343 Pug Rippy

28 min from Austin & steps from Camp Lucy (Dripping Springs’ world-class retreat on Onion Creek) 343 Pug Rippy sits on a bluff high above Onion Creek & the area’s most exclusive, ultra-private enclave envisioned by local legend, Whit Hanks. This central bluff lot offers unobstructed panoramic views of the Hill Country below; w/ its only two immediate neighbors completely screened from view naturally from every vantage except the approaching drive. Designed by: Patricia Davis Basarab, Architect: Leland Decker, and Built by: award-winning Schmidt Builders, this modern home delivers effortless elegance driven by purposeful function on a one-of-a-kind parcel...the ultimate serene escape.
Four spacious suites (at each private corner of the home) feature en-suite baths & direct access to tranquil outdoor spaces, enabling both privacy & connection. Soaring 17-ft ceilings grace the central living & dining spaces, separated by a dual-sided safety-enclosed gas fireplace clad in locally quarried Austin stone. Chef’s kitchen offers ultra-premium appliances, quartz & soapstone counters, 2 pantries & seamless flow to adjacent outdoor kitchen & entertaining areas. Rear suites capture breathtaking views, w/ spa-inspired baths & primary featuring: meditation garden, slipper tub, walk-in shower, bidet, & dual dressing areas w/ custom closets.
Outdoors: covered outdoor living room w/ gas fireplace, complete outdoor kitchen by Coyote, see-thru motorized fully retractable privacy-screen walls, SeaShell custom pool w/view-facing spa, gas-lit conversation fire-pit, & easy-care landscaping that provides year-round color w/ bird and butterfly attractors. City Water, but can hookup for FREE irrigation well-water for tiny charge.
Energy efficient "tight home" w/ 2 x 6 construction, 3-car garage w/4th storage bay, whole-home AQUA water purification, Ring security & cameras and 600+ sqft attic space that in '25 builder quoted @ only $75K to finish-out what could be $300K+ instant equity!