If you’ve driven down Trumpet Drive lately, you’ve probably noticed it: a stretch of unfinished homes off Wild Nolina Way that look less like a neighborhood-in-progress and more like a construction site that forgot to come back.
That’s because, for all practical purposes, it did.
Onx Homes, an Austin-based builder that made a splashy announcement in January 2024 about bringing nearly 1,000 homes to Georgetown, has gone silent. The $33 million “Rocking Wilco” development — which promised fully move-in-ready homes in as little as 60 days — stopped construction several months ago. Dozens of structures now sit exposed to the elements in various states of completion. Some have roofs. Some have walls. Some are just slabs.
Neighbors who bought nearby watched the whole thing unfold in real time.
“They were building pretty quick,” said Richard McGee, a home inspector who lives across the street and bought his house last June. “They were putting the walls up and the roofs, and then suddenly it just stopped.”
McGee said he’s watched the structures deteriorate since then. “You can see the roofs are falling off and kind of in disrepair,” he told KVUE, which first reported the story last week. As a home inspector, he knows what exposure does to framing and sheathing. “After a while, if they’re not supported properly on the wall side, we’ll see some decay.”
Onx Homes CEO Ravi Bhat declined to comment when contacted by reporters and redirected them to the company’s marketing team, which hasn’t responded. The Aztec Group, which was funding the project, also hasn’t replied to press inquiries.
What residents were promised: 40–50 homes in the first phase, priced from $350,000 to $450,000, sized between 1,800 and 2,400 square feet. Competitively priced for Georgetown, which has seen median home prices climb steadily as the city has grown.
What they got instead: an open-air construction graveyard with no timeline, no explanation, and no apparent plan.
For context, Georgetown has been one of the fastest-growing cities in America for years running. The demand for housing is real. Builders have been rushing in to meet it — and some, apparently, overestimated their ability to execute.
McGee and his neighbors are now watching and waiting to see whether someone steps in to finish what was started, or whether the city takes action. As of this writing, there’s been no public statement from Georgetown city officials about the site’s status or any enforcement action.
If you live near the Rocking Wilco development and have more information, reach out. This story is still developing.