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• 1. Chris  |  January 9th, 2008 at 2:16 pm

  I’m happy to say that I’m buying a place in Agave. I’m a transplant, and the development happened to be first on our list of houses to check out when we visited a month ago. I was very impressed with the quality and design (coming from Omaha, where nearly all new construction is low-quality cookie cutter). We spent the next few days hunting for mid-century around town and came up short on real viable options in our price range. Is Agave perfect? Not necessarily. But what a nifty neighborhood and great value! It’s really worth a serious look if you’re in the market.

• 2. bp  |  January 9th, 2008 at 2:22 pm

  Putting aside the location, my only real complaints are the lack of big trees and the main street. The lack of trees are due to the prior developers razing everything (the Agave developers took over an existing development tract) but it will be a while before everything grows back in.

  I was there around mid-day on Saturday and cars were flying through the main street. If I was living there I’d highly support speed bumps to slow down the through traffic. Otherwise, I agree, it seems like nice development coming together.

• 3. Chris  |  January 9th, 2008 at 2:27 pm

  Yeah, I’d love some trees, too. That’s always a pet peeve of mine in new developments. That said, I’m looking forward to putting in some eco-friendly plantings as we get settled.

  I totally agree about the main street. I’m sure as the ‘hood matures, those sort of issues will be dealt with.

  Finding the neighborhood on Google Maps has been weird. I didn’t know much about the history of that area until we searched around on the satellite images and found the mobile home pads. Kind of surreal.

• 4. Rob  |  January 9th, 2008 at 7:46 pm

  Hey Ben - nice photo set of agave. We just moved in about 3 weeks ago and LOVE it out here.

  Rob
  7301 Ava Lane

• 5. David Mathias  |  January 9th, 2008 at 8:20 pm

  Perhaps the most diplomatic posting I can make is to point out the passion that the project has evoked in fans of modern houses. Agave has some strong positives and strong negatives, and I think everyone who looks at the project seriously has to keep those in mind. We were under contract at a very early stage, and we decided we didn’t like how things were being run at the time. The Pauly Presley team has been very nice since they took over marketing duties. The flippers aside, the folks who have bought in the neighborhood are some of the brightest and nicest folks we’ve had occasion to meet. And the fact that Rob and his family finally are moved into their place proves that there is justice in the world. We continue to look closer in town at MCM’s, but we also keep one eye open to what’s taking place at Agave. To anyone who’s thinking about buying out there, you really need to see the properties in person. The floor plans just don’t convey the spaces as well as you might think. Good luck, Agaveites!

• 6. sybil miller  |  January 9th, 2008 at 9:41 pm

  just adding 2 cents — i moved to my house in october, and while i’m on the busy sendero hills street, it isn’t as bad as i expected. the lack of trees has an upside - — incredible sense of space and light, the best sunrises and sunsets in town, and great for solar panels. is it perfect? no, but what is? not my last neighborhood, travis heights, or my rural bastrop home before that (though i loved the trees). even though we’re still working on my very picky punch list, i love agave and am glad to be here!

• 7. Siobhan  |  January 10th, 2008 at 8:59 am

  This place looks fantastic. I wish it had existed when I was house-shopping in ‘05. The lack of trees kind of blows, but ever it has been the problem in housing developments.

• 8. Rob  |  January 11th, 2008 at 4:55 pm

  Hey David - LOL . . . I never thought that something that happened to me and my family would ever serve as the determining factor for there being “justice in the world” - very funny!

  It was a long haul for sure, but I don’t regret a minute of it. I too was looking all over town for something else to buy as they continued to build our house but there was nothing out there that we liked more and could afford.

  As from the beginning, I’ve thought the houses are very cool, but living in a community of people who all like the same kind of stuff and are all around the same age and are all nice folks - that’s worth the price of admission! There are other cool places to buy in Austin, but nowhere do you get the instant, awesome sense of community of like-minded people . . . living here is even better than I thought it would be!

  Sorry for rambling . . .
  Rob

• 9. chuck  |  January 12th, 2008 at 11:03 am

  wow, fantastic development! congrats to all the owners. i’m embarassed to say that i’ve only passed by.

  prediction: as a film production designer i predict that a film will someday sooner than later descend upon your neighborhood to shoot a ‘future’ piece of some kind.

  guys like me delight in finding ‘virgin’ locations so i hope it’s me ;). i’ll make sure it’s as painless as possible. regardless, it’s going to happen. the sight of all those unique structures together is mesmerizing.

  has there been any national press on this hood?

  cv

• 10. chuck  |  January 12th, 2008 at 11:32 am

  ps; re my comment about filming - you would all be compensated of course! and would all have to agree on it; i didn’t mean to make it sound like anyone would just try to run roughshod over ya!

  cv

• 11. Chris  |  January 13th, 2008 at 7:24 am

  I am the Architectural Director of Agave and wanted to thank everyone for their understanding while we continue to learn how to build these unique custom homes efficiently and affordabley. We are excited about the progress we’ve made and look forward to seeing the entire community grow into a true modern neighborhood.

• 12. David Mathias  |  January 13th, 2008 at 11:05 am

  Personally, I think it would be great if the Agave team would consider selling some of the lots for “bring-your-own” prefab projects. There are plenty of folks locally and nationally who are now making prefab affordable that really need a place to show off their projects. If the economy *does* take a downturn, maybe that could be a fallback option for the Fiore land???

• 13. Consuelo Allen  |  January 13th, 2008 at 9:26 pm

  My partner Nancy & I were the first buyers & the first to move in here a year & a half ago. We are happier than clams!!!! (though I am from the desert & have no idea how happy clams can be!)

  This has been a wonderful experiance & the sense of community is a real gift. While there are no established old growth trees, we have installed solar & are so glad to be moving towards being greener every day. We look forward to our community garden being established next door!

• 14. Siobhan  |  January 14th, 2008 at 2:16 pm

  David, I think that’s a great idea in re: the pre-fab. It’s incredibly difficult to find a neighborhood that will allow you to put a prefab in, and it would be great if the covenants provided for alternate venues/construction.

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