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Austin Luxury Home Sales Report May

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2 years ago

May 30, 2024

As Austin’s real estate market has exploded in recent years, the city’s toniest neighborhoods have kept their edge at the top of the market.

The top signed contracts last week centered on the Barton Creek and Tarrytown neighborhoods, according to the Eklund Gomes Austin Luxury Report, which tracks signed contracts that last asked above $2 million.

The report found 15 new signed contracts. While sale prices are not public record in Texas, the deals last asked a combined $43.7 million, an average of $643 per square foot. The homes spent an average of 58 days on the market.

At the top of the list was 4609 Mirador Drive, which last asked $6.7 million, or $788 per square foot. The five bedroom home spans 8,500 square feet on two acres of land in Barton Creek. Dara Allen of @properties Christie’s International Real Estate had the listing. When the home was listed in April, the owner asked just under $7 million. It last sold in 2018, asking $4.6 million.

The second-highest asking price for signed contracts came at 1409 The High Road, a newly built home overlooking the Wild Basin Wilderness Preserve in West Lake Hills. The home last asked almost $5 million.

With five bedrooms, five bathrooms and two half bathrooms, it spans 6,950 square feet and sits on just over half an acre. It also includes 1,400 square feet of outdoor living space. Todd Burgener of Douglas Elliman had the listing.

Rounding out the top three is an outlier: 1600 Rio Grande Street is a historic mansion near the Capitol Building in downtown Austin. It is one of several large, picturesque homes that has served more recently as an office space.

The property, also known as the Ruggles-Smith House, last asked just under $3 million. It hit the market in November, offering a Victorian-style mansion with a wraparound porch and a walk-out balcony on the second floor.

Built in 1896, the house spans 3,370 square feet on a quarter of an acre. The listing mentions the property’s current commercial use but adds that it could switch back to a residence or a bed and breakfast. Jeff and Tish Darey of JBGoodwin had the listing.

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Southwest Airlines to open a new Crew Base in Austin, Texas

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11 hours ago

December 15, 2025

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Southwest Airlines to open a new Crew Base in Austin, Texas

Southwest Airlines announced today that a new Crew Base for Pilots and Flight Attendants will open in March 2026 in Austin, Texas, creating more than 2,000 new jobs based at Austin Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) and positioning the airline for continued growth in Central Texas.

Most Employees at the new Base will be Captains, First Officers, and Flight Attendants, supported by new Base Leadership and supporting staff. Southwest is also planning to add a recurring training facility for Flight Attendants as part of its ongoing business transformation.

Bob Jordan, President, Chief Executive Officer, and Vice Chairman of the Board, said: “This investment demonstrates our commitment to Austin and to our Customers.

“As the largest carrier at Austin Bergstrom International Airport, we appreciate the vision of Governor Abbott and Mayor Watson in clearing the way for Austin to become an even bigger part of our future.”

Southwest is Austin’s largest air carrier with more than 130 peak-day departures that served approximately 6.7 million Customers in 20241.

Next March, new service begins to popular leisure destinations, including Fort Myers, Fla., Palm Springs, Calif., and Steamboat Springs (Hayden), Colo., bringing the total of nonstop destinations from Austin to 53.

Southwest also will begin daily service between Austin and Cincinnati, Ohio, next June, and has increased seasonal service in markets such as Pensacola, Fla.

Southwest expects to open the new base in early March, starting with approximately 335 Pilots and 650 Flight Attendants. By mid-2027, the base will reach its expected size of 2,000 total Employees.

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Austin opens cold weather shelters ahead of freezing temps

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23 hours ago

December 14, 2025

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Austin opens cold weather shelters ahead of freezing temps

As the Austin area prepares to plunge into freezing temperatures Sunday night, the city is initiating its Cold Weather Shelters protocol.

Those wanting to use the emergency shelters, which open when overnight temperatures reach 35 degrees or lower, must register between 6-8 p.m. at One Texas Center (OTC) on Barton Springs Road, according to a release from the city. Those interested and in need of transport can reach the OTC via bus lines 1, 7, 10, 20, 30, 105 and 801. Anyone who can’t pay bus fare but needs shelter will still be allowed to ride, a Facebook post from the city said.

Following registration, CapMetro shuttles will take guests from the OTC to a cold weather shelter. The addresses for these shelters are kept confidential due to “safety, privacy and capacity concerns,” according to the Austin American-Statesman.

The Statesman also reported that shelters provide meals and allow leashed, friendly pets.

All parks and libraries are meanwhile serving as warming centers during regular operating hours, except for Austin Public Library’s Old Quarry Branch and Willie Mae Kirk Branch.

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