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Where in the Short North is Harrison West?

February 25th, 2008 categories: Columbus News, Short North

The New Harrison West are is highlighted in Green I recently learned that the Harrison West Society expanded the boundaries of Harrison West to include the Tivoli Apartments, the Giant Eagle mall, Thurber Manor and Alexandria Colony East. Harrison West now includes everything in the highlighted square below from Buttles Avenue South to Goodale and From Neil Avenue West to an imaginary extension of Harrison Avenue.

This will no doubt help the efforts to make an official dog park in Wheeler Park. While I don’t believe that will include any single family homes or condos at this time, it’s a good move for an important Short North Neighborhood.

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The Short North Homes for sale/sold 2007 Recap

January 17th, 2008 categories: Short North

Nov13-2007 166 2007 wasn’t a bad year for the greater Short North real estate market. 301 Short North area properties sold last year. Of those, 72 were single family homes averaging:

$153/sf
90 days on market
97% of the last list price

Most of these were in Victorian Village (33 homes @$161/sf), some were in Italian Village and some were in Harrison West.

If you did the math, you’ve figured out that 229 Condominiums sold in the Greater Short North Area. Kind of a lot, huh? Now, let’s dismantle that number a little bit. Let’s take out the Harrison Park project because those single family, unattached home are listed condos. All told, single family and condos alike at Harrison Park, 76 units sold last year (39 condos @$200/sf & 37 homes @$160/sf or $423,068.)

Now we’re left with 153 condos that sold in the Short North-Italian Village area. Just for fun, let’s take out the Dakota condos that sold last year – 32 condos with an average sales price of $357,357(!) or $265.16/sf and $294,328 on 29 of the 32 IF you exclude the three 5^th floor units that went for top dollar.

If you’re still here, we’ve got 121 condos left that sold in the Short North last year. These were all over the board from Victorian Village to Italian Village, from the Yukon to the Mona Lisa and Victorian Gate to the Courtyards at Harrison West. These homes averaged:

$154.91/sf
117 days on market
98.7% of the last list price

Aside from the extra month on the market, remarkably similar to the homes that sold in and around the Short North last year. Now for the disclaimer on all these numbers——I wouldn’t take them to heart too much because of the potential for square foot discrepancies in many of these. The days on market don’t include any previous attempts to sell the home and the % of list price doesn’t reflect what the home started at on the market. With so many row-houses, 1/2 doubles and newly converted condos, the square feet aren’t always accurately noted and some times not noted at all, making a price/sq ft analysis difficult in such a large general area.

IF you are looking for a home or condo for sale in the Short North, Italian Village or Harrison West area, call me and I’ll do all I can to make it as easy and fun as possible.

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Columbus Real Estate - Short North homes for sale/sold December update

January 3rd, 2008 categories: Short North

1209 hunter is a 2 bed 1177 sf 1.5 bath that sold last month for $225,000 It wasn’t a bad month in the greater Short North area in December. 13 homes sold in all – including (I know it’s a bit of a stretch) 1502 Hamlet which I loved. This Weinland Park area home has 3 beds and 1.5 baths, a 2 car garage and a nice backyard. It was lovingly updated and sold for $138,363 in only 28 days.

Short North Condos for sale ruled the month of December with the average of the 6 Short North Condos that sold earning $175.06/sf including

2 Dakota condos
a nicely located Dennison Ave 2 bedroom for $159,000
a Harrison Park 2 bed, 2 bath Flat for $229,112
a 1392 sq ft Price Ave Condo with 3 beds and 1.5 baths (do those have a name associated with them?) for $236 in only 12 days.
One of those 1900 sq ft 2 bed 3 story Olentangy waterfront condos on Bradley for $242,000.

Take away the Condos, and you’re left with 6 homes selling in the Short North/Victorian Village area in December but three of those were Harrison Park homes which the MLS counts as condos b/c of the $100/mo association fee. The 2 four bedroom new builds that sold averaged about $153/sf.

So the three single family homes that sold in the Short North averaged

almost 1600 sq ft
only 71 days on market
$145.11/sf
$231,600 or 98.6% of list price

one of those three homes belonged to my long time ad guy at The Other Paper and he was happy to move on with his life and regain the time associated with a single person owning a home.

Is it the Short North you want? You need to be working with a Realtor to be on top of the market.

also see: Short North - Italian Village Homes for Sale/Sold — November Update

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Short North - Italian Village Homes for Sale/Sold — November Update

December 10th, 2007 categories: Short North

The view of Goodale Park from 743 dennison which sold last month for $635,000 after 198 days It was Harrison Park leading the way last month with Seven Home Sales. Six of those were 3 bed, 3.5 baths that averaged $412,595, 2485 sq ft and $166.03/sq ft.

Of the other Eight homes/condos that sold in the near north in November, there were 2 Harrison West Condos that averaged $175/sq ft,

One Victorian Gate Condo that went for $213/sq ft,

A one bedroom in the Dakota for $182,999 ($227/sq ft)

Four homes in Italian Village that averaged

$150/sq ft
1645 sq ft
$246,075 or 97.6% of list
68 days on market & 3 of them had 2 bedrooms

Two Neil Avenue Condos at 815 Neil – on the high end as far as finishes go for $192.66/sq ft, one at $237,500 and one at $379,000

And FOUR Victorian Village Homes sold in November averaging

$178.41 sq ft
2804 sq ft
181 days on market
$500,250 or 94.3% of the last list price

697 Dennison was the only one with a two car garage, it was a 3 bedroom that sold in 11 days for $650,000 and is just under 3000 sq ft.

The Picture is the view from 743 dennison which sold last month for $635,000 after 198 days.

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Short North Real Estate Update - October Homes for Sale and Sold

November 13th, 2007 categories: Short North

801 hamlet sold for 333,000 and was newly rehabbed October Short North Sales? Condos, Condos, and more Condos. So much so, I’ll break it down like this:

801 Hamlet was the most unique and uniquely finished home to sell in October. Between First and Warren, this 1776 sq ft, 3 bed, 2.5 bath rehab sold for $333,000 in Six Days.

A 1440 sq ft fixer upper (yeah, they’re still around sometimes) in the almost 500 block of West First sold for $154,900, a Dennison Place Short Sale north of 5^th Ave went for $238,000 and two Harrison West 2 bedroom properties averaged $159.73 sq ft. Both had 2 car garages (!) and one full bath and they averaged 1228 sq ft.

14 Short North condos sold in the greater Short North area including Italian Village, Harrision West, Victorian Village, and Dennison Place.

An 1163 sq ft 2 bed, 1.5 bath Dakota condo, originally priced in the MLS at $319,999 sold for $249,900 last month after very nearly 2 years of marketing. Is Columbus not ready for concrete counters and bamboo floors?
FIVE Harrison Park condos sold last month, all 3 Bedrooms, for an average of $434,264 each. These were all 2 stories with about 2550 sq feet or so. Why do you think Harrison Park seems to be selling while others are stalling?
An almost 1700 sq ft Victorian Gate 3 bedroom condo sold for $287,000 after only 2 months or so.
A couple of those Urban Restoration New Build condos on East 2^nd in Italian Village sold last month. Each buyer had different finishes in mind as one sold for $267,241 and the other for $295,987.
Last month, a 1600 sq ft 5th ave and Hunter condo sold for $250,000. Another Urban Restorations project, on East 4^th, went for $248,900.
A 2200ish sq ft double on Forsythe cum condos sold both sides in less than two weeks last month – both at $169,900. One of those cute (?) 1 bed Courtyards at Harrison West condos sold for $169,900 also.

All in all, these condos all mashed together averaged a little more than $293,000 and $170.47 sq ft. which, when you see it all spread out like this, doesn’t mean as much does it?

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Sellers! Make a Grand Entrance.

September 13th, 2007 categories: Real Estate News, Short North

Hey, What Are You Lookin' At?? (uhm, nothing) This is a Victorian Village Condo that just hit the market. It’s just under 1300 sq ft, 2 bedrooms, 2.5 baths and it’s around $218 sq ft with a monthly condo fee of less than $150.

What’s that? It sounds OK but you wonder what it looks like? Oh, sorry, but this is the accompanying picture in the MLS — A picture of no picture. While I have no doubt that pictures will be coming soon, I hate to see a new listing come on the market without a picture. It’s fresh, it’s hot, it’s interesting, it’s now but alas, no picture today. Maybe tomorrow or the next day.

Sellers, make sure your listing has a picture when it hits the market. In this market, you need to make an impact right out of the gate. In fact, have ten pictures on the MLS and those other searchable websites in addition to a tour right now, day one. Better yet, call me and we’ll do it right.

Search for YOUR condo here.

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This Week in Columbus Real Estate - The Short North

July 27th, 2007 categories: Short North

can you picture yourself sipping coffee on the veranda over the drive looking out at Goodale Park? Without a doubt the big news this week was the listing of one of the most recognized homes in Columbus, the Circus House at 755 Dennison. With just over 9,000 advertised square feet, four bedrooms (only?) four full, two half baths, two parlors, a library and 2^nd floor office, it hit the market at $1,395,000. That’s just under the auditor’s appraised value if you’re wondering and the taxes will set you back almost $2,000/month. But hey, you’d be living in a Columbus Icon across from Goodale Park.

Two homes in the 200s hit the market, one on Mt Pleasant for $239,900–a 1600 sq ft 2 bedroom and one on West First in Harrison West-a 1281 sq ft 2 bedroom for $269,000. I’ve not yet seen either of them.

In the Short North Condo market, you can have your pick from the 400 block of West 2^nd or the 500 block of West 3^rd, both 2 bed, 1 bath condos for $159,900 and $194,900 respectively.

Speaking of Short North condos for sale, though not the short north, a resale at 10 1/2 Clark Place came on the market this week listed at $139,999 Fully Furnished. That’s new and different. Couches, tables, TV, speakers, the whole nine yards, just bring your jeans and move right in, supposedly over five thousand in furnishings.

Get in touch with Joe to see these or any other Short North Homes for sale.

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Doo Dah Rain Date

July 9th, 2007 categories: Short North

In case you missed the Doo Dah parade on July 4, the rain date is July 3.

It was another good parade, especially if you saw it early, before the horrendous storm set in.

We watched the parade, went to the playground and made it to Max & Ermas on Nationwide for lunch before it began raining.

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