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Authentic Italian Tuscan Design

Villa Terra Bella represents a unique design that embraces indoor and outdoor living with a massive Great Hall center piece, hinged by double courtyards. Conceived in a small villa outside of Sienna Italy, careful attention has been paid to every detail in this charming Old World Italian home. Villa Terra Bella is nestled onto 1.27 acres--among 100 year old live oaks and could be your family sanctuary for generations to come.

• 4500 sf of indoor living & 1000 sf of outdoor living
• Quiet and Private--on over one acre of land just 15-20 minutes from downtown Austin
• Masterfully designed living areas surrounding The Great Hall
• Mirror image court yards on either side of the Great Hall
• 4 bedrooms, and Grand Master suite, 4.5 baths
• Viking Gourmet kitchen with luxurious walk-in pantry
• 4' high Rumsford fireplaces in Great Hall and kitchen
• 4 car garage and drive way turn around for entertaining
• Solid Travertine and Antique Pine flooring
• Solid Mahogany and Knotty Alder interior doors
• 10' Cantera wrought iron entry doors
• Traditional Tuscan design, with Green and High Tech features throughout
• Central Vac, Sound Sound, 3 AC zones, Breeze way, HDTV wiring, Casement window

This home is For Sale, and will be listed on the Austin area MLS in the Spring of 2011. For inquiries, please contact Tim Thornton at 512.914.4665.

Steiner Ranch Sales in 2010

Steiner will be more than 4000 homes upon completion--which is probably just a year or two away. Steiner is truly a master planned community with some of the best amenities, schools, and portals of recreation in Greater Austin. These features include 3 Exemplary rated Elementary Schools, and 1 Exemplary rated Middle Schools within the community. Private Lake and boat access, docks, and picnic area. Three wonderful pools, playgrounds and amenities centers. Next door to the new Junior High School and new Exemplary rated Vandergrift High School. Wonderful old trees, great views and neighbors that you will want to get to know. Steiner is an iconic Austin community.

Every home and every street in Steiner is a little unique. Homes sold in 2010 ranged from $200,000 to over $2.5M. As you might expect, there are vast differences in this broad array of homes, but they all shape this wonderful community and its surroundings. 

MLS stats for Steiner Ranch:

• 2010 Stats (numbers may not include all new homes sold)
• 313 homes sold in Steiner in 2010 (including pending sales through 12/18/10)
• Unit Homes sales are up almost 30% over 2009
  
• The average home sold was ~ 3300 square feet
  
• The mean and median home Sold for ~ $375,000 to $425,000
• Up slightly over 2009
  
• Average Days on Market: 73 days
• Average almost 3 weeks faster than 2009

If you want to talk more about listing and selling your home in Steiner Ranch, please contact me personally.

Contact Information: Tim Thornton, Realtor