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TERAFAB Development Watch Companies, Construction & Local Growth
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Aggie_Fire said:
Quick and simple math would put the 100M SF building at 3.5' thick for 13M CY of concrete.
But that is not a reasonable assumption, because there is obviously concrete driveways, structural slab support, walls, etc. Plus all the concrete needed for the underground FEL (Free electron laser). Rumors are that Musk is building some sort of accelerometer underneath the building.
But that is all above my paygrade and comprehension level!
Curious if they plan to grow their own silicon crystals and supply their own wafers. I seems like the blank wafers could quickly become a significant bottleneck with the way everyone is scaling.
Interesting article - especially this paragraph. College Station has 11,000 housing units in the pipeline?
Elon Musk's massive chip plant is coming. What it means if you live in College Station
Elon Musk's massive chip plant is coming. What it means if you live in College Station
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Already, College Station has almost 11,000 housing units in the pipeline that could handle about 28,000 new residents. The capacity, Ostrowski said, should be sufficient to handle College Station's projected growth and impacts from Terafab, suppliers, indirect and induced demand.
benchmark said:
Interesting article - especially this paragraph. College Station has 11,000 housing units in the pipeline?
Elon Musk's massive chip plant is coming. What it means if you live in College StationQuote:
Already, College Station has almost 11,000 housing units in the pipeline that could handle about 28,000 new residents. The capacity, Ostrowski said, should be sufficient to handle College Station's projected growth and impacts from Terafab, suppliers, indirect and induced demand.
It wouldn't surprise me. There's a new apartment complex going up every few months, it seems like.
Yup. Define housing units.
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benchmark said:
Interesting article - especially this paragraph. College Station has 11,000 housing units in the pipeline?
Elon Musk's massive chip plant is coming. What it means if you live in College StationQuote:
Already, College Station has almost 11,000 housing units in the pipeline that could handle about 28,000 new residents. The capacity, Ostrowski said, should be sufficient to handle College Station's projected growth and impacts from Terafab, suppliers, indirect and induced demand.
That is basically what they said at the city council meeting. Lots of houses in the pipeline in south college station between welborn and 6, and then in the ETJ along 30.
It is also a little weird to view the College Station housing market as if Bryan doesn't exist. I'd guess similar amount of development east of 6 in Bryan. While Terafab employees would likely prefer to live in south college station (or along 30), increased demand in south college station likely shifts some to NE Bryan.
Also, more student apartments mean less students in single family. From people I've talked to, rents on single family rentals have decreased.
Housing units is a reasonable metric as the population with shift with supply/demand. But also BCS needs a good mix across the whole market.
This all assumes Elon doesn't build a subdivision next to Terafab to rent to his employees at well below market rates.
The non development agreement for the lands south of 30 from Bird Pond to Fitch will expire soon and not be renewed. Then CoCS will annex all of that land and it will be developed.
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EBrazosAg said:
The non development agreement for the lands south of 30 from Bird Pond to Fitch will expire soon and not be renewed. Then CoCS will annex all of that land and it will be developed.
Does a city have the option of renewing a non-development agreement? I thought the agreement was for a finite number of years.
It is and they do. But I'm pretty sure they won't …. Why tie your hands and your tax base on the east side of town ? Besides, the large land owners may not want to renew either.
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BiochemAg97 said:
That is basically what they said at the city council meeting. Lots of houses in the pipeline in south college station between welborn and 6, and then in the ETJ along 30.
It is also a little weird to view the College Station housing market as if Bryan doesn't exist. I'd guess similar amount of development east of 6 in Bryan. While Terafab employees would likely prefer to live in south college station (or along 30), increased demand in south college station likely shifts some to NE Bryan.
Also, more student apartments mean less students in single family. From people I've talked to, rents on single family rentals have decreased.
Housing units is a reasonable metric as the population with shift with supply/demand. But also BCS needs a good mix across the whole market.
This all assumes Elon doesn't build a subdivision next to Terafab to rent to his employees at well below market rates.
Good points. Historically, CS permits about 800 SF houses/year and 500 multi-family (apartment) units/yr. Bryan is similar. It would be interesting to see CS's math on the 11,000 pipeline - broken down by year, use, and status. For example owners vs renters, student-use, approved vs planned, SF vs multi-family, etc. The College Station Comprehensive Plan (i.e. page 20) is helpful but the housing forecast is dated and now needs to be more specific and detailed to be useful.
Certainly those high rises add something to the mix. That's why clarification is needed. If we're talking "beds" that number is understandable. But full 3 bedroom 2 bath houses would require some additional discussion as you have noted.benchmark said:BiochemAg97 said:
That is basically what they said at the city council meeting. Lots of houses in the pipeline in south college station between welborn and 6, and then in the ETJ along 30.
It is also a little weird to view the College Station housing market as if Bryan doesn't exist. I'd guess similar amount of development east of 6 in Bryan. While Terafab employees would likely prefer to live in south college station (or along 30), increased demand in south college station likely shifts some to NE Bryan.
Also, more student apartments mean less students in single family. From people I've talked to, rents on single family rentals have decreased.
Housing units is a reasonable metric as the population with shift with supply/demand. But also BCS needs a good mix across the whole market.
This all assumes Elon doesn't build a subdivision next to Terafab to rent to his employees at well below market rates.
Good points. Historically, CS permits about 800 SF houses/year and 500 multi-family (apartment) units/yr. Bryan is similar. It would be interesting to see CS's math on the 11,000 pipeline - broken down by year, use, and status. For example owners vs renters, student-use, approved vs planned, SF vs multi-family, etc. The College Station Comprehensive Plan (i.e. page 20) is helpful but the housing forecast is dated and now needs to be more specific and detailed to be useful.
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