The New York Times’ Take on Kenwood For the second time in barely a month, The New York Times real estate section is showcasing a Minneapolis home in its ongoing, “What You Get For $____ ” feature. Besides checking out the favored house (and agent!), pictured above, it’s always interesting to hear an outsider’s...Read More
Home Spotlight: 2025 Thomas Ave. South I did a double-take when I saw the gleaming new home pictured on MLS (above) in Minneapolis’ Kenwood neighborhood, just northeast of Cedar Lake. For one thing, the house sits high atop a hill, not a flat, smallish lot. For another . . . there’s no house there! I...Read More
How Big a Premium? Do famous homes fetch a premium? In the Twin Cities, it’s hard to know — there aren’t that many of them. However — at least to Baby Boomer fans of The Mary Tyler Moore Show — there are few more iconic homes than the one (pictured above) on Kenwood Parkway, just north...Read More
Test your knowledge of current Minneapolis property taxes, and guess what tax bill goes with this 5 BR/5 BA Kenwood home just north of Lake of the Isles, listed at $799,900: A. $6,479 B. $9,123 C. $12,815 D. $24,286 Answer: D. Yup, depending on how much they put down and what kind of mortgage they...Read More
21% Over Asking Price! Take an A+ location in Minneapolis’ tony Lowry Hill neighborhood, strategically located in between Downtown Minneapolis and picturesque Lake of the Isles. Add a huge, 4,800 square foot all-brick triplex. Then put it on the market for $314,900 — a whopping $351,600 below tax assessed value of $666,500. What do you...Read More
“But, Does She Have Grandkids Yet?” The duplex at 21xx Irving Ave. South just Northeast of Lake of the Isles in Minneapolis’ Kenwood neighborhood originally came on the market in Spring. Spring, 2007 — that is. Asking price: $1.2 million. After some short intervals off the market, and a couple intervening price reductions, it’s still...Read More
