The Colony

The community

The Colony is Brookfield Residential’s master plan along the Colorado River between Austin and Bastrop, set in the rolling, pine-studded terrain that makes this corridor look nothing like the blackland prairie north of it. The centerpiece is The Overlook amenity center — pool, fitness, event lawn — sited above the river, with pocket parks and trails threaded through the sections. An on-site Bastrop ISD elementary anchors the community. Scale is the story here: this is a multi-decade master plan with new villages (Riverside, Pine Cove, and others) opening in sequence.

The homes

The builder roster is the deepest in the Bastrop corridor — Scott Felder, David Weekley, Lennar, Westin, Ashton Woods, Sitterle, and Terrata all have active or recent positions, spanning production and semi-custom product. Rosters rotate by phase, so verify who’s selling in the current villages. Published pricing in July 2026 runs from the low $300s into the $700s and beyond, on lots from 40 ft production sites (roughly 0.12 acres, homes close together) up to 70 ft lots pushing a quarter acre in the pricier sections. The tree cover is real — many lots keep mature pines — which is rare at production pricing.

Location, schools, and the drive

Zoning is Bastrop ISD with the on-site elementary — verify current assignments. Geography is The Colony’s quiet advantage: it sits off SH 71/FM 969 roughly 20 minutes from Austin-Bergstrom and the Tesla plant, about 10 minutes from downtown Bastrop’s genuinely good main street, and 30–40 minutes from central Austin. Daily retail is the current gap — most errands run to Bastrop or back up 71. If you’re weighing this corridor, read our Bastrop guide for the flood-plain, tax, and growth context, and compare Easton Park closer in if the drive matters more than the trees.

Builders active here

Scott Felder Homes, David Weekley Homes, Lennar, Westin Homes, Ashton Woods, Sitterle Homes, Terrata Homes — rosters rotate by phase and release, so treat this as a snapshot (July 2026). We track current releases, inventory homes, and which builders are motivated in any given month.