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Barton Creek Lakeside, Where Serenity Meets Luxury

Nestled in the heart of Spicewood, Barton Creek Lakeside beckons with its allure of exclusivity and tranquility. This 24/7 guard-gated, country club community boasts a picturesque waterfront setting that has captivated residents for decades. Stepping into Barton Creek Lakeside feels like entering a world of timeless elegance and natural beauty.

Dating back to the late 1980s and extending into the early 2000s, Barton Creek Lakeside offers a diverse array of housing options, ranging from cozy starter homes to opulent waterfront or golf course estates. This diversity ensures that there's something for everyone, regardless of where they are in life's journey.

One of the defining features of Barton Creek Lakeside is its wealth of recreational…

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"The Vesper Condo Tower Wraps Up in Downtown Austin’s Rainey Street District"

TOWERS writes, "The 41-story Vesper condo tower is now complete in the Rainey Street District of downtown Austin, with its first phase of move-ins kicking off this week. According to developers Pearlstone Partners and sales agency Prospect Real Estate, the building is currently 67 percent sold. The 452-foot tower broke ground in the summer of 2021, situated on a small 0.4-acre site at the edge of the neighborhood at 84 East Avenue, pretty tightly hemmed in on three sides by the Camden Rainey Street apartment building and a famously garish Homewood Suites. 

It’s just one of a forest of towers now rising in the Rainey District, with the perspective of the aerial shot below showing not one, not two, not three, but four separate tower projects underway…

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"The Grossman & Jones Group offer white-glove customer service to homebuyers and sellers in Austin"

Community Impact writes, "With a combined 40 years of experience in the real estate industry, Todd Grossman and Michelle Jones of the Grossman & Jones Group are committed to exceeding clients’ expectations.

Up until 2018, Grossman and Jones each had their own businesses at a boutique real estate company in Austin. When they got word that Compass, the nation’s largest independent luxury brokerage, was coming to town, they decided to become business partners and join as founding agents.

They founded their company on professionalism, integrity, great relationships and hard work, and today, with the backing of Compass, the Grossman & Jones Group provides buyers and sellers white-glove service.

Jones said joining Compass was an attractive option because…

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"Austin is raking in millionaires — here's the latest tally"

Austin Business Journal shares, "Austin’s millionaire population has grown by 110% over the past decade.

London-based investment consultancy Henley & Partners has determined that roughly 32,700 millionaires now call Austin home, rising from about 15,500 in 2013.

The Texas capital has seen the largest leap in wealth than any other city in the nation, according to the company's 2024 USA Wealth Report that relied on data from New World Wealth, a global wealth intelligence firm based in South Africa.

Henley & Partners found Austin, which ranked 10th in its total population of millionaires, is home to 92 centi-millionaires — people with a net worth of more than $100 million. That would include billionaires such as Tesla Inc. CEO Elon Musk and Dell…

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"Major changes could be coming near Lady Bird Lake south of downtown. Here's a preview"

Austin American-Statesman writes, "Like several big-name developers, a New York real estate firm has ambitious designs along a southern stretch of Austin's premier Congress Avenue.

The three high-profile projects by New York-based Related Companies are in a rapidly emerging waterfront area that is transforming the south shores of Lady Bird Lake across from downtown.

Related is a privately owned global real estate company with more than $60 billion in assets owned, managed or under development. It has major projects in Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, Miami, San Francisco, Washington, D.C., West Palm Beach, Abu Dhabi, and London.

Its Austin projects are planned along and near South Congress Avenue.

Two are south of the Ann W. Richards Congress…

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"Retired NFL Star Derrick Johnson Puts His Lone Star State Home on the Market for $4 Million"

Robb Report shares, "Former Texas Longhorn and Kansas City Chief linebacker Derrick Johnson—known to his many fans simply as “DJ”—has officially hoisted his swanky estate in Austin’s exclusive Spanish Oaks gated community up for sale.

The founder and president of the Defend the Dream Foundation, which serves low-income and inner-city youth, acquired the modern residence back in 2018. Now, six years later, the place has returned to the market with a nearly $4 million ask.

Custom-built by Olson Defendorf in 2015, and designed by Geschke Group Architecture, the creamy stucco and brick structure features five bedrooms and five bathrooms in a little more than 5,400 square feet of multi-level living space boasting an office wing, a gym, movie theater…

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"Buyers snap up 60 luxury condos in Horseshoe Bay's first-ever pre-construction sellout"

Austin American-Statesman writes, "Horseshoe Bay Resort, just over an hour's drive west of Austin in the Texas Hill Country, has seen its first-ever pre-construction sellout of 60 luxury condos at a development called Waters Lakeside.

The development consists of three towers with 20 condos each, with the first set for a March move-in date. The second and third towers will open between April and May.

The condos all have three bedrooms ranging in size from 1,500 square feet to 2,300 square feet. They start at $800,000, with the average price of $928,000. The sellout of the 60 condos has generated more than $65 million in sales revenue.

Located between Horseshoe Bay’s yacht club and marina, and just steps from constant-level Lake LBJ, the homes…

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"Horseshoe Bay Resort sells out latest condo project as it continues to evolve"

Austin Business Journal writes, "the Jaffe family’s Horseshoe Bay Resort west of Austin keeps growing, and demand for the lakeside living there is apparently strong.

One new project at the resort, a three-tower condo called Waters Lakeside, has seen all 60 units pre-sold, according to a recent announcement from Legacy International, the broker for Horseshoe Bay Resort Realty. The condos started at $800,000.

Waters Lakeside broke ground in 2021, said Mandy Van Streepan, Legacy's chief operating officer. The development consists of three towers with 20 condos each, with the first set for a March move-in date. The second and third towers will open between April and May. The condos all have three bedrooms and range from 1,500 to 2,300 square feet,…

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"Madrone Canyon to add luxury homes in wealthy area"

Austin Business Journal reports, "a luxury housing project is rising on a 140-acre canyon in Bee Cave where developers are touting unparalleled Hill Country views.

Ames Design Build LLC is behind the development, called Madrone Canyon, which will be home to more than 100 residences. Ames Design Build owner Brett Ames is also the founder and managing principal of Inspire Development, which is behind the $2 billion mixed-use Pearson Ranch development in southern Williamson County.

Madrone Canyon will feature a mix of custom and spec homes, Ames said. Lot prices begin in the high $400,000 range, while homes are expected to range from $3 million to over $5 million, according to an Oct. 10 announcement. The development will add more pricy homes to a…

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Grand plans, deep-pocketed backers revealed for what will be tallest building in Austin — and all of Texas

The skyscraper being constructed at 98 Red River St. in downtown Austin, which is set to be the tallest building in both the city and state when complete, finally has a name: Waterline.

In addition to its official moniker, the development team revealed Sept. 6 a slew of additional details about the project, which is set to take the skyline to new heights. That included a breakdown of space within the hotel-office-residential tower and community benefits like pedestrian access and a seven-figure donation to the nearby trail system.

"Downtown Austin offers one of the most dynamic markets and skylines in the nation, and we're excited to help drive its ongoing transformation," said Seth Johnston, senior vice president in Austin for Dallas-based…

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