Here’s Hoping There Are No Construction Delays First, this acknowledgement: “Flux Apartments” — a new, upscale development at 28th & Fremont — appears to be a well-conceived, well-marketed property, and generally a fine addition to the area’s (growing) stock of luxury rentals. So, their impressive Web site touts “resort living/uptown attitude”; the management company is running...Read More
I LOVE aerial shots — and Sellers should, too. Take this especially flattering photo (above) of 9106 Breckinridge, in Eden Prairie’s Bearpath neighborhood. Instead of telling prospective Buyers that this home backs up to the 7th fairway at Bearpath, this photo shows ’em. Edina Realty’s Jack and Missy Vilett have the listing; the asking price is...Read More
“The More Things Change . . . “ Growing up in St. Louis Park’s Fern Hill neighborhood in the early ’70’s, one of the first things you did as a kid was go to the Lincoln Del to grab a treat (my favorite was their apple strudel). When you got a little older — like 16 or...Read More
19(!) Showings in Six Days Where: 5201 Pennsylvania Ave. North in New Hope. What: 4 BR/2BA rambler with 1,455 FSF. Who: listed by Alex Boylan and Tracy Gazett, Edina Realty. How much: $80,000 (tax assessed value = $170,000). When: 6 days on market. Since hitting the market last Wednesday (July 20), this New Hope foreclosure has...Read More
Open House 1 to 3 p.m. Today Where: 4200 Basswood Road, just west of Cedar Lake in St. Louis Park’s Fern Hill neighborhood. What: 6 BR/4 Bath walkout rambler with over 6,000(!) square feet on .39 acre lot with in-ground pool (sixth BR is non-conforming). How much: $699,900 When: on the market since May 6 (market time =...Read More
“What’s Up With All Those Colored Flags in the Front Lawn??” When the home pictured above closed six weeks ago for $447,500, everyone’s assumption (including mine) was that the Buyer was going to do extensive updating. After all, the home — located on Basswood Road just two blocks west of Cedar Lake, in St. Louis...Read More
