The Austin Surf Club, a surf-focused residential development by Discovery Land Company in partnership with Kelly Slater Wave Co., is keeping the spotlight on the growing surf park industry.
Located in Central Texas on the former site of NLand Surf Park, the project will feature over 100 condos, dining options, and additional amenities.
Widespread media coverage is helping elevate the entire surf-anchored development sector, bringing greater public awareness and interest.
Here’s a look at some of the recent headlines:
Yahoo: Matthew McConaughey And Drew Brees Among Early Buyers Willing To Spend $1.25 Million For Membership To The Exclusive Austin Surf Club
Austin, Texas is not usually associated with surfing, but plans to construct an exclusive surfing community in the landlocked Texan city is attracting a plethora of interest. Matthew McConaughey, skateboarder Tony Hawk, and NFL great Drew Brees are among the buyers willing to spend $1.25 million to become members.
Realtor.com: Exclusive Surf Club Community in Austin Draws A-List Buyers, Including Matthew McConaughey and Drew Brees
Following groundbreaking in January, the development is still in its early stages. Plans call for more than 140 condos and homes, a brewery, cafe, restaurant, and clubhouse—all centered around a massive artificial wave pool.
The developers have remained tight-lipped about the project, with the club’s official website offering few details and no renderings of what the finished community will look like.
Austin Business Journal: Country’s elite scoop up memberships, real estate at this Austin surf club neighborhood
On the fringes of Austin, a playground for the stars is being born. Documents obtained by the Austin Business Journal offer a glimpse into how the nation’s luminaries are bankrolling or jumping to grab a piece of one of Austin’s most-anticipated new neighborhoods. Included with this report is a drone flyover of the site, the latest known about amenities plus a peek at how developers wine and dine high-level prospects.
connectcre: Austin-Area Surf Park Preparing for First Wave
The project will feature a 19-acre reef wave. It will include a 2,220-square-foot surf basin outfitted with high-volume technology and open to surfers of all ages and skill levels. Both projects involve renovating and expanding existing buildings to make way for an approximately 4,400-square-foot restaurant and a 5,700-square-foot brewery.
Michael Hsu Office of Architecture was tapped to design the restaurant and brewery.
The project is one of many already up and running or in the works for the state of Texas. Learn more about the Lone Star State’s explosion of surf-anchored destinations.
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