Central allandale By Jackie Potts

Lake Pointe

Almost overnight, Lake Pointe went from a fledgling neighborhood with a few houses in the hills between Austin and Bee Cave to an established community complete with schools, parks and pools. Established in 1995, there are no new lots available in Lake Pointe, only existing homes.

A great Hill Country location has made Lake Pointe popular with home buyers and successful for home builders. The terrain is rolling and beautiful. It's near Lake Austin and Lake Travis, yet it's not too far from Austin (about a 20 to 25 minute drive to downtown.). With the growing availability of shopping and entertainment in the area, including a planned Galleria mall complex, that proximity will be less important.

"The Galleria will be right up close to there and that will have a lot of shopping and entertainment," says Bill Sill, a Realtor who works in the area. "That will add to the value of Lake Pointe as well as the other subdivisions that are growing around the Lake Pointe area."

Sill adds that those subdivisions have a "higher price point than Lake Pointe and that helps raise the value of Lake Pointe properties."

The three sections of Lake Pointe are Lake Pointe, Vista Pointe and The Pointe. The homes in Lake Pointe range from $215,000 to $425,000; the homes in Vista Pointe range from $650,000 to $850,000; homes in The Pointe are priced at $1 million or more. The Pointe is closest to Lake Austin, Vista Pointe is on a hillside with excellent views of the Hill Country and lake.

There are approximately 750 homes in Lake Pointe.

Lake Pointe offers the appeal of an established neighborhood coupled with the contemporary home styles that blend traditional, contemporary and classic Hill Country.

The typical home offers between 1,700 and 4,000 square feet of living space in a two-story design with four bedrooms, two or three baths and a two-car garage. Cul de sac streets are common. This makes the area particularly suited for families with young children.

Chip Gist, director of golf at Circle C, likes the family-friendly atmosphere in Lake Pointe.

Lake Pointe is all about family to me," Gist says. "We've got two young kids - 8 years old and 6 years old. We live there because it's like a throwback. Our kids can go to great schools in the community. They can play outside without us having to watch them. The people that we've met through the kids and while we've been there make us feel at home. We wouldn't trade it for the world."

Children attend Lake Travis Independent School District schools. Sill says the school district is one of the best in Central Texas and is rated exemplary.

The boundaries of the neighborhood are Resaca Blvd. on the east, Bee Caves Road on the South, Bayton/Sonoma on the West, and Lake Austin/open land to the North.

Water and wastewater is provided by the Lower Colorado River Authority. Austin Energy provides electricity.

Zone: W
MLS Area: LS

Zip Code 78733