2102 Montclaire St, Austin, TX 78704

2102 Montclaire offers the best in modern design, comfort and performance coupled with a premier Austin location. With 5 bedrooms, 2 living spaces, 2 laundry rooms and poolside outdoor kitchen, dining and living areas this home provides the space and flexibility to accommodate any lifestyle. Luxury finishes, intuitive design and first-rate craftsmanship ensure your comfort and investment. The open floor plan of the 1st floor is built for entertaining and everyday life, seamlessly connecting the indoor and outdoor living spaces. The kitchen overlooks the poolside outdoor kitchen and dining area via a massive sliding door. The quartzite countertops, solid wood cabinetry and pro-style appliances make this space as functional as it is dazzling. The 2nd floor is home to the primary bedroom and en suite bath with shower, tub, dual sinks and walk-in closet. Two bedrooms share a bathroom with a double vanity adjacent to the full-size laundry room. The 3rd floor features a flex space complete with a wet bar and full bath it shares with the fifth bedroom. 2102 Montclaire is walking distance to the city’s top restaurants, bars and shops as well as Zilker Park and Barton Springs! It's moments to downtown, feeds to the prestigious Zilker Elementary, O'Henry Middle and Austin High Schools and has easy access to the airport. This home will boast an Austin Energy Green Building certification for its climate-conscious design, efficient appliances, windows, insulation and more. It will be solar-ready and extensively prewired for automation, audio, video and fiber, with an impressive package that can be easily expanded. Newcastle Homes has been building in Austin since 2001. All of our homes come with the protection of a 1-2-10 warranty, but most of all we are a local, established builder you can rely on. 21 years and 350 homes later, we still stand by our work.

Zilker is the only neighborhood in Austin where you can complete an entire day - morning run, afternoon swim, evening dinner - without ever sitting in a car. The Butler Trail starts at your doorstep. Barton Springs Pool is a walk across the park. Barton Springs Road has enough restaurants to fill a week. That car-free possibility is not a marketing pitch. People here actually live that way.

The neighborhood sits south of Lady Bird Lake, bounded by MoPac west, Lamar east, Barton Skyway south, and the lake north. Zilker Park, the 351-acre green space, occupies the northeast corner where Barton Creek meets the lake. Downtown is across the Lamar or First Street bridge, five to ten minutes and entirely bikeable. Terry Black's serves competition-grade barbecue. Odd Duck does seasonal small plates. Uchi is widely considered one of the best Japanese restaurants in the country. Juliet Italian Kitchen handles the neighborhood spot role. Loro does Thai-inspired barbecue. Tiki Tatsu-Ya turns a strip mall into an immersive experience. Nido at The Loren brings hotel-level dining to the south end.

Craftsman bungalows from the 1930s anchor many streets with covered porches and mature pecans. Mid-Century Ranch homes fill blocks closer to Barton Skyway. Contemporary builds have replaced many originals, especially near the park and trail. A block might have three bungalows, a Ranch, and two new contemporaries side by side. Prices start around $800,000 for a small bungalow needing work and climb past $3 million for new construction with park proximity. The median hovers around $1.3 million. Lots are modest, typically 5,000 to 8,000 square feet.

Zilker Elementary has a devoted parent community that has invested through fundraising and advocacy, with a strong arts program. Students feed into O. Henry Middle School and Austin High School, located directly on Lady Bird Lake with an unusual campus setting for an urban school. Families who choose Zilker schools value walkability, diversity, and community engagement over the metrics-driven approach of some suburban districts.

A typical weekday starts with a morning run on the Butler Trail, which loops around Lady Bird Lake. Midday might include Barton Springs Pool, the three-acre spring-fed pool that stays 68 degrees year-round. The Barton Creek Greenbelt is accessible from multiple trailheads. The Violet Crown Trail pushes south into the Hill Country. Zilker Park hosts ACL in October and Trail of Lights in December, but the rest of the year it is a neighborhood park: soccer games, picnics, paddleboard launches, and a botanical garden.

Zilker competes with Travis Heights, Bouldin Creek, and Barton Hills. Travis Heights has similar character but sits farther from the park and trail system. Bouldin Creek is quieter with lower prices but lacks direct park adjacency. Barton Hills offers more space but requires driving to dining. Zilker's advantage is the combination of park access, trail access, restaurant walkability, and downtown proximity that no other neighborhood matches simultaneously.

Zilker is for buyers who want a car-optional lifestyle in the center of Austin's best outdoor amenities. It works for active couples, families who want kids growing up at Barton Springs, and anyone who measures quality of life in trail miles and walkable restaurants rather than square footage and garage bays.