Austin's Premier Waterfront Community

Lady Bird Lake is a major reservoir on the Colorado River flowing directly through the center of downtown.  It serves as Austin's premier recreational hub for non-motorized water sports and waterfront activities.  The Ann and Roy Butler Hike-and-Bike Trail is a scenic 10-mile scenic loop in the heart of Austin.  It hugs the shores of Lady Bird Lake, serving as the city's premier urban pathway for runners, walkers, and cyclists. The Boardwalk is a spectacular 1.3-mile elevated boardwalk structure on the south shore that lets you walk directly over the water with unobstructed views of the Austin skyline.

Just a 15 minute biking trip (2.7 miles) using the waterfront trail and city bike lanes will get you to Downtown Austin.  Driving to downtown takes about 15 minutes or 3 miles via E. Riverside Dr.  The Rainey Street Historic District is a vibrant, popular nightlife and dining enclave in downtown Austin.  It’s about a 2 mile drive via S. Lakeshore Blvd.

Jacoby's Restaurant & Mercantile (2.2 miles northeast) is a ranch-to-table Southern restaurant that operates as a full-service dining spot with a rustic, stylishly upcycled aesthetic.  Moonshine Patio Bar & Grill (2.5 miles northwest) is housed in one of Austin's oldest historic 19th-century limestone commercial structures and delivers an upscale, high-energy twist on classic Southern comfort food, including their famous brunch on Saturday and Sunday.  1618 Asian Fusion is a popular, locally owned pan-Asian restaurant that blends bright, bold flavors from Vietnamese, Thai, Chinese, Singaporean, and Taiwanese cuisines into a diverse menu.

There are over 20 barbecue restaurants and food trucks located within a 5-mile radius of Encore Lakeside. Residents have immediate access to some of the most celebrated pitmasters in the state, including Lambert’s BBQ  (2.4 miles northwest) which is known for being an upscale, full-service restaurant with a whiskey selection and live music and Terry Black's Barbecue (2.4 miles west) which is an iconic bbq restaurant celebrated for its pit-smoked meats.

South Congress (SoCo) is a vibrant, historic neighborhood stretching south from the Texas State Capitol across Lady Bird Lake. It is Austin’s premier shopping, dining, and cultural strip, famous for its quirky boutiques, iconic live music venues, and postcard-worthy skyline views.  Perla's (2.2 miles west) is an Austin fine-dining staple that specializes in fresh seafood and raw oysters.  Congress Avenue Bridge is world-famous for sheltering the largest urban bat colony in North America and is only a 2.1 mile drive.

Walk to Oracle.  Live just minutes from Google, Apple, UT Austin, Tesla, Salesforce, Deloitte, Accenture, Indeed, and Meta.  There’s also easy access to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport.