Allandale 5-Star Green Home For Sale

6001 Bull Creek Rd. Austin, TX 78757

4 Bedrooms            |             2 ½ Bathrooms         |           3,071 sf.

2 Living Rooms + Sun Room          |           2 ½ Car Garage with Patioport
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Owner Agent: Molly Parks. email for more info.

Foundation

·      Reinforced, poured-in-place slab with void-form foundation.

·      Concrete piers to bedrock.

·      Slab is continuous from front porch to the garage.

Roofing & Attic

·      24 gauge Galvalum metal roof.

·      Continuous ridge ventilation.

·      Proprietary installation method using lath underlayment.

·      Sealed attic with spray foam insulation creating an enclosed building envelope.

Garage

·      Plumbed for mess sink and toilet

·      Upper landing for additional storage

·      Direct access but not attached to the living areas so as not to allow direct seepage of toxins from automobiles and storage into the residence.

·      Attached breezeway or Patioport can be used as a patio or car park.

Mechanical

·      15 SEER HVAC, 2 units.

·      Programmable thermostats with humidity control.

·      Tankless water heater located in the attic via the laundry room.

Electrical

·      Current Guard Plus, whole home surge protection device.

·      GFCI  & ARC Fault protection

·      Task lighting at sink, oven, kitchen pass through, living rooms, master bedrooms and bathrooms allowing for direct lighting in lieu of general lighting and increase heat gains.

·      Jam-switches on all closets allowing the lights to “magically” come on and off!

Exterior Details & Landscaping

·      Gas line plumbed for future outdoor grill and kitchen at patioport.

·      Conduit run for front landscape lighting, switch provided inside at front door.

·      Under eave receptacles for holiday lighting, switch provided inside at front and rear doors.

·      Hardiplank cementitious eaves and siding.

·      Tapered stone columns.

·      6” Galvalum gutters with 4” downspouts.

·      Custom designed palette-style fence.

·      Emerald Zoysia sod. Go walk on it.. Its super plush and fluffy!

·      Native and drought tolerant plants and shrubs.

·      Front terrace, walkway and landscaped designed by Chris Joy Landscape.

·      Large shade-casting American Elms.

·      5-year old Live Oak.

·      Fruit producing Pecan Tree, Lemon tree, Anacacho Orchid Trees and Vitex Tree for ornamental ambiance.

·      Rain Bird automatic irrigation for front landscape.

Interior Details & Additional Architectural Details

·      5-panel solid wood interior doors.

·      5” plank Brazilian KOA Tigerwood flooring throughout and at staircase.

·      Open baluster craftsman-style railing at staircase.

·      Prewired for surround sound in front and rear living rooms, kitchen, master bedroom and closet, sun room and rear patioport.

·      Hardwired smoke alarms.

·      Prewired for security system with glass break technology.

·      Prewired for smart home technology with interface connections at kitchen, rear living room, sun room, master bedroom, bathroom and upper hallway

·      Family drop zone with stow-away bench at rear of home near garage and car park.

·      4” square edge wood trim on all windows, doors and casement openings.

·      4” square baseboards. Simple yet timeless details!

·      Antique-bronze finishes.

·      White wood blinds.

·      Soft-close drawers.

·      Framed mirrors in all bathrooms.

·      Magnetic doorstops.

Additional Energy Efficiency Details

·      Marvin-Integrity Ultrex-wood windows with southern low-E glazing reducing solar gain.

·      Central stair tower allows for natural airflow and drafting by opening the windows on the south side of the home and the stairwell windows on the north side. Similar to a whole house fan but without the loud and clunky operation! On cool days you’ll experience a nice breeze through the home. You’ll notice the upper bedrooms have magnetic doorstops keeping doors from drafting closed and allowing for the rooms to feel the effects of the thermal syphon.

·      Building Envelope: Detailed building envelope assembly according to Architect’s proprietary installation methods.

o   Open-cell spray polyurethane foam on all exterior walls and roof.

o   Expanding foam sealer at all doors, windows and rough openings.

o   Weather stripping at all doors.

o   Urethane caulk used where needed.

·      Sealed attic access.

·      Extended roof overhangs create indirect, low solar gain lighting.

·      Compact-florescent lighting reduces heat gain and need for additional artificial cooling.

·      Dual flush toilets.

·      Low flow faucets.

·      Solid wood, large blade ceiling fans with remotes.

Sun Room

·      Stained concrete floor with rock-salt finish.

·      Stacked sandstone fireplace surround with bench.

·      Gas starter fireplace.

·      Double hung Marvin All-Ultrex windows.

·      Wood-plank ceiling

·      Mini-split air conditioner with remote.

·      Access to all main living areas from sunroom.

Kitchen

·      Farmhouse main sink and second produce sink.

·      Custom mahogany butcher block-style table, 60” round.

·      GE Café 5-burner gas range with convection oven and warming drawer.

·      Kenmore Elite microwave with convection.

·      Kenmore Elite dishwasher.

·      Pull out two-compartment trash cabinet.

·      Large walk-in pantry.

·      Refrigerator water-shut of valve in pantry.

·      Pot-filler faucet at stove top.

·      Many pull out drawers for functional and easily accessible storage.

·      Custom fabric upper cabinets.

·      Open shelving for cookbooks and displays.

·      Coffered ceiling ready for cove lighting.

Front Living Room

·      Open concept space with great flow through to dining room, sunroom and kitchen.

·      Coffer trimmed ceiling.

·      Custom built-in entertainment cabinet and bench for large screen television.

·      Whole-house stereo wiring is located in the entertainment cabinet, making it a hub for whole house stereo and smart technology.

Rear Living Room

·      Was once the ‘Man Room’ before children!

·      Sized for a 9’ championship-sized pool table.

·      Massive slider door to rear patioport for extended entertainment space.

·      Pass through cutout to Kitchen.

·      Conduit for flat screen TV to be hung on a wall bracket.

·      Two tone designer paint with crown molding and chair rail.

Owner’s Suite

·      Private secluded location at rear of property overlooking backyard

·      Tree house feel with ten windows!

·      Coffered ceiling ready for cove lighting.

·      Bedside lights with switches.

·      Upper floor thermostat control location.

·      Ensuite bathroom and dressing room.

·      Dressing room is fully equipped with plenty of shoe and handbag shelving and 12-drawer dresser.

·      Double vessel-style porcelain bowl sinks.

·      Craftsman-throwback octagonal tile counter with glass tile accents.

·      Shower room with jetted tub, two shower heads and large bench.

·      Private toilet space.

·      Linen closet.

·      Dressing room wired for cable television.

Bedrooms

·      Auto-shut off closet lighting.

·      Ceilings fans.

·      Nursery features custom wainscoting.

·      Office features custom shelving and additional Ethernet outlets.

·      Office closet is the home’s central hub for all electrical wiring.

Common Bathroom

·      Double sink vanity counter.

·      Octagonal tile counter with glass tile accents.

·      Vanity and overhead lighting.

·      Adjustable height showerhead.

·      Cast-iron soaking tub.

·      Framed vanity mirror.

·      Linen cabinet.

Laundry Room

·      Gas or Electric connections available.

·      Drain system for accidental overflows.

·      Raised height shut-off valves for front loading machines.

·      Great cabinet storage.

·      Stainless steel mess sink.

·      Attic access: upper HVAC & tankless water heater location.

·      Water heater control panel.

·      Electrical panel location.

Neighborhood Features

·      Established tree-lined neighborhood.

·      Allandale Neighborhood Association, voluntary membership.

o   Annual 4^th of July Parade.

o   Annual neighborhood-wide garage sale

o   Active board that keeps Allandale’s interest at the forefront of local politics.

·      Northwest Park: pool, playground, sports fields & tennis courts.

·      Northwest Recreation Center: community events, recreational activities.

·      Nearby HEB, Walmart, Fresh Plus Grocery & Central Market.

·      Quick access to Mopac/Loop 1 and 183/Research

·      Four exits from The Domain.

·      Walk to Capital Metro bus routes.

·      10 minute drive to Crestview Metro-Rail station to get downtown in less than 12 minutes.

·      Many popular and Zagat rated bars and eateries.

·      AISD Schools

o   Gullett Elementary.

o   Lamar Middle School: Fine Arts Academy.

o   McCallum High School: Fine Arts Academy.

Architect & Builder Information

For more information about Barley & Pfeiffer Architects: http://barleypfeiffer.com & http://www.customhomeonline.com/architects/mainstream-green_o

For more information about Mezger Homes: http://mezgerhomes.com

Energy Efficient Glossary of Terms

Passive Design: Passive solar design refers to the use of the sun's energy for the heating and cooling of living spaces. In this approach, the building itself or some element of it takes advantage of natural energy characteristics in materials and air created by exposure to the sun.

Thermal or Building Envelope: Refers to the enclosure that holds warm or cool air inside a structure. The walls, windows, doors, floors and ceilings of a structure combine to define its thermal envelope.

Central Stair Tower: A design approach that serves as a light well and a convective chimney to draw natural ventilation through the house.

Solar Gain: refers to the increase in temperature in a space, object or structure that results from solar radiation.

Patioport: A flexible outdoor living space designed to be used as either a carport or a patio.

Craftsman Architecture: Popularized at the turn of the 20th century by architect and furniture designer Gustav Stickley in his magazine, The Craftsman, the Craftsman-style bungalow reflected, said Stickley, "a house reduced to it's simplest form... its low, broad proportions and absolute lack of ornamentation gives it a character so natural and unaffected that it seems to... blend with any landscape."

The style, which was also widely billed as the "California bungalow" by architects such as Charles Sumner Greene and Henry Mather Greene, featured overhanging eaves, a low-slung gabled roof, and wide front porches framed by pedestal-like tapered columns. Material often included stone, rough-hewn wood, and stucco. Many homes have wide front porches across part of the front, supported by columns. (http://realtormag.realtor.org/home-and-design/guide-residential-styles/craftsman)