Sendero Springs has been around for nearly a decade.  As it has grown out of its first master planned section, a new one has opened to the south and east of the original section.  It doubles the community size and incorporates more natural features — a growing desire of homeowners.  The second section will have more natural areas in the forms of 41 acres of greenbelts, caves, parks and trails.  Wyoming Springs Drive now goes all the way through to the south and Brushy Creek and its many recreational offerings are now accessible without having to drive miles around to get to them.

Homes for Sale in Sendero Springs

Sendero Springs Location

Sendero Springs has a good location right off FM 1431 and just two miles from I-35.  FM 1431 is the northern boundary, Brushy Creek North subdivision is on the south, Mayfield Park is on the west, and open space is currently its eastern neighbor.  Brushy Creek Road is now just miles away, thanks to the extension of Wyoming Springs Drive into Sendero Springs and to FM 1431.  Parmer Lane is three miles west, Hwy. 183A Toll is five miles west and Hwy. 183 is six miles west.

Sendero Springs Described

From the second you drive up to either of the two entrances off FM 1431, you can see that this is not your typical community.  It’s got character.  You will either love it or dislike it.  I think the old world Italian look at the entries is pretty neat.  Enter via Sendero Springs Drive or the new entrance and road to the model homes, Luminoso Lane.  The amenity center is a couple blocks in on Sendero Springs Drive.  It is a wonderful center and proudly offers:

  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Junior Olympic size swimming pool with eight 25-yard lanes
  • Shade-covered baby pool
  • Wading area
  • Floating water slide
  • Heated men’s and women’s restrooms
  • Baby changing station
  • Lounging area
  • Covered picnic area with tables
  • Self-serve vending machines and
  • Playscape

The pool is heated for year ’round enjoyment and is owned and operated by the Brushy Creek Municipal Utility District.  You can take swim lessons here.  A lifeguard is always on duty.

Sendero Springs Homebuilder

Streetman Homes is a quality builder and the only builder in Sendero Springs.  You might find other builders’ homes offered as resales on occasion.  They were built by Hammonds Homes, bought out by Meritage Homes.  Meritage Homes then built here, but has exited.  Kimball Hill Homes was also here, but is in bankruptcy protection and no longer active.  Streetman Homes has 13 floorplans in the new section, ranging in size from 1,653 square feet up to 3,129.  Pricing starts in the $190′s, but you should expect to the solidly in the $200′s …up to $300,000.

Sendero Springs Schools

This community lies within the upper reaches of the Round Rock Independent School District (RRISD).  Youngest of the school children will attend Cactus Ranch Elementary, which is just down Wyoming Springs Drive in the nearby Behrens Ranch community.  Middle schoolers will attend Walsh Middle School in adjacent Brushy Creek North and high schoolers will go to Round Rock High School near RM 620 and I-35.  There are nearby alternative choices to public schools.  Among them are a couple Montessori Schools, Round Rock Christian Academy next to Round Rock High and four day care and preschools.

Sendero Springs is incredibly convenient to the higher education campuses on the other side of I-35.  If traffic is flowing in your favor, you can get to them in as little as five minutes.  They are: Scott & White University Medical Campus, Austin Community College, Texas State, and Texas A & M.

Sendero Springs and the Brushy Creek MUD

Sendero Springs is part of the Brushy Creek Municipal Utility District (MUD), which provides many services and amenities to this and other Round Rock communities from FM 1431 to RM 620 and a bit beyond into Highland Horizon.  This MUD levies taxes for its services — services that could not affordably be provided any other way.  As the populations in MUDs grow, the ability of the MUD to superserve its members also grows.  Such is the case with the BCMUD.  Currently, BCMUD owns and operates 16 parks, pools and greenbelts.  The ones affecting Sendero Springs are Wildcat Trail and North Park on the south side of the community, the Sendero Springs park and pool, the Sendero Springs greenbelt, and the crown jewel at the MUD headquarters: the Brushy Creek Community & Recreation Center.

Brushy Creek Community & Recreation Center

This is a fabulous place and open to all residents within the Brushy Creek MUD.  It is located at 16318 Great Oaks Drive 2.5 miles south of Sendero Springs and .2 mile NW of RM 620.  It was constructed at a cost of $3 million and contains 37,000+ square feet of seemingly unending opportunities.  It is open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sundays, 5:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. Mondays through Fridays, and 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturdays, offering:

  • Youth Leagues
  • Adult Leagues
  • Sports Camps
  • Parties and Rentals
  • Aquatic Programs
  • Swim Lessons
  • Short-term Memberships

The facility itself has:

  • Two Full-Size Gyms
  • Weight Room
  • Fitness Room
  • Two Handball Courts
  • Teen and Child Play Areas
  • Arts & Crafts Room
  • Kitchen
  • Jogging Trails
  • Two Soccer Fields
  • Two Baseball Fields
  • Child Development Center
  • Air Hockey Tables
  • Tennis Courts
  • Ping Pong
  • Music
  • Cooking

This is truly a great amenity that comes with your residency in Sendero Springs.

Sendero Springs Shopping & Dining

Quality shopping is just two miles away at FM 1431 | University Blvd. and I-35.  There you will encounter the Round Rock Premium Outlet Mall on one side of University Blvd., IKEA and University Oaks Shopping Center on the other side.  A few miles up I-35 are The Rivery Towne Crossing and Wolf Ranch Town Center in Georgetown.  Down I-35 are La Frontera, The Boardwalk Shopping Center and Tech Ridge Plaza.  To the west are shopping areas at Parmer Lane, Hwy. 183A Toll (1890 Ranch) and Hwy. 183 in Cedar Park and Lakeline Mall down Hwy. 183 to RM 620 in Austin.

Some of the stores and restaurants:

  • White House | Black Market
  • Ralph Lauren Polo
  • Loft
  • Michael Kors
  • Calphalon
  • The Kitchen Store
  • Mighty Fine Burgers
  • Pei Wei
  • Mimi’s Cafe’
  • JCPenney
  • Ross Dress for Less
  • Michael’s
  • Hobby Lobby
  • Sam’s Club
  • Marshall’s
  • Hallmark
  • Kohl’s
  • Super Target
  • The Home Depot
  • Garden Ridge
  • Red Loster
  • Chick-fil-A
  • Whataburger
  • Wendy’s
  • Tomlinson’s Pet Supplies
  • Wal*Mart Supercenter
  • HEB
  • Natural Grocers
  • China Cafe’
  • Which Wich
  • Starbucks
  • many, many more

Employment Opportunities

Some Austin companies cannot find enough high-tech and I.T. people.  They are growing fast and offering bonuses.  I know ShoreTel just cannot find enough people.  Other large employers that are in Round Rock or north Austin are:

  • Abbott Labs
  • Dell Computer
  • Farmers Insurance
  • IBM
  • Freescale
  • National Instruments
  • State Farm Insurance
  • Sysco Food Services
  • Texas Instruments
  • Cadence Design
  • Emerson
  • TECO Westinghouse
  • Seton Hospitals
  • Silicon
  • AT&T
  • Google
  • Facebook

Sendero Springs Real Estate

In the past 12 months, only four homes are recorded as sold through the Austin Central Texas Realty Information Service’s MLS system.  Who wants to leave this great place?  Apparently few.  They had as few as three bedrooms, but the average was four with a high of five.  There was an average of two bathrooms with a high of three.  They ranged in size from 2,459 square feet to 4,078, with an average of 3,190.  They sold between $228,000 and $289,000 with a median price of $275,000.  They were on the market from 58 to 303 days, with an average of 174.

Information deemed reliable as of 11/14/2011.