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Austin is one of the fastest growing cities in America, doubling in population every twenty years. Centrally located in the Lone Star State of Texas, Austin is not only the State Capital but also the "Live Music Capital of the World" [most notable for hosting the annual events for music/film aficionados worldwide – South by Southwest, Austin City Limits, and the Fun Fun Fun Fest.

Austin is a dynamic city that affords quality of life with its urban conveniences and small town comfort. Nestled in the Hill Country, traversed by lakes, one is never too far from nature. Hike and bike along the Lady Bird Lake, take a dip in the Barton Springs pool or watch the bats from Congress bridge at sundown – all in the heart of Downtown.

Austin's maturity as an urban center is reflected in its evolving Downtown skyline and urban core developments, including The Long Center for Performing Arts and The Blanton Museum of Art. Home to the University of Texas at Austin, this "burnt orange" City revolves around its National Champion Longhorn football team. Although major businesses [such as Whole Foods, Dell, Samsung, Google, GSD&M, Lance Armstrong Foundation] provide sustained job growth to Austin, it is the organic homegrown businesses that fuel the City's entrepreneurial and creative spirit.

Austin is consistently ranked as one of the "Top Cities" in America.

• Forbes names Austin America's No. 1 "Boom Town" [Forbes, 2011]
• Austin is one of the Best American Cities to Live and Work [Business Review USA, 2011]
• Austin has the 2nd highest well-being of any metropolitan area with more than one million residents [Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index, 2011]
• "Best Performing Cities" [Milken Institute 2008]
• Austin named a top 10 emerging commercial real estate market [Real Estate Forum, 2011]
• Austin among Top Markets for Restaurant Expansion [QSR, 2011]
• Austin is among 10 Best Cities in Office Real Estate [Grubb & Ellis, 2011]
• Austin is the No. 1 Hottest Spot to Start a Small Business [The Fiscal Times, 2011]
• UT Austin ranks high on Kiplinger's Best Values in Public Colleges [Kiplinger's, 2011]
• Austin-Bergstrom International Airport No. 3 in North America and No. 5 globally in its size class according to annual Airport Service Quality Awards [Airports Council International, 2011]
• Brookings places Austin as One of the Top Generators for Green Jobs [Brookings Institution, 2011]
• Austin is America's 3rd Best Job Market [Forbes, 2011]

To learn more about the history and future of Austin's Downtown and urban core developments, contact us directly. urbanspace has been the pioneer of Downtown Austin and urban core real estate market since 2000. With a commitment to the next generation of smart and sustainable urban growth, urbanspace agents continue to be the innovators at the forefront of Austin's urban revitalization efforts. For the past 8 years, urbanspace has led the marketplace in performance, as measured by volume of condominium sales in the downtown corridor. At urbanspace, we are real estate for urban lifestyles.