last newly constructed homes in the highly sought-after community, we've been looking to collaborate with Michael Hsu for years and are excited to bring to life the elevated designs and offer one-, two- and three-bedroom homes at various price points," Kuhn said. In January, Icon underwent layoffs, cutting 114 jobs. The company said it was realigning its workforce to focus on its top priorities, in an effort to speed the development of its new robotic printing system, called Phoenix. More: Austin 3D-printing company Icon to lay off more than 100 employees Icon, co-founded by Jason Ballard, unveiled its first 3D-printed home during the South by Southwest Conference and Festivals in 2018. My work isn't possible without Statesman subscribers. If you subscribe, thank you! And if you don't, consider signing up today. Have tips or story ideas? Contact me at 512.913.4503, snovak@ or @snovak999. This article originally appeared on Austin American-Statesman: Coming this year to Austin's Mueller community: 3D-printed homes
Axios
04-03-2025
- Business
- Axios
Austin's Icon to build houses at Mueller
Austin 3D printing construction company Icon will break ground this summer on a dozen homes in the Mueller development. Why it matters: The project in the mixed-income, mixed-use community at the old airport site is part of the company's effort to show it can provide homes at a range of price options. Zoom in: The homes, designed by the firm Michael Hsu Office of Architecture, known chiefly in Austin for its stylish house, shop and restaurant constructions, will range from 650 to 2,400 square feet across one to three bedrooms. Some of the 1-bedroom homes will be offered through the Mueller Affordable Homes Program, which requires developers to make about a quarter of homes in the community available to households that earn 80% or less than the median family income. Follow the money: The company told Axios it expects the homes to range in price from the mid-$300,000s to $1.3 million, with the first owners able to move in by year's end. What they're saying: The 3D-printed walls of Icon homes provide higher levels of insulation, which decrease the home's temperature fluctuations in the summer and winter, Sergio Negrete, principal and senior vice president of Arterra Development, said in a statement. Arterra manages Mueller's redevelopment on behalf of Catellus Development Corp. The homes "help reflect the overall goals of the community, including affordability, diversity and sustainability," Negrete said. Zoom out: The company debuted its first 3D-printed, permitted house at SXSW in 2018. In the years since, it has built homes in Wimberley and Georgetown, an arts pavilion at the Long Center and military barracks in West Texas. Yes, but: Icon has endured some turbulence lately. In January, it announced it was laying off more than 100 people, with a spokesperson saying the move was part of a decision to "focus on our highest priorities," including a new robotic printing system. The bottom line: The cutting-edge construction firm, which has partnered with NASA for ways to build on the moon, could soon be bringing its characteristic wavy walls to a central Austin property next door. "We've been looking to collaborate with Michael Hsu for years and are excited to bring to life the elevated designs," Jared Kuhn, vice president of real estate development and sales at Icon, said in a statement.
