Deep Eddy is a small pocket neighborhood bounded by Mopac, Lake Austin, Exposition and Tarrytown. Best known for Deep Eddy Pool which is the oldest manmade pool in Texas, where you can find people like Leon Barish, president of the Friends of Deep Eddy, swimming everyday in the very chilly water all year long. Deep Eddy Pool started as just a spring fed mud hole off the Colorado River that later was turned into a cement pool and a resort that even featured a diving horse off a 50’ platform. Today it is owned by the City of Austin. Up the hill from the pool is Deep Eddy Cabaret, stop in for a beer and a little “old Austin” flavor. Mangia Pizza and Magnolia Café (which never closes) are great for casual dining. For finer dining at dinner or weekend brunch check out Fabi and Rosi, casual but upscale with a fabulous wine list. The traditional homes of Deep Eddy are slowly being restored or bought and redeveloped into larger homes with the same character or modern townhomes. You can travel down streets like Meriden and see every other house has been updated or rebuilt.
The neighbors of Deep Eddy love the area though for its quick access to Mopac and Downtown. And with the Town Lake trail system literally at your door, there’s no excuse to not get out and get active as well. Having RunTex right there also helps get you motivated to jog around the lake.
Houses for sale in the area right now are ranging from $238 – $300 a sq ft for around 2000 sq ft. The range in price is due to redevelopment of newer, larger homes around the original older homes.
Austin ISD schools are Matthews Elementary, O Henry Middle and Austin High School.
