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New Year Starts Off With a Big Pour at Bellagio Estates in Steiner Ranch

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New Year Starts Off With a Big Pour at Bellagio Estates in Steiner Ranch

Happy New Year from the building team at Zbranek & Holt Custom Homes! 2011 was our busiest year ever in terms of new home inquiries and custom home clients and 2012 is off to a big start! All of the good news nationally about Austin should be paying off for every...

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Master Builders Create Amazing Exteriors, Curb Appeal and Fun!

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Master Builders Create Amazing Exteriors, Curb Appeal and Fun!

The following article, written by Steve Zbranek Owner of Zbranek & Holt Custom Homes, will run in the September 2012 issue of Builder and Developer Magazine, a national magazine for US Homebuilding Professionals. The Business Management Tool for Homebuilding Profess...

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Local Homebuilder Receives National Award for Second Consecutive Year…

Local Homebuilder Receives National Award for Second Consecutive Year…

Steve Zbranek Awarded 2011 National Master Builder of the Year by NAHB On January 18th of this year local homebuilder Steve Zbranek, of Zbranek & Holt Custom Homes Ltd., was recognized at the International Builders Show in Orlando Florida as the “2011 Nationa...

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Local builder donates profits to assist defrauded youth association

Local builder donates profits to assist defrauded youth association

This recent article by Nancy Keates from the Wall Street Journal Real Estate section does a fantastic job of highlighting the reasons why so many individuals enjoy living at fly-in airpark communities around the United States. The new Lakeway Airpark Estates in Austin T...

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Living in Luxury Airparks

Living in Luxury Airparks

This recent article by Nancy Keates from the Wall Street Journal Real Estate section does a fantastic job of highlighting the reasons why so many individuals enjoy living at fly-in airpark communities around the United States. The new Lakeway Airpark Estates in Austin T...

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It’s About You!

It’s About You!

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Factors to Think About When Considering Lot Cost vs. Lot Price

Factors to Think About When Considering Lot Cost vs. Lot Price

A recently started Zbranek &Holt Custom Homes project in Vineyard Bay overlooking beautiful Lake Travis, One of the many informational sessions presented by Steve Zbranek, the 2011 & 2010 National Master Builder of the Year, to Realtors and prospective home b...

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Eanes Independent School District

Eanes Independent School District

Just west of downtown Austin lie the communities of West Lake Hills and Rollingwood. Children here attend the elementary, middle, and high schools of Eanes Independent School District which is the best school district in Texas and the 21st best school district in the na...

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DaVida Pools Designs Award Winning Pool for Zbranek & Holt Custom Homes Client

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DaVida Pools Designs Award Winning Pool for Zbranek & Holt Custom Homes Client

Winning Design from DaVida Pools Austin TX DaVida Pools of Austin Texas has designed another Award Winning pool for a Zbranek & Holt Custom Homes client on Lake Austin. The pool design won the prestigious Southwest Gold Award from the Association of Pool &...

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Steve Zbranek Leads Belvedere’s Creative Outdoor Living Seminar

Steve Zbranek Leads Belvedere’s Creative Outdoor Living Seminar

This past Sunday saw over 180 individuals attend the Hill Country Home Tour and Creative Outdoor Living event at Belvedere on Hamilton Pool Road. Steve Zbranek, National Master Builder of the Year, Custom Home Builder of the Year for Austin and President of the Greater ...

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Customer Service, Looking Back, and Ahead

Customer Service, Looking Back, and Ahead

Waterways features a story from Steve Zbranek regarding customer service in their Summer 2009 issue. To view more details download the PDF excerpt from the magazine....

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Award Winning Local Home Builder has a New Name for the New Year!

Award Winning Local Home Builder has a New Name for the New Year!

Zbranek Custom Homes Ltd. of Austin, Texas has changed the company name to Zbranek & Holt Custom Homes, Ltd. The name change reflects the company ownership structure since January 2008 when Tony and Kristin Holt became 50% owners of Zbranek Custom Homes. Founde...

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Award Winning Local Custom Home Builder has a New Name for the New Year!

Award Winning Local Custom Home Builder has a New Name for the New Year!

Zbranek Custom Homes Ltd. of Austin, Texas has changed the company name to Zbranek & Holt Custom Homes, Ltd. Award Winning local Custom Home Builders Tony Holt and Steve Zbranek of Zbranek & Holt Custom Homes The name change reflects the company ownershi...

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Lake Travis Chamber of Commerce Elects Steve Zbranek 2011 Chairman of the Board

Lake Travis Chamber of Commerce Elects Steve Zbranek 2011 Chairman of the Board

The Lake Travis Chamber of Commerce voted today to appoint Steve Zbranek as 2011 Chairman of the Board. Steve looks forward to serving the Chamber with the same energy he brought to the Home Builders Association of Greater Austin, where he has just finished his tenure a...

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New Spanish Oaks Custom Begins in Austin Texas

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New Spanish Oaks Custom Begins in Austin Texas

Zbranek & Holt Custom Homes Begins Construction of New Santa Barbara Styled Mediterranean in Spanish Oaks Austin luxury custom home builder, Zbranek & Holt Custom Homes has begun construction on their new Santa Barbara styled Mediterranean home inSpanish Oaks, ...

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Luxury Home Building in Austin, Texas

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Luxury Home Building in Austin, Texas

The national news continues to be complimentary for Austin and the surrounding areas in Texas. One benefit of this favorable publicity is that luxury home builders in Austin are reporting a higher-than-typical number of new home inquiries from relocating families. Luxur...

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Lake Travis is a Beautiful Place to Live Despite Current Drought Conditions

Lake Travis is a Beautiful Place to Live Despite Current Drought Conditions

The shores of Lake Travis, located in the western area of Austin Texas, is still a prime Real Estate location despite recent drought conditions that have plagued the state of Texas for several months. While Lake Travis and all surrounding lake levels are down considerab...

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Zbranek & Holt Custom Homes Opens Horseshoe Bay Office

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Zbranek & Holt Custom Homes Opens Horseshoe Bay Office

Zbranek & Holt Custom Homes, an award winning Austin custom home builder, announce the opening of their new office located in Horseshoe Bay Texas. Zbranek & Holt Custom Homes have been building luxury homes throughout greater Austin, Horseshoe Bay and the Highla...

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Zbranek & Holt Custom Homes of Austin Texas Honored with National Design Award

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Zbranek & Holt Custom Homes of Austin Texas Honored with National Design Award

Austin Luxury Custom Home Builder Awarded National Best in American Living Award AUSTIN, TX FEBRUARY 10, 2015 – Luxury home builders, Zbranek & Holt Custom Homes of Austin Texas, has been awarded the 2014 Best in American LivingTM Awards (BALA) for Specialty Outd...

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Tony Holt Installed as 2012 President of the Building Industry of the Highland Lakes

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Tony Holt Installed as 2012 President of the Building Industry of the Highland Lakes

Tony Holt takes the oath of office from Eddie Martin, TAB President-Elect. On Thursday, November 17, 2011 Tony Holt of Zbranek & Holt Custom Homes was installed as President of the Building Industry Association of the Highland Lakes (BIA-HL). Holt is the immedia...

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The Shape of Things to Come in Lago Escondido Community of Horseshoe Bay Texas

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The Shape of Things to Come in Lago Escondido Community of Horseshoe Bay Texas

The Shape of Things to Come in Lago Escondido Community of Horseshoe Bay Texas Leave a Comment Construction is currently underway on this Lake House project in Horseshoe Bay Texas. Imagine yourself enjoying the beauty of Lake LJB from this stunning home, to be completed...

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Lakeside Living in Horseshoe Bay Texas by Zbranek & Holt Custom Homes

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Lakeside Living in Horseshoe Bay Texas by Zbranek & Holt Custom Homes

Horseshoe Bay Texas has some of the finest lakeside living in Central Texas. Just ask the residents of Escondido or Lago Escondido where many home sites afford the owners better than 180 degree views of Lake LBJ. 280 view of lake LBJ Zbranek & Holt Custom Homes of A...

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Zbranek & Holt Custom Homes Nears Completion of Vineyard Bay Texas Tuscan Overlooking Lake Travis

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Zbranek & Holt Custom Homes Nears Completion of Vineyard Bay Texas Tuscan Overlooking Lake Travis

Lake Travis views from nearly completed Zbranek & Holt custom home in Vineyard Bay Community in Lakeway Texas Spectacular views abound from this Texas Tuscan styled custom home by Zbranek & Holt Custom Homes, of Austin Texas. With construction nearly complete...

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Zbranek & Holt Custom Homes Embraces Design Elements of Hill Country Modern

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Zbranek & Holt Custom Homes Embraces Design Elements of Hill Country Modern

Austin’s award winning luxury custom home builder, Zbranek & Holt Custom Homes has recently completed a “Hill Country Modern” project in the Belvedere Community on Hamilton Pool Road. Designed to take advantage of the surrounding Texas Hill Country views this ...

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Zbranek & Holt Custom Homes Awarded 2011 Star Awards by Texas Association of Builders

Zbranek & Holt Custom Homes Awarded 2011 Star Awards by Texas Association of Builders

2011 Texas Star Award Winners Announced! Zbranek & Holt Custom Homes in Austin Texas was awarded numerous Texas Association of Builders 2011 Star Awards at the recent Sunbelt Builders show. Zbranek & Holt Custom Homes, a luxury custom home builder in Au...

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Zbranek & Holt Custom Homes, Austin Luxury Custom Home Builder Starts New Project in Private Golfing Community of Flintrock Falls

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Zbranek & Holt Custom Homes, Austin Luxury Custom Home Builder Starts New Project in Private Golfing Community of Flintrock Falls

Newest custom home project in Flintrock Falls by Zbranek & Holt Custom Homes an Austin Luxury Custom Home Builder Award Winning Austin custom home builder, Zbranek & Holt Custom Homes, has begun a new project in the prestigious Flintrock Falls neighborhood ne...

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This Weekend – Belvedere’s Hill Country Home Tour & “Creative Outdoor Living Event” Featuring Zbranek & Holt Custom Homes

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This Weekend – Belvedere’s Hill Country Home Tour & “Creative Outdoor Living Event” Featuring Zbranek & Holt Custom Homes

Walls of glass integrate the indoor and outdoor living space of this stunning Zbranek & Holt Custom Homes completed home. Enjoy a free seminar and demonstration featuring Zbranek & Holt Custom Homes, 2-Time Winner Texas Best Outdoor Living Area, and see why o...

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Take a look at our 2011 Texas Star Awards Photo Album!

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Take a look at our 2011 Texas Star Awards Photo Album!

Zbranek & Holt Custom Homes in Austin Texas, is honored to once again be the recipient of the 2011 Texas Star Awards and send our congratulations to all the Winners for their excellent work. 2011 Star Awarded Best Master Bedroom Click here to see our Facebook Ph...

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Local Custom Home Builder, Steve Zbranek, Named Citizen of the Year

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Local Custom Home Builder, Steve Zbranek, Named Citizen of the Year

Austin Custom Home Builder, Steve Zbranek the 2011 Citizen of the Year pictured with Jaime Bush and Police Chief Todd Radford. On Saturday, February 4th the Lake Travis Chamber of Commerce held their Annual Awards Banquet at the Lakeway Resort and Spa. Over 150 guest...

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Winner of “Best of Houzz” 2013!

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Winner of “Best of Houzz” 2013!

Zbranek & Holt Custom Homes of Austin Texas Receives “Best of Houzz” 2013 Award! Houzz Annual Survey and Analysis of 11 Million Monthly Users Reveals Top-Rated U.S. Professionals Austin, Texas — January 21, 2013 – Zbranek & Holt Custom Homes of Austi...

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