16 Sundown Pkwy, Austin, TX 78746

This modern estate in the Sundown Parkway community sits on over an acre of land and offers views of the downtown Austin skyline. It's located just minutes from downtown and major shopping areas. The home is built with extensive glass throughout, allowing views of downtown and the surrounding property from multiple rooms. Both levels of the home have full living spaces, each with access to outdoor areas. The upper floor includes an open kitchen, living, and dining area, a private study, and the primary suite. The lower level opens to the yard and pool, and includes a guest suite with a kitchenette and living area, a private office or exercise room with a separate entrance, and two additional bedrooms, each with an ensuite bath. The three-car garage includes a climate-controlled studio space suitable for music or art use. Outdoor features include a stone pool and sundeck, a covered sitting area, and an open lawn. The Sundown Parkway community includes 14 acres of shared greenbelt, tennis courts, a pond, and horse stables.

Westlake Hills is an incorporated city in Austin's 78746 ZIP code, five minutes west of downtown via Bee Caves Road. Eanes ISD - ranked #1 in Texas by Niche 2026 - draws most buyers. Median home price $2.4M, with estates from $1.2M updates to $10M+ hilltop compounds.

Roughly 1,000 total homes sit on wooded lots averaging half an acre to two acres, spread across the hills south of the Colorado River. Lost Creek, Davenport Ranch, The Oaks, and Bee Caves Woods each have a different character - from 1970s ranches on established lots to new-build Hill Country Contemporary estates with 20-foot ceilings and limestone facades.

The housing stock is in a generational transition. Original 1970s-80s ranch homes sell as teardowns at $1-2M for land alone, replaced by $3-8M contemporary builds. At any given time, 25-30 homes are actively listed. Inventory is tight, and a meaningful share of deals happen off-market through agent networks.

What defines daily life here: morning coffee at Swedish Hill, school drop-off at Eanes Elementary or Bridge Point, a trail run at Wild Basin Preserve, and dinner at Sway or Las Palomas without crossing MoPac. This is a quiet neighborhood built around schools and outdoor access, not nightlife or walkable retail. The people who live here chose it for exactly that trade-off.