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Austin Condos That Aren’t Downtown
By Kathryn | June 15, 2008
Downtown Austin is a booming area right now. There are more than one dozen condo projects in the works which are bringing mixed-use spaces and a vibrant sense of life to the downtown area. It’s also believed that these developments will bring in 25,000 new downtown residents. For most people, it’s an exciting area that they’d love to be able to live in. However, not everyone finds the idea of living in downtown Austin appealing despite the great changes that are taking place in the area. Luckily, there’s a little bit of something for everyone in Austin.
If you like the idea of the mixed-use condo building and you want to be in close proximity to downtown Austin but you don’t actually want to live downtown, you’re in luck. There are many different condo projects happening in other parts of the city that put you close to the action and living in the new developments without actually requiring that you relocate to downtown.
Here’s a look at five of your upcoming condo options outside of the downtown Austin area:
- SoCo Lofts. The SoCo neighborhood is one of the trendiest neighborhoods in the city, offering great views of downtown Austin but a location on Town Lake. If you’re the kind of person who likes boutique shopping and coffee shop time-wasting then why wouldn’t you want to live in a condo building that offered both of those things just steps away? These are industrial-warehouse lofts that appeal to the modern Austin resident.
- Aqua Terra. You can take your pick of a view here - do you want to look down on downtown Austin or do you want to gaze out over Town Lake?
- Twentyone24. This East Austin condo location is great because it’s literally minutes from downtown but the feel of the neighborhood is different here from the downtown hustle-and-bustle. With high ceilings and modern design, these condos are meant for the urban professional.
- Skyline Lofts. As the name suggests, these are condos that are designed with a view in mind. Choose whether the view you want is of downtown Austin or the East Austin location where you’ll actually be living. Either way, residents here have the chance to show off their city to visitors in the best possible light.
- 6th + Brushy. This is another set of East Austin condos that places you right near downtown but not in the heart of it. People who want to be close to the action but in a world of their own find condos like these to offer the perfect combination of benefits.
These are just five of the condo options that you have near - but not in - downtown Austin. If you’re not quite ready to make the leap into the downtown way of life but you are interested in edging closer to where all of the exciting changes are taking place then it’s the condo buildings like these that can put you one step closer.
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