See more photos and a video of Lake Travis on my Lakeway photos page.
Where is Lakeway?
Lakeway is physically west of Austin in the Hill Country. Drive time to downtown Austin is 30-45 minutes depending on traffic and weather. Once a peaceful retirement community, Lakeway is now more self-sustaining and balanced. There really isn't much of a need to go into Austin except for specialty shopping and soon there won't be a need for that. The Shops at the Galleria provide 500,000 feet of retail business and the Hill Country Galleria Mall opened last fall. This is all within 10 minutes of Lakeway in the Village of Bee Cave.
Lakeway Ameneties
Lakeway is home to three marinas - the Lakeway Marina, Hurst Harbor Marina and Rough Hollow Marina and Yacht Club. Each marina offers something unique. Rough Hollow is very exclusive, Hurst Harbor is more casual and the Lakeway Marina is very convenient to anyone owning Lakeway real estate. Lakeway is also home to a private airpark. There are homes with hangars along several streets, making it great for private pilots.
The Lakeway City Park, a Lake Travis waterfront park, has hiking trails, play areas for kids, picnic areas and a sandy beach. Covering 64 acres, this is a great place to go on the weekends or after school or work. The Lakeway City Park offers movies in the park during summer months. Lakeway also has two several very nice greenbelts and hiking trails. The trails are great for simple walks and also include some primitive trails for the more hardy explorers.
A significant addition to Lakeway will be the Lakeway Regional Medical Center. It is under construction and should open in April of 2012. This will bring a 24 hour emergency room, surgeons, cardiac care and much more to Lakeway.
Buying Lakeway Real Estate
Single-family homes in Lakeway have ranged in price most recently from around $250,000 to over $3,000,000 for Lakeway waterfront homes. Condominiums in Lakeway tend to start at lower price points than single-family homes, but there are some stunning and more expensive waterfront condos as well.
If you are considering buying Lakeway real estate and you are from out of the area, please think about being represented by a Buyer's Agent. Using a Buyer's Agent usually costs you nothing and can benefit you greatly. Read more about how you can benefit by using a Buyer's Agent .
Anyone looking at Lakeway real estate should think about schools. The quality of schools strongly influences the desirability of the area and property values. This is true for today's buyers and also for resale value later on.
Lakeway home owners aserved by the Lake Travis Independent School District. The schools are very good. At the high school level, students excel academically, in music, sports, theater and more. Students are also strongly encouraged to engage in community service. This is true also at the middle school level.
Whatever you are looking for if you're buying a home in Lakeway, there is something for everyone!
Get an aerial view of Lakeway.
If you need a Lakeway area REALTOR® or have any questions about Lakeway real estate, please call me at 512-293-2422 or Email Sam Chapman.
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