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Suburb’s friendly, country atmosphere appeals to homebuyers
Braun Station, a family-friendly community on San Antonio’s Northwest Side, is located between Loop 1604 and Bandera Road. San Antonio homebuilder and developer John Thomas Saunders began construction of Braun Station in the 1970s. It has grown to include the Braun Station East and Braun Station West subdivisions. Braun Heights, the newest neighborhood, is a part of Braun Station West. House hunters will find a mix of architectural styles — from the 1970s to the 2000s. Residents in Braun Station enjoy numerous neighborhood amenities such as pools, a clubhouse, lighted tennis courts, volleyball and basketball courts, jogging trails and soccer fields.
The community’s proximity to Bandera Road means residents are a short distance from a variety of stores, restaurants, churches and businesses.
Properties on the market include a one-story, 1785-square-foot house with three bedrooms and two bathrooms. This custom home in Braun Station West was built in 1985. Its list price is $285,000. In Braun Station East, a renovated 2,095 squarefoot home with three bedrooms, two
San Antonio Express-News | ExpressNews.com | full bathrooms, and a half bath is priced at $332,500. It was built in 1979. A 3,327 square-foot house, constructed in 2003, is on the market in Braun Heights for $449,000. This two-story brick home has four bedrooms and two and a half bathrooms.
Braun Station appeals to retirees as well as homebuyers with young children. Students attend the neighborhood’s Braun Station
Elementary School and Stevenson Middle School or John Marshall High School in the Northside Independent School District.
Braun Station East resident Carrie Stiles moved into her one-story home 20 years ago. Stiles originally wanted a house in the country, but when she couldn’t find the right one, a friend suggested she take a look at Braun Station. Stiles recalls being very impressed with the abundance of established trees she saw as she drove through the neighborhood. One of the reasons she decided to buy her house, which was built in the ’70s, was because of the giant tree that sits in the middle of her driveway. “I just fell in love with this neighborhood,” she said. “I kind of built my little country home in the