Highway 195 • Georgetown

Highway 195 • Georgetown

Community Corridor

Education

1. Grace Academy began in 2000 after three home-school families got together and developed a vision for a classical Christian school. The school now has 106 students in grades K-12 and 25 staff members. In January 2007, they moved to a new 35-acre campus on Grace Blvd. near Shell Road and Hwy. 195. For more information, visit www.graceacademy-gt.org or call 864-9500.

Existing business

2. Champion Site Prep is an excavation and sitework contractor for retail, residential and road projects. It has been in business since 1985 and currently employs approximately 150 employees. For more information, visit www.championsiteprep.com or call 863-3453.

3. Custom Stone Supply has nine Texas locations and is based in Dallas. It offers a range of masonry stone products and many types of natural stone. The Georgetown location has five employees. For more information, call 864-9601, visit its location at 1581 Hwy. 195 or visit their Web site www.customstone.com.

4. Keystone Concrete Placement is a concrete construction company specializing in commercial, industrial and residential projects. The company is based in Houston, and the Austin market location is at 35 CR 150 in Georgetown. For more information, call 931-3033 or visit www.keystoneconcrete.com.

Future development

5. A 600-acre mixed-use project called Goodwater is being planned on the northwest corner of Shell Road and Hwy. 195. The large development will have a small-town feel fashioned after old town Georgetown. The development will be centered around a 40-acre series of lakes and a greenbelt. Goodwater will have an 80-acre central park, tree-lined streets and will be designed with a focus on walkability. Other defining features are native trees and a town center with mixed vertical-use spaces. The first phase will be 135 acres with about 350 housing units. There will be a wide variety of housing types to include garage apartments, townhomes, bungalows and large luxury homes. Developer David Singleton estimates the project to be a 12-15 year endeavor. For more information, visit www.goodwatertx.com.

6. Waterstone Development has submitted a zoning request to the city for a planned unit development called Three Forks near the intersections of IH 35, Toll 130 and Airport Road. The 355 acres are currently zoned agriculture, but the PUD request would accommodate new urbanist development and will include mixed-use space with an emphasis on walkability. Conceptual plans include a business park, elementary school site, commercial, retail and residential. The proposed development would feature 600-1,000 residential units, including single family, multi-family and townhomes. For more information, call 381-1280.

Non-profit

7. Annunciation Maternity Home, located at 3610 Shell Road, serves young women ages 14 and up who are in crisis pregnancies. It offers housing, continuing education, parenting classes, job assistance, transportation, child care, counseling and adoption referrals. For more information, call 877-71-HAVEN or visit www.thematernityhome.org.

SH 195 is a state highway that runs from Killeen to Georgetown and the Texas Memorial Highway System has designated the entire road as the Phantom Warriors Highway. The portion being featured this month is on the northwest side of the city of Georgetown. The drive is mostly rural ranchland, but significant development is expected in the next decade. Plans are in place for thousands of homes, retail and commercial developments. One development is being described as the creation of a second downtown for the city. The convergence of Toll 130 and IH 35 make this a very desirable location.