1011 Juniper St, Austin, TX 78702

DEADLINE: Best & Final offers by Wednesday 9/20/23 at noon. Update as of 9/14/23: Property experienced water leak on East wall of the master bedroom in the rainstorm on 9/14/23. Appears to be drywall only. Sellers seeking AS-IS buyer ONLY. MAJOR PRICE REDUCTION to $900k, but willing to review all reasonable offers. 1011 Juniper St, in Austin's Historic 11th St District.  Rare 4-story Brownstone style. Walkable walkable walkable! Just one block to lively 11th Street, or walk to East 6th St., Franklins BBQ, Hillside Farmacy, Austin Library, East Side Pies, Arbor Food Truck Park, shops, more restaurants, bars and so much more. Work downtown? Ride your bike! Socialize regularly? Grab a 3 minute Uber ride to all over downtown. True neighborhood feel in the heart of downtown! Every inch of this property has been elevated through remodel and design. Totally Turnkey! ~2700sq ft, 4 bedrooms, 4 full baths, 1 half bath -Newly remodeled kitchen with Fulgor Milano Appliances, Quartz waterfall island & backsplash, built in beverage center and refrigerator  -Newly remodeled master bathroom with giant soaking tub, huge shower and tons of custom closet space  -Plantation shutters in all bedrooms  -Built in speakers in the family room, media room/lounge & rooftop deck -2 patio spaces. 2nd floor balcony and 4th floor rooftop deck with views of the UT Tower -Large 2 car attached garage with epoxy floors, custom storage & an EV charger -Vivant Security System -Washer & Dryer & all kitchen appliances convey

East Austin is the only neighborhood in the city where you can walk from a James Beard Award-winning restaurant to a converted warehouse gallery to a live music venue to a craft cocktail bar without ever getting in your car. That walkability, combined with a building boom that has reshaped the housing stock over the past decade, makes East Austin the most dynamic real estate market in Central Texas.

East Austin stretches from I-35 on the west to Highway 183 on the east, with Lady Bird Lake forming the southern boundary and roughly MLK Boulevard marking the northern edge of the 78702 core. The 78722 zip extends the identity further north and east. Downtown is immediately across I-35 - five minutes by car, 15 by bicycle. East Cesar Chavez, East 6th, and East 7th serve as commercial corridors, each with its own personality. East Cesar Chavez leans toward taquerias and family shops, East 6th trends cocktail bars and restaurants, East 7th mixes galleries with newer retail.

Modern townhomes and duplexes make up about 35% of sales activity, concentrated on infill lots. Original shotgun bungalows and Craftsman homes account for 25%, mostly on quieter streets east of Chicon - typically 800 to 1,200 square feet on generous lots with ADU potential. Contemporary custom homes represent 15%, with architects like Bercy Chen and Alterstudio producing some of the most interesting residential design in Texas. Unrenovated bungalows start in the mid-$400s. Renovated historic homes with ADUs land between $700,000 and $1 million. New townhomes cluster around $600,000 to $900,000. Custom builds cross $1.5 million.

East Austin falls within Austin ISD. Zavala Elementary and Blackshear Elementary handle early grades. Martin and Kealing Middle Schools are the primary options, with Kealing's magnet program drawing students districtwide. Eastside Memorial High School serves the area, though many families opt for LASA, private schools, or open-enrollment options. The school landscape is more complex than in neighborhoods with a single feeder pattern, and specific addresses matter.

The lifestyle is what people picture when they think of modern Austin. Morning starts at Cenote or Fleet Coffee. Franklin Barbecue's line forms early, but locals order ahead. The dining concentration is remarkable. Suerte does modern Mexican with in-house nixtamal. Nixta Taqueria won a James Beard Award. Launderette turns a converted laundromat into one of Austin's best brunch spots. Canje brings Caribbean cooking to Holly Street. Kemuri Tatsu-Ya fuses izakaya with smokehouse. Via 313 has been making Detroit-style pizza since before the current boom. The Butler Trail, Boggy Creek Greenbelt, Roy Guerrero Park, and Mueller Lake Park provide outdoor options.

East Austin offers urban density and walkability unmatched outside downtown, at prices that undercut the west side significantly. Compared to South Congress, it provides more housing variety and better value per square foot. Compared to Mueller, it trades master-planned orderliness for more character. The main concerns are the pace of change and the east-west infrastructure divide, which has narrowed but still shows in some areas.

East Austin is for buyers who want to live in Austin's cultural energy rather than commute to it. It fits people who eat out frequently, bike to work, and value diversity of experience. It works for investors who see ADU potential in the generous lots. If you need a large lot, a quiet cul-de-sac, or a top suburban school, look elsewhere. But if you want to walk out your front door and feel the pulse of what makes Austin different from every other Texas city, there is no better address.