1801 E 2nd St Unit #2, Austin, TX 78702

SELLER OFFERING $10K IN CLOSING COST CREDIT FOR OFFERS CLOSING BY 5/1 (subject to offer price/conditions). Unobstructed downtown views!

Experience the pulse of Austin right from your doorstep. This prime location off E. Cesar Chavez puts you at the epicenter of the city’s most vibrant culture. Walk, bike, or Waymo to Downtown, Rainey Street, and the legendary Franklin's BBQ, or explore the endless trail of world-class bars and eateries that define East Austin. Nature is just a stroll away at Lady Bird Lake, while premier annual events like SXSW and the Austin Studio Tour make this the ultimate hub for creativity and entertainment.

It’s rare to find a 3 bed, 3.5 bath with a private yard & 2-car garage at this price per sqft! With each bedroom having their own full bath, it allows the owner the ability to rent out one or both rooms to roommates, providing additional income to offset the mortgage. Alternatively, the downstairs bedroom would make the perfect office, with a separate entrance and large storage closet, along with Google Fiber. Upstairs, the open floorplan is filled with natural light, highlighted by high ceilings & bamboo flooring. The upstairs loft adds even more flexible space for an office, workout space or additional living area. As an added bonus, the HOA maintains the exterior including yard maintenance, pest treatment & tree trimming, making ownership extremely low-maintenance. The HOA fee also includes structural insurance (meaning a lower monthly insurance bill for the buyer). This special complex rarely comes up for sale, with the last sale occurring in 2019! With this being only 1 out of 2 units with an unobstructed downtown view & one of only a few units with a gated backyard, this is a truly unbeatable opportunity. Schedule a tour today to see for yourself!

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.