1164 Alamo St, Austin, TX 78702

Modern luxury living in the heart of highly sought out central east Austin. Multicolored 2-story exotic wood and hardi-house featuring a metal roof and solar panels. This stunning 3 BD/ 2.5 Bath smart home is modern living at its finest. Featuring 3 outdoor decks: lower-level, second-level & rooftop with downtown views. Sliding glass pocket door opens the entire length of the living room to the elegant outdoor living space with a full outdoor kitchen & fireplace. White oak wood floors bring a natural element to this high-end modern living, complete with designer fixtures and hardware throughout. Large windows bring in natural light throughout the home. Gourmet kitchen with pro-style stainless appliances, including gas range with exhaust hood, wine fridge, and microwave drawer. Sleek custom cabinetry, quartz countertops, designer tile backsplash, and deep farm sink. Floating staircase leads to the upstairs bedrooms. Sliding pock door from Owner’s Suite leads out to the mid-level deck. Custom-made Master Bath Shower Door and Transom suited specifically for the ensuite bath steam shower. This incredible smart home features: Z-Wave dimmer switches for whole-home automation; Alexa-controlled Ecobee thermostats with room sensors and home automation; WiFi-connected smart irrigation system with rain sensor and daily weather forecast; Automatic seasonal watering adjustments; Integrated interior/ exterior speakers throughout the home (14 total); and, Motorized blinds/shades. Dual-HVAC Units (per floor instead of zone heating/cooling). 48” Custom steel pivoting front door & solid-core interior doors. Garage wired for electric car charger. Protective garage floor coating. Custom fabricated metal planters, sleek modern landscaping, and French drains. Fully fenced yard (front and back) with gate entry for cars. Close to downtown Austin and UT. Walkable neighborhood with hip restaurants, shopping, entertainment, art galleries, coffee shops, yoga studios, greenbelt, and 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.