1022 Linden St Unit #A, Austin, TX 78702

New great price in East Austin. This one is a must see! Built in 2017, this beautiful 2-story home has a large backyard and custom screened-in porch, making it the ideal home for year round outdoor entertaining. The roomy layout is also perfect to split among roommates or families. The main level has an open living-to-kitchen floor plan with high ceilings, custom blinds, utility room with full sized washer/dryer units and under-the-stairs storage. The primary bedroom has a walk-in closet, and ensuite bathroom with double sinks and walk-in shower. The modern eat-in kitchen comes complete w/quartz countertops, big center island, farm sink, stainless steel appliances, white shaker upper cabinets, and black accent lower cabinets. Other touches include hardwood floors throughout and ceiling fans in the bedrooms and living room. Upstairs you will find a spacious landing that serves as a second living room that separates the two larger bedrooms and a shared bathroom. The 4th 10x10 room could be used as bedroom or office with a closet just outside the door. The home’s crown jewel is the huge screened-in porch off the living room wired with electrical and ceiling fan that allows for enjoyment of all four seasons outdoors. There are screen doors on both sides of the porch, one with a concrete landing ideal for a BBQ. Porch overlooks a large backyard that’s unique for an A/B regime and great for pets. Three custom planter boxes in the backyard are waiting for a gardener. One car garage with electric door and remote. Home is part of a 2-unit HOA but treated as two separate units (no fee). Property is on a quiet corner lot with little through traffic especially since it is now part of the "Living Streets" program. This home is conveniently only 7 mins from downtown and less than 10 mins to the airport. Also in close proximity to trails, playgrounds, parks and pools. Nearby favorites include HEB, Springdale Station, Whistlers, Veracruz, Sour Duck, Zilker Brewery and many more.

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.