3105 Borden Rd, Austin, TX 78757

The owner remodeled this four-bedroom Allandale home in phases while living in it, with quality finishes throughout. The center kitchen has quartz countertops, peninsula seating and all-new high-end appliances, and it opens to two separate living areas and a dedicated dining room. Floors, bathrooms and cabinetry were all redone.

Rear lot access, six off-street spaces and an 8,494 sq ft lot. The gated drive runs past the house to the back of the lot, with two cars in the open driveway, two behind the gate and two in the detached garage. The lot is eligible for additional units under Austin's HOME rules, and a garage apartment or guest house could have its own entrance off the rear drive. No HOA. Buyer to verify zoning, permitting and unit eligibility.

Every window in the house has been replaced. Newer roof, new HVAC and water heater, a new air duct system, and added insulation in the walls. The electrical breaker box has been replaced as well. Almost nothing in this house is original.

Allandale offers what buyers look for and rarely find this close in: quiet streets and mature trees, with Northwest District Park nearby for trails, tennis and basketball courts, playgrounds, and a public pool. Gullett Elementary is a short walk away, and attendance continues to Lamar Middle and McCallum High, both home to Austin ISD's Fine Arts Academy programs. The Domain, Q2 Stadium, the Burnet Road and Anderson Lane restaurant corridors, major tech campuses, and downtown Austin are all 5 to 15 minutes out.

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.