High Demand Location Close to Lakes, Parks & Downtown Minneapolis Once upon a time — like, 1980 — there were about 50 ramblers on large lots in St. Louis Park’s Fern Hill neighborhood. Today? I’d estimate that there are only about 30 left — make that, 29 after the recent bulldozing of 2512 Inglewood (photo,...Read More
The $1.990 Million Potential Tear-down in Edina’s Parkwood Knolls Neighborhood One of the biggest misconceptions in residential real estate is that, to be a teardown, a home must first be falling down. Hardly. All “tear-down” means is that the home is less valuable than the land underneath it. That can be the case for at...Read More
Make That, “Double Skinnies” I thought a “tall skinny” was a Starbucks drink. Apparently, it’s also what people in Nashville call a newly-built, upper bracket home shoehorned into a narrow lot that invariably sits next to its twin — both of which were carved out of a bigger lot after the previous home was torn down....Read More
MLS Shorthand for “Potential Tear-Down” Test your knowledge of today’s housing market, and field this question: How can you determine that a “For Sale” home on MLS is a potential tear-down? A. The MLS photos show a home in decrepit condition — or, there are no photos. B. In the “Seller Terms” field on MLS,...Read More
New 6-Story, 164 Unit Apartment Building Just Northwest of Lake Calhoun My interest in the new Tryg’s – Trammel Crow development on West Lake Street is as much personal as it is professional (I live nearby). That said, I was under the impression that the restaurant was to be incorporated into the project (photo above). If...Read More
When is the Best Time to List a Tear-Down? Conventional wisdom (which I happen to agree with) is that early Spring is the best time for Sellers to list their home. Is there a best time to list a home that’s destined to be a tear-down? I’d argue that it’s also . . early Spring....Read More
