302 Ben Howell DrAustin, TX 78704
Live Oak Grove Addn · Travis County
Description
This incredibly charming & thoughtfully updated SOCO gem features 3 bedrooms, 2 full baths & an entertainer's dream backyard right in the heart of 78704! Enjoy mornings, evenings & everything in between from either of the beautiful porches located in the front and back of the house with fully fenced and landscaped yards! Looking for privacy? Look no further! This fabulous home offers an oversized PRIVATE covered deck overlooking the low maintenance turfed backyard and always refreshing cowboy pool. Step into an open floor plan that has been thoughtfully updated with vaulted ceilings, designer finishes & artistic touches throughout! This home possesses the perfect floor plan for its current job- a fully functioning & highly successful AirBNB. The flex bedroom/study is styled perfectly with a murphy bed to accommodate extra guests that can stow away easily to make room for a home office/hobby room! This perfect South Austin house is built to last with a steel frame and slab foundation. Parking? No problem! This special property features a spacious 2-car garage with extended private driveway and plenty of street parking directly out front. Enjoy living close to downtown, SOLA, SOCO, and South First while still maintaining the safe, suburban feeling of a sleepy south Austin neighborhood.
Property Information
- Property type
- Residential
- Sub-type
- Single Family Residence
- Year built
- 1999
- Living area
- 1,322 Sq Ft
- Lot size
- 0.15 acres
- Lot dimensions
- 50.00 X 130.00
- Garage spaces
- 2
- Parking spaces
- 4
- Ownership
- Fee-Simple
- Days on market
- 19
- MLS® Listing#
- 2420438
Property Features
- Interior
- Bookcases · Breakfast Bar · Ceiling Fan(s) · Tile Counters · High Speed Internet · Open Floorplan · Recessed Lighting · Smart Home · Smart Thermostat · Walk-In Closet(s) · Master Downstairs
- Exterior
- Garden · Dog Run · Lighting · Outdoor Grill · Private Entrance · Private Yard
- Appliances
- Dishwasher · Disposal · Dryer · Exhaust Fan · Microwave · Oven · Range · Refrigerator · Washer · Washer/Dryer · Electric Water Heater
- Cooling
- Ceiling Fan(s) · Central Air
- Heating
- Exhaust Fan · Central · Natural Gas
- Flooring
- Tile · Wood
- Fireplace
- Great Room · Living Room
- Pool
- Above Ground · ENERGY STAR Qualified pool pump · Filtered · Outdoor Pool · Pool Cover · Private
- Parking
- Attached · Driveway · Garage · Garage Door Opener · Garage Faces Front · Guest · Kitchen Level · Lighted · Off Street · Outside · Paved
- Laundry
- Main Level · In Hall · In Unit · Inside · Laundry Closet
- Patio
- Covered · Deck · Front Porch · Patio · Porch · Rear Porch
- Fencing
- Fenced · Back Yard · Front Yard · Full · Privacy · Wood
- Lot features
- Back Yard · Front Yard · Garden · Landscaped · Level · Native Plants · Private · Sprinklers In Rear
- Construction
- Vinyl Siding
- Foundation
- Slab
- Roof
- Composition
- Windows
- Blinds · Window Treatments
- Security
- Security Lights · Security System · Smoke Detector(s)
- Other structures
- None
- Community
- None
- Utilities
- Electricity Available · Natural Gas Available
- Sewer
- Public Sewer
- Water source
- Public
Schools
- Elementary
- Dawson
- Middle
- Lively
- High
- Travis
Financial Details
- HOA
- None
- Annual taxes
- $12,961Tax year 2026
- Assessed value
- $895,000
- Parcel number
- 04050304120000
Directions
From South Congress Avenue, turn west on Cumberland Road, turn left on Eldens drive and right on Ben Howell Drive.
Listing Courtesy: Platinum Realty-Austin - (512) 925-5392
Last Updated: 2026-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
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