Texas Senate Bill 840 Multifamily Housing Development
Sector: Commercial • Location: Austin, Texas, United States
Source: Newsweek
Senate Bill 840 (SB 840) is a new legislation in Texas that streamlines the process of converting non-residential commercial buildings into mixed-use and multifamily residential housing. It allows land zoned for office, commercial, retail, warehouse, or mixed uses to be repurposed for residential use without a zone change, removes certain restrictions on density, building height, and parking, and
- Status
- Prospective
- Sector
- Commercial, Warehouse, Car parking, Residential, Government, Automotive
- Location
- Austin, Texas, United States of America
- Updated
- 22 Jul 2026
- Source
- Newsweek
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Description | Senate Bill 840 (SB 840) is a new legislation in Texas that streamlines the process of converting non-residential commercial buildings into mixed-use and multifamily residential housing. It allows land zoned for office, commercial, retail, warehouse, or mixed uses to be repurposed for residential use without a zone change, removes certain restrictions on density, building height, and parking, and aims to address the state's housing affordability crisis by increasing housing supply. |
Original sector | Built Sector |
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Country | United States of America (USA) |
State | Texas |
City | Austin |
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Source | Newsweek |
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Record type | Project |
Sector | Commercial, Warehouse, Car parking, Residential, Government, Automotive |
Article published date | 2025-09-15 |
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