The first phase of Alta Trails multifamily apartments has been completed on the property, kicking off a project that is slated to be completed by 2030.
“We knew big businesses and population were coming, but having family living in the area still, I realized there’s a lack of resources. ... [This seemed like a] unique opportunity for an exciting mixed-use environment where people can come work, play, relax, even live in the Alta apartments,” said Mason Mote, a Bastrop native and co-founder and managing principal at Pearl River Companies.
The framework
Pearl River representatives said the planning around the development has been very intentional to fill gaps they identified in the community.
Sendero’s dining options will include a Chuy’s, Jersey Mike’s, Einstein Bros. Bagels and a Texas Roadhouse—which is slated to open in the spring of 2026, according to a spokesperson from the restaurant.
The development will bring a total of 782 units of multifamily apartments to Bastrop—half of which have already been constructed in Phase 1 of Alta Trails Apartments. Mote said incorporating housing was a priority due to the lack of options available.
Bastrop City Manager Sylvia Carrillo-Trevino said she hopes the additional housing supply can help stabilize rent prices.
“Supply right now is smaller than demand, and that’s what’s making rents increase,” Carrillo-Trevino said.
Also incorporated into the Sendero development will be 90,000 square feet of businesses centered around health and wellness. Spencer Harkness, co-founder and managing principal at Pearl River Companies, said they are looking to incorporate options for all ages, from fitness to pediatric care, dental, physical therapy and pharmacy services.
Mote said he saw the need for expanded medical services in Bastrop firsthand after his mother experienced a stroke and had to drive to Austin to receive medical care.
“I have personal experience that it’s difficult to find the help, or if you find it, it’s difficult to actually get in on a regular basis because it’s almost zero-sum,” Mote said. “There’s too much of a need and too little offered.”
Currently, Pearl River Companies is predeveloping the first phase of health and wellness, which is a 43,000-square-foot, two-story building, Harkness said.
In their own words
Stay tuned
Located at the intersection of Hwy. 71 and FM 969, the development is positioned on a growing transportation and development corridor in Bastrop.
Carrillo-Trevino said there will be a designated turn lane into Sendero on the Hwy. 71 frontage road, and interior roads within the development—one of which will cut through FM 969 and connect drivers to Blakey Lane or Hwy. 71.
The Sendero development has been years in the making, with Pearl River Companies closing on the property in December 2021 before starting on a master plan for the venture.
Although some of the tenants in the development have been identified, there are still more spaces to fill as construction continues. Harkness said their goal is to find the right balance of tenancy, and work in national, regional and local businesses.
“We’re excited to deliver this thing so that people can start to understand what we’ve been talking about, and start to interact with it in a tactile way,” Harkness said.
