5926 Fairlane Dr, Austin, TX 78757

New Construction - Complete including 1-2-10 Builder warranty! This move-in-ready home offers high-end luxury and privacy. Constructed by luxury builder Positive Construction, the house embodies a beautiful fusion of modernism and contemporary design with meticulous attention to detail. The open-concept layout, featuring stunning white oak hardwood floors, is bathed in natural light. The chef's kitchen, complete with a stone waterfall island and countertops, designed walnut cabinetry, and a walk-in pantry, equipped with Viking professional series appliances and a wine fridge. Adjacent to the open dining area, the main living room is enhanced by a sleek linear electric fireplace designed for entertaining. Five spacious bedrooms, four full bathrooms, and a three-car garage layout on the main floor include the primary bedroom, a walk-in closet and a spa bathroom with a soaking tub and walk-in shower. A private secondary bedroom, bathroom, and a convenient laundry/mudroom also complete the main floor. Upstairs, three additional bedrooms with large closets and views, two bathrooms, and a Media room/Loft with glass double doors provide ample recreation space. Entertain outdoors under the covered patio and enjoy the outdoor kitchen, or relax by the sparkling heated pool/spa surrounded by lush and mature trees, ensuring privacy and seclusion in the backyard. Conveniently located in the heart of Allandale, close to downtown Austin, with easy freeway access and proximity to trendy dining, shopping, excellent schools and parks, this home harmoniously blends city life with tranquility.

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.