Old Rent

Browse Old Austin Grouch posts about old rent, Austin nostalgia, and the city habits locals still argue about.

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I Went to the Open House on 45th So You Don't Have To

Stood in the former carport of 4508 Duval while the agent bragged about "adaptive reuse" of the 1947 duplex footprint; the place that once housed a mailman, two UT dropouts, a revolving cast of cooks, and one very loud parrot for under $400 a side is now four "bespoke residences" starting at $4,295 with a $275 monthly amenity fee and a rooftop deck no one will use.

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