Fern Hill Value Where: 4812 W. 28th St. in the heart of St. Louis Park’s Fern Hill neighborhood. Less than a mile to Cedar Lake and Lake Calhoun; minutes to downtown Minneapolis and Uptown. What: Sprawling 3 BR/3 Bath walkout rambler with just under 3,000 finished square feet on a .3 acre lot. How much: ...Read More
Layout Problem . . . Solved! “One nerd is an island. Two are a club. Three are a clique.” –Ross Kaplan, based on observing my 12 year-old son and his friends. Non-Realtors would have no reason to know this, but photos on MLS are designed to lay out horizontally. So, if you input 17 horizontal...Read More
Fern Hill Value Where: 4812 West 28th St. in St. Louis Park’s Fern Hill neighborhood (go to Minnetonka Blvd. east of 100; then 2 blocks north on Princeton to 28th st.) What: 3 Bedroom/3 Bath walkout rambler with over 2,800 finished square feet. Listed this Monday (March 19); days on market: 5. When: 2 p.m....Read More
Want to Be Ready for Spring, 2012? Start Now One of the questions that can come up when you list a home that needs significant updating is, “If we buy this home and put $50k — or $250k — into it, will we overshoot values on the block?” Fortunately, when a $1 million-plus new...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
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
