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A few years ago, Austin architect Alan Gonzalez entered, and won, a contest on TLC’s Four Houses show with his creative remodel of a home in the East César Chavez/Holly neighborhood. (For those unfamiliar with the show, it pit four people in the same city against one another to judge whose home was best, based mostly on style-related factors.)
Now that home is on the market, asking a little more than the median home price—which, it should be noted, has risen dramatically since Gonzalez’s 2012 appearance—in the popular, downtown-adjacent neighborhood.
The 1,650-square-foot home is indeed stylish and fun, with a high-low mix of materials and features that include Career marble counters, an amber-quartz walk-in shower, compressed plywood, and whitewashed knotty pine floors.
The house, built in 1960, has two bedrooms and two bathrooms and an open-style kitchen and living area. It’s nestled but not hidden under a metal roof and behind its inventive, low-maintenance landscaping.
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A modern kitchen features granite/marble counters and stainless appliance and cabinet and drawer fronts.
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The home’s two bedrooms and two and a half bathrooms feature a more variety of materials, including wallpaper that covers the windows in one bedroom.
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The fenced back yard has a generous deck and shade trees.
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• 64 Comal Street [The Agency Austin]