Jeff Harris's Blog

Located just west of the University of Texas and minutes to Downtown Austin, Pemberton Heights was originally farm land that was developed in the 1920's and 1930's as a "well balanced" community of varied architectural styles.  Many historic homes grace the tree lined streets of Pemberton and thi...

Brykerwoods is a popular Central Austin neighborhood of mostly vintage cottages with new construction sprinkled in.  Many Brykerwoods homes have been renovated and expanded to meet today's standards without losing the charm of decades past.  Buyers like it here because they can get an appealing v...

September 2010 MLS home sales in Central Austin neighborhoods were a mixed bag.  Overall, in the greater Austin metro area, home sales were down 33% compared to September 2009, but sales in West Austin and 78704 South Austin were basically unchanged. West Austin and South Austin 78704 home sales ...

  Last night, I attended the TXDot open houseat O'Henry Middle School to look over the plans for proposed toll lanes that would widen Mopac Expressway through West Austin.  The toll lanes would run from Lady Bird Lake to Parmer Ln and essentially allow a fourth, limited access lane for the highwa...

The annual Austin AIA Homes Tour continues this weekend October 2nd and 3rd.  12 local architects have opened project homes to the public for an exclusive viewing.  As a volunteer docent on Saturday at Hugh Randolph's Brykerwoods renovation and expansion, I enjoyed chatting with and meeting the ...