52 Club Estates Pkwy, The Hills, TX 78738

NEW PAINT THROUGHOUT AND STAGING MADE A DIFFERENCE. Come see this lovely home perched above a large pond and18 Tee Box of the Jack Nicklaus Signature Golf Course in the Hills of Lakeway. This gated community has fun Country Club activities for everyone. 5 distinct dining venues, golfing, tennis, swimming for adults and children, work-out facilities with personal trainers and fitness classes for all levels, 9 pickle ball courts with tournament play, mixers, & leagues. Custom-built with exquisite attention to detail, this 3,503 sq. ft. Hill Country ranch-style residence features 4 bedrooms, 3.5 baths, & flexible living spaces designed to adapt to your lifestyle. Inside, gleaming wood floors welcome you into a spacious foyer & Great room with French doors opening to sweeping golf course views. Expansive covered patios run the entire length of the back of the home (both upstairs & downstairs) providing ideal spaces for entertaining or simply relaxing. From the Great room, pocket doors enclose a handsome wood-paneled den with fireplace creating a cozy retreat, with adjoining flex space perfect for a workout room or office. The primary suite can serve as a luxurious owner’s retreat with a sitting room or home office, or transform into dual private bedrooms separated by pocket doors, each with its own ensuite bath. The expansive Hill Country kitchen features custom cabinetry, rich wood countertops, a breakfast area, wet bar, powder room & formal dining room with built-in lighted hutch. Downstairs has 2 spacious bedrooms with a Jack & Jill bath open through French doors to a private covered patio. More highlights include an oversized 2.5-car garage with 2 workshops & golf cart space, whole-house vacuum, cedar closet, abundant storage including an unfinished basement, energy-efficient double insulation, crown molding, recessed lighting, & pocket doors throughout. This one-of-a-kind home offers elegance, comfort, & flexibility, all in a premier golf course setting.

The defining advantage at 52 Club Estates Pkwy is its position over the 18th tee box and pond of the Jack Nicklaus Signature Golf Course, a setting that is difficult to duplicate in Hills of Lakeway. In The Hills, within Lake Travis ISD and assigned to Lakeway Elementary, Hudson Bend Middle, and Lake Travis High, this 4 bedroom, 3 bath, 1 half bath single-family residence puts proven school path and golf course frontage in the same conversation. At 3,503 square feet on 0.2877 acres, priced at $1.15M or $328 per square foot, the home offers a substantial footprint in Travis County with a level of location leverage that matters more than generic finish claims.

Built in 1982, the house reads as a classic Hill Country ranch with flexible interior planning that still makes sense for current buyers. The main living areas are oriented to the course and water, with French doors pulling those sightlines directly into the house and covered patios stretching across the back on both levels. That indoor-outdoor layout is not incidental. It gives the property a clear daily-use advantage for owners who want privacy, long views, and usable entertaining space rather than a backyard defined only by lot size. The floor plan also works harder than the bedroom count suggests. A wood-paneled den with a fireplace can be closed off for a quieter retreat, and the adjacent flex space supports office or workout use without forcing compromise elsewhere in the home. The primary suite adds another layer of optionality, functioning either as a large owner’s retreat with sitting or office space or as two private rooms divided by pocket doors, each with its own ensuite bath.

The kitchen, breakfast area, wet bar, and formal dining room sit at the center of the plan, while downstairs bedrooms open to a separate covered patio through French doors, creating useful separation for guests or multigenerational living. Storage is also a real part of the value equation here, with an unfinished basement, cedar closet, abundant built-ins, and a 3-car garage complementing the practical upgrades already in place. For a buyer evaluating The Hills through the lens of golf course scarcity, adaptable square footage, and long-hold value in Lake Travis ISD, this is the kind of property that stays relevant because the fundamentals are hard to replace.

The Hills of Lakeway is one of the few communities in the Lake Travis corridor where you can play 36 holes on two separate courses without leaving the neighborhood gates. That fact tells you about the scale of this place and the kind of life people build here. The community wraps around the Hills Country Club and Flintrock Falls Golf Club, and daily life syncs to tee times and school calendars in roughly equal measure.

The Hills sits along Lakeway Boulevard in the western arc of Lake Travis. From the main gate, you are about 25 minutes to downtown Austin via Highway 71 and MoPac, though most residents run errands in the Bee Cave and Lakeway corridor, five minutes away. The 78734 zip code covers this stretch. Access to Lake Travis boat ramps at Mansfield Dam is about ten minutes, and Austin-Bergstrom airport is a 35-minute drive.

Housing reflects three decades of building, with original sections dating to the late 1980s and newer custom homes going up through the 2010s. Texas Hill Country architecture dominates at roughly 35 percent, with limestone facades, metal roofing accents, and deep covered porches. Mediterranean homes with stucco and clay tile make up about 25 percent, and transitional contemporary designs account for another 20 percent. Lot sizes range from a quarter acre in the townhome sections to over an acre on the golf course perimeter. Prices run from the mid-$500s for patio homes to over $2 million for custom builds with golf course or canyon views.

Lake Travis ISD serves the Hills, and families here attend Bee Cave Elementary, Lake Travis Middle School, and Lake Travis High School. Lake Travis High has built a strong reputation in academics and athletics, with multiple state football championships. The district ranks among the top in the Austin metro for test scores and college readiness. Several private options are within driving distance, but most families here chose the address specifically for Lake Travis ISD.

Daily life revolves around club amenities and the outdoors. The World of Tennis facility offers indoor and outdoor courts, fitness classes, and a social calendar. Golf carts are common on internal roads, ferrying residents between the clubhouse, pool, and driveways. SP Brazilian Steakhouse in Bee Cave handles special occasion meals. Canyon Grille serves solid American fare with lake views. The Grove Wine Bar is a weeknight favorite, and Cafe Blue covers seafood. Steiner Ranch Steakhouse rounds out options ten minutes north. Weekends involve Hamilton Greenbelt hikes, Canyonlands Nature Preserve trails, or the easy loop at Lakeway City Park Trail.

Within the corridor, the Hills is more established and golf-centric than Rough Hollow or Serene Hills, which lean toward resort-and-marina or green-space lifestyles. Compared to Lakeway proper outside the gates, the Hills offers guard-gated privacy with dedicated amenities. You will pay less per square foot than custom cliff-side homes along Comanche Trail, but more than production builds in Bee Cave's newer subdivisions.

The Hills works best for families wanting Lake Travis ISD, club amenities they will actually use, and a routine that avoids Austin traffic. Retirees who play golf several times a week find the lifestyle hard to beat, and townhomes offer low-maintenance options. If your weekends involve lake mornings and afternoon rounds, and weeknights mean walking the dog while golf carts hum past, this fits. It is not the flashiest Lake Travis address, but people here chose it for exactly that reason.