1102 Tillery St Unit #1, Austin, TX 78702

Claim your own piece of East Austin in an unbeatable location at 1102 Tillery St. Finished in 2019, this home offers the peace of mind that comes with newer construction paired with owner-installed upgrades that create a comfortable, move-in ready feel.

High ceilings and large windows welcome you downstairs into an open floor plan with living, dining, kitchen (including a great kitchen island & high end appliances) and a powder bath for guests. The interior is defined by thoughtful touches, like full custom closet build-outs by The Container Store and premium Hunter Douglas shades installed throughout.

Upstairs, your primary bedroom has an incredible ensuite bathroom, with tall ceilings and tons of natural light. The additional bedroom faces the front of the house and has a second, full bathroom.

Your fully fenced, private backyard & patio is protected by a professionally installed sun sail, providing essential shade for year-round entertaining. For easy lawn care, there is an irrigation system with a Rachio smart home system installed. The private driveway with one car garage provides every day convenience, whether you use it for your car or additional storage / flex space.

Tillery St puts you at the core of one of the city's most vibrant neighborhoods, just moments from an endless array of restaurants, bars, and coffee shops. Local favorites like La Barbeque, Justine's, Central Machine Works, Flitch Coffee, and Kinda Tropical. A quick drive or bike ride brings you to the Hike and Bike Trail, giving you access to downtown and Zilker Park, and the proximity to Hwy 183 gets you to the Austin Airport in 10 minutes. Tillery offers a rare opportunity to move into a space where every detail has already been expertly handled.

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.