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sports, and extracurricular activities. As a 3A school district, families find this attractive in terms of what goes on both inside and outside of the classroom to help prepare their children for a bright future.
Deutchen Pfest, golf tournaments, bike rodeo, and Halloween and Christmas festivals. It is this charming hometown feeling and friendly, neighborliness that people who settle here find the living more “pfun” in Pflugerville.
Lakeside at Tessera features homes priced from the mid-$200s by well-established builders, Gehan Homes, Highland Homes and Wilshire Homes, available on 40- to 80-foot home sites. Models are open daily.
FALCON POINTE
Pflugerville
Families seeking old-fashioned value in a new community need look no further than Falcon Pointe, a master-planned community by Newland Communities in the Pflugerville area. Falcon Pointe’s location makes it an ideal choice for a family on the go, with close proximity to area schools, golf courses, and other activities. Homes in the Falcon Pointe community are priced from the $160s to the $370s, with homes averaging 2,800 square feet. Falcon Pointe has three distinct areas, Arbor Landing, The Vistas and Brookwood Trail, and will include about 1,800 single-family homes over a 700-acre area when fully developed.
City of Pflugerville: 512-990-4363 www.cityofpflugerville.com
Strategically located between Austin and Round Rock, the once-sleepy German community of Pflugerville is one of the fastest growing areas in Central Texas – offering an educated and varied workforce from northern Travis and southern Williamson counties and a great place to live.
Located just off FM 685, Falcon Pointe is in the award-winning Pflugerville Independent School District. Residents will find all grades easily accessible to their school-age children, with Murchison Elementary School and Park Crest Middle School nearby. Hendrickson High School is adjacent to Falcon Pointe.
The region offers a variety of housing, recreational facilities and transportation options for businesses and employees, as well as easy access to SH 130 and SH 45, which mean faster commute times for those who work in downtown Austin.
Falcon Pointe features an Amenity Center and Residents’ Clubhouse that serves as a 6.7-acre community retreat for residents and their guests, including a fully functional kitchen and a party room available for residents to reserve and use for parties, and an on-site Activity Director to help.
The Pflugerville Independent School District covers 100 square miles, with several campuses achieving the coveted Recognized performance rating by the Texas Education Agency based on academics and graduation statistics. Residents agree that despite the explosion of growth the community has experienced as the result of high-tech industries settling in the area, the glue that binds them together as a community is the interest in the education of Pflugerville’s youngest residents. Like many small communities, life here revolves around the schools. With a strong sense of its German heritage, the Greater Pflugerville community sponsors several family-oriented activities and festivals throughout the year, such as the local
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The Residents’ Clubhouse/Pavilion facility has a large fitness room indoors, while outdoors features a multi-feature pool, sand volleyball, tennis courts, an outdoor sports court, a park with children’s play equipment, a play field, and picnic facilities. Newland Communities has landscaped Falcon Pointe with more than 1,000 trees as part of a community forestry program to enhance the neighborhood’s overall appeal and encourage the growth of wildlife. Newland Communities also has an extensive trail system, “pocket parks,” and pavilions with picnic facilities throughout the development. Another added benefit to living in Falcon Pointe is it is only
minutes away from Blackhawk and Star Ranch, two daily-fee golf courses.
Volente Village of Volente: 512-250-2075 www.volente.org
The natural beauty of the Hill Country and Volente’s excellent access to Lake Travis are just two of the reasons this once sleepy small town is so popular. Volente has experienced a recent boom in development, with new neighbors and new businesses settling into the area. Those who live here appreciate living life in the Texas Hill Country and the beauty of the lake. Volente incorporated itself as a town to avoid annexation by the city of Austin or Cedar Park, allowing Volente residents more control over the city’s planning, including future plans for zoning and growth control. Bounded by Ranch Road 620 on the south and extending north to FM 1431, Volente enjoys a shared border with preserve land administered by the Audubon Society on the east. The median home price here is about $450,000, with unimproved land tracts available for building. The opening of Travaasa Austin – the former home of The Crossings that has been transformed into a luxury hotel and resort – also adds to the area’s popularity. Overlooking Lake Travis, Travaasa Austin offers 70 guestrooms in a low-key campus-style layout. The property includes horse stables, a challenge course designed in partnership with Outward Bound, a fitness center and yoga studio, an infinity-edge pool, dining area with outdoor patio and exhibition kitchen, and an 11-room spa. Twin Creeks Country Club and its golf course have also brought more golf enthusiasts and retirees to the area, and hiking and biking have always been popular area sports. Shore Club Volente Beach Waterpark, a family recreational facility and waterpark on the shores of Lake Travis, draws more than 1,000 people on the weekends at the height of its season.