Hello BBBB Friends:
Welcome back. I was unexpectedly sidelined last week by a freak accident but am getting back in the groove. I have 5 new listings for you today and will be back next week with a Heights market update. To see status changes for homes that are Still on My List including price changes, new contracts, and final sales, keep scrolling down!
Let’s go look at houses or talk about selling yours!!!
Becky
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The Week’s Featured Properties
935 W Cottage: $575,000
- Norhill Historic District
- Brick bungalow c. 1920
- 2/1, 1182 sq ft on 5200 sq ft lot
- Updated kitchen and bath
- Corner lot with mature trees and landscaping
- Greenspace on front and side of house
- Driveway access with auto-gate to 1 car garport
- Curbed street provides additional parking
- Zoned to Browning Elementary
Completely remodeled in 2018/2019. A new “garport” which doubles as an entertainment space was added this year.
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1007 Key: $799,000
- Norhill Historic District
- Craftsman bungalow c.1930
- 3/2/1, 1814 sq ft on 5000 sq ft lot
- Renovated/expanded 2021
- Front yard provides green space
- Driveway access to 1 car carport
- Curbed street provides additional parking
- Zoned to Field Elementary
This home sold around this time last year and has undergone a complete renovation adding a primary suite and raising the ceiling in the living/kitchen areas.
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2504 Oxford: $980,000
- Sunset Heights
- New Orleans Garden District inspired, c. 2006
- 3/2/1, 2864 sq ft on 6000 sq ft lot
- Double gallery wrap-around porches
- All bedrooms up, office down
- Front and side fenced green space
- Garage APT (594 sq ft, 1 bedroom, full bath & kitchen)
- Driveway access to 2 car detached garage (covered walkway to house)
- Curbed street provides additional parking
- Zoned to Field Elementary
Built as a custom home. Minimal yard space but located just a few blocks from Halbert Park.
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620 E 23rd St: $1,574,900
- Sunset Heights
- New construction by Jamestown Estate
- 4/3/1, 4230 sq ft on 6700 sq ft lot
- Primary suite down
- 3 secondary bedrooms plus gameroom ups
- 2 fenced areas with green space, pool potential
- Driveway access to 3 car attached garage
- Zoned to Field Elementary
Plenty of new construction in this area of Sunset Heights. Fun things in Sunset Heights include Halbert Park, Angela’s Oven (bakery), 14 Pews performing arts theater.
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1305 Ashland: $1,800,000
- Heights West Historic District
- Craftsman 2 story c. 2013
- 4/3/1, 4232 sq ft on a 6600 sq ft lot
- Chef’s kitchen
- 5″ beveled antique oak flooring w/European hard oil finish
- Accordion glass doors in the family room open to the outdoor living space
- Oversized covered back porch with fireplace and outdoor kitchen
- Backyard greenspace with pool potential
- Alley access to 2 car attached garage
- Pad parking in front
- Zoned to Love Elementary
This home is an entertainer’s dream complete with an “Ice House”-style party room with a 1929 antique regulation shuffleboard table.
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This Week’s Price Reductions & Status Updates
PRICE REDUCED
701 Ridge: $599,000 was $625,000
- Woodland Terrace
- Brick bungalow c.1920
- 2/1, 1364 sq ft on 5000 sq ft lot
- Renovated in 2001, current updates=paint
- Mock fireplace
- Graveled side yard (unfenced green-space in front)
- Garage APT (600 sq ft, 1 bedroom, full kitchen, and bath)
- Driveway access with auto-gate to 2 car detached garage
- Curbed street provides additional parking
- Zoned to Travis Elementary
This is not the original front elevation of the house. At some point, the porch was taken in to provide an extra room. The garage apartment was recently renovated.
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PRICE REDUCED
5407 Sheldon: $675,000 was $699,500
- Sheldon (Houston Heights)
- Craftsman Bungalow c. 2020
- 3/2/1, 1836 sq ft on 5000 sq ft lot
- Updated kitchen and baths
- 2 living areas
- Screened in back porch ❤️
- Climate controlled workshop/storage bldg
- Fenced, landscaped front yard, bricked (stamped concrete) back yard
- Driveway parking, auto-gate
- Zoned to Field Elementary
Sheldon is a little-known street tucked between 18th and 19th St and dead-ending into Field Elementary. Walk to restaurants on 20th including Chilosos and Jenni’s Noodle House.
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BACK ON MARKET
404 Archer: $734,900 was $737,500
- Brooke Smith
- Bungalow c.1910
- 3/2/1, 2244 sq ft on 5000 sq ft lot
- To-the-studs renovation 2021
- Primary bedroom down, 2 secondary bedrooms up
- Small back and side yards
- Side street access to 1 car attached/detached garage
- Zoned to Browning Elementary
- Minimum lot size this and surrounding blocks ✔️
This area of Brooke Smith has developed nicely with the aid of minimum lot size restrictions. Brooke Smith has an active neighborhood organization, Montie Beach Civic Club, which works to promote and preserve the neighborhood through initiatives such as the Montie Beach Park Improvement Initiative and minimum lot size advocacy.
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PRICE REDUCED
802 Oxford: $739,000 was $749,000
- Houston Heights
- 3/3, 1727 sq ft on 3750 sq ft lot
- Bungalow c. 1920
- Renovated 2019
- Primary suite up with balcony
- 2 secondary bedrooms down
- Brick patio, back deck plus green space
- Small grassy, landscaped back area
- 1 secured parking space in front plus driveway parking
- Zoned to Harvard Elementary
Central location within walking/biking distance of Harvard Elementary, Donovan Park, Heights Merchantile plus restaurants on White Oak Boulevard.
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PRICE REDUCED
506 E 25th St: $1,375,000 was $1,475,000
- Sunset Heights
- Modern Craftsman c. 2016 by JNT Homes
- 4/4, 4252 sq ft on 6000 sq ft lot
- Chef’s kitchen
- Office or 4th bedroom down w/full bath
- 2nd floor game room (418 sq ft)
- Party-size back porch
- Pool size yard
- Alley access with auto-gate to 2 car attached garage
- Parking pads in front
- Zoned to Field Elementary
The game room can be accessed from the alley. If a kitchen and bath can be added, this space would make a great lock-off apartment.
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OPTION PENDING
1026 E 16th St: $695,000
- Norhill Historic District
- Craftsman bungalow c. 1928
- 3/2, 1545 sq ft on 5000 sq ft lot
- Original List Price: $695,000
- Days on Market: 33
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PENDING
820 Redan: $799,000
- Woodland Heights
- Queen Anne Bungalow c. 1925
- 3/2, 1830 sq ft on 6250 sq ft corner lot
- Original List Price: $799,000
- Days on Market: 4
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PENDING
4604 Norhill Blvd: $885,000
- Norhill Historic District
- Craftsman bungalow c.1930
- 3/2, 1952 sq ft on 5000 sq ft lot
- Original List Price: $885,000
- Days on Market: 15
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PENDING
1651 Columbia: $895,000
- Heights East Historic District
- Queen Anne bungalow c. 1901
- 2/2, 1647 sq ft on 7920 sq ft corner lot
- Original List Price: $895,000
- Days on Market: 5
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PENDING
1445 Hall Place: $995,000
- Ridgewood
- Craftsman 2-story c. 2006 by Wylie and Carruba
- 3/2/1, 2900 sq ft on 5000 sq ft lot
- Original List Price: $995 000
- Days on Market: 24
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PENDING
726 Euclid: $1,400,000
- Woodland Heights Historic District
- Queene Anne bungalow c. 1910
- 3/2/1, 3285 sq ft on 9326 sq ft lot
- Original List Price: $1,400,000
- Days on Market: 5
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Going, Going Gone!
SOLD
1107 Winston: $445,000
- Norhill Historic District
- Craftsman Bungalow c. 1925
- 2/1, 852 sq ft on 5000 sq ft lot
- Price at Time of Contract: $459,900
- List to Sell Ratio: 97%
- Original List Price: $475,000
- Days on Market: 114
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SOLD
1027 W Melwood: $528,900
- Norhill Historic District
- Craftsman Bungalow c. 1926
- 2/2, 1050 sq ft on 5000 sq ft lot
- Price at Time of Contract: $550,000
- List to Sell Ratio: 96%
- Original List Price: $579,000
- Days on Market: 21
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SOLD
616 1/2 E 12th St: $815,000
- Stude Subdivision
- Greek Revival c. 1995
- 3/2/1, 2268 sq ft on 3125 sq ft lot
- Price at Time of Contract: $779,000
- List to Sell Ratio: 105%
- Original List Price: $779,000
- Days on Market: 3
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SOLD
1015 Nadine: $930,000
- Stude (south of E Sunset Heights)
- Modern farmhouse c. 2019 by Hubley Homes
- 4/3/1, 3212 sq ft on 5000 sq ft lot
- Price at Time of Contract: $999,000
- List to Sell Ratio: 93%
- Original List Price: $1,100,000
- Days on Market: 58
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SOLD
419 E 25th St: $1,079,000
- Sunset Heights
- Contemporary/Industrial c. 2003
- 2/2/2, 2956 sq ft on 6360 sq ft lot
- Price at Time of Contract: $1,100,000
- List to Sell Ratio: 98%
- Original List Price: $1,100,000
- Days on Market: 27
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SOLD
717 E 8th St: $1,850,000
- Norhill Historic District
- Brick 2 story c. 2014 by Whitestone Builders
- 4/4/1, 4725 sq ft on 6250 sq ft lot
- Price at Time of Contract: $1,875,000
- List to Sell Ratio: 99%
- Original List Price: $1,875,000
- Days on Market: 34
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