Shonda Novak

3 weeks ago | statesman.com | Shonda Novak

Q: What do Elon Musk and Chuy's have in common? Musk, the wealthiest man on the planet, has embedded his businesses in Bastrop, one of Texas' fastest-growing cities located about 30 miles southeast of Austin, where a massive Tesla plant is cranking out electric vehicles. In Bastrop, a town with about 11,000 residents within its city limits and nearly 100,000 in Bastrop County, Musk has established operations for some of his companies, including SpaceX, the Boring Co., and X (formerly Twitter).

1 month ago | statesman.com | Shonda Novak

Charles Heimsath was the go-to guy for all things real estate in the Austin region. Developers, builders, city leaders, urban planners, civic groups, journalists, lenders, landowners and others all relied on his vast expertise, trusted data and keen insights gleaned from decades of tracking the area's residential and commercial real estate markets.

1 month ago | statesman.com | Shonda Novak

As elevated mortgage rates continue to put a damper on the housing market locally and nationally, rising inventory, slower sales and lower prices have made for more favorable conditions for potential buyers in the Austin-area housing market. That's according to the latest monthly report from the Austin Board of Realtors.

1 month ago | statesman.com | Shonda Novak

After several delays over the past couple of years, Google Inc. has confirmed it will finally be moving into the high-profile, 35-story sail-shaped tower in downtown Austin this year. “We look forward to opening our new Austin office at 601 W 2nd this year that deepens our longstanding commitment to Texas and the local community," Ryan Lamont, a Google spokesperson, said via email Tuesday. Six years ago, Google signed a lease for the entire building overlooking Lady Bird Lake.

1 month ago | statesman.com | Shonda Novak

Jack's Allen's Kitchen, an Austin favorite known for its Southern comfort food with a Texas twist, is now open in Hutto. The 7,000-square-foot restaurant is located in the emerging Hutto Co-Op District, a 35-acre mixed-use project developed by MA Partners at the historic Cooperative Gin property on U.S. 79. Also now open, adjacent to Jack Allen's, is a new six-story parking garage with 450 spaces.