3003 Whiteway Dr, Austin, TX 78757

Three-thousand-three Whiteway Drive has a special meaning to me: it is the birth home of a childhood friend, and a home in which I spent countless hours growing up. Four siblings lovingly were raised in this home, and it only has been owned by one family. Whether it was playing games under the shade provided by the pecan trees, eating meals with my friend, or even just 'being kids' at the home after walking home from Gullett Elementary, this house always provided a place of safety and community which still resonate with me decades later. As kids, we would walk or ride bikes to the public olympic-sized swimming pool, tennis courts, and baseball field at Beverly S. Sheffield Northwest District Park; Northcross Mall, also a few minutes away, provided another set of adventures. Now, as an adult, the shopping, restaurants, and entertainment along Anderson Lane and Burnet Road equally are as useful and convenient. The house is 10 minutes from the Domain and 15 minutes from downtown; MoPac and 183 both are minutes away. After installing new LVP throughout the house, installing a new sliding-glass door to the backyard, and painting the entire house, the owners are offering the house for sale once again: move in and start living in the house as-is, while remodeling the kitchen and bathrooms over time, or do these improvements before you start making life-long connections in Allandale, one of Austin's most-desired neighborhoods. For a floor plan of the property, please see the pictures on the listing.

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.