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The Deer Park at Maple Run subdivision is one of many neighborhoods in southwest Austin that includes what is more commonly known as Oak Hill. The most recent addition to this area, Deer Park developed quite rapidly since the mid to late 1990, where nearly 150 houses appeared in only a few years.
Limits Deer Park are generally Mopac to the west, Brodie Lane, east of Alexandria Lane immediately north and south Sendera subdivision immediately. borders in this part of Austin, although it can be confusing, since it is not uncommon for neighborhoods to the streets of action and flow with each other. Shut down a street in south or west, and suddenly you can be in Sendera going too far in Alexandria or Copano and are in the older neighborhood Maple Run. Development in this part of the city was fast and furious in recent years, and abrupt transitions from one neighborhood to another are a sign of that.
Like the rest of Oak Hill, Deer Park is located at the tip of a visually beautiful but also environmentally sensitive area that is critical for the region: the Edwards Aquifer, a massive underground layer of porous water-bearing rock 180 miles long, which serves as the system groundwater important for central Texas. Much closer to home, is located east of the Karst Reserve subdivision of 18 hectares, a network of structures rock, rock formations and a sink. The City of Austin and the Texas Cave Management Association jointly oversee the conservation, protection of caves and the species that inhabit them.
The children here attend Cowan Elementary School, Covington Middle School, and Bowie School.
Houses here are indicative of the 1990s style of construction can be found in all new neighborhoods in Austin: a mixture of one and two story structures closely spaced, with brick or stone exterior, vaulted ceilings and two garages. There are usually modest and front patios with privacy fences in the back of the house. Because this is still a relatively young neighborhood, the houses here are generally in excellent condition. You can find houses here in a variety of sizes, the small end, with approximately 1,600 square feet to 2,500 range, and in some cases up to 3,000 or 4,000.
Like other districts in this immediate area, Deer Park at Maple Run makes a good first impression, due to the fact that the properties are generally very neat and well maintained. This is due in large part to an active partnership of owners housing that has a strong presence here. The rules are clear, and strictly enforced: Keep your yard trimmed and free of weeds and cuttings, not boats, caravans, trailers and trucks parked at entrances or in the street, garbage cans out of site after picking up trash, prior written approval before any change outside of your home or garden.
Deer Park Homeowners Association has what is called a "committee of control architecture," who was involved in some headline-generating controversy in the 1990s, when the subdivision still under development. When the builders Kaufman & Broad came here to purchase several dozen lots on which to build new homes, residents were angered and the committee was alerted to a possible problem. Many were believe that K & B has strong-armed his way into the area of construction of low quality, ugly, poor quality manufactured homes, which would destroy the aesthetic and rules of Deer Park and drive down overall home values. This was unacceptable to the residents, many of whom had bought new homes only a couple of years ago and were concerned that their investments in new home would now be for nothing.
News stories chronicle the days of the intensive efforts of residents, including lines picketing, yard signs and even the use of an FM radio frequency to advise buyers against doing business with K & B. The accusations came and went and he even fights a duel between the builder and residents. In 2005, claims were settled out of court, and K & B, but agreed to fund some improvements to areas common neighborhood. It appears that no long-term harm came to the subdivision, its neighbors or property values.
Deer Park activism also includes efforts in 2003 to return step by Wal Mart to build Supercenter of 200,000 square meters at Slaughter Lane and Mopac. Like the K & B controversy, many residents fear that traffic congestion and urban sprawl negatively impact their property values. Along with other neighborhood groups as part of the greater Oak Hill Association Barrios, Deer Park successfully defeated the plan and is celebrated when it was learned that the development not only never happened, but a large portion of the land was ceded to the city of Austin to use instead as a permanent park. Deer Park residents have been vigilant to ensure that development that does not "big box" to the public or others come here, you could alter the quality of life.
It seems as if Deer Park at Maple Run has survived these early battles turbulent and has become a maturation and friendly neighborhood in which to live.
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