River Place is a stellar community in Northwest Austin located off of 2222 right before you reach 620. River Place is a luxury, up-scale country club community providing a retreat from career demands and displaying panoramic views of hill country and Lake Austin. The community is wrapped around the River Place Country Club, a family-oriented private club where you can swim, golf, and enjoy other activities with family and friends.
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.
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 Independent 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.
River Place homes for sale in Austin range in price from about $300,000 to $3.75 million. The average price of homes in River Place is about $550,000 and the median price is around $460,000. The majority of River Place homes were built in the 1990s and early 2000s.
If you are looking for River Place homes for sale in Austin or a Realtor and real estate agent to help you with more information, contact me or call Chris Matthews and the Austin Realty Elite Group of Horizon Realty at (512) 703-7416. I would be happy to help!
