2803 Castro St Unit #1, Austin, TX 78702

Completed in 2021, this high-quality build has been immaculately maintained and is move-in ready! Clean and modern design, combined with tall ceilings and numerous windows, provides an uplifting environment with ample natural light. High-end materials including carrara marble & mosaic tile, silestone countertops, hand scraped white birch flooring, and luxury hardware & fixtures are installed throughout. Beauty & durability were built into every corner of this home. Sustainability was a primary focus, resulting in one of the few 5-Star rated Austin Energy Green Building homes in the city. Sustainable features include a 3kW solar array (owned outright), an EV charging station, Energy Star appliances, an 18 SEER high-efficiency heat pump, an AprilAire fresh air intake system, an electric hybrid heat pump water heater, and low-E argon windows just to name just a few (a full EES report is available.) As a result, the utilities are incredibly low, averaging just $240/mo for all utilities & fees combined! The landscaping was designed to require low maintenance & water use, including a xeriscape front yard. The city owned property to the west makes the property feel much larger, increases privacy, and is accessible by gate. The open space offers daily views of fantastic sunsets and allows ample natural light to flood the interior of the home. Prime location of this home can’t be beat! Walkable destinations: HEB & Native Grocery, Murray’s Tavern, Vera Cruz, The Cavalier, OMG Squee, Kinda Tropical, Kitty Cohen’s, Cabana Club, The Holiday, Wanderlust Wine Co, Bambinos, Stargazer, Hi Sign Brewing, Bouldering Project, Canopy, plus East 6th & East Cesar Chavez restaurants / bars / music venues. Just steps to Parque Zaragoza as well as the Boggy Creek Greenbelt & Walnut Creek Trails. This home is truly in the heart of it all! * Full owner handbook & spec. guide provided to new owner * Home is within the 1-2-10 warranty period provided by builder in 2021 * Ref./W/D Negotiable *

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.