Historic Austin Home Will Be Moved to Make Room for Student Housing Development

AUSTIN, TEXAS — The Austin City Council has voted in favor of removing a restrictive covenant on the historic Dabney-Horne home on the University of Texas West Campus. The property will be moved one-half mile from its current location at 507 W. 23rd St. to make room for a new student housing development. The proposed 175-foot tall project will provide 670 beds for students, of which 10 percent will be offered as affordable housing at 60 percent area median family income. Austin City Realty founder David Kanne owns the Dabney-Horne house, which was zoned historic in 1992, and uses it as his company’s headquarters. The home will be relocated to nearby 901 Shoal Cliff Court. Kanne plans to sell the site on 23rd Street to Johnson Trube & Associates, an Austin-based developer that plans to build the student housing property.