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Sheer Elegance – Ortega Blvd. Masterpiece becomes available
It’s rare that one of the crown jewels of Ortega Blvd. becomes available and we are proud to be the listing agents for one of the best homes on “the Blvd” (as it’s called by the locals).
Just listed at 3915 Ortega Blvd, this 4BR/3.5BA home is the epitome of classic elegance. Among it’s wonderful features are a grand entrance foyer, tall ceilings, formal living room with carved stone mantle, cozy library, slate patio, riverfront dining room, an incredible “river room” with walls of windows and fireplace, large kitchen, renovated master bathroom and professionally landscaped gardens. It’s situated on a high bluff with incredible vistas of the St. John’s river.
There aren’t many opportunities like this and we look forward to introducing this property to qualified buyers. If you’re considering a move to Jacksonville or looking to “trade up”, we’re standing by to be of assistance. Thanks for reading and we look forward to hearing from you.
Luxury Home Available at a Great Price!
Great News! We just listed a fantastic house on Elizabeth Place in Avondale that will knock your socks off. It’s a 3BR/2.5BA that’s been magnificently renovated including an incredible new kitchen and master bathroom. It’s got soaring ceilings in the great room, fireplace, walls of built in bookshelves, Pella windows, wonderful storage, professionally landscaped courtyard garden and more!
In additon, the house is located on a dead end street (no through traffic) and there’s a waterfront park at the end of the street — enjoy the river without paying riverfront prices! Priced at only $550K with absolutely nothing to do — a true turn key home, this one is likely to go fast. Please call me at 252-5181 or Caroline at 463-1898 for an appointment to see this very special home.
Super Charming Bungalow in Avondale – JUST LISTED
GREAT news! We’ve just listed a really charming bungalow in the Avondale neighborhood of Jacksonville and would love to have you come take a look. The MLS # is 534911 or you can click here to see a great video of the house.
This one’s been renovated to a T and has many wonderful details including:
3BR/2BA
a brand new kitchen
beautiful wood floors
open spaces
fireplace
enclosed sunroom (perfect for painting, reading or an office)
renovated bathrooms
new roof
new AC
incredible outdoor entertaining area
two car garage
Priced at only $329,900 and within walking distance to the shops of Avondale, this one is a keeper! Take a look at these pictures and call us for an appointment.
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Incredible Home in Best Part of Ortega Becomes Available!
If you feel like you’re bursting at the seams in your small 3br/2ba cottage and have hoped for a home where you can really stretch your wings, your dream has come true! Just listed, with nearly 5,000 square feet, 5 bedrooms and 5 baths, there’s plenty of room for everyone! A classic two story brick on one of Ortega’s best streets, 4620 Algonquin awaits your arrival!
From the moment you open the door to the gracious foyer, you sense that you’ve stepped into paradise. On your right is a stunning wood paneled office and to the left a large light filled formal living room with fireplace. Next is a bright and relaxing sunroom where you could curl up and read a book or perhaps take a nap.
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he formal dining room is a large space that will accomodate a crowd. The kitchen is open to the family room and features a center island,breakfast area, stainless steel appliances and a large window over the sink. There’s a two car garage with workshop and the lot is deep. The house has great flow with all rooms opening to the garden that’s completely fenced so dogs and small children are free to roam.
If storage has ever been an issue, look no further. This home is one of few in the neighborhood with both a basement and permanent stairs to the attic. Tall ceilings, wood floors, newer roof and insulation that’s been sprayed into all attic spaces, make this one of Ortega’s most sought after homes.
If you’re not familiar with Ortega, it’s a wonderful place where neighbors know each other, children ride their bikes to and from each others homes and to school, people have block parties with barbeque and there’s always someone on standby to lend a hand if needed – a real sense of community is evident here.
The list price for this beauty is $1.1M – priced competitively for today’s market. Please call us today for an appointment.
Thanks for reading! Please join us next time for state of real estate in Avondale, Ortega and Riverside.
NEW LISTING in Avondale! Great New Construction Home Near Park
Good Morning! Hope this Wednesday morning finds everyone well rested and ready for a great day! Yesterday, we listed a great house on Edgewood Circle in Avondale and I want to “shout out” about it. Never lived in, the brick home has classic Georgian architecture and everything today’s buyer is looking for in a home.
Let’s start with the gorgeous gourmet kitchen. It has the best of everything including wood cabinetry, granite countertops, KitchenAid stainless appliances and a gas cook top. It also has a large center island, breakfast table area island and a HUGE walk in pantry. The kitchen is open to the family room which for most folks these days, is a must.
The dining room has beautiful wainscotting and deep crown molding. The large light filled living room has a fireplace and lots of windows.
The master suite is downstairs and has a really nice master bathroom with vaulted ceilings. A big jacuzzi tub, separate water closet area, separate sinks for two people and two large walk in closets. Upstairs, you’ve got a giant laundry room with lots of storage, one bedroom with its own bath and two other bedrooms that share a bath. All bedroom have extra large closets — a super nice feature.
There’s a large two car garage with a big air conditioned storage space. So….it’s a great home at a great price. Please call today to see this beauty. I can be reached at 904-252-5181 or Caroline at 904-463-1898.
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3248 Riverside Avenue – A FABULOUS New Listing in Jacksonville, FL!
3248 Riverside Avenue - WOW!
JUST LISTED! As I reviewed the new listings for the day, this one literally jumped off the page at me. It’s a WOW house at a WOW price. If you’re even THINKING of moving, please call me. The house is located at 3248 Riverside Avenue and is just beautiful. It has everything today’s buyer wants and needs — open kitchen, family room, lots of light, gracious master suite and fabulous master bath. Take a look and see for yourself – it’s a must see.
Open Kitchen with Center Island
Oh, and it’s PRICED TO SELL. With over 4,500 square feet, it’s list price is under $200 per square foot — very fair. I’d love to show it to you — please call me to schedule an appointment. Thanks!
Spacious and Serene Master Suite
Monday Morning Market Update – Week Ending 11/22/2009
The story for this week remains largely the same as the past few weeks — a steady number of new listings, a few closed sales, a few pending sales and LOTS OF PRICE REDUCTIONS. So…the stats for the week are:
New Listings – 9 (click here to see the list)
Contingent Sales – 1 (you can see this house under the New Listings Tab)
Pending Sales – 4 (Click here to see the list)
Closed Sales – 2 (Click here to see the list)
There are some notable transactions in this weeks stats. A very attractive home at 1360 Avondale Avenue was listed at only $449K. The main house has 3br/2.5ba and about 2,743 square feet of air conditioned space. It also has a large two car garage with guest apartment above. The lot is 60 x 174 with a nice backyard — at only $163 per square foot — this is a BARGAIN! It’s is a SHORT SALE, however, so the buyer of this will need to be patient! Short sales generally take about six months to complete. I suspect that this house will be on my list of contingent sales for next week.
There’s an AMAZING deal on DIRECT waterfront in Ortega. The property is located at 5141 Yacht Club Road . Priced at only $1,295,000, this house is being offered for $530,000 less than the current owners paid for it! It’s got 5br/3.5 ba in about 4,100 SF with a two car garage, walls of glass and incredible views! This is an amazing deal — I hope it gets added to my list of pending sales soon! To see the full details for this house, click on the link for new listings.
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Monday Morning Market Report – Week Ending 10/25/2009
An important sale closed this week in Avondale. A lovely two story brick home at 3244 Oak Street with 4br,3.5ba, 2,960 square feet, a brand new two car garage and a 70 x 125 lot, sold for $550K after having been on the market for more than a year and a half! It was an important sale because there have been so few sales above $500K in 2009.
The house was purchased for $725K in May 2006. The owners then spent $125K in renovations which included the construction of a brand new two car garage.
They listed the house for sale at $829K in February 2008 (already less than they had in it) and then watched the market fall. By the time this listing was over a year later, the price of the house had dropped to $$699K.
It was re-listed with a different realtor at $679K and was quickly dropped to $649K, then $624K and then finally to $599K. Within 30 days of dropping to $599K, the house was under contract and then sold last week for $550K.
When the price of the house got dropped to $599K, it hit what we realtors call the “sweet spot” where anyone and everyone can clearly see that this house offered a tremendous value. Often, a house can lie dormant month after month with little showing activity and few calls, but once it hits the “sweet spot” the phone starts to ring off the hook and offers start coming.
So, the moral of the story is, price your house aggressively from the beginning or you run the risk of trailing the market down as this house did.
The market stats for this week were:
NEW LISTINGS: 8 To see all of the new listings for the week, click here
CLOSED SALES: 5 To see the list of closed sales for the week, click here
PENDING SALES : 3 To see the list of pending sales for the week, click here
PRICE REDUCTIONS: 21 To see the Full List of Price Reductions, Click Here
The big news of the week from the sales stats is: 1) A dramatic DECREASE in the number of new listings 2) A dramatic INCREASE in the number of closed sales and a Dramatic INCREASE in the number of price reductions. If we keep going like this, then a recovery can’t be far around the corner! This is what we want to see, less listings (inventory), more closings and more price reductions!
Perhaps due to the sale of the property I discussed above, there has been a dramatic price reduction on another great house on Oak Street. It’s now a short sale and priced at only $599K. Located at 3546 Oak Street, this is another classic two story brick colonial within walking distance to the shoppes of Avondale and features 3,475 SF on a 105 x 93 SF lot. It has 4BR and 3.5 baths.
This house was sold for $577K in December of 2004 and then the current owners paid $775K for it in June 2007. The original asking price on this house was $697K ($75K less than they paid for it in June 2009). We’ll see very soon if this price reflects a “sweet spot” and if it goes under contract soon. I’ll keep you posted!
Thanks for reading and I hope you’ll join me next week for another Monday Morning Market Update!
Gone in a Day…Well, Almost
It has been a LONG time since a property was sold almost the day it was listed. In fact, it’s been a VERY LONG TIME since properties were selling shortly after they were listed. Just yesterday, however, a home in Ortega sold after having been on the market for only 21 days.
Listed on 9/17/09, the home has 3BR/2BA in 1,631 SF on a 50 x 125 SF lot. The house had a big two car garage and a really beautifully updated master bathroom. The house is located in Ortega which is a quick commute to downtown or the Naval Air Station just down the street. The house sold for cash — no financing involved and the selling price was about $145 per square foot. Click here to see a list of other homes in the area from $100 – $300K. Thanks for reading – join me again next time for another adventure in Avondale, Ortega or Riverside!
New Listing on Great Street in Avondale!
Sometimes a really great deal comes along and, if you happen to be one of my lucky readers, you’ll be among the first to know about it!
This week we listed a little bungalow on what many consider to be one of Avondale’s best streets, Richmond Street. The property is directly across the street from the river (3629 Richmond Street), there is very little traffic here and it’s a real neighborhood where the people are super friendly.
Although the house looks cute from the street, it does have serious issues and we priced it for land value. The lot is large at 73 x 130 and the asking price is $359K.
The house has mostly aluminum windows and a large portion of it is concrete block neither of which are historic features. Because the house is located in a historic district, however, it may or may not be able to be torn down. One of the biggest issues is that the house is pushed up against the very back of the lot line leaving zero backyard.
I received the following list from the director of RAP (Riverside Avondale Preservation) that details the criteria that will be considered as part of the demolition evaluation.
307.106 (n) In considering an application for certificate of appropriateness for demolition, the Commission shall consider the applicable Historic District Design Regulations, if any, and the following additional criteria:
(1) The historic or architectural significance of the building or structure;
(2) The importance of the building or structure to the ambiance of the historic district;
(3) The difficulty or the impossibility of reproducing such a building or structure because of its design, texture, material, detail or unique location;
(4) Whether the building or structure is one of the last remaining examples of its kind in the neighborhood, the County or the region;
(5) Whether there are definite plans for reuse of the property if the proposed demolition is carried out, and what effect of those plans on the character of the surrounding area would be;
(6) The difficulty or the impossibility of saving the building or structure from collapse;
(7) Whether the building or structure is capable of earning reasonable economic return on its value;
(8) Whether there are other feasible alternatives to demolition;
(9) Whether the property no longer contributes to an historic district or no longer has significance as an historic, architectural or archaeological landmark; and
(10) Whether it would be undue economic hardship to deny the property owner the right to demolish the building or structure.
We feel that the house meets many of these criteria but the potential buyer of this property will either need to wait to see what happens with the current owner’s demolition permit or take on the task themselves. It is being sold as-is meaning no repairs will be made.
Thanks for reading and stay tuned for another adventure in Avondale, Ortega or Riverside! See you next time!
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