6414 Westside Dr Unit #B, Austin, TX 78731

Rare find in Northwest Hills. Completely move in ready, low-maintenance home with incredible canyon views. Beautifully updated and maintained, this 2bed/2.5bath is located across the street from Allen Park. Lovely living room with brick fireplace and vaulted ceiling. Kitchen counters and cabinets, bathrooms, floors and lighting have all been updated. The two bedrooms are upstairs – both with en-suite bathrooms. Master bedroom easily fits king sized bed, and second bedroom makes for a great bedroom or study. Ceiling fans in living and bedrooms. Easy access laundry and extra storage in the private, one car garage at entry. Private, xeriscape backyard with patio. Full gutters. Wood fence on sides and welded wire fence across back to preserve the view. Excellent central location: convenient to Mopac, UT, Domain, downtown, parks, shopping and more! STRs are allowed with permit from City of Austin. Make an appointment for a showing today. You won’t be disappointed!

Northwest Hills is a family neighborhood in 78731, built in the 1960s-80s on wooded half-acre lots between MoPac and Loop 360. Median home price $1.19M. Austin ISD schools — Doss Elementary and Murchison Middle rank among the district's best. 12 minutes to UT campus, 15 to downtown.

The housing stock is predominantly single-story ranch and split-level homes on lots averaging 0.3-0.5 acres with mature live oak and cedar canopy. Most original homes are 1,800-3,000 sq ft. A renovation wave has been updating kitchens and adding square footage without tearing down — the lot sizes accommodate additions well. Active listings typically number 15-25 at any given time.

Daily life revolves around the schools and the outdoors. Bull Creek for weekend wading, Mount Bonnell for sunset hikes (8 minutes from the neighborhood), Northwest District Park for soccer and the playground. Far West corridor handles weeknight dining — Saffron, 5280 Burger, Yamas. The Arboretum and Domain are 10 minutes north for shopping. HEB on Far West is the neighborhood grocery hub.

What makes Northwest Hills the family value play in Central Austin: Doss/Murchison school quality at roughly half the Eanes ISD price point, lot sizes that rival Westlake, and a 15-minute commute that beats the suburbs. The tradeoff is Austin ISD (good but not Eanes) and 1960s-80s housing stock that often needs updating.