1128 Gunter St Unit #A, Austin, TX 78702

**OPEN HOUSE 3/23- 11AM- 1PM **This is the Signature home for the full modern development! Rare SINGLE-STORY house with a massive pecan tree in the back. Fenced in front yard and private fenced in backyard with one car garage. No attached neighbor walls, lives like a true single-family home with plenty of yard space! Open floorplan & tons of natural light. Great home for entertaining with plenty of architectural details! 1 car garage has a unique barndoor feature opening to a covered patio and green space. Inside, you'll find sleek stained concrete flooring, adding a touch of elegance while keeping things grounded. The heart of the house is a spacious living area that seamlessly connects to the gourmet kitchen, complete with high-quality appliances and a large island perfect for cooking and casual meals. The open layout makes it easy to move between the living, dining, and kitchen areas, making it great for both entertaining and everyday living. Outside, the property features a covered patio, providing a shady spot for relaxation or dining alfresco. The highlight of the yard is a beautiful heritage pecan tree, offering not only shade but also adding to the charm of the outdoor space. The meticulously landscaped surroundings create a peaceful retreat, perfect for unwinding amidst nature's beauty. With its modern comforts and natural surroundings, this charming home offers a perfect blend of style, comfort, and tranquility. This one-story, 3 bed, 2 bath, one-car garage with an EV charger is conveniently located to many great restaurants such as Pueblo Viejo, OMG Squee, Bambino, and other hot spots such as Austin Bouldering Project, Eastside Paddle Club (w/ indoor pickleball court), Springdale Green. Less than .7 mile to the start of the Walnut Creek Trail. HOA is only between 1130 Gunter and 1128 Gunter St Unit A. It covers the general liability of the driveway. Legacy Arbor Care has meticulously maintained Heritage Pecan in backyard for 5 years.

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.