2731 Webberville Rd, Austin, TX 78702

Designed by award winning firm Davey McEathron Architecture and built by renowned builder, Juneberry Homes, 2731 Webberville Rd defines urban and walkable living in the heart of East Austin without compromising on luxury, privacy and space. The exterior is modern with touches of warmth and a dreamy, lush, front terrace welcoming visitors. Through the custom steel front door is an open floor plan with custom built-ins throughout, and large floor to ceiling windows filling the space with maximum natural light. The kitchen features custom cabinetry and millwork, earthy Terracotta tiling, stainless steel Jenn-Air appliance package including refrigerator, large walk-in pantry, breakfast area + countertop island seating, wet bar with accent Terrazzo countertop and backsplash, and a dedicated dining room. Down a few steps is the homeowner's retreat with a large walk-in closet with custom built ins and a luxurious primary bathroom with a floating double vanity and oversized walk-in shower with soaking tub. Upstairs is a 2nd living space, 3 full bathrooms, 4 additional bedrooms one of which is accessed through a large, covered breezeway, making it a great option for a semi-detached office, MIL suite or guest suite. The backyard is an oasis for the homeowners with a swimming pool, 2 decks and ample yard space with full irrigation. Other features include,1 car garage with EV charger + a carport, dual tankless water heaters for instant hot water in every bathroom, metal roof, gutter chains, spray foam insulation in all exterior walls for efficiency, and hand made wood work details throughout. Incredible location just steps from Boggy Creek Trail and walking distance to East Austin amenities such as Veracruz, Kitty Cohen's and more. Builder is experienced and offers a blue tape walk through as well as a 1-2-10 Builder's warranty.

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.