3606 Abbate Cir, Austin, TX 78721

3606 Abbate Circle is the kind of older East Austin home people fall for and decide to keep. Built in 1950, it sits on a big SF3 lot in Govalle, about four miles from downtown, with original hardwood floors, real character, and a backyard built for hanging out. A covered front porch looks over a deep lawn planted with agave and prickly pear. Inside, the plan is open, bright, and flexible. Use it as four bedrooms, or three with a home office, alongside one bath. The living and dining area runs into a renovated kitchen with butcher block counters, white shaker cabinets, a farmhouse apron sink, blue-green tile, open wood shelving, a gas range, and stainless appliances. The dark wood floors carry through the bedrooms. The bath is updated too, with a marble-look tiled shower and a stone vessel sink. Out back is where this one stands apart. A detached laundry house with storage, a separate shed, and a workshop room. A covered deck with string lights and a ceiling fan gives you a shaded spot to sit year round. There is a fire pit, a tree swing, and mature pecans shading the whole yard behind a wood privacy fence. The systems are handled. New roof last year, Tesla solar panels, and updated AC ducts. SF3 zoning and the lot size leave room to add a guest house or ADU later, without giving up the character that is already here. Location is the easy part. You are minutes from Sa-Tén and Spokesman at The Yard for coffee, Sour Duck Market, Sawyer & Co, and De Nada Cantina for food, an