709 W St Elmo RD # 1

Some homes ask you to compromise. This one doesn't.
Set on a corner lot in the St. Elmo district, this fully detached, no-shared-walls residence delivers the privacy and autonomy increasingly rare in South Austin -- let alone at $799,000.
Ten-foot ceilings and floor-to-ceiling windows pull light across wide-plank wood floors throughout. Eight-foot solid-core doors, clean contemporary lines, finishes that hold up to scrutiny -- 2,062 square feet built with intention. The civil engineer at the original inspection called the foundation among the best he'd evaluated in new construction.
The kitchen anchors the home with an entertaining island, KitchenAid appliances, and open sightlines to the living and dining areas. Upstairs, a loft delivers real flex space -- home office, media room, or second living area. Four bedrooms. Two and a half baths.
Outside: private fenced yard, covered patio, irrigated landscaping, and a storage shed. Spend your weekends in the neighborhood, not the yard.
The St. Elmo corridor is the creative spine of South Austin -- the Public Market, Still Austin Whiskey, independent restaurants, walkable energy that used to only exist east of I-35. Five minutes to downtown. Fifteen to ABIA. Two hundred feet from the Bergstrom Spur Trail right-of-way.
At $387/sqft, comparable detached modern construction in 78745 runs $430-$470 -- and most of it doesn't have these ceilings, this corner position, or this privacy.