Virtual Staging Magic (See Below) Where: 1155 Ford Road #509 (“Westmarke”). What: 2 Bedroom, 2 Bath Condo with an open floor plan, west-facing Deck, and deluxe Owner’s Suite with walk-in closet. Total square feet: 1,200. When: listed Dec. 4 (days on market: 10). How much: $169,900 Who: listed by Ross Kaplan, Edina Realty – City Lakes...Read More
Gas for $2.49/gallon* in St. Louis Park (12/4/2014) Just in case the numbers in the photo (above) are too small to read: the price of regular unleaded gas at Costco yesterday am was $2.49/gallon(!). In fact, if you paid with a Costco credit card as I did, after the 3% rebate on gas, that comes...Read More
Weekend Crush at Costco OK, so Yogi Berra wasn’t thinking about the St. Louis Park Costco when he uttered his famous line (he was actually referring to a (too) popular restaurant near the Yankees’ Spring training camp). But, the observation sure applied this am. After futilely circling the Costco parking lot for 15(?) minutes looking...Read More
2214 Idaho Ave. South Where: 2214 Idaho Ave. South just northeast of Cedar Lake Road and Louisiana. What: Three Bedroom Rambler with over 1,400 square feet on the first floor. New Kitchen, new full Bath with ceramic tile, and gorgeous hardwood floors (just refinished) — all on a .25 acre lot with fenced backyard. When: 1...Read More
Knollwood, Southwest ‘Burbs Get (a Little) Closer to Minneapolis Scarcely 4 1/2 months ago — late March, to be exact — Twin Cities motorists traveling 50 mph in opposite directions on Highway 7 in St. Louis Park came perilously close to one another (I’d estimate less than 4 feet). On roads that were not exactly ice-free (see photo, above)....Read More
St. Louis Park’s Most Expensive Home (Still) If only because the Twin Cities doesn’t have many gazillion dollar homes, you seldom see six figure price reductions (more than $100k) on homes listed for sale on MLS. Which is why a $500k price drop yesterday on 2545 Huntington Ave. South — from $5 million to $4.5 million...Read More