Alister Balcones, formerly named Dakota Springs, features 342 apartment homes and is located just east of U.S. Route 183. Alister Balcones consists of one-, two- and three-bedroom homes with an average square footage of 1,044 and loft layouts available. Community amenities include a clubhouse, workout facility, two pools and spas, reserved parking, business center, billiards/shuffleboard room, theater, picnic area with grills, an indoor basketball court and a coffee bar.

Apartment interiors feature full size washers and dryers, Whirlpool white appliances, laminate counters, custom shaker-style cabinetry, built-in computer workstations, large walk-in closets, intrusion alarms and separate dining rooms. Select homes have attached garages, stainless appliances, fireplaces, faux wood flooring, private porches or patios and nine-foot or vaulted ceilings.

Alister Balcones is in close proximity to many major employers in the technology industry, including eBay/PayPal, Google and Amazon. Austin also boasts the state-of-the-art Apple Campus that includes approximately 1.1 million square feet of office space and is the second-largest Apple operation in the world.