Real Estate - On the Block
On the block update
Published on Sep 12th, 2002
0 comments Address: 872 Locust Avenue Seen in The Hook : 6/20/02 Asking: $625,000 Contract price: $600,000 Days on market: 7 Agents: Seller's: Roger Voisinet of Re/Max Realty Specialists 974-1500 Buyer's:...
Cochran's Mill: Step back in history on Rio
Published on Sep 5th, 2002
0 comments ASKING: $485,000 SIZE: 2600 finished sq. ft. YEAR BUILT: 1754 ADDRESS: 435 E. Rio Road NEIGHBORHOOD: Stonehenge/Rio CURB APPEAL: 10 out of a possible 10 LISTED BY: Bert Blikslager of Jos. T. Samuels...
On the block update
Published on Sep 5th, 2002
0 comments REAL ESTATE­ ON THE BLOCK UPDATE Published September 5, 2002, in issue #31 of the Hook Address: 2671 Cardinal Ridge Road Seen in The Hook: May 9, 2002 Asking: $379,000 Contract Price: $360,000 Days...
Ramble on: Size doesn't matter on Cherry
Published on Aug 29th, 2002
0 comments  ASKING: $159,900 SIZE: 1252 fin. / 781 unfin. sq. ft. YEAR BUILT: 1949 ADDRESS: 1418 Cherry Avenue NEIGHBORHOOD: Johnson Village-ish CURB APPEAL: 5 out of a possible 10 LISTED BY: Patrick Punch...
Fixer-upper: Not your typical shanty
Published on Aug 22nd, 2002
0 comments ASKING: $595,000 SIZE: 3,990 fin. sq. ft., 580 unfin. YEAR BUILT: 1960 ADDRESS: 4088 Fairway Drive NEIGHBORHOOD: Keswick Hall CURB APPEAL: 9 of a possible 10 LISTED BY: Charlotte Dammann of McLean...
Secret gardens: Treasures wait behind the gates
Published on Aug 8th, 2002
0 comments ASKING: $262,000 SIZE: 1302 fin. sq. ft. YEAR BUILT: 1906 ADDRESS: 525 Clark Road NEIGHBORHOOD: White Hall CURB APPEAL: 6 out of a possible 10 LISTED BY: Betsy Cobb of Roy Wheeler Realty Co. * 951-...
By-gone beauty: Scottsville house glorifies the past
Published on Aug 1st, 2002
0 comments ASKING: $595,000 SIZE: 3,382 finished square feet YEAR BUILT: 1842 ADDRESS: 620 Harrison Street NEIGHBORHOOD: Scottsville in southern Albemarle County CURB APPEAL: 10 of a possible 10 LISTEDBY: Frank...
Cupola love: Let the light shine in
Published on Jul 25th, 2002
0 comments    ASKING: $450,000 SIZE: 3,510 finished sq. ft. YEAR BUILT: 1984 ADDRESS: 1771 Lambs Road NEIGHBORHOOD: Albemarle High School CURB APPEAL: 7 out of a possible 10 LISTED BY: Pat Boyle of...
If only... Charm compensates for location
Published on Jul 18th, 2002
0 comments Asking: $245,000 Size: 1,737 fin. sq. ft., 1,158 unfin. sq. ft. Year built: 1948 Address: 1016 Long Street Neighborhood: Locust Grove Curb Appeal: 6 of a possible 10 Listed by: Jim Dickerson of Remax...
Room to grow: Add-on potential in Earlysville
Published on Jul 11th, 2002
0 comments   ASKING: $159,900 SIZE: 1606 finished square feet YEAR BUILT: 1972 ADDRESS: 584 Link Evans Road NEIGHBORHOOD: Earlysville CURB APPEAL: 7 out of a possible 10 LISTED BY: Cynthia Viejo of...
Hidden gem: Shiny new house tucked away
Published on Jul 4th, 2002
0 comments   ASKING: $459,950 SIZE: 3040 finished sq. ft., 800 unfinished YEAR BUILT: 2002 ADDRESS: 2313 Sheffield Road NEIGHBORHOOD: West Leigh CURB APPEAL: 8 of a possible 10 LISTED BY: Diane Jacques,...
Anything goes
Published on Jun 27th, 2002
0 comments ASKING: $189,900SIZE: 1,700 square feetYEAR BUILT: 1920ADDRESS: 814 Hinton AvenueNEIGHBORHOOD: BelmontCURB APPEAL: 6 of a possible 10LISTED BY: Betty Duncan of Century 21 Manley 977-7300We all know...
Locust Avenue: dreamin' can become a reality
Published on Jun 20th, 2002
0 comments ASKING: $625,000SIZE: 3,087 finished sq. ft., 690 unfin.YEAR BUILT: 1910ADDRESS: 872 Locust AvenueNEIGHBORHOOD: DowntownCURB APPEAL: 9 out of a possible 10LISTED BY: Roger Voisinet of RE/MAX Realty...
Tall order
Published on Jun 13th, 2002
0 comments ASKING: $299,000SIZE: 1,800 square feetYEAR BUILT: 1993ADDRESS: 1749 Rock Quarry RoadNEIGHBORHOOD: Zion CrossroadsCURB APPEAL: 6 out of a possible 10LISTED BY: Deborah Murdock of McLean Faulconer Inc...
Key West oasis
Published on Jun 6th, 2002
0 comments ASKING: $349,000SIZE: 2,392 finished sq. ft., 676 unfin.YEAR BUILT: 1984ADDRESS: 5 Steubin LaneNEIGHBORHOOD: Key WestCURB APPEAL: 7 out of a possible 10LISTED BY: Charlotte Ramsey of Prudential...
History on tap
Published on May 30th, 2002
0 comments ASKING: $1,500,000SIZE: 5592 fin. square feetYEAR BUILT: 1737 (architecturally renovated in mid-1990s)ADDRESS: 860 White Hall Road (originally Three Chopt Road)NEIGHBORHOOD: Boyd TavernCURB APPEAL: 7...
California dreamin'
Published on May 23rd, 2002
0 comments ASKING: $725,000SQUARE FOOTAGE: Fin. 2,982, unfin: 286YEAR BUILT: 1972ADDRESS: 3436 Peyton Ridge RoadNEIGHBORHOOD: Turner Mountain section of IvyCURB APPEAL: 7 out of a possible 10LISTED BY:...
On a clear day: You can see Charlottesville
Published on May 16th, 2002
0 comments ASKING: $2,500,000SQUARE FOOTAGE: Three residences total 6,006YEAR BUILT: 1974ADDRESS: 3722 Foster’s Branch RoadNEIGHBORHOOD: Stony PointCURB APPEAL: 9 out of a possible 10LISTED BY: Owners Dennis...
Schools daze
Published on May 9th, 2002
0 comments ASKING:  $379,000SQUARE FOOTAGE: Finished: 3,300; unfinished: 600YEAR BUILT: 1982ADDRESS: 2671 Cardinal Ridge RoadNEIGHBORHOOD: Whippoorwill Hollow in Western AlbemarleCURB APPEAL: 6 out of a...
Upstairs, downstairs
Published on May 2nd, 2002
0 comments ASKING: $549,000SIZE: 3,612 sq. ft.YEAR BUILT: 1932ADDRESS: 1910 Barracks RoadNEIGHBORHOOD: Rugby RoadCURB APPEAL: 4 out of a possible 10LISTED BY: Sonja Casero of Century 21 * 971-1995 It’s always...
Literally hand-crafted
Published on Apr 25th, 2002
0 comments Driving down 29 South, one has a hard time imagining that it’s the same road that grinds through all the clutter from Ruckersville into Charlottesville. Rolling hills predominate on this southern...
Head for the hill
Published on Apr 18th, 2002
0 comments ASKING:  $985,000SQUARE FOOTAGE: 2,607 finished 1,100 unfinishedYEAR BUILT: 2000ADDRESS: “Karlona Woods,” Route 627 NEIGHBORHOOD: Ash Lawn/Morven areaCURB APPEAL: No curb. It’s on top out of a...
No swinging cats
Published on Apr 11th, 2002
0 comments If you want to buy a house in Charlottesville on a shoestring budget, there’s really not much out there. Things are so bad that realtors are writing solicitation letters to homeowners pleading with...
Hot in Belmont
Published on Apr 4th, 2002
0 comments PRICE: $229,900SQUARE FOOTAGE: 1,728 finished/570 unfinishedYEAR BUILT: 1900ADDRESS: 805 Belmont AvenueNEIGHBORHOOD: BelmontCURB APPEAL: 9 out of a possible 10LISTED BY: Sonja Casero with Century 21/...
Nothing ordinary
Published on Mar 28th, 2002
0 comments ASKING: $325,000SQUARE FOOTAGE: 2,000 finishedYEAR BUILT: 1820 NEIGHBORHOOD: Rockfish, Nelson CountyCURB APPEAL: 8 on a scale of 10LISTED BY:  Larry Herbert of McLean Faulconer * 295-1131 It’s...
Post-apocalypse dream bunker
Published on Mar 21st, 2002
0 comments Whether you are actually in the market for a house, the Real Estate Weekly always offers a little eye candy for a discerning dreamer. How can you avoid glancing at the overpriced fixer-uppers or the...
Striking understatement
Published on Mar 14th, 2002
0 comments ASKING:  $325,000 SQUARE FOOTAGE: 2,300 YEAR BUILT: 1997 ADDRESS: Bridalwood Trail, Keswick NEIGHBORHOOD: Keswick, Cismont CURB APPEAL: 6 out of a possible 10 LISTED BY: Jim Dickerson of ...
Don't grape about it
Published on Mar 7th, 2002
0 comments   Asking: $369,000 Square Footage: 3,750 Year Built: 1993 Address: 1652 Harris Creek Road Neighborhood: Southern Albemarle countryside Curb Appeal: 7 out of a possible 10 Listed by: Roger...
Squirrel house
Published on Feb 28th, 2002
0 comments Asking: $269,000 Square Footage: Fin: 1416; Unfin: 168 Year built: 1935 Address: 761 Lexington Avenue Neighborhood: North Downtown Curb Appeal: 8 on a scale of 10 Listed by: Pat Boyle of Roy Wheeler...
Instant community
Published on Feb 21st, 2002
0 comments PRICE: $224,950 SQUARE FOOTAGE: 2,062 sq. ft. YEAR BUILT: 2001 ADDRESS: 834 Filly Run NEIGHBORHOOD: Cory Farm Subdivision, Rt. 250 West CURB APPEAL: 2 out of a possible 10 LISTED BY: Sybil Mahanes of...