3202 Hollywood Ave, Austin, TX 78722

Charming 2-bed home set on a cul-de-sac in the prime central Austin neighborhood of French Place. This charming 1949 bungalow is bursting with upgrades and an incredible backyard oasis with a heated/saltwater pool! Stunning large windows stretch across the living room, flooding the home with natural light and drawing attention to an array of original details that hold tight to the old-world charm, including original hardwood floors. The living quarters offer a consistent flow from all main areas, with windows on both sides so you can open your home up to the fresh air and feel amazing airflow. The kitchen offers a fun design, with two-toned cabinets, granite counters, glass tile backsplash, and many built-in features that offer you spaces to add your personal touches. Both bedrooms carry the original hardwoods and the original built-in closets offer abundant storage. They are each set perfectly with 3 exterior walls, allowing them to be enveloped in large windows. The full bath holds to its original character, with colorful ceramic tiles, a pedestal sink, and a shower/tub combo. The backyard is the highlight of the home, with an amazing 22’ saltwater pool, featuring two 25’ long custom sliding decks to provide you with a functional child-proof pool cover and space to entertain. Stunning, well-cared-for heritage oak trees provide shade during the hot summer months and a peaceful view from the home. You are bound to fall in love with this bright home, incredible backyard, and prime location with amazing walkability. With walk/bike/transit to downtown, a 10-minute walk to Manor Rd commercial district, a 5-minute walk to Fiesta, Delwood shopping center, and Cherrywood Coffeehouse, and a 5-minute drive to Mueller, HEB, Whole Foods, and Central Market, you have unending options for dining, retail, and entertainment. Come check out this stunning home and backyard oasis today!

Cherrywood started as a veterans' housing subdivision in the 1940s, built to give returning servicemen affordable homes near the University of Texas. Eighty years later, those same modest bungalows sit on lots that have appreciated by roughly 2,000 percent, and the neighborhood has become one of the most interesting food destinations in central Austin without ever losing its residential, front-porch character.

The neighborhood occupies a compact rectangle in the 78722 zip code, roughly bounded by Airport Boulevard to the east, Manor Road to the south, I-35 to the west, and 51st Street to the north. Downtown Austin is about a 10-minute drive or a 15-minute bike ride. The University of Texas campus is even closer, sitting just across I-35. The Mueller development, built on the old Robert Mueller Municipal Airport, borders the northeast edge of Cherrywood and provides a modern counterpoint with its mixed-use retail, HEB grocery, and the Thinkery children's museum. East Austin's growing commercial corridors along Manor Road and Airport Boulevard are within walking distance.

The housing stock reflects the neighborhood's working-class origins with layers of reinvention on top. About 35 percent of the homes are post-war bungalows from the 1930s through 1950s, typically 900 to 1,400 square feet on lots around a tenth of an acre. Another 25 percent are ranch-style homes and cinder block builds from the 1940s through 1960s, many of which have been updated with modern kitchens and additions. Modern infill construction accounts for roughly 20 percent of the housing, with new builds filling in lots where older homes were demolished. You will also find duplexes, accessory dwelling units, and cottage properties scattered throughout. Prices range from the mid $400s for unrenovated bungalows to over $1 million for new construction or fully modernized homes on larger lots. The lot sizes are small but the location premium is significant given the proximity to UT and downtown.

Cherrywood is served by Austin ISD. The neighborhood schools include Lee Elementary and Blanton Elementary for the lower grades, Kealing Middle School, and McCallum High School. Kealing is notable for its fine arts and science magnet programs, which draw students from across the district. Austin ISD's transfer and magnet system gives families in Cherrywood access to specialized programs beyond just the neighborhood campuses. Several Montessori schools and private options also operate nearby, and the university area provides tutoring and enrichment resources.

The food scene is what puts Cherrywood on the map for people outside the neighborhood. Salty Sow on Manor Road is a gastropub that treats seasonal ingredients with genuine seriousness. Dai Due started as a hunting-and-foraging operation at the farmers' market before opening its butcher shop and restaurant, and it remains one of the most distinctly Texan dining experiences in the city. Cherrywood Coffeehouse anchors the morning routine for much of the neighborhood, serving as an informal community center with live music and local art on the walls. Love Supreme Pizza Bar handles late nights. Mi Madre's has been serving Tex-Mex breakfasts since before the neighborhood was fashionable. For daily life beyond food, Boggy Creek Greenbelt provides a walking and cycling path through the neighborhood, Patterson Park has a pool and playground, and Mueller Lake Park is right next door for larger gatherings and trail runs. The Texas Farmers' Market at Mueller runs year-round on Sundays.

In Austin's market hierarchy, Cherrywood sits between the more expensive Hyde Park to the north and the rapidly changing East Austin neighborhoods to the south. It offers better value than Hyde Park for comparable proximity to UT and downtown, though the lots tend to be slightly smaller. Compared to the Holly and Cesar Chavez corridors of East Austin, Cherrywood feels more established and less in transition. It has a neighborhood identity that has been building for decades rather than one that is still being defined. The Manor Road commercial strip gives it a walkable dining scene that most East Austin residential streets cannot match.

Cherrywood works best for buyers who want central Austin character at a price point below what Hyde Park and Bouldin Creek demand. It is ideal for UT-affiliated professionals, creative types who want to walk to good restaurants, and couples or small families who value neighborhood community over square footage. If you need a large yard or a home over 2,500 square feet, you will likely need to look at new construction, but if you can work within the scale of a 1940s bungalow or a modern infill, Cherrywood delivers a daily experience that is hard to replicate anywhere else in the city.