Why you'd want to live in North Loop

Classic 1950s homes make the crop of new thrift shops and vintage goods boutiques a natural fit, and in spite of the area’s increasing popularity, it retains a variety of small local cafes, bookstores, and various “Austin weird” merchants and services. North Loop lies just far enough out of Downtown and the University area that the streets aren’t crowded, but along the major thoroughfares new apartment and condo developments promise plenty of growth to come.