Spec Homes

Move-in ready.
Built to our standard.

When we're the client, we don't lower the bar. Our spec homes get the same design work and the same build quality. Just ready sooner.

The Otto Standard

We build spec homes like we're keeping them.

Most spec builders design to a price point. We design to a standard. Every material choice, every layout decision, every finish, we ask ourselves if we'd want to live with it. The answer has to be yes before it goes in the house.

The difference is visible the moment you walk in. These aren't compromises packaged as homes. They're homes we happened to build before you found us.

Currently Available

Homes Ready Now

Available
The Ridgeline
East Austin · 3 BD / 2.5 BA · 2,200 SF
Modern farmhouse with standing seam roof, white oak throughout
$625,000
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Under Construction
The Elgin
South Austin · 4 BD / 3 BA · 2,800 SF
Contemporary hill country with courtyard entry, expected Q3 2026
$780,000
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Why Otto Specs

What makes our specs different.

01

Designed, not templated

Every spec home gets a unique floor plan designed for its lot. We don't pull from a catalog. We design from scratch, same as our custom work.

02

Same materials, same hands

The subs, the suppliers, the standards. Identical to our custom builds. If we wouldn't use it in a client's home, it doesn't go in ours.

03

We stake our name on it

Our specs carry the Otto name just like our customs. There's no B-team, no cost-cutting behind closed doors. Our reputation rides on every home.

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They build homes like they're going to be living in it themselves, and they simply refuse to cut corners. We are already secretly hoping that Otto Design + Build will build our next home.

— Morgan
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From the first walkthrough, it was obvious this wasn't a typical spec. Every detail felt considered. The kind of touches you expect from a custom build.

— Braden

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