1206 Payne Ave Unit #A, Austin, TX 78757

Beautifully designed and built by Smyth Homes in 2020, this Central Austin oasis embodies modern elegance and smart living. Uniquely sited as a side-by-side build, the property features no shared living walls, soaring ceilings, and a spacious yard. Smartly designed to live like a single-family home, maximizing indoor-outdoor living, the first floor is punctuated with walls of sliding glass doors on two sides leading to a screened patio and newly landscaped yard with towering pecan tree, Texas native plants, and grove of Eagleton Hollies; ideal for alfresco dining and evenings by the fire pit with friends. The kitchen is outfitted with a fleet of KitchenAid appliances, center island with counter seating, and tons of storage including a substantial walk-in pantry. Perfect for multi-generation living, there is a spacious bedroom and moody full bath tucked away from the primary living area on the first floor. Transitioning from the concrete floors in the main living area to the European wide-plank white oak flooring on the stairs and throughout the upper level, upstairs you are greeted with incredible vaulted ceilings, skylights, and a second living room. The treehouse-like primary suite benefits from vaulted 18’ ceilings, separate walk-in theirs and theirs closets, and spa-like shower overlooking the back yard. Across the hall is the third bedroom, third full bath and walk-in laundry room. Additional features include $6k in automated Hunter Douglas window treatments, $26k in landscaping, irrigation, and landscape lighting, Lutron dimmer switches throughout, private driveway and garage with heavy duty storage shelving. The home is walkable to Brentwood Elementary and Neighborhood Park, McCallum High, and neighborhood favorites Bird, Bird, Biscuit, Little Deli, and Violet Crown Wine Bar. Come stroll Arroyo Seco, take in a free neighborhood Jazz concert, and experience the unique, Austin magic that is Brentwood.

Brentwood is one of Austin's original mid-century neighborhoods - built mostly between 1948 and 1955 when the city was expanding north of campus. The bones are good: 1,200-1,800 sqft brick and stone ranch homes on 7,500-10,000 sqft lots, mature pecan and oak trees, and a street grid that connects to everywhere without a single cul-de-sac.

The 78757 zip puts you 10 minutes from downtown via Lamar, 8 minutes from the Domain, and walking distance to Burnet Road - which has become one of Austin's best food corridors. Foreign & Domestic, Lala's Little Nugget, Top Notch Hamburgers, Tacodeli, and Soup Peddler are all within a mile. The Crown & Anchor on Burnet still serves the same burgers it did in 1980.

Original ranch homes start around $700K. Renovated and expanded properties run $1.1M-$1.6M. Tear-down and rebuild has accelerated over the past five years - new construction in the $1.8M-$2.5M range now mixes with the originals. The Brentwood Park area near Justin Lane holds value especially well.

Schools are Austin ISD: Brentwood Elementary, Lamar Middle, and McCallum High School - which feeds the Fine Arts Academy. Brentwood Park itself has tennis courts, a swimming pool, and the historic Brentwood Park Pool that families have used since the 1950s.

What makes Brentwood different from the bigger-name North Austin neighborhoods: it's still mostly its original housing stock. You can buy a real 1950s house with the post-war floor plan intact, then decide what to do with it. The neighborhood association is active, the streets are quiet, and the trees are tall enough to actually shade the sidewalks.

Best for buyers who want a true urban neighborhood with mid-century character, walkable food and coffee, and the McCallum Fine Arts Academy zoning.