AUSTIN HOUSING AND NEIGHBORHOODS
Central Austin neighborhoods like
Allandale, Crestview, and Hyde Park
offer great appeal. All have great
parks, pools, shopping and strong
neighborhood associations, plus a great
location that makes it easy to get just
about anywhere.
waterway, and following the waterway
to Hancock Drive) to the south, with
Burnet Road as its eastern boundary and
MoPac as the western boundary. It was
developed in the late 50s, 60s and 70s,
and many homes were built with three-and four-bedroom floorplans. Homes here
Allandale average in the mid $200s.
Allandale is bounded by Anderson Lane
on the north, by Shoal Creek at 45th
Street (from MoPac to the Shoal Creek
North Lamar Boulevard to the east, and
Burnet Road to the west. Crestview was built
as a post-World War II neighborhood,
and was mostly two bedroom homes with
some brick construction. Since then, it’s
been a prime area for remodeling
because the lot sizes are bigger here.
Homes in Crestview have a median price
of $200,000-$250,000.
Crestview is defined by Anderson Lane
on the north, Justin Lane to the south,
Hyde Park is bordered by 51st Street
on the north, and 38th Street on the
south, with Guadalupe Street on the
west and Duval south of 45th and
Airport north of 45th on the east, and
prices range from the mid-200s to more
than $1 million.
Whether buyers are families, young
professionals, UT professors, or retirees,
they all want something eclectic,
something with a little history and
character, and the result is a
neighborhood that is a profile of Austin
itself. A great walking neighborhood,
Hyde Park also offers a great selection of
shops, restaurants, and grocery stores
(Central Market is a few minutes away).
NORTHEAST AUSTIN
Families, professionals and students in
Northeast Austin enjoy this culturally and
ethnically diverse neighborhood with its
strong homeowner’s associations.
People who move here like the proximity
to the Dell Children’s Hospital and the
master-planned community of Mueller
Development. And, the University of Texas
and downtown Austin are just 10-minute
commutes away.
Neighborhoods here include Delwood IV
(between Cameron and Berkman, north
of 51st Street); Windsor Park (51st Street
to 290); and Delwood (51st Street South
to East 38th Street, on the east side of
IH 35). Most homes in these neighborhoods were built in the early 60s, with
three bedrooms and either a garage or carport, and most homes are in the
$150,000 to $350,000 range.
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