Meet Lauren Elizabeth Springer, a Gottesman Residential agent and deep-rooted Austinite, who provides the best all-around service while also building strong relationships with her clients.
What Is Your Favorite Thing About Austin?
My Favorite Thing About Austin Is the Quality Of Life and Lifestyle that Austin Allows For. You Really Can Navigate the City Exactly How You Want and Get the Best that It Has To Offer Regardless of What You Are Looking To Do ~ Lake Austin, Downtown, Neighborhoods, Restaurants, Etc.
What Are Some of The Current Design Trends You Are Seeing?
Some of The Current Trends that | Am Seeing Are: Painted/colored Cabinets in The Kitchen ~ Variations of Blue Are Very Popular, Light Floors, Wallpaper, and The Use of Sustainable Materials and Natural Elements
What Is One Thing People Would Be Surprised to Know About You?
One Thing that People Would Be Surprised To Know About Me Is that | Played Division | Tennis in college.
Favorite Local Shops?
The Menagerie. It Is My Go-To Jewelry Store And the Perfect Place to Find a Gift for Any Occasion. Vickie (owner) Is Lovely and So Helpful, Always Making It One of My Favorite Local Treasures.
Austin Is Known for Being a Foodie Town. What Is Your Favorite Restaurant? What Dish Should We Get?
So Many Favorites, It Is Hard to Choose! Red Ash Is Always One of My Go-To Favorites. My Usual Order Is Meatballs, Caesar salad, And Spaghetti Alla Chitarra. **One of My Absolute Favorites and Best Kept Secret Is The Cinnamon Roll at Central Standard on South Congress. It Is Incredible and Only Available At Brunch Saturdays and Sundays.
What Is the Best Gift You've Ever Received?
The Best Gift that | Have Ever Received Was A Cartier Love bracelet from my mom.
What Do You Do to Relax?
To relax | I like to either go to yoga or walk around Lady Bird Lake. For a more fun way to relax, I love a good happy hour outside with friends.
What Is Your Go-To Neighborhood Spot?
My Go-To Neighborhood Spot Is Jeffrey’. | Love Sitting in The Bar - It Is Always so Cozy And It Is Rare to go and Not See People that | Know. It Has a Very Local, Intimate Feel
Do You Have a Morning Routine? Tell Us About It.
Mornings Are a Peaceful Time of Day. | Always Wake up And Read Something Positive, Usually Scripture. Then | Read The News, Have Coffee and Eat a Little Something Before Getting Dressed and Ready for The Day. Sometimes | Workout, but | Generally save that for the afternoon/evening!
What Does “Keep Austin Weird" Mean to You?
Keep Austin Weird to Me Is Not So Much About Being "weird" as It Is to Keep the Organic, Local, Unique, Old Eclectic Charm That Austin Has Always Had - Everything That Austin Was Founded on And Enabled Austin To Be the Place It Is Today.
What Is the Best Advice You've Been Given?
Some of The Best Advice | has been Given Is to Work Backwards. If you have an End (goal, Destination, Solution...), the Best Way To Approach It Is to Work Backwards and Be Diligent About What Steps You Need to accomplish and execute to Get There. It Makes Everything Fall Into Place Much Easier And Makes You Work Through Things with Purpose.
What Are Your Top 5 Favorite Apps Right Now?
New York Post, Nike Run Club, Instagram, Streams in the Desert, and Uber.
Name 5 of Your Favorite Things.
White Hydrangeas, Baccarat Rouge 540 Candle, Gold Hoop Earrings, Traveling — Particularly Mexico and Europe, Nike Sneakers + Workout Clothes.
Which Is Your Favorite Room in The House? Why?
My Favorite Room in A House Is the Entrance. Regardless of The Scale — Grand or Intimate - The Entrance Sets the Tone and Vibe For The House. Having an Inviting, Striking Entrance Sets Homes Apart and Gives A First Impression as To the Character Of The Home and Owner.
Any Favorite Shows that We Should Start Binge Watching Asap?
I'm Not a Big Television Watcher. The Only Time I Watch TV Is for Sports (which | Love)!