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Welcome to the Neighborhood

Cherry Creek is a beautiful community in south Austin developed between 1965 and 1998. With the completion of West Gate Boulevard in 2012, the remaining sections connected.

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The neighborhood features a variety of one and two-story mid-size homes that are reasonably priced in an area abundant with mature oak trees. The subdivision runs from Slaughter Ln. to Stassney Ln. between Brodie Ln. and West Gate Boulevard with a few sections just east of Manchacha Ln..

Amenities

Amenities in the area include Silk Oak Park which offers a basketball court and a large green space where families can picnic. It includes a volleyball court, picnic tables and grills, and two play areas with plenty of equipment. Other nearby parks open to residents include Mary Moore Searight Park, Garrison Park, and Dick Nichols Park.

Aside from the great outdoors, residents who live in Cherry Creek have many convenient opportunities for shopping with many retail centers along Slaughter and Brodie lanes including Shady Hollow Village and Tanglewood Village, Sunset Valley, The Shops at Arbor Trails, and Southpark Meadows.

School Districts

Easy access to Mopac and Interstate 35 makes it easy for residents of this lovely suburban area to access downtown Austin within 20 minutes.

Since the subdivision covers a large part of South Austin, schools attended by students in Cherry Creek depends on the location of the home, but the most commonly attended schools for the area include Cowan Elementary, Covington Middle School, Bailey Middle School, Crockett High School, and Bowie High School.

Welcome to the Neighborhood

Close to multiple restaurants and shops, entertainment venues, and the famed University of Texas campus is a unique area called Cherrywood. Once cotton fields and pastures, urban development of Cherrywood began in the 1940s.

Cherrywood is a desirable, well-established area in East Austin with gorgeous tree-lined streets. It boasts a unique variety of homes including traditional ranch style homes, bungalows, and charming cottages of various architectural designs inviting a diverse community of residents.

Amenities

A sense of community exists in Cherrywood where Austinites can enjoy a yearly Cherrywood Art Fair featuring the works of local artists.

A group lovingly referred to as the East Side Mommas is a group that meets at various Cherrywood locations for get togethers for moms with young children. This area has a character and culture all its own making the area sought after by many.

Shopping & Dining

Centrally located between Airport Boulevard and Interstate 35, Cherrywood residents enjoy many hang outs like Salty Sow, Eastside Café’, Hoover’s, El Chile, The Posse East, and Thunderbird Coffee. In addition, the Delwood Shopping Center hosts a Fiesta grocery store as well as other retail spots. Patterson Park is in close proximity to Cherrywood, offering a playground, basketball courts, tennis courts, a shaded picnic area, a pool, and even a skate board park.

School Districts

Children living in Cherrywood are served by Maplewood Elementary. Kealing Middle School and McCallum High School both include magnet schools within the scope of their educational opportunities.

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