Austin has fantastic restaurants in and around the city. Many are well known and others are out of the way places that only locals know about. Austin has live music venues in the downtown Austin area, and around town you'll find museums, parks, theaters, lakes and more. To the east of Austin you will find flat grasslands and to the west of Austin you will find tree covered hill coutry. As different as the land, you will find the culture to be just as diverse. We offer a great home search to help you find the real estate in your market. You can search by school district, subdivisions and many more custom options.
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Austin has such a diverse cultural, generational and geographical population, if you ask someone what they like about Austin, you will get a multitude of answers. Austin is a city where any occasion can be a cause for a celebration or festival (Spam-a Rama or Eeyore’s Birthday Party). For many, Austin is “THE” place for live music. If you are looking for a specific brand of music, whether it is jazz, blues, classical, punk, alternative, rock or country, chances are you will find a festival, club or restaurant somewhere in town. One of the most popular is the downtown district around.......
Vista of Stony Ridge(6617 Ferrstone Pass in Del Valle), is minutes from Austin via Hwy 71 to I-35. It has a Home Owners Association who helps keep the neighborhood clean.Based on some people that live there it is a very cool place to live. Kids play and seem to have a lot of fun. It is close to Richard Moya Park, Colorado Green Belt, Jimmy Clay Golf Course and Roy Kizer Golf Course! Homes in the community can start around 120,000 to 190,000.In conjunction with Lenar Homes I will... Read More »
Apartment complexes in Austin Texas are being built and sold like homes. The Austin rental market for apartments is one of the best in the Nation. If you are looking for an apartment there are key factors that the average tennant would not know. For example, apartments are changing their rates daily based on the occupancy rate. So, if you go in one day and the price is right, the next day it may have gone up 100 dollars because someelse reserved it with a deposit. This sounds crazy but the compe... Read More »
Southwest Austin is home to a great many wonderful things, and one of those is the City of Austin public pool at Dick Nichols Park. This park is located on Beckett Rd, right off Escarpment in the neighborhood of The Villages At Western Oaks. Dick Nichols is home to one of Austin's premier swim teams who compete against other neighborhood City pools each week during the beginning of the summer. Dick Nichols has so much parent support and wonderful kids that&n... Read More »
Superbowl Sunday - before you head out to your party - stop by that afternoon to see this charming East Austin home.If you love Cherrywood, French Place, Delwood and University Park you'll love this home
3716 Hollywood, Austin, Texas - University Park
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The Austonian, while not move-in ready, is complete in height and now towers over the Downtown Austin skyline. Located at 2nd and Congress, according to most reports, when residents move in (not too far off now!) it will be the tallest residential building west of the Mississippi. Competing against the also upcoming Four Seasons and W condos for future residents, its distinguished silhouette on the skyline aids in the establishment of its localized brand.While the Austonian may not have the prov... Read More »
The 2010 Austin Cave Festival is fast approaching so mark your calendars for March 13th at the Karst Preserve in the Village at Western Oaks. Hosted by the Barton Springs/Edwards Aquifer Conservation District and the Texas Cave Management Association the annual festival is designed to educate Austinites about the importance and sensitivity of the aquifer and its recharge features. Located at La Cresada Drive and Davis Lane just west of Mopac and south of Dick Nichols Park, the... Read More »
The Brazos Lofts evoke a feeling of old Chicago. If you like old brick and an industrial urban feel, you're a good candidate for Brazos Lofts living. Converted from four brick commercial buildings, the Brazos Lofts are the first place I think of when people say they want "true loft living" in Downtown Austin. It's definitely not always a fit as, like with many lofts, the designs are often fairly open, i.e. lacking in breakaway spaces. Some people don't understand not having defined bed... Read More »
Lake Austin has a lot of history for the last 100 years. It is one of several lakes developed on the Colorado River. The first dam was built on the lake in 1893 and was called Austin Dam. It was built out of huge granite blocks. A flood soon wiped it out that devastated Austin. There was another dam built by the same name in 1912 in the same location that was also destroyed by a flood. The lake was called Lake McDonald at that time. There was a lot of controversy on building another dam, but it ... Read More »
