Teardown-Lite What do you get when you combine a high-demand, close-in neighborhood, smallish existing housing stock, and small city lots (typically, 120′ x 40′)? Not tear-downs, because of the lot size. And not bump-outs, for the same reason (there’d be no yard left). Give up? Pop-up’s. As in added second stories. One of the areas...Read More
Near Fern Hill Sunday? Come Look! Where: 4400 W. 25th St. (two blocks west of Cedar Lake in south Minneapolis) When: 1 p.m. – 3 p.m. on Sunday (10/4) — or anytime by appointment What: Open House How (much): $749,000 Who: listing agent – Ross Kaplan (612-925-7701); broker – Edina Realty Rules are made to...Read More
Inflated FSF: ‘Told You So’ Where: 29xx Quentin Ave. South, in St. Louis Park’s Fern Hill neighborhood What: 3 BR/3BA Cape Cod built in 1936 How much: asking $349.9k When: (re-)listed Mon. (Aug. 3) You’ve probably heard of home expansions. But have you ever heard of home contractions? This one did. When the home pictured...Read More
Latest Chapter in Fern Hill Foreclosure Where: 26xx Kipling Ave. South (St. Louis Park’s Fern Hill Neighborhood) What: 3 BR/3 Bath; almost 2,800 FSF home How much: $429,900 (Pending) Market time: 2 weeks This home caught my eye because: 1) it just went pending; and 2) I didn’t recognize it — and I know the...Read More
Where: 2600 Inglewood, in St. Louis Park’s Fern Hill neighborhood What: 3 BR/2BA Georgian Colonial with just under 2,000 FSF How Much (Asking Price): $374,900 When: May, ’09 Who: Ross Kaplan, listing agent Case-Shiller may show that the Twin Cities dropped 6.1% in March, but that didn’t stop this handsome Colonial from selling quickly (technically,...Read More
[As they say on TV after a long interruption: ‘now, back to our regularly scheduled [real estate] programming . . .’] You’re Invited! Where: 2600 Inglewood Ave. South (St. Louis Park’s Fern Hill neighborhood)What: All-brick Georgian Colonial with 3 BR/2A, gorgeous hardwood floors (newly refinished), and just under 2,000 FSF How much: $374,900When: first open...Read More
