Westlake
Austin open houses to see this weekend
The western reaches of the city feature a notable midcentury modern apartment, a classic ranch home, and some groovy 1970s numbers near the lake.
Forested 1970s hideaway asks $958K
Updated West Lake Hills home has private, lush surroundings
Slightly churchy contemporary asks $2.64M
A Westlake home by Design Hound plays with modernist tropes to striking effect.
Where to celebrate the 4th of July around Austin
Small towns, neighborhoods, and Willie Nelson all have some shindigs in store
Buy a 1970s Westlake estate for $1.25M
Classic split-level home on almost an acre of county land just west of tony Austin suburb
What $1,275 rents in Austin right now
Apartments and duplexes for lease in Travis Heights, Davenport Ranch West, Chestnut, Old West Austin, and Mueller—which one would you choose?
Last week’s most and least expensive Austin home sales
The High & the Low tracks the priciest and most affordable digs purchased in the past seven days
Fab West Lake contemporary back on market with $200K price chop
European-influenced home with stunning modern design asks $3.75M
The priciest and least expensive home sales in Austin last week
A non-existent house tops the list, while the eternal condo goes low
Stunning views are just the start of this West Lake home’s wonders
Hilltop manse asking $8M features exquisite modernist details and precise design
Updated two-story rancher in West Lake Hills asks $2.1M
A unique 1968 house with views and style joins the deluge of excellently remodeled modern homes on the market this week.
Neutra-inspired West Lake modern hits the market for $1.4M
In addition to hewing to the vision and style of its inspirational luminary, this home has a legacy steeped in the world of Austin’s art and architecture.
Beautifully remodeled West Lake colonial asks $2.65m
Regal, traditional exterior reveals modern-inflected updates inside.
Buy a West Lake Hills manse overlooking the 12th green for a mere $3M
There are a few details that give away the home’s origins in the late aughts, but for the most part, it’s a classic Hill Country contemporary.
Looking to buy in West Lake Hills? Here’s what it will cost you
Homes in the bucolic community on the Southwest side of the city are highly sought after for a number of reasons, but the price range might be bigger than you’d think.
Mod lake house back on market with remodel and $1M price drop
A 1968 home on 1.7 waterfront acres with midcentury features asks $4.95M.
The most and least expensive homes sold this week
A West Lake mansion took the top spot for home sales this week, while a cute, redone South Austin condo proved most affordable.
Midcentury with city views asks $2.2M
This 1950 split-level home on a three wooded acres in West Lake Hills has some issues, but it retains quite a few classic elements of its era, including lots of glass, exposed ceiling beams, and terrazzo floors.
Most and least expensive home sales in Austin this week
Fridays bring the High & the Low, a Curbed column chronicling most and least expensive homes sold in Austin in the last seven days. (Sales information was gathered from Zillow, Redfin, Realtor.com, etc.) Contemporary new builds and complete condos ruled the day.
Buy this $1.5M Westlake home and pretend you live in Sonoma
The influence of the distinctive Sea Ranch, California, architectural style of the 1960s on this hillside home is apparent in its exterior, all angled wood siding and massaranduba wood decks.
Austin rent comparison: what you get for $4,000/month
In this special luxury edition of Curbed Comparisons, we find condos, apartments, townhouses, and single-family homes in Central East Austin, Westlake, Travis Heights, Downtown, and Tarrytown.
The 13 biggest homes for sale in Austin right now
While the movement toward small, even tiny, homes seems to be getting all the press these days, the truth is that McMansions (or just mansions) are far from dead.
High & low: this week's most and least expensive homes
There were only two single-family homes at the top of this week's sales, and those went for relatively modest numbers in the low millions. A condo took third top spot, and they dominated the least expensive sales for the week.
High & Low: This Week's Most and Least Expensive Homes
Westlake mansions that sold for up to $7.21M and tiny condos as bargainistic as $65K got some love this week as Austin's highest and lowest home sales.
In Rare Fail, Tech Entrepreneur Falls Short on Luxury Home Auction Sale
When Vignette software company co-founder Ross Garber put his 3.5 acre, luxury Rob Roy estate on the (upscale) auction block in April, he did it in a very public fashion. Now he's being equally candid about not getting what he wanted for the property.
High & Low: This Week's Most and Least Expensive Homes
This week saw the highest Austin home sales in large, single-family homes in Westlake, Swede Hill, and Tarrytown, while the two least expensive homes sold were condos in North Austin and West Campus.
Unique Mod Lake Austin Home in Lush, Inviting Setting Asks $5.95M
The property—1.7 acres with waterfalls and more than 200 feet of Lake Austin frontage and a wet-weather creek—understandably takes center stage in this luxury listing, but the 1968 home on top of it (which spans aforementioned creek) is winning, too.
Top 5 Home Sales in Austin Last Week: Call of the West
This week's top home sales had buyers heading west, for the most part, and toward the water. There was a big gap between the most expensive home sale price those of the rest of the list, not too surprising considering the former's lakefront.
New Contemporary Home in Hills of Westlake Is an Instant Classic
Local architect Erik Gonzalez's take on modern, this home has some trademarks of what could be called "Austin modern"—an emphasis on honest materials, sometimes in their rougher forms—that serves well the contemplative spareness and stunning views.
Austin Rent Comparison: What $1,950/Month Gets You
We seem to have picked a good price point with this week's Curbed Comparison. $1,950/month will get you a wide variety of places in the central city.
Mod Lake Austin Lightbox Retreat Asks $1.65M
This steel-framed, glass-abundant contemporary is not like the usual lake homes we see in this area. Inspired by French architect Piere Chareau, the two-story features four bedrooms, three and a half baths, and 4,297 square feet of clean, open space.
Austin Homes in the Range: The Highs and Lows of West Lake Hills
For our ongoing series Homes in the Range, real-estate analytics site NeighborhoodX took a look at sales prices in West Lake Hills, one of Austin's most popular suburbs, which range both higher and lower than you'd think. Okay, maybe not higher.
Austin Tech Entrepreneur's Multimillion-Dollar Estate to Be Sold at Auction
Ross Garber, co-founder of Vignette Corporation, and his wife, Laurie, will sell their multimillion-dollar estate at auction next month. The luxury home is on 3.5 acres of architecturally designed grounds overlooking a private, protected canyon.