House Hunting - Visited River Place - No Kids??

[needsomeinfo]

have you considered the lakeway neighborhoods? the newer ones are bit more cookie cutter, but the main area of lakeway is full of custom homes, each one different from their neighbors, on larger lots with great schools. some need renovating, some not, and some have fantastic lake views. it's a shame you missed the Lakeway 4th of july parade- you would have seen tons of kids there. good luck!

[mr&mrs_k]

We live in Flintrock, if you have any questions about that neighborhood. Love it here! It's gated and guarded, so it's very safe for kids to be out on their bikes since there's little traffic, plus crime isn't a problem here at all. There are quite a few kids, although not anywhere near as many as in Steiner. All the homes in Flintrock are custom, except a small section in the very back, so not cookie cutter. You can get a nice custom home within your budget. Feel free to ask me any questions you might have! Good luck house hunting!

[Austin97]

Originally Posted by gruve

Yeah we did drive through some of the westlake areas around 360 as well... as you pass the dell house and get closer to 360 on westlake drive, everything seems to improve. I managed to 'sneak' into Rob Roy and really liked that as well... It makes sense that nobody was out in River Place during the daytime as it was very hot... i was just comparing it to other neighborhoods like Steiner that we drove through which DID have kids playing... despite the heat... maybe different times of day though. I really would like to be close to town... near events, UT, downtown... BUT I also would like to live in a nice, community oriented neighborhood with great schools and lots of kids, and nice homes that dont require remodeling... heh does that exist? River place hands down has the prettiest park in any neighborhood i've seen... which is why i was so disappointed about the kids. shame about not having a public pool there.

Dominion at great hills is a great neighborhood with a ton of kids. Not sure why great hills never gets mentioned as the location is extremely good and the schools are excellent.

[transatlantic]

"Dominion at great hills is a great neighborhood with a ton of kids. Not sure why great hills never gets mentioned as the location is extremely good and the schools are excellent."

When we were househunting in the summer of 2011, I wanted to be closer in to Austin (Great Hills, NorthWest Hills, Cat Mountain - our max. budget was $700K so nothing in Tarrytown, etc. fit under that). Though we saw a couple of dozen houses in those areas that were within our budget, every single one had something seriously wrong with it and needed renovation or major work. We were surprised that these older homes had not been renovated as the land was obviously (relatively) valuable. I was very disappointed - I had hoped to find an older, nicely renovated property - sometimes they looked great in the photos and in person, neglect was evident. Yards were very small and we never saw a single house with a decent view of anything but the neighbors! We finally bought a new-build in Steiner.

[AustinSpartan]

Agreed with the Great Hills suggestion. There's quite a few kids, old and young throughout. Neighbor's house just went on the market with a great view and they renovated pretty much everything.