Aspen Grove Realty requested feedback from Liberty Hill City Council on a proposed 157-acre mixed-use development at the July 12 meeting.

The overview

Located in the eastern portion of Liberty Hill’s extraterritorial jurisdiction on RM 1869, the land is currently an agricultural site with a mix of prairie and cedar trees, and shares a property wall line with the northern portion of Stonewall Ranch.

Aspen Grove Realty is proposing to use the land for commercial and suburban mixed-use development. The company is also looking to implement a thoroughfare road.

Zooming in
  • Aspen Grove Realty Partner Jack Campbell said the site will not only have a commercial component, but 24 acres of multifamily units, single-family residential, a 2-acre amenity center, a greenbelt and a 12-acre community park.
  • Director of Planning Jerry Millard said he’d like to see the 12-acre community park include baseball fields, which is lacking in Liberty Hill.
  • Campbell outlined the path for the development, which includes community feedback, requesting a public improvement district zoning from the city and suggesting a plan for the proposed roadways. He said this project will likely be phased.
While this development is only proposed, Aspen Grove Realty presented it to council for feedback to bring it back at a later date for potential approval.


What officials are saying

Council Member Chris Pezold said because of the city’s desire to prioritize commercial development over residential, the proposed multifamily housing might have to wait.

The city is looking to keep a balance of 70% of commercial development and 30% of residential.

“We’re trying to keep a 30-70 mix ... if this [development] was to go through, I can see with your phases, that [multifamily]phasing might have to hold back a bit until we can go in and continue with the balance that we’re trying to keep,” he said at the July 12 meeting.


Council Member Angela Jones said she is not in favor of a community park.

“I’m not in favor personally of having a community park there,” she said. “If you could have a full-blown baseball complex that could support our community, I would consider that. If we’re just going to be putting ballfields in certain spots all over the city, I’m not in favor of that.”

Aspen Group Realty Founder Richard Byrd said the company is open to other ideas or proposals.

Next steps


Council recommended the company to work with staff to come up with some other options for review.