Oak Forest Modern Homes LLC · Austin, TX
Austin Infill
Development
We develop high-quality infill homes in Austin's best submarkets — architect-designed, built on a decade of market experience, targeting the demand that the city's growth creates every year.
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Current Projects
Active66 Anthony St.
Austin, TX
Infill development on a quiet, tree-lined block in North Austin — one of the city's most sought-after residential markets.
Active2904 Castro St.
Austin, TX
Located in East Austin's 78702 corridor — one of the most vibrant, walkable, and rapidly appreciating submarkets in the city.
Active1210 Cedar Ave.
Austin, TX
In the heart of East Austin's most in-demand corridor — minutes from the city's best dining, culture, and creative scene.
Track Record
All Over Austin
28 units completed across Austin neighborhoods — from East Austin to South Congress, Hyde Park to the Heights. Click any pin to explore the address.
Click any pin to explore past projects in infill development across Austin — Oak Forest Partners
The Development
Unparalleled Design & Quality
Walk through any Oak Forest Modern home and the difference is immediate — 10-foot ceilings that let the light in, light oak hardwood floors that warm every room, marble countertops you'll actually want to cook on. These aren't builder-grade spec homes. Every material is hand-selected by a team that has completed 20+ residential infill developments.
Modern Architecture
Clean contemporary lines. Oversized windows on every floor. A 3-story layout that gives you a first-floor entertaining space, a second-floor primary retreat, and a third-floor guest wing — each with its own purpose and breathing room. The exterior blends board-formed concrete accents with premium siding and intentional landscaping.
High-End Finishes
Marble waterfall countertops. Handmade zellige tile backsplash. Custom shaker cabinetry in a soft matte finish. Professional-grade stainless steel appliances. Fluted tile surrounds, floating vanities with vessel sinks, walk-in rain showers, and matte black fixtures throughout. The kind of details most builders cut first.
Light-Filled Living
Open-concept floor plans designed around natural light. Floor-to-ceiling windows face the tree canopy Oak Forest is known for. The first floor flows from kitchen to living to covered outdoor space. Upstairs, the primary suite gets its own floor — because you shouldn't have to share a wall with the guest room.
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A Visual Tour
Our Approach
Why Austin. Why Infill.
Austin adds 58,000 new residents and 28,000 new jobs every year — 150+ people per day — making it the 5th fastest-growing metro in the country. New single-family permits haven't kept up with demand since 2020. The math points to one opportunity: well-located infill in established neighborhoods where supply is structurally constrained.
Supply-Constrained Markets
We target established inner-loop neighborhoods where lot scarcity limits new supply. When population grows faster than housing stock, well-located new construction commands a premium.
Architect-First Development
Every project starts with architectural plans, not a construction budget. Design quality isn't an amenity — it's what separates assets that sell in 30 days from ones that sit for six months.
Conservative Underwriting
We underwrite to today's comps, not tomorrow's projections. Contingency budgets built in from day one. 12–14 month target timelines that allow for permitting and weather delays.
How We Build
What Austin Taught Us
Hot markets hide bad decisions. Tight markets expose them. We learned this by watching homes in the same neighborhood — same price point — split between selling in 30 days and sitting for six months. The difference was never the market. It was the design.
Layout Over Finishes
Premium materials are surface-level. Strategic layout, natural light, and privacy are what drive buyer decisions when there's real competition.
Design Around How People Live
We don't design around what's easiest to build. Bedroom placement, flow from kitchen to outdoor space, separation between living and sleeping — these close deals.
Architect-First Development
Every Oak Forest Modern home starts with the architectural plans, not the construction budget. That order of operations is what separates resilient assets from ones that sit.
Craftsmanship
The Details That Matter
Kitchen
The kitchen is where these homes earn their price. A marble waterfall countertop wraps the oversized island — seating for four on one side, prep space for a serious cook on the other. The backsplash is handmade zellige tile, each piece slightly irregular in a way that catches light differently throughout the day. Custom shaker cabinetry in a soft matte finish. Professional-grade stainless steel appliances handle Tuesday night tacos and Thanksgiving dinner with equal ease.
Bathrooms
The primary bath is designed as a daily retreat, not an afterthought. A walk-in rain shower enclosed in floor-to-ceiling fluted tile. A floating double vanity with vessel sinks and matte black fixtures. Soft lighting. No builder-grade chrome, no fiberglass surrounds. Guest bathrooms maintain the same standard — because cutting corners on rooms people actually use is not our standard.
Flooring
Light oak hardwood runs through every room. It's not engineered-to-look-like-wood flooring — it's real hardwood selected for warmth, grain character, and the kind of durability that handles a decade of real life.
Exterior
Contemporary without being cold. Flat-roof lines balanced by warm board-formed concrete accents, premium siding, and native landscaping. Each unit has its own distinct front door color — a small detail that reinforces that this is a duplex in structure, but each home has its own identity.
The Team
Built by People Who Do This for a Living
Hands-on construction expertise meets institutional-grade real estate finance and capital formation.
Chris McClearin
Principal
Chris has completed 20+ residential infill developments with a combined market value exceeding $21M. A UT Finance graduate building infill homes since 2014, he manages subcontractors directly, inspects framing before drywall, and personally selects every finish in every home.
~23
Developments
$21M+
Developed
10+
Years in Infill
Forrest Webber
Principal
Forrest holds a Master's in Real Estate and a Finance B.A. from Texas A&M, with a background spanning multifamily development, capital formation, and entrepreneurship. He oversees capital raising, investor relations, market strategy, and business operations — applying institutional-grade underwriting to Austin's infill market.
M.S.
Real Estate
$20M+
Developed
Austin
Based & Focused
Private Investment
Invest in Austin Infill
We offer private investment opportunities in our Austin residential infill projects — architect-designed homes built in supply-constrained submarkets with strong buyer demand.