1901 Brentwood St, Austin, TX 78757

Gorgeous, thoughtfully designed, modern home sits on a prime corner of one of Brentwood's best tree lined streets. Built in 2021 by Habitat Haus, this 4 bedroom home has an incredibly functional floor plan with multiple outdoor spaces adding to its livable square footage. The main open concept living is flooded with natural light from the stunning floor to ceiling windows. Entertainer's kitchen is outfitted with high end appliances, oversized island, custom hood vent, and pantry and opens to the dining room. Flex room located directly off of living space provides the perfect place for second living, office, playroom or even additional bedroom. The professionally designed backyard features two decks, firepit, outdoor cooking, turf, custom steel trellises, large mature trees and privacy fencing. The yard is completely fenced from front to back providing ultimate usability and flow. More outdoor living on the breezy, huge second story rooftop patio overlooking the neighborhood. High walkability in this central location just minutes from some of Austin's best restaurants and parks!

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.