2601 Geraghty Ave, Austin, TX 78757

Offer Deadline: Highest and Best by 5:00pm Wednesday, 4/15. This precious house initially greets you from the street with all the nostalgia of 1950's Allandale. But beyond the front door are tastefully and uniquely updated rooms that blend traditional with modern aesthetics and truly welcome you HOME. This is only the second time in over 70 years that 2601 Geraghty has been on the market. The current owners re-imagined the original footprint in 2020 with a clean, minimalistic, and inviting Scandinavian flair that is built around functionality and light-filled, calm, open, and airy spaces. Seat your family and friends in the bright, fully modernized kitchen with lengthy island, quartz countertops, and updated stainless appliances. Or move your meals into the dining area that is large enough to easily accommodate 8-10 people. But it's in the living room where you experience the home's authentic Nordic design, where one of a kind built-in seating areas are free to be dressed up with your own colors, design, and fabrics. The owner's suite was renovated to maximize the space, and includes a custom built-in closet area as well as a customized walk-in closet, plus a fully updated bath with vessel sink and spacious walk-in shower. The two secondary bedrooms are both of ample size and each overflows with charm and character that is sure to be enjoyed by anyone who may occupy them. Stepping into the back yard feels a bit like walking into a fairy tale garden. Being on a .27 acre corner lot, there is plenty of room to enjoy nature and entertain on your expansive back deck, or perhaps to eventually expand the home or add a detached garage. FUN FACT: The roses along the exterior wall of the separate office/storage shed were flown in from England by the current owners. When in full bloom, they are absolutely gorgeous! Additional improvements during the 2020 renovation include updated HVAC, water heater, flooring, and fencing.

The moment you turn onto Geraghty Avenue in Allandale, this 1952 wood-sider announces itself with authentic mid-century curb appeal - the kind of honest streetscape that defined Austin's early residential neighborhoods. The home sits on a 0.2737-acre corner lot with mature trees that have shadowed three generations of Austinites, and right now it's only been on the market for two days.

Step inside and you enter something unexpected. The original footprint was completely reimagined in 2020 with Scandinavian minimalism at its core - pale light, open sightlines, and the kind of functional beauty that makes a 1,796-square-foot floor plan feel much larger. The kitchen anchors this philosophy: a lengthy island topped in quartz, full suite of stainless appliances including gas cooktop and range, and an eat-in area that stretches to accommodate eight to ten people easily. The living room is where the Nordic vision crystallizes. Custom built-in seating areas line the walls, unadorned and waiting for your own color story.

The primary suite occupies the main floor and reveals the owner's attention to detail - a fully updated bathroom with vessel sink and spacious walk-in shower, plus engineered closet systems that optimize every inch. The two secondary bedrooms are oversized by 1950s standards, each layered with period character that newer construction simply cannot replicate. Three full baths across the home means the logistical friction of shared facilities disappears.

The bones of this place tell their story: original hardwood floors where preserved, updated HVAC and water heater from the 2020 renovation, fresh fencing, and a deck that opens to the backyard. Here's the detail that captures the obsessive nature of the current owners - English roses line the exterior storage shed, flown in from England and blooming spectacularly in season. The yard itself operates as an outdoor room, a genuine fairy tale quality that corner lot size and those massive trees create naturally.

Location delivers straightforward Austin logistics. The home is zoned to Gullett Elementary, Lamar Middle School, and McCallum High School within Austin ISD. Green Acres itself sits minutes from downtown Austin, Domain, and the primary employment corridors. At 487 per square foot on a corner lot with mature landscaping, this represents precisely the kind of 1950s character home that has appreciated steadily while maintaining authentic neighborhood identity - increasingly rare in central Austin.

Allandale is a mid-century neighborhood in North-Central Austin's 78757, built around the Burnet Road dining corridor and the Shoal Creek trail. Median home price $950K. Austin ISD schools (Gullett Elementary), 12 minutes to downtown, 8 minutes to UT campus.

The housing stock is predominantly 1950s-60s ranch homes on generous lots (8,000-12,000+ sq ft) — big enough for serious yard space, a pool, or a future addition. Some owners have updated; others love the original floor plans. A teardown-and-rebuild wave is underway but slower than in Westlake or Tarrytown. Active listings typically number 10-15 at any given time.

Burnet Road changed everything. Barley Swine, Bufalina Due, Pinthouse Pizza, Yard Bar, and Phil's Icehouse turned this stretch into one of Austin's best dining corridors. Beverly S. Sheffield Northwest Pool (Austin's first Olympic-sized public pool, opened 1956) anchors summer life. Shoal Creek bisects the neighborhood with a trail connecting south to downtown and north to Anderson Lane.

What makes Allandale the value play in Central Austin: lot sizes that rival Tarrytown at half the price, a dining corridor that rivals South Congress, and a commute that's shorter than most suburbs. The tradeoff is Austin ISD (good but not Eanes) and mid-century homes that may need updating.