805 Forest View Dr, West Lake Hills, TX 78746

This lovely, iconic, and close-in Westlake home is located about five minutes from downtown and in the coveted Eanes School District. A perfect home for many family arrangements and entertaining, one can relax from a busy lifestyle in two living areas, and on the beautiful decks and patios. The pool and backyard are a paradise found. The floor plan is open and full of light from many windows and patio-style doors. Three bedrooms each have en-suite bathrooms and walk in closets. The large primary bedroom features treetop views, a vaulted ceiling, custom built-in drawers and bookshelves, and a balcony overlooking the pool. The adjoining bathroom has a vaulted ceiling, double sinks, jetted tub, glass enclosed shower, and custom tilework. A large living room offers tree top views, a beamed vaulted ceiling, a fireplace with custom surround, and access to the elevated main deck. The second living area is a large den with built-in shelving and patio doors opening to a limestone patio. Your inner chef will love the gourmet kitchen which opens into the dining room via a large island with cooktop and counter seating. It has custom wood cabinetry with plenty of storage, and custom glass tile is featured. Both the dining room and an adjoining bonus room (currently used as a “tiki-bar”) open onto the main elevated deck. A highlight of this home is the outdoors as the front yard has legacy oak trees and the private back yard is a resort-like setting with a large swimming pool, terraced mature tropical landscaping, a limestone patio and stairs, and a custom out-building for entertaining or storage. Many thoughtful updates have been done, but there is room to make it your special home as well.

Westlake Hills is an incorporated city in Austin's 78746 ZIP code, five minutes west of downtown via Bee Caves Road. Eanes ISD - ranked #1 in Texas by Niche 2026 - draws most buyers. Median home price $2.4M, with estates from $1.2M updates to $10M+ hilltop compounds.

Roughly 1,000 total homes sit on wooded lots averaging half an acre to two acres, spread across the hills south of the Colorado River. Lost Creek, Davenport Ranch, The Oaks, and Bee Caves Woods each have a different character - from 1970s ranches on established lots to new-build Hill Country Contemporary estates with 20-foot ceilings and limestone facades.

The housing stock is in a generational transition. Original 1970s-80s ranch homes sell as teardowns at $1-2M for land alone, replaced by $3-8M contemporary builds. At any given time, 25-30 homes are actively listed. Inventory is tight, and a meaningful share of deals happen off-market through agent networks.

What defines daily life here: morning coffee at Swedish Hill, school drop-off at Eanes Elementary or Bridge Point, a trail run at Wild Basin Preserve, and dinner at Sway or Las Palomas without crossing MoPac. This is a quiet neighborhood built around schools and outdoor access, not nightlife or walkable retail. The people who live here chose it for exactly that trade-off.