16 Mar 08 
Austin’s Best Real Estate I
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Looking to buy real estate or a new home in the Austin area? If so, take a look at these picks for single-family homes for sale in Austin, Austin condominium and townhouse living, custom homes for luxurious lifestyles, master-planned communities in Austin, and Austin active-adult communities.
Single-family Homes for sale in Austin
Bauerle Ranch is a DR Horton Austin community comprised of 300-acres of beautifully designed Hill Country single-family homes. Located only twenty minutes from downtown Austin, this community makes a great home for first-time homebuyers. Homes are priced in the $180s and offer raised ceilings, garden tub, raised panel kitchen cabinets, landscaped front yard, dual climate zones, and attached garages. The Bauerle Ranch community offers its residents an array of amenities to include community pool, playground, recreation area, paved sidewalks, maintained landscaping, and street lamps. DR Horton’s Bauerle Ranch is conveniently located close to shopping centers, dining, interstate access, city lakes, and schools.
Austin Condominium & Townhouse Living
With only five condominium units remaining, the 5 Fifty Five—located 555 E. Fifth St.—in downtown Austin offers residents beautifully designed interiors with quality craftsmanship. Each residence includes private balconies and spectacular views of the city through the wall-to-wall, floor-to-ceiling windows! The condos themselves provide owners with hardwood floors, granite countertops, travertine stone bathrooms, and stainless steel appliances. These high-rise condos are built atop the Hilton Austin downtown, which allows for residents to take advantage of the hotel’s restaurants and twenty-four hour room service. The 5 Fifty Five also has a full-service spa treatment available, rooftop pool with hot tub, and fitness center with personal trainers.
Custom Homes for Luxurious Lifestyles
Bellagio Estates is a secluded area of Taylor Woodrow’s Steiner Ranch community located on Lake Austin. Bellagio Estates is one of two gated communities, The Bluffs being the other, which is not restricted to any one builder, and where the homebuyer can select the custom homebuilder of their choice. Lot sizes are between 2.5 and 3.5 acres and are predesigned for the entire waterfront community. Steiner Ranch offers residents boating, fishing, bicycling, nature walks, wildlife, and much more.
Master-planned Communities in Austin
Shadow Glen master-planned community, located east of Austin, is a 1,660-acre community comprised of very appealing single-family homes by several of Austin’s finest homebuilders—Coventry Homes, Highland Homes, Mercedes Homes, Perry Homes, Pioneer Homes, and Plantation Homes. Shadow Glen homebuyers can choose from a wide range of floor plans with varying square footage. Community amenities include a recreation center, a four-acre water park, Olympic-size pool, a splash pool, fitness facility, a Bechto/Russell designed 18-hole golf course, and much more. Home prices in this master-planned community range from the mid-100s to the high 200s.
Austin Active-adult Communities
Sun City Texas is a Del Webb active-adult community located roughly thirty minutes north of Austin, in Georgetown. Sun City Texas offers an array of amenities from health and fitness—tennis, swimming, hiking, and fitness center to community services—fishing, restaurants, green belt, and putting green. There are also many social activities designed to promote community interaction. Such activities include billiards, craft center, art studio, community center, clubhouse, woodshop, sewing, and many more. New homes for sale in Sun City Texas are priced between the mid-100s and mid-200s.
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14 Mar 08 Kings Gate Master Planned Community – San Antonio Real Estate
JMJ Development is to begin construction on their latest master-planned community located just thirty miles west of San Antonio. The 870-acre, $25 million gated community will consist of 382 custom homes on two-acre lots. Each home site is rumored to provide majestic views of the rolling hills in Texas’ Hill Country. New homes will be built by Lajolla Construction, operating out of Dallas, who is regarded as one of the most technically complete construction management firms in Texas. New home prices are extremely attractive at an estimated range of between the mid-$60,000s to only the mid-$160,000s. Expect to find phase one completed and ready for move-in January 2009.
This latest master-planned community to reach the San Antonio suburbs will provide residents with an abundance of amenities, including architectural design, lavish landscaping, its very own secure mailroom, and an intricate gated entranceway. Kings Gate is only twenty minutes from the Shops at La Cantera and located just five minutes from Medina Lake—a great boating, fishing, and picnicking spot, not to mention weekend getaway! As an ideal location for individuals that work in San Antonio, Kings Gate’s parents can rest assured knowing their children are attending one of highly regarded Texas school districts—the Medina Valley Independent School District.
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