2107 Coleto St Unit #1, Austin, TX 78722

Welcome to Coleto Corner, where modern living meets the vibrant East Austin lifestyle. This stunning stand-alone, eco-friendly condo offers a prime location just minutes from downtown. Thoughtfully designed with impeccable modern finishes, this home features 3 BD | 2.5 BA, and an attached garage with a 2nd door for convenient backyard access. The open-concept main living area seamlessly connects the kitchen, living, and dining spaces, creating an ideal setting for family gatherings. Sleek concrete floors flow throughout the lower level, enhancing the contemporary feel. The gourmet kitchen is a true standout with features like quartz countertops with waterfall edges and Fisher & Paykel appliances. A unique custom built-in banquet style seating along the island opens to the dining area overlooking the serene outdoor pool. In the living room, a custom 1890s reclaimed wood floating mantel adds character and charm. Head upstairs to find brushed oak engineered floors throughout. The primary bedroom is a charming retreat, complete with a custom wood beam and an ensuite primary bathroom that provides a spa like atmosphere. The 2 additional bedrooms share a charming barn door separating the rooms for added style. The backyard is equally impressive, offering a stunning pool with cascading waterfall wall. Whether you're unwinding or entertaining, the composite deck, steel pergola and spa provide the perfect backdrop. Designed with sustainability in mind, this home meets Austin Energy Green Building standards and features 8.4kW solar system and pre-wiring for an electric car charging station. The location is supreme! Beat the traffic by walking to Moody Center, DKR Stadium & LBJ Library. You'll also be steps away from fantastic restaurants like Este, Mi Madre’s, Bird Bird Biscuit, and Salty Sow. Don’t miss out on living in a warm, welcoming neighborhood where neighbors genuinely look out for one another, offering support when needed and fostering a strong sense of community.

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.