Northwest Hills is a very sought after neighborhood located inside the loop in North Austin. The loop is Highway 183, MoPac Blvd, and Loop 360. It is very near downtown Austin and is close to major highways to all parts of town. It is a neighborly neighborhood with lots of trees and sidewalks. The schools in this neighborhood are all excellent. Doss and Hill are both blue ribbon elementary schools that feed into Murchison Junior High. Anderson High School is a nationally acclaimed school that has the International Baccalaureate degree plan. The 40 acre Dell Jewish Community Association of Austin is also located here. There are many good restaurants in the neighborhood. The Kitchen Door is a great place to stop on the way to work and get a yummy homemade cinnamon roll. They also have good sandwiches, soups and salads, but it is mainly a take out place. If you want a good hamburger, try the Boulevard Bar and Grill. El Arroyo is the neighborhood Mexican restaurant that makes a decent margarita. Kneaded Pleasures Bakery has soups, sandwiches and salads. Try the spinach salad here. Of course there is a Starbucks if you need to meet a client or a date. The local HEB Grocery store has a dedicated kosher section and deli. Their chicken salad sandwich is very good. Homes here range in price from the mid 300’s to over 1 million. There is a lot of construction taking place in the older parts of the neighborhood. Some of the time it is the result of a complete tear down, and other times it is just a major re-modeling job. There are also new homes being built as well. Many of the homes have views of something, such as the river, hills or canyons. You will see ranch style homes here because many were built in the late 60’s and 70’s. The new construction seems to favor Tuscan architecture. There is a debate among residents about what is a typical Austin style home. There is a Mexican influence as well as some California ranch and a little Colonial here and there. I’m not sure where the Tuscan came from, but it is now all over Austin. There are also several churches in this neighborhood. Northwest Hills United Methodist, St. Theresa’s Catholic, First Presbyterian, Ascension Lutheran, and Hillcrest Baptist are ready to accept new people. There are also a couple of synagogues on the Dell campus. This neighborhood has several little shops and a post office, but it is very near some major shopping centers. The Arboretum shops are quite near and the new Domain Shopping center is just up the road at Braker and MoPac. Whether you feel the need to shop at Saks Fifth Avenue and Neiman Marcus or Marshall’s and TJ Maxx, you will not be far from any of them. Since Northwest Hills is not far from downtown Austin, you will be close to live performances at the UT Bass Concert Hall, as well as the Paramount Theater or the Long Center for Performing Arts. Whether you like ballet, opera, symphony or plays, you will be near to all of these venues.