3400 Vanshire Dr Some houses are bought. This one was kept. Built in 2000 by Drees Custom Homes and held by a single owner since, 3400 Vanshire sits on just over half an acre inside the gated Uplands, a 22, 760-square-foot corner homesite where oaks clearing 40 feet do much of the work the architecture never has to. Inside: 4, 016 square feet across two levels, four bedrooms, four full baths, four living areas, two dining spaces. The primary suite takes the main floor and carries a sitting room of its own. Upstairs, a game room and a tiered media room with wet bar keep the second story genuinely useful rather than decorative. The study is paneled and shelved beneath a coffered ceiling, the sort of room that improves a working morning. In the kitchen, a center island and granite counters anchor a plan open to the great room and its fireplace, with a rear-facing breakfast area and a walk-in pantry doing the quiet work behind it. Masonry on all sides. Crown molding, natural woodwork, and high ceilings carried through the house rather than staged in the entry. The back yard is why people linger in the driveway a beat longer than they intended: terraced stone, native planting, a heated gunite pool with waterfall and integrated spa, and a landscape lighting design that makes the property a different place after eight than it is at noon. Kitchen, breakfast room, family room and primary bedroom all face it, keeping pool and canopy in view from the rooms used most. A three-car side-entry garage keeps the street elevation unbroken. The practical arithmetic holds as well as the romantic one. Lake Travis ISD, with Lake Pointe Elementary close by. HEB and the Hill Country Galleria minutes away. Bee Cave Road and TX 71 both within easy reach, placing downtown Austin and the airport near twenty. Annual HOA dues of $978. Private showings by appointment.