River Place

The majority of River Place homes were built in the 1990s and early 2000s. The most expensive luxury homes in River Place are down right on Lake Austin on Big View Road or in the very front of the community on Milky Way Drive. River Place luxury home mansions are throughout the community. These streets among a few others feature massive custom mansions with all the amenities you'd expect from high-end luxury homes. River Place also features some of the most gorgeous views in all of Austin and homes in the community definitely showcase it.

River Place features a wide range in properties reaching all the way down to multi-million dollar luxury mansions on Lake Austin to more moderate-level affordability. River Place features full custom new home builders to more tract home builders. River Place new home builders have included Scott Felder Homes, David Weekley Homes, Sendero Homes, Wes Peoples Homes, Newmark Homes, Randy Rollo Homes, Jimmy Jacobs Custom Homes, Fredrick Harris Estate Homes, and countless others. Driving through River Place the homes look very different from the variety of new home builders, as well as the variance in terrain, stellar views, and top-shelf golf course!

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River Place Country Club provides members an 18-hole course designed by pro-golfer Tom Kite. With over 6,600 yards of spectacular views, the course layout navigates you through nature with twisting creeks, rolling hills, and secluded canyons. Members can also enjoy tennis eight outdoor courts and a full-service tennis shop. In addition, the River Place Country Club has a golf shop, a fitness center, clubhouse, restaurant, cafe, and a relaxation spa.

If you are looking for some more recreation, a short drive away from River Place is the Emma Long Metropolitan Park. The Emma Long Metropolitan Park is approximately 1,150 acres. At the park you can take advantage of two boat ramps, four volleyball courts, a basketball court, fishing piers, over 150 picnic tables, 12 miles of hike and bike trails, 68 barbeque pits, and a Lake Austin swimming area with a large sand beach. Looking to stay the night away from your River Place home paradise? The park has 46 tent camping sites and another 20 camping sites are available with water and electricity hookups. Hot showers and dressing areas are also available.

There are also two parks within River Place for recreation close to home! Sun Tree Park is located at the intersection of River Place Blvd. and Big View Drive. Sun Tree Park has a picnic pavilion with grills, playground, soccer field, gazebo, and an exercise area. Woodlands Park is located on Big View Drive along the shores of Panther Hollow that feeds into Lake Austin. Woodlands Park has a picnic pavilion, playground, and soccer fields.

With all that surrounds River Place, it is easy to see why it is a desirable community nestled in the Austin hill country. Area luxuries such as proximity to Lake Austin and Lake Travis, massive parks, stellar Leander School District, access to major employers such as 3M, Dell, Motorola, and IBM combined with fantastic, quality-built homes equal a coveted community by many.

Despite being in Austin, River Place is actually in the highly-rated Leander School District. Young River Place students attend highly-rated schools River Place Elementary School, within the River Place community, and Four Points Middle School. Older students attend Vandegrift High School which just opened it's doors for it's inaugural school year in 2009.