Creekside at Estancia Austin: KB Home First Look

Video: VIEWS in South Austin! | Creekside at Estancia KB Home Community First Look Driving Tour · Published Jan 2025 · Watch on YouTube

At a glance

Location: South Austin, just west of I-35, with back-road access to Manchaca and 78745
Builder: KB Home (self-developed community)
Home sizes: Up to almost 2,600 sq ft
Status: Models not yet built; developing through 2025 (as of Jan 2025)
Structure: Private streets (site condo), with larger backyards than most
Tax rate: Estimated 1.46%, not final; outside city limits, no MUD appears planned (as of Jan 2025)

What Creekside at Estancia is

Creekside at Estancia is a brand-new KB Home community, and KB is developing it themselves. When I filmed in January 2025 the model homes weren't built yet, and the plan was to keep developing through 2025. Homes go up to almost 2,600 square feet.

In my opinion, KB sits in the same price tier as Lennar and D.R. Horton. The difference is customization. You get to go to KB's design center and make a lot of your own choices, and in a lot of cases they use slightly nicer materials.

Bigger backyards, trees and views

A critique I hear from a lot of my buyers is that South Austin neighborhoods all look the same: small lots, no trees, flat. This one is different. There are lots of trees and a lot of elevation change, which is very unusual for this part of town.

That gives you natural privacy. It's not one of those places where you walk out onto your back patio and somebody is immediately staring at you. The community also sits up pretty high. From some lots you can see straight to downtown, and you get sunset views too.

The condo question

Like most new communities around here, Creekside at Estancia is set up on private streets, the "site condo" structure. You own a detached home, but the roads are private, and parking will be a little more limited than on a traditional street.

Here's the difference: unlike most of South Austin's condo-ized communities, these lots have really nice-sized backyards. I think this could be the cool middle ground. Considering the price and the location, it's a place where you can still get a true single-family home.

Location and what's nearby

You're just barely west of I-35, with back roads over to Manchaca and the 78745 area, and there are multiple routes downtown.

Southpark Meadows, about 5 minutes: a huge new H-E-B, restaurants, Target, Walmart and Home Depot.
Texas Keeper Cider, about 5 minutes: live music and shuffleboard. My wife and I go there on dates.
Down Manchaca, about 10 minutes: Armadillo Den, Lustre Pearl, Practice Coffee and a lot of restaurants.

Tax rate

As of January 2025, the tax rate was estimated at 1.46% a year. That wasn't fully final, but it's about as low as you'll find anywhere around Austin. The community is outside city limits, and it didn't appear there would be a MUD. We'll confirm the final rate on any home you're considering.

Touring Creekside at Estancia with me

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If you want to see Creekside at Estancia, or compare it with the other new communities in South Austin, call or text me at (512) 983-7331 or email mason@masonsellsaustin.com.

My honest take

This community excites me more than most of the other new ones coming to South Austin. Most new homes around here are on small lots on private streets, with neighbors right on top of you. Creekside at Estancia still has private streets and tighter parking, but you get a real backyard, trees, elevation and sometimes a downtown view, in a central spot near Southpark Meadows and Manchaca. For the price and location, I think it might be the middle ground a lot of my buyers are looking for.— Mason Bleasdell

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Common questions

What is Creekside at Estancia?

A new KB Home community in South Austin, just west of I-35. I think it's going to be a very good value, because most communities around here are smaller-lot condo-ized homes and this one isn't.

Who builds in Creekside at Estancia?

KB Home, which is developing the community itself. In my opinion KB is in the same price tier as Lennar and D.R. Horton but offers the most customization through its design center.

Does Creekside at Estancia have views?

Some lots do. The community sits up pretty high, and from some spots you can see straight to downtown.

Are the homes at Creekside at Estancia condos?

They're detached homes on private streets, like other site-condo communities, so parking is more limited. Unlike most of them, these lots have really nice-sized backyards.

What is the tax rate at Creekside at Estancia?

It was estimated at 1.46% as of January 2025, not fully final. It's outside city limits and no MUD appeared to be planned.

How big are homes at Creekside at Estancia?

Floor plans go up to almost 2,600 square feet.

What's near Creekside at Estancia?

Southpark Meadows and a new H-E-B are about 5 minutes away, Texas Keeper Cider is about 5 minutes, and Armadillo Den, Lustre Pearl and Practice Coffee are about 10 minutes down Manchaca.

Do all South Austin neighborhoods look the same?

That's a common critique from my buyers. Creekside at Estancia has lots of trees and elevation change, which is unusual for the area and gives you natural privacy.

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