This week Neighborhood of the Week heads west to revisit a little lakefront community with big dollar homes: Victoria’s Inlet.

Located off Toole’s Bend Road in West Knoxville, Victoria’s Inlet has the best of both worlds: a secluded lake front setting that is also just a short drive to Northshore Drive and I-140.

It also has the (now somewhat dubious) distinction of being the former home of UT’s short-lived — and now, much reviled — football coach, Lane Kiffin. Kiffin managed to outdo Bruce Pearl’s $2,100,000 Gettysvue purchase when he bought a 6 BR, 5.5 BA, 7800+ sq ft lake front spread on 2.5+ acres for $2,600,000 in May 2009. Needless to say, that home is now back on the market and the price has recently been reduced well below what old Lane paid for it (see details below).

Needless to say, homes in the neighborhood are on the large side, many were custom built, and most are less than 10 years old. And while some homes have very nice lake frontage, others have — at best — only a very nice lake view.

So if you’ve got deep pockets and you’re looking for a very nice, conveniently located lake front home, or maybe een just a super swanky pad with a nice lake view,  look no further than Victoria’s Inlet.

Special thanks  Bob Stockdale for these great shots of Victoria’s Inlet. You can see more of Bob’s work on his website.

Here’s Victoria’s Inlet by the numbers-

Victoria’s Inlet*

Current On-Market Listings – 1 (yeah, that’s Lane Kiffin’s house)

Asking Price: $2, 395,000
Details: 6 BR, 5.5 BA, 7800+ sq ft, on 2.5+ acres with lake frontage & dock

Current Pending Sales -1
Asking Price: $749,900
Details: 4 BR, 3 full BA, 2 half BA, 4100+ sq ft with gated entrace, not lake front

Closed Sales – 1st & 2nd Quarter 2010 – 1
Asking Price – $859,500
Sales Price – $825,000
Median Sales Price – NA
Days on Market – 77

Closed Sales – 1st & 2nd Quarter 2009 – 1 (Coach Kiffin’s pad)
Asking Price - $2,889,000
Sales Price – $2,600,000
Days on Market – 196

*Data taken from KAARMLS on 07/05/10 and does not include adjacent neighborhoods or single family residences.

As always, if you want any more information about any of these properties just give me a shout.

If you would like to receive a full list of properties for sale in this neighborhood, or if you would like to be notified of new listings, send me an email with either “Current Victoria’s Inlet Listings” or “New Victoria’s Inlet Listings” in the subject line and I’ll take care of the rest. Spam just ain’t cool.

Know of a great community that would make an equally great NOTW? Let your voice be heard in the comments.

Author: Suzy

Hard working Knoxville real estate agent by day. Intrepid Knoxville real estate blogger by night.

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