We are very excited about our latest project…the new RisherMartin Headquarters in Rosedale. Several months ago we purchased a beautiful old home near the intersection of 45th and Burnet Rd. We bought it from the original owner, who occupied it as their primary residence since 1941. This video blog is the first in an ongoing…
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4524 Burnet Road was purchased from builder Ralph Watts in 1941, C.E. “Scoot” Pearson and his wife Hilda Mae made this house home for nearly 70 years. Scoot operated the Conoco station just a few doors down, in what is now The Upper Crust Bakery. RisherMartin Fine Homes purchased the property in 2011 from Hilda…
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On May 14th, 2011, RisherMartin Fine Homeswas awarded eleven coveted Home Builders Association of Greater Austin MAX Awards. The MAX Awards honor Builder, Developer, Remodeler and Associate Members of the HBA for achievements during 2010. RisherMartin submitted in eleven categories, along with builders and remodelers from across Central Texas, and we were honored to receive six…
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Check out RisherMartin Fine Home’s before and after photos of our Balcones Park remodeling project. Although we have a long way to go, you can see the dramatic change to the front elevation. The customer’s desire for some street appeal is definitely beginning to materialize. The new front porch is complete, an additional gable over…
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With a growing family, this 758 square foot Brentwood home no longer fits the need’s of its owners. With a terrific location and no desire to move to the burbs, some additional space is quickly needed. A two bedroom, one bath home just isn’t big enough for today’s lifestyle. Even though the kitchen was already…
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RisherMartin Fine Homesrecently broke ground on an exciting new project located near Barton Creek Mall. This new custom home is being built for a local Austin architect Richard Weiss, and his family, who specializes in modern architecture. Clean lines, beautiful stone work and stucco, as well as a metal roof with up to four foot…
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Good news about the state of the Austin remodeling market continues to roll in. Hanley Wood, one of the large construction focused media firms in the U.S., has named the Top 25 counties for remodeling potential in 2011. They scanned 3,000+ U.S. counties for factors such as home prices, the number of households, how many…
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This month we are proud to spotlight Austin architect Chris Allen from Some Assembly Required. Chris, a University of Texas at Austin alumni (Architecture) and his wife Gina, a UT-Austin alum in Marketing and Finance, team up to produce some of the most thoughtful Central Austin new construction and renovation projects around. The Some Assembly…
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Our Balcones Park project is continuing to make headway. As you can see, the new front porch has given this ranch some instant street appeal. We are also making lots of progress inside as well; these before and after pictures give you a good sense of how important light and open floor plans are to modern…
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RisherMartin, in conjunction with our branding firm lookthinkmake, is proud to announce our Gold ADDY Award at the 2011 Austin ADDY Awards! Our new yard sign, designed by lookthinkmake and fabricated by RisherMartin, won top prize in the “Site Exterior Static” category. Congrats to Sean and Patricia at lookthinkmake for yet another award winning marketing…
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RisherMartin is excited to announce our newest project – Parkside Austin. Located just across the street from Pease Park on Old Nineteenth St, these three modern homes are designed by one of Austin’s most innovative and progressive architecture firms – Alterstudio Architects (http://www.alterstudio.net). These unique, contemporary downtown residences will offer incredible access to and stunning…
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We see it in our own business, we notice it when we drive around Austin neighborhoods, we hear about it from our colleagues. Anecdotally all signs point in the same direction – the remodeling business is picking up. And now we are seeing it show up in the data. The Residential BuildFax Remodeling Index rose…
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