There’s Something About Tuscany

Date Tuesday, July 24th, 2007 at 8:07 pm Posts By Ryan Brown

I was reading this news today about another new development near Bee Cave:

Tennessee developer plans condos in Bee Cave

By M.B. Taboada
AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF

Bee Cave will be getting a taste of Tuscany.

A Tennessee developer is scheduled to break ground in August on Cielo, a $160 million residential development with 400 luxury flats, condominiums and townhomes.

Cielo, which means heaven or sky in Spanish, will be nestled in rolling hills and surrounded by the Balcones Canyonlands Preserve, which provides habitat for endangered plant and animal species, including the golden-cheeked warbler.

Franklin, Tenn.-based Southern Land Co. hopes to emulate a Tuscan hillside village near RM 620 and Texas 71. The Hill Country views were the inspiration for the 78-acre project, which will have about 28 acres reserved for green space.

More detail can be found on the Cielo Development website.
Cielo Style
It sounds like the developers are considering the surroundings in their landscape & siteplan design, and the community will have no shortage of ammenities.

My question: What makes ‘Tuscan’ or ‘Mediterranean’ style projects so popular? Peruse listings for newer homes in the Hill Country and you’ll find a disproportionate number of homes built in this style. Here’s a link to a search on my website for homes priced above $1 million and built in 2002 or later: Inspired Austin Search Results

Don’t get me wrong, Tuscany is a beautiful region of Italy, and I appreciate the style. But what makes this style so popular in the Texas Hill Country? Do you think Italians build Texas Hill Country style homes in Tuscany?

Share your thoughts on Hill Country Architecture in the comments.

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3 Responses to “There’s Something About Tuscany”

  1. Anna Says:
    March 27th, 2008 at 3:28 pm

    In response to the question…what makes the tuscany style so popular in texas hill country… in my opinion, being originally from Italy, I think that people want to take advantage of the beautiful topography in Austin and hill country, which is the closest they will get (in Texas) to hill/mountain views found in Italy. They want the best of both worlds. We just bought a Texas hill country style home which we would like to remodel to Tuscany style, but it is indeed a challenge! I don’t think it’s going to work!

  2. Lexxie Says:
    April 6th, 2008 at 5:36 pm

    Hi Anna,
    We have a hill-side home (limestone, ranch style built in 1967) in SW Austin on 2.5 acres and I am attempting to do the same. I would love to swap notes with you.
    Lexxie

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