Last October brought flooding of historic proportions to Austin that temporarily shut down Austin Bergstrom International Airport (ABIA), flooded the control tower, and handicapped operations for nearly five days. Although flights resumed their normal schedules months ago, the airport is still working to complete its flood recovery effort. This includes renovating the flood-damaged landscape around... Read Full Post ›
The planned B.B. Owen Park at Trinity Falls will no doubt quickly become a recreational destination for North Texas. Backed by a generous $11 Million endowment from the B.B. Owen Trust, this 300-acre park will feature athletic fields, an amphitheater, multiple playgrounds, picnic areas, and miles of nature and interpretive trails. What makes this park... Read Full Post ›
Last month, one of Georgetown’s largest and most anticipated projects broke ground. The $700M Wolf Ranch master planned community will include 1,600 homes, 900 multi-family units, 140 acres of parks, trails, and open space, and space for new retail and restaurant development. RVi has been involved with the project since 2013, providing master planning and... Read Full Post ›
Earlier this month, four members of the RVi Houston office took time out of their Saturday morning to slosh through the mud and water in an effort to plant trees in Houston’s Memorial Park. Equipped with a shovel, boots, and planting knowledge, Chris Patterson, Jamie Hendrixson, Robert Whittemore, and Michael Minero joined the hundreds of... Read Full Post ›
RVi’s own Drew Carman will be lacing up his boxing gloves on Thursday, February 4th for RECA’s Annual Knockout Night. Drew has been training alongside nine other RECA boxers for the past several months under esteemed local boxing trainer Richard Lord. He is set to spar with Casey Conlon from Ages Consulting. Check out RECA’s... Read Full Post ›
As the residential housing market in Texas continues to heat up, many developers are anxious to get homes on the ground and ready for sale within master planned communities. But before a single road is built, before a single foundation is poured, there are many months of planning and negotiating that have to take place. ... Read Full Post ›
RVi Houston is excited to announce we are in the beginning stages of design for the amenity center of Taylor Morrison’s newest active-adult community, Bonterra at Cross Creek Ranch. Located within Cross Creek Ranch in Fulshear, this gated village will be specifically designed for seniors aged 55 and up. The Bonterra community is planned to... Read Full Post ›
This past month, RVi Designer Adam Atkins had the pleasure of meeting the students of the Austin Youth River Watch program to share his insight about the profession of Landscape Architecture and how it relates to improving water quality within the Austin area. The Austin Youth River Watch is an after-school program for high school... Read Full Post ›
It’s the dawn of the fourth quarter, and many of us who are involved in the real estate industry are starting to look into the crystal ball, trying to anticipate what 2016 will bring. The Fall ULI Conference is always ideally timed in this sense because it offers a high-level perspective of the economy and... Read Full Post ›