The Whiskey Springs Resort is being developed by David and Melissa Hoelscher, who own the property. The von Hagge, Smelek and Baril firm of Houston is designing the championship golf course and master planning the project's other elements. "They've felt that the time was right to develop this particular part of their land and bring this unique development to the Hill Country," says Steve Tiemann, a minority partner with the Hoelschers.
Construction starts on the golf course later this year with work on the other components beginning in 2004. Parts of the development should be ready in 2005.
Kerrville is a community of about 20,500 residents, positioned along Interstate 10 and 62 miles northwest of San Antonio. It's popular with tourists as a gateway to the Texas Hill Country.
The development will be situated on 800 hilly acres along the northeast corner of the interstate's intersection with Texas 16. The topography will make for a challenging golf course and provide homeowners with broad Hill Country views. Tiemann says about half the property will be left in its natural state.
Tiemann tells GlobeSt.com that the hotel and conference center would be the biggest, by far, in Kerrville. It is to have 250 rooms and 25,000 sf of meeting space. The largest meeting space currently in Kerrville is about 13,000 sf. Tiemann says it will attract state associations, companies and other groups which have been unable to meet in the Hill Country because there's been no place big enough.
The developers expect to have an agreement soon with a hotel-conference center developer, Tiemann says. He can't say what company it is, but "they are well-known, well-recognized and very experienced in the hotel-conference center industry."
The development could end up with 400,000 sf of retail space. The first phase calls for 250,000 sf. Tiemann says they are talking to a major retail developer.
The upscale, open-air, village-style center would include national and regional retailers that would appeal to the hotel visitors as well as Kerrville residents, Tiemann says. The homes would range from smaller patio and garden homes to large estate-type lots.
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