1913 Canterbury St Unit #1, Austin, TX 78702

All offers will be considered! Smyth Homes' newest offering is a warm & inviting oasis in the heart of Holly, one of Austin’s most vibrant neighborhoods. Designed for busy lock & leave lifestyles, this new home offers a furnished option* (see details below). It includes low-maintenance features like xeriscape landscaping with drip irrigation and synthetic turf. The fiber cement siding, metal roofing, and screened gutters require minimal upkeep. Inside, a Moroccon tile fireplace is framed by dramatic 8’ windows with custom light-filtering window shades. Wide-plank oak flooring connects the open living & dining areas to the kitchen. The island has generous counter space and communal seating for guests. A Bertazzoni range serves as the kitchen’s luxurious hearth. The galley kitchen makes efficient use of the layout with a wall of custom cabinetry & deep drawers for ample storage. The range vent is discreetly hidden in the cabinets, creating a clean surround to highlight the tile backsplash. The kitchen is an extension of the design language used in the living & dining areas. The main-level owner’s suite opens directly to the covered rear patio. The owner’s bath features whimsical patterned floor tile and floor-to-ceiling tile in the combined shower & soaking tub. The oversized walk-in closet is connected to the bathroom with a graceful nook & built-in cabinet. Upstairs, the secondary bedrooms have cathedral ceilings. The front bedroom has an en suite bath with wall nooks for linen storage. A hall bath serves the other bedroom & bonus room. The bonus room offers a flex space ideal for an office or workout area. The private rear yard is fully fenced and has a gas fire pit to enjoy the much-anticipated cool fall weather that’s now upon us. The fully enclosed garage includes enough space for your gear. The home is pre-wired with fiber internet, WiFi door camera, & WiFi-enabled smart lock. *The staging furnishings shown are included; please contact agent for details.

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.