The Bel Air Lofts are blocks from the Regional Metro Transit Station

Only blocks from the Bel Air lofts, the Metro Regional Transit station is the new transportation hub for the Metro in south Austin. This park like setting is on the southwest corner of South Congress Ave and Ben White (78704 or 78745 coverge). From here you can be downtown, at the airport or in front of Barton Creek Mall in minutes. I’m not sure you can call this an amenity, but it is pretty cool to have a place like this so close to where you live. The Bel Air lofts is only a few short stoplights away.



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Willow Branch Lofts are affordable condos in East Austin

These affordable condos in east Austin are located at 1807 Poquito, Austin, TX 78702 www.livewelldowntown.com is a local realtor at Prudential Texas Realty. I’m looking at Willow Branch Lofts, a modern contemporary condo with amazing green home features and cool technology that allows voice, data, video and music to share seamlessly.



This condo has 2 bedrooms, 2 baths, stainless steel appliances, stained concrete floors, under mount sinks with black granite counter tops in both kitchen and bath



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East Austin Lofts - Willow Branch Lofts - Affordable condos
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The Bel Air Lofts isonly blocks away from shopping at the Soco Lofts

Only blocks from the Bel Air lofts, the Soco Lofts has all the new cool shopping you need to live your 78704 lifestyle. You can run to get coffee at a local Austin favorite, enjoy a new restaurant, or get something cute to wear for that evening’s events. I’m not sure you can call this an amenity at the Bel Air lofts, but it is pretty cool to have a place like this so close to where you live.



The Bel Air Lofts is exclusively represented by Urbanspace realtors and I’m not sure who is representing the Soco lofts (but its not us). We can help you get a place and would like to represent you as a buyer’s agent. Click here to search for a home at the Bel Air lofts or Soco Lofts click here

Green condo near 78704 and Soco lofts - The Bel Air lofts

www.livewelldowntown.com is a local realtor at Prudential Texas Realty. I’m looking at The Bel Air Lofts, a modern contemporary condo on South Congress near Hills Cafe. This condo has 2 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, and 2 car garage. I'm comparing it to the Sage condos, Cardinal condominiums and Soco Lofts.



On this video, I'm looking at the outside of this 2 bedroom and 2.5 baths model unit. On the 4th floor, there is a huge outdoor deck that looks south of Austin. Prices start in low $200's.



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Cardinal condos sponsors “Art and Architecture” event for local charity

www.livewelldowntown.com is a local realtor at Prudential Texas Realty. I’m looking at Cardinal condos, a modern contemporary condo holding the “Art and Architecture” event to raise money for a local charity.





Thanks to all the sponsors of the event: Cardinal condos, Urbanspace Realtors, Sweet Leaf Tea, Tito's Vodka, LandAmerica Title, Mortgage Pros, Swanee 21, Austin Terraces, Sirens Salon, and the Live Well Team at Prudential Texas Realty

2 bedroom at Sage Condos Austin - South Austin condo

www.livewelldowntown.com is a local realtor at Prudential Texas Realty. I’m looking at Sage condos, a modern contemporary condo off Lamar. This condo has 2 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, and 2 car garage. I'm comparing it to the cardinal condominiums.



On this video, I'm looking at the 2nd floor where they have 2 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms, the kitchen, living area and 1/2 bath is on the 3rd floor. Prices start in low $300's. No pool or outdoor spaces.

East Austin new homes - Willow Branch Lofts – a typical 2-2

www.livewelldowntown.com is a local realtor at Prudential Texas Realty. I’m looking at Willow Branch Lofts, a modern contemporary condo with amazing green home features and cool technology that allows voice, data, video and music to share seamlessly.




This condo has 2 bedrooms, 2 baths, stainless steel appliances, stained concrete floors, under mount sinks with black granite counter tops in both kitchen and bath

Fine homes in Austin - Verdance Green Homes

Fine Green Homes in Austin - Verdance - Very nice condos in Hyde Park


Verdance says they aren't just talking about green. They're building it.

23 Reasons why Verdance is green
1. access to public transportation and walking distance to shops and restaurants
2. natural pest control methods
3. native plantings, minimal turf grass (low water variety), crushed granite walkways
4. FSC products used as they are available
5. engineered wood studs and trusses
6. extended overhangs and awnings to decrease solar heat gain
7. fiber cement siding
8. locally sourced products as available, example-stone
9. radiant barrier roof deck
10. white reflective metal roof
11. low-E windows
12. bio-based spray foam insulation
13. HVAC and ducts within the thermal envelope
14. commissioning of building (testing of duct leakage and tightness of building envelope
15. pleated media filters
16. ceiling fans
17. low-VOC paint, adhesives, caulks
18. pex piping
19. water conserving fixtures, example-dual flush toilets
20. on demand water heaters
21. European cabinets constructed of MDF and wood with a low-VOC finish
22. compact fluorescent bulb lighting
23. 22kw solar photovoltaic system

More about the builder:
Home Builders Association of Greater Austin MAX Awards
Marshall Durrett, the developer of Verdance wins at the Home Builders Association of Greater Austin MAX (Marketing & Advertising Excellence) Awards!
On Saturday, April 12, 2008 the Home Builders Association of Greater Austin (HBAGA) honored its members at the prestigious MAX Awards gala at the Renaissance Hotel. The MAX Awards are the HBAGA's premier annual event for recognizing excellence of achievement in marketing, advertising and product design by its members.

The HBAGA's 880+ associate and builder members compete for the celebrated awards in 75 categories. Judges from across the country score each entry, narrowing the field to three finalists for each category. The gala recognizes each winner with a MAX Award, and runners-up receive a Silver Award. The Grand Awards are given to the builders who earn the most points in the judging process.
Marshall Durrett & Verdance awarded:
Best Website, Developer
Best Sales Brochure, Developer

Thank you Avenue One for giving us permission to tell buyers about this amazing green home project

SOCO - South Congress Neighborhood Profile in Austin, TX - Live work condos, green homes and spaces out of the ordinary

Read a great article I found about SOCO in Austin. SOCO Neighborhood in Austin - Austin Real Estate Profile

It may be hard for visitors to Austin's vibrant, creative and hip neighborhood known as SoCo to believe, but just a few years ago South Congress Avenue was a little seedy, a place where businesses had slumped and a couple of motels rented rooms by the hour. The days of headlines about naughty state legislators out on the town caught up in police sweeps are long gone.

Now those restored South Congress motels are likely to be renting rooms to high tech execs and movie stars. The South Congress Avenue neighborhood has a new image and a hip name to match. South Congress continues to march south beyond Oltorf, the official southern boundary, and new South Congress apartments and businesses are being built all the way to St. Edward's University. The view of downtown Austin from atop the rising wide sweep of South Congress Avenue is a grabber with the State Capitol providing an exclamation point on the horizon. And literally walking distance from this same point is the beautiful Town Lake Hike and Bike Trail. The broad avenue is lined with apartments, condos, lofts, plus boutiques, funky "junque" stores, restaurants, neighborhood bars and coffee shops. Thankfully a few longtime businesses have survived the slump and blossomed in the boom, including the venerable Magnolia Cafe, where the affordable menu reflects Austin's hippie roots 24 hours a day. One of the most famous SoCo Austin landmarks on the avenue is the Continental Club, a smoky bat cave of a place where many top musical acts have launched their careers. (Speaking of bats, they hang out under the Congress Avenue Bridge) The old St. Vincent de Paul thrift shop remains and avenue bargain hunting has been given a boost by shops like Uncommon Objects which busts at the seams with recycled junque and kitsch. First Thursday is not just a day on the monthly calendar in SoCo, but marks a local tradition when shops stay open late, playing host to an array of events and activities.

SoCo's boundaries run from just South of Town Lake on the North and to Oltorf in the South, then West to South First Street and along the eastern edge of Congress Avenue. It is sandwiched between two of Austin's unique neighborhoods, Travis Heights to the East and Bouldin Creek to the West, the former a high-priced neighborhood of older homes, the latter, a little more affordable. In typical Austin fashion, SoCo has a unique neighborhood grocery, Farm-to-Market on the avenue which sells local produce, plus there is a large H.E.B. at Oltorf and Congress. On the southern and western edges of SoCo, particularly along South First are businesses that reflect the Hispanic influence in many of South Austin's neighborhoods -- Mexican grocery stores and bakeries, family restaurants and even a dance club or two. Austin's past is being preserved and even redefined in SoCo. So, for breakfast, South Congress residents can head to El Sol y La Luna, the wonderful patio cafe adjacent to the Austin Motel on the avenue where Julia Roberts has been sighted on occasion.

New developments along the northern border near the Texas School for the Deaf have brought in well-known national names like Starbucks, but, with the creative persistence that marks life in Austin, homegrown businesses, like Jo's Coffee, have burst onto the scene and become instant local landmarks by immersing themselves in the neighborhood. In Jo's case that means sponsoring fashion shows featuring South Congress designers and summer movies in the parking lot. A few familiar faces have been driven away by high business rents, but others like Fran's drive-in hamburger joint have hung on and are now part of the restaurant mix with places like Vespaio, noted for its antipasto bar, and its sister cafe, Enoteca. Residents of South Congress apartments can dine upscale or down in SoCo, pizza by the slice, sushi, veggies to go, or three course dinners with vintage wine. Same goes for shopping. South Congress was a haven for retro clothing before it became SoCo. Lucy in Disguise with Diamonds and Electric Ladyland (that's the store's complete name) is where Bob Dylan is rumored to have shopped for retro outfits. New Bohemia is another retro spot for clothes and home furnishings, plus there are new boutiques including Blackmail, for all things black, and Vivid, for all things... well vivid. Music and movie stars present and future are not the only big names to shop in SoCo. The El Presidente taco and tamale plate at Guero's is named in honor of President Bill Clinton who occasionally stops in at the popular top of Congress Avenue restaurant. But SoCo is not a star-gazing neighborhood, but rather one that attracts residents and visitors because it just captures the Austin vibe.