Members from Hays CISD, Upward Communities and Public Private Development Corp. gathered to celebrate the groundbreaking of Live Oak Commons in Uhland. (Courtesy Kevin Garner Photography)
Upward Communities is building a 362-home subdivision for Hays CISD, called Live Oak Commons, near Uhland Elementary School to retain and recruit staff. Options will range from one- to four-bedroom homes.
Upward Communities partners with school districts, cities and counties to deliver long-term housing for workers in the public sector, according to its website.
Neighborhood amenities will include:
Private yards
Playgrounds
Pocket parks
Pickleball courts
A pool and sundeck
"[Live Oak Commons] is the largest privately funded teacher housing project in the United States," Upward Communities CEO Jason Roberts said.
A closer look
Rent will be offered below market value.
The project comes at no cost to the district. Upward Communities received funding from Public Private Development Corp., a nonprofit organization, to construct and develop the project.
What they're saying
"We are going to transform the way our public education staff are taken care of because our teachers deserve it, our child nutrition workers deserve it, our bus drivers deserve it," Chief Human Resources Officer Christina Courson said. "Every single one of them deserves it."
"I think what we're doing here today is going to be a groundswell across the state of Texas and also across the United States," Superintendent Eric Wright said. Courtesy Kevin Garner Photography
