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Stunning Michael Hsu Contemporary in Beautiful Setting Asks $3.6M

by Cindy Widner May 25, 2016, 4:30p

This Westview on Lake Austin house's clean but interesting lines and juxtapositions, emphasis on texture and materials, and indoor-outdoor flow are all components characteristic of the work of Michael Hsu—also known for his innovative work on...

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Neighborhood Market Watch: How Much It Costs to Buy in Rosedale Right Now

by Cindy Widner May 25, 2016, 1:49p

What's the range of going rates on a family home in North Central Austin? If you're looking in Rosedale, here's what real-estate analytics site NeighborhoodX has to tell you.

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Texas to Sue Obama Administration Over Gender-Neutral School Bathrooms

by Cindy Widner May 25, 2016, 12:56p

Texas Governor Greg Abbott confirmed via tweet that Attorney General Ken Paxton will to sue the Obama administration over the president’s directive that local schools grant equal bathroom access to transgender students based on their gender identity.

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Classic Ranch-Style Home in Northwest Hills Asks $499K

by Cindy Widner May 25, 2016, 12:06p

This home has the classic 1970s features so many of us have come to love: interior and exterior limestone walls, vaulted ceilings with beams and clerestory windows, multiple sliding-glass doors for easy patio/grilling access.

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Downtown Courthouse Shuffle: County Moves to Sell Prime Property After Election Defeat

by Cindy Widner May 25, 2016, 8:47a

Travis County commissioners voted Tuesday to move toward selling a downtown lot at 300 Guadalupe Street. The lot was purchased to be site of a new county courthouse, but last year voters defeated a $287 million bond package that would have paid...

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First Look at the Austonian's Planned Two-Story Penthouse

by Cindy Widner May 24, 2016, 4:48p

Soon, some lucky (and wealthy) Austinite will have a chance to purchase views, all the views, from the top of downtown's tallest building. Today we saw new renderings for the Austonian’s planned, two-story double penthouse, which is asking $30M.

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Austin Ranks No. 5 in List of Hot Cities Attracting New Residents in Droves

by Cindy Widner May 24, 2016, 3:23p

Lots of people have been moving here for a while, and a new Realtor.com report confirms that that with its report of new "hot spots" where Americans are moving right now. (Minor quibble: Shouldn't we be on the list of "places people are still...

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This Hilltop Bunker Is the Perfect Place to Plan Your Evil Empire

by Cindy Widner May 24, 2016, 2:24p

With 4,530 square feet composed almost entirely of concrete and glass, four bedrooms, and hilltop location from which a kingdom could be defended, it's surely someone's Brutalist vacation dream home. And at $1.09M, a decent price for a getaway/lair.

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Neighborhood Market Watch: What It Costs to Buy in Central East Austin Right Now

by Cindy Widner May 24, 2016, 10:00a

What will you pay to move east? This analysis of the high and low ends of Central East Austin's home asking prices might be a good clue.

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Mapping Downtown Austin Construction, High-Rise Edition

by Cindy Widner May 24, 2016, 9:00a

It's not exactly news to anyone who frequents downtown Austin that it's currently a hail of jackhammers, construction dust, and related detours. On the ground, though, the maze that the boom begat can be confusing. To help navigate that cacophony...

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Why Midcentury Americans Believed the Suburbs Were Making Them Sick

by Amanda Kolson Hurley May 25, 2016, 9:00a

Midcentury works of pop sociology and psychology and pulp fiction reveal a great deal about the preoccupations of midcentury Americans. And midcentury Americans believed their suburban homes were destroying their lives.

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Pizza Hut's New Robot Can Read Your Emotions

by Jeremiah Budin May 25, 2016, 11:30a

Next time you sadly order a pizza, you might get called out by a robot.

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Smart Pet Toy Doubles as Camera to Spy on Pets

by Jeremiah Budin May 25, 2016, 10:00a

Now you can play with your dog while you're at work.

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Designer Incorporates Computer Glitches Into Furniture

by Jeremiah Budin May 25, 2016, 8:55a

Embrace your (computer's) mistakes.

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What on Earth Is This Car-Swallowing Elevated Bus?

by Jeremiah Budin May 24, 2016, 4:00p

It's so crazy it might just work. Or not.

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This $13.8M Lake Austin Estate Absolutely Does Not Skimp on the Guitars

by Cindy Widner May 23, 2016, 4:49p

It's not uncommon for Austin homes to be staged with guitars, in a nod to that whole "Live Music Capital of the World" thing we keep harping on. This 19,782-square-foot mansion puts a super-luxury, not-at-all-casual twist on the practice.

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Austin Rent Comparison: What $750/Month Gets You

by Cindy Widner May 23, 2016, 3:44p

We see how low we can go, rent-wise, in this week's Curbed Comparison. Turns out you have to go pretty far to get it. And it's definitely going to be an apartment. On the upside: Pets okay all around.

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Austin Tech Leaders Move on From Uber, Lyft With New Ridesharing Company

by Cindy Widner May 23, 2016, 12:44p

RideAustin, a new, nonprofit transportation network company created by tech leaders Joe Liemandt of Trilogy and Andy Tryba of Crossover Markets, is the latest to jump into the void left by the departure of Uber and Lyft from Austin.

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Top 5 Home Sales in Austin Last Week: Call of the West

by Cindy Widner May 23, 2016, 11:09a

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.

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Home in Tiny Forest With Prestigious Rollingwood Address Asks $1.175

by Cindy Widner May 23, 2016, 9:21a

This 1984 house has a mix of elements and setting—soaring, gallery-white walls; spiral staircases; vaulted ceilings; lots of track lighting; a small, semi-kempt forest outside—that's become almost classic.

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This Lovely 1920 Home in Central Austin Can Be a Canvas for Your Design Dreams

by Cindy Widner May 20, 2016, 5:13p

Caught in renovation limbo, this two-story brick house on a verdant half-acre in central Austin is structurally gorgeous and looks to be in good condition.

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Neighborhood Market Watch: How Much It Costs to Buy in Hyde Park Right Now

by Cindy Widner May 20, 2016, 2:24p

Everything you need to know about home sale prices in the central Austin neigbhorhood

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Does Austin Have the Third Most Bike-Friendly Downtown in the Country?

by Cindy Widner May 20, 2016, 1:09p

Austin has the third most bikeable downtown in the country, according real estate brokerage company Redfin. The company, which published the top 10 most list on the occasion of Bike to Work Week.

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Ridesharing Co-op Gets Thumbs-Up From Austin City Council

by Cindy Widner May 20, 2016, 11:18a

In a fairly remarkable move, the Austin City Council voted Thursday to assist small ride-hailing companies in the wake of the recent departure of Uber and Lyft. Their actions included lifting car limits for a new driver co-op.

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Beautiful New Central Austin Home Made From a Recycled Contemporary Is Classically Texan

by Cindy Widner May 20, 2016, 9:00a

There is so much to love about this one-of-a-kind home on the northern edge of Old West Austin, but a big one is that it's modeled on traditional Texas architecture. It's also quite beautiful.

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Light, Bright New South Austin Contemporary Asks $1.65M

by Cindy Widner May 19, 2016, 4:35p

This new Zilker home in a coveted spot is 3,619 square feet of airy space, glass walls, and sliding doors leading to sun-dappled patios and balconies, all steps from a happening part of South Lamar.

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A Look at the New Micro-Apartments Headed for the Eastside

by Cindy Widner May 19, 2016, 11:31a

Indie Apartments, a new micro-unit development that we presume is aimed at indie-millennials, is on its way East Sixth Street. Transwestern Development Company announced last week that it will build the "micro-unit community" on East Sixth Street.

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Deep Eddy Pool Is 100 Years Old and Still Looks Great in Photos

by Cindy Widner May 19, 2016, 10:41a

Deep Eddy Pool, that gem of a swimming spot tucked off Lake Austin Boulevard, turns 100 this year. A centennial party worthy of the carnivalesque atmosphere it had from the beginning is planned for Sunday evening. Here are some of our favorite...

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Live in This $3.495M Italianate Tarrytown Luxury Home and Feel Like an Austin Don

by Cindy Widner May 19, 2016, 9:00a

Because Californians do this Italianate/Spanish Colonial kind of thing much better, we tend to dismiss those kinds of design out of hand when we see them in Texas. This one in Tarrytown, though, seems secure in its style and avoids excess.

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Gorgeously Restored Historic Mansion in Old West Austin Asks $3.65M

by Cindy Widner May 18, 2016, 3:50p

Known as the Massey-Page Estate in city of Austin historic landmark terms, this two-story, red brick Pemberton Heights house was built in 1933, has been meticulously restored, and is almost intimidatingly beautiful.

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City, Startups Fumble on First Effort to Fill Gap Left by Uber and Lyft

by Cindy Widner May 18, 2016, 2:18p

A "driver fair" held by the city on Tuesday in an effort to get more transportation network company drivers back on the road after Uber and Lyft left Austin last week revealed some details in the process yet to be ironed out.

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Neighborhood Market Watch Update: What It Costs to Buy in West University Right Now

by Cindy Widner May 18, 2016, 12:51p

In an ongoing series for Curbed Austin, real-estate analytics site NeighborhoodX is taking a close look at sales price ranges in different neighborhoods. Today, they've updated their April analysis of asking prices in West University.

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Developer Signs Moviehouse & Eatery to Anchor Giant Southwest Development

by Cindy Widner May 18, 2016, 11:59a

Stratus Properties has signed a deal with Moviehouse & Eatery, a chain that could not have a more literal name, to anchor Lantana Place, its planned development in Southwest Austin.

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Stylish South Austin Duplex in Prime Spot Asks $695K

by Cindy Widner May 18, 2016, 8:57a

This Zilker neighborhood home, half of a duplex with three bedrooms and two and a half bathrooms, has casually stylish appeal and, at 1,786 square feet, a decent amount of space. And if you get bored, the Alamo Drafthouse is a block away

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Old West Austin Home With Unusual Vintage Design Asks $1.55M

by Cindy Widner May 17, 2016, 4:24p

This Old West Austin home is of a type, or mix of types, not common in this part of the country. Built in 1925 and recently remodeled, it reads as Kennebunkport-aspirational, inspired by but not quite of the shingle style popular in coastal areas.

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Take a Look Inside Favor's Shiny, Happy New Austin Headquarters

by Cindy Widner May 17, 2016, 2:46p

While some app-based businesses have taken it on the chin in Austin lately, locally based Favor has it increased its number of employees to about 120 and just moved its headquarters to a space that's triple the size of its predecessor.

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