This week, Neighborhood of the Week revisits one of West Knoxville’s oldest neighborhoods, which also happens to have a lot of Cool Homes You Can’t Afford in it: Sequoyah Hills.

Located off of Kingston Pike just a few miles west of the University of Tennessee campus, Sequoyah Hills sits in a bend of the Tennessee river and is known around town for its large, tree-lined main boulevard, its gorgeous lake views, its awesome parks, and its very expensive homes.

Sequoyah Hills proper dates back to around 1920 and the Kingston Pike Sequoyah Hills Association has a prettythorough history of the development of the area from that time to present.

Like many neighborhoods that are developed over several decades,  Sequoyah Hills is very architecturally diverse. Styles include everything from English Tudor, English Cottage, and American Colonial to fifites and sixties ranchers, contemporary Frank Lloyed Wright inspired homes, and newer traditional homes.

Much like Holston Hills to the east, construction of larger homes came to a halt at the start of the Great Depression and homes built during and after the war tended to be more modest cottage style homes, so home sizes – and prices -  are also quite diverse in the neighborhood.

Sequoyah Hills is home to the George Berber designed Sequoyah School (now a public K-5 school), the Sequoyah branch of the Knoxville public library, Sequoyah Hills Presbyterian Church, Blackbird Coffeehouse, Sequoyah Hills Park and the Sequoyah Greenway.

Sequoyah Hills is easily accessible via Kingston Pike and I-40 and is a 5-10 minute drive to downtown or UT campus.

So if you’re looking for a historic home in a fairly self-contained community on the west side of town and have a good bit of money to spend, Sequoyah Hills might be a good place to hang your hat.

Here’s Sequoyah Hills by the numbers -

Sequoyah Hills*

Current On-Market Listings – 44
Average Asking Price: $830,211
Median Asking Price: $661,500
Average Square Footage: 3825
Most Expensive Listing: $3,389,000 (6 BR, 4 BA, 3 half bath, 7700+ sq ft on 1.3 acres)*
Least Expensive Listing: $219,900 (4 BR, 2 BA, 1700+ sq ft Bruce McCarty Home)
Middle of the Road: $1,100,000 (5 BR, 4.5 BA, 4300+ sq ft Italian Renaissance home on Cherokee Blvd)

Interesting side note: Both the most expensive and  the least expensive homes were on the market the last time I covered Sequoyah Hills on NOTK, a little over a year ago. The most expensive is still listed at the same price, while the least expensive has had a $29,000 price reduction.

Current Pending Sales -1
Asking Price – $399,500
Details – 3 BR, 3 BA, 2200+ sq ft built in 1950

Closed Sales – 3rd Quarter 2009 – 12
Average Sales Price – $416,792
Median Sales Price – $336,250
Average Days on Market -84

Closed Sales – 3rd Quarter 2008 – 9
Average Sales Price – $594,722
Median Sales Price – $398,000
Average Days on Market -133

*Data taken from KAARMLS on 11/24/08 for Sequoyah Hills proper, and does not include adjacent subdivisions, condos, PUDS or multi-family units.

As always, if you want any more information about any of these properties, or if you’d like to check one of them out in person, 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 Sequoyah Hills Listings” or “New Sequoyah Hills Listings” in the subject line and I’ll take care of the rest. Spam is not where it’s at.

Have I missed your neighborhood? Let me know about it and you might just see it featured here in the coming weeks.

This week Neighborhood of the Week is stays in West Knoxville to revisit a groovy little neighborhood with some big homes and big lots too: Sevenoaks. And yes, according to the tax records, Sevenoaks is, indeed, all one word.

Located just across Kingston Pike from the Windsor Square shopping center – you know the one with the $2 dollar movie theater? -  Sevenoaks is a  neighborhood of mostly 60s and 70s era homes situated on nice, big lots.

Homes in Sevenoaks tend to be on the large side and most are either traditional or slightly contemporary in style. There are plenty of two stories, ranchers, and split levels in the neighborhood.

Location wise, Seven Oaks is in a pretty sweet spot, sitting in between the Cedar Bluff and Lovell Rd exits of 1-40 and just moments to Kingston Pike and plenty of shopping.

So if you’re looking for something out west with plenty of room to stretch out in that is convenient to both Turkey Creek and West Town shopping, you might take a closer look at Sevenoaks.

Thanks to AAKT resident Robert Stockdale. Without him, NOTW would just be a bunch of boring words. You can check out Robert’s other work here.

Here’s Sevenoaks by the numbers -

Sevenoaks*

Current On-Market Listings – 3
Average Asking Price – $522,433
Median Asking Price – $349,900
Average Square Footage – 2734

Most Expensive:$997,500 (4 BR, 4.5 BA, 5700+ sq ft built in ‘73 & totally remodeled in ‘08)

Least Expensive: $219,900 (4 BR, 2.5 BA, 2100+ sq ft built in ‘69)

Middle of the Road: $349,900 (5 BR, 3.5 BA, 4700 sq ft built in ”68)

Current Pending Sales - 0
Average Asking Price: NA
Median Asking Price: NA

Closed Sales - 3rd Quarter 2009- 3
Average Asking Price – $392,933
Average Sales Price – $374,833
Median Sales Price – $337,500
Average Days on Market – 101

Closed Sales - 3rd Quarter 2008- 4
Average Asking Price – $321,563
Average Sales Price – $286,125
Median Sales Price – $267,250
Average Days on Market -  86

*Data taken from KAARMLS on 11/02/09 does not include condos, PUDS, adjacent neighborhoods or multi-family units.

As always, if you want any more information about any of these properties, or if you’d like to check one of them out in person, 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 Sevenoaks Listings” or “New Sevenoaks Listings” in the subject line and I’ll take care of the rest.  Spam? What spam?

Do you live in a great Knoxville neighborhood you’d like to share with the world? Tell me about it and you might just see it featured here one day soon.

This week we’re heading to Bearden to revisit a little neighborhood with a lot of charm: Forest Heights. Forest Heights is actually comprised of four individual subdivisions: Forest Hills, Forest Heights, Highland Hills and Highland Hills Addition.

Located just off of Sutherland Avenue, Forest Heights Forest Heights is a very picturesque area and definitely worth checking out if you like older homes and the convenience of a close-in West location but aren’t crazy about Sequoyah Hills.

The Forest Heights Neighborhood Homeowner’s Association Website gives a brief overview of the history of the area:

The heavily wooded, hilly neighborhood now called Forest Heights has been a stable, attractive, and desirable residential area for over seventy years…

…Although the earliest homes of the area are from the 1920s and 1930s, most of the building is of the post World War II period. The residents of this neighborhood were and are a diverse group of people who have found the location, the natural beauty and the friendliness of their neighbors an enticement to move here, to raise their families, and often to remain and welcome their grown children back as new homeowners in the neighborhood.

As Knoxville grew, especially towards the west, and as the Interstate 40/75 was completed, Forest Heights had to adjust to the new conditions. The quiet neighborhood was bisected by still narrow Forest Heights Drive which had to bear almost constant heavy traffic to and from the Interstate overpass. To preserve the neighborhood the Forest Heights Neighborhood Association was formed in 1973. With dogged and determined courage the FHNHA successfully fought to keep the overpass down when it was demolished to allow the expansion of the Interstate in April 2001.

Homestyles in the neightborhood range from cottage to Tudor and most have some amount of stone accent.

The neighborhood itself is also very walkable. Once you get down the hill to Sutherland Avenue, it’s a short walk to the post office, the grocery store, Panera Bread and several other businesses located in the Mercedes Place shopping center.

So if you’re looking for something with charm that’s not too far west and very walkable, look no further than Forest Heights.

Here’s Forest Heights by the numbers-

Forest Heights*

Current On-Market Listings – 6
Average Asking Price: $356,000
Average Square Footage: 2234
Most Expensive: $625,000 (4 BR, 3.5 BA, 3400+ sq ft built in 1932)
Least Expensive: $199,000 (3 BR, 2 BA, 2000+ sq ft built in 1952)
Middle of the Road: $324,000 (4 BR, 2.5 BA, 2000+ sq ft built in 1950)

Current Pending Sales – 2
Average Asking Price: $175,000
Median Asking Price: NA

Closed Sales – 3rd Quarter 2009 – 1
List Price – $399,500
Sales Price – $350,000
Details - 4 BR, 2 BA, 2600+ sq ft, built in 1948
Days on Market – 76

Closed Sales – 3rd Quarter 2008 – 1
List Price – $210,000
Sales Price – $207,000
Details - 3 BR, 1 BA, 1400 sq ft, built in 1950
Days on Market – 26

*Data taken from KAARMLS on 10/19/09 for Forest Heights, Forest Hills, Highland Hills & Highland Hills Addition, and does not include adjacent subdivisions, condos or PUDS.

As always, if you want any more information about any of these properties, or if you’d like to check one of them out in person, 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 Forest Heights Listings” or “New Forest Heights Listings” in the subject line and I’ll take care of the rest. I seriously will not send you any unsolicited emails. Word.

Is there a neighborhood you’d like to see here next week? Let me know in the comments.

This week Neighborhood of the Week  heads out east to revisit a neighborhood that’s a a must for both hisotoric home and golf lovers alike : Holston Hills.

Located off Ashville Highway just 5 miles east of downtown and the University of Tennessee campus, Holston Hills is a great place to live if you like greenery and architectural diversity. Built from the 1920s to the 1960s, Holston Hills has an eclectic mix of pre-stock crash estate homes, post-crash stone cottages, and post-war ranchers. Lots tend to be on the large side, and there is no shortage of old, large trees and rolling hills.

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The Knox Heritage website has some nice info on the history of Holston Hills:

One of the best-kept secrets in Knoxville, Holston Hills is named for the river that borders the neighborhood on the south and east . . . Holston Hills dates from the mid-1920s, when part of the neighborhood was developed in connection with the establishment of the Holston Hills Country Club. A group of Knoxville area businessmen who wanted Knoxville to have a top-caliber golf course formed a corporation called Holston Hills, Inc. in 1926 and purchased the 180-acre McDonald farm along the Holston River. The Country Club was built and memberships to the club cost $1,000, including a free home site. The club house was designed by Knoxville architect Charles Barber of Barber & McMurry in 1927 and the golf course was designed and laid out by Donald Ross in 1928. Ross is regarded as among the finest golf course architects in the world.

Many opulent homes were built during the 1920s, but following the stock market crash of 1929 smaller cottage-style homes were built, many of stone and brick. The depression and World War II stopped further housing development, but in the post-war housing boom a number of ranch-style homes were built around the traditional 2-story stone and brick homes of the original development. Holston Hills was included in a major annexation into the city of Knoxville in 1962, which took 12,871 residents.

Take a look at the Knox Heritage website, which includes the full brochure from the ‘05 Trolley Tour of Holston Hills, from which the above information was taken. The brochure has more detailed information on individual homes in Holston Hills, and could easily be used to recreate that tour in your own vehicle one fine spring afternoon.

And just in case you’re curious, yes, The Holston Hills Country Club is still alive and well today, and in addition to golf, features tennis and swimming.

Holston Hills is easily accessible via I-40 and Asheville highway and is an easy commute to both downtown and UT campus.

Here’s Holston Hills by the numbers -

Holston Hills*

Current On-Market Listings -20
Average Asking Price: $200,070
Median Asking Price: $199,900
Average Square Footage: 2123

Most Expensive Listing: $374,900 (4 BR, 2.5 BA, 3100+ sq ft new construction)

Least Expensive Listing: $109,900 (3 BR, 1 BA, 1900+ sq ft, built in ‘38)

Middle of the Road: $199,900 (3 BR, 2 BA, 1800 sq ft built in 1950)

Current Pending Sales -1
Asking Price: $127,400
Details: 3 BR, 2.5 BA, 2700+ sq ft built in 1950

Closed Sales – 3rd Quarter 2009 – 8

Average Asking Price – $193,550
Average Sales Price – $177,125
Median Sales Price – $165,000
Average Days on Market – 215

Closed Sales – 3rd Quarter 2008 – 9

Average Asking Price – $185,044
Average Sales Price – $174,922
Median Sales Price – $169,900
Average Days on Market – 80

*Data taken from KAARMLS on 10/12/09 for Holston Hills proper, and does not include adjacent subdivisions, condos or PUDS.

As always, if you want any more information about any of these properties, or if you’d like to check one of them out in person, 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 Holston Hills” or “New Holston Hills Listings” in the subject line and I’ll take care of the rest. Spam? Fuhgettaboutit.

I’m always open for ideas for Neighborhood of the Week, so if you know of a great spot that I’ve missed, by all means let me know and you might just see it featured here soon.

This week Neighborhood of the Week heads out to Farragut to revisit a great not-so-little swim and tennis community: Concord Hills.

Concord Hills is a large, established community located just off of Concord Road in Farragut and is very convenient to I-40 at either Lovell Road or Campbell Station.

One of the best features of the neighborhood, besides the great homes, large lots, well manicured lawns, and numerous trees, is the community recreation association. This association includes a newly remodeled pool and tennis courts, as well as community swim and tennis teams.

Concord Hills also has a very active homeowners association, and their website lists numerous neighborhood activities that take place in the community throughout the year.

Most of the homes in Concord Hills were built in the 1970s and 80s and include  a lot of very traditional two stories and ranchers with a smaller number of contemporary style homes sprinkled throughout.

So if you’re looking to live in Farragut and want a very well-kept, conveniently located, established neighborhood with swimming and tennis and a strong sense of community, Concord Hills might just be right up your alley.

Here’s Concord Hills by the numbers -

Concord Hills*

Current On-Market Listings - 12
Average Asking Price: $423,983
Median Asking Price: $364,950
Average Square Footage:  4315

Most Expensive: $749,900 (5 BR, 6.5 BA, 7300+ sq ft 2 story basement)
Least Expensive: $274,900 (4 BR, 2.5 BA, 3500 sq ft contemporary 2 story)
Middle of the Road: $369,900 (4 BR, 3 BA, 3300+ sq ft ranch)

Current Pending Sales -2
Average Asking Price: $358,450
Median Asking Price: NA

Closed Sales – 2nd Quarter 2009- 5
Average Asking Price – $350,300
Average Sales Price – $342,560
Median Sales Price – $336,900
Average Days on Market – 139

Closed Sales - 2nd Quarter 2008 – 4
Average Asking Price – $389,900
Average Sales Price – $374,225
Median Sales Price – $305,00
Average Days on Market – 64

*Data taken from KAARMLS on 9/28/09 does not include adjacent subdivisions, condos, PUDS, or multi-family units.

As always, if you want any more information about any of these properties, or if you’d like to check one of them out in person, 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 Concord Hills Listings” or “New Concord Hills Listings” in the subject line and I’ll take care of the rest. My job description includes many things, but “spammer” is not one of them.

I’m always on the lookout for new and interesting places to feature on NOTW. If you have a suggestion, I’d love to hear all about it.

© 2009 Robert Stockdale Photography, All Rights Reserved.

This week Neighborhood of the Week heads back to the north side of town, a little ways up from downtown, but not quite all the way to Fountain City, to a small historic community known as Lincoln Park.

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Lincoln Park is located just north of the Old North Knoxville and Fourth and Gill neighborhoods and is roughly bounded by Sharps Ridge to the north, Atlantic Avenue to the south, Broadway to the east, and I-275 to the west. It is very often lumped in with the neighboring community of Oakwood, and in fact there is a joint Oakwood Lincoln Park Neighborhood Association. From that association’s web page:

The Lincoln Park community began as a mineral spring resort in 1899 and was probably named for the large Lincoln Park in Chicago. The original Lincoln Park school was located at Atlantic and Kenyon Aves. There were three mineral springs, Epsom, Lithia, and Chalybeate, located where the Lincoln Park Elementary School later stood. An early photograph shows a building with porches on at least three sides with a sign above saying, “Lincoln Park Mineral Springs.” The springs were enclosed so that people had to buy the water and much later were capped. The first school building was erected near the springs by Knox County. The dummy railroad line, which served the neighborhood, became part of the city’s trolley system, following annexation in 1917. Lincoln Park became a part of the city of Knoxville in 1917 along with Oakwood and several other neighborhoods.

The joint Oakwood/Lincoln Park neighborhood association is very active and even has its own clubhouse where neighborhood meetings are held and which residents can rent out for special events.

© 2009 Robert Stockdale Photography, All Rights Reserved.

The homes in Lincoln Park have a lot of character. Many date from at or near the turn of the century and several have architectural characteristics of Victorian and Craftsman style homes. And even though it is a historic neighborhood, Lincoln Park is still quite affordable, especially compared to Old North Knox or Fourth and Gill.

So if you’re looking for a charming, historic, and affordable neighborhood with a strong sense of community that is also convenient to downtown and UT, you might not have to look any further than Lincoln Park.

© 2009 Robert Stockdale Photography, All Rights Reserved.

All Neighborhood of the Week pictures are provided by Robert Stockdale, photographer extraordinaire. You can check out more of Robert’s work at his website.

Note: The stats for this NOTW are only for Lincoln Park. I will be covering Oakwood in a future installment.

Here’s Lincoln Park by the numbers -

Lincoln Park*

Current On-Market Listings – 12
Average Asking Price: $82,967
Median Asking Price: $81,200
Most Expensive: $129,900 (3 BR, 2 BA, 1800+ sq ft built in 1920)
Least Expensive: $25,000 (3 BR, 2 BA, 1200+ sq ft built in 1920)
Middle of the Road: $79,900 (2 BR, 1 BA, 1100+ sq ft built in 1930)

Current Pending Sales - 1
Asking Price: $53,500
Details: 3 BR, 2 BA, 1100+ sq ft foreclosure

Closed Sales – 2nd Quarter 2009 – 2
Average Asking Price – $73,700
Average Sales Price – $69,500
Median Sales Price – NA
Average Days on Market – 68

Closed Sales – 2nd Quarter 2008 – 7
Asking Price – $70,543
Average Sales Price – $68,343
Median Sales Price – $65,101
Days on Market – 62

*Data taken from KAARMLS on 8/17/09 does not include condos, PUDS, adjacent neighborhoods or multi-family units.

As always, if you want any more information about any of these properties, or if you’d like to check one of them out in person, 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 Lincoln Park Listings” or “New Lincoln Park Listings” in the subject line and I’ll take care of the rest. No unsolicited emails will come your way as a result, scout’s honor.

Feeling left out because your neighborhood hasn’t yet been featured as a Neighborhood of the Week? Don’t keep it to yourself, let me know all about it.

© 2008 Robert Stockdale Photography, All Rights Reserved.

This week Neighborhood of the Week heads to the center of the city to explore an area it’s shied away from until now – Downtown Knoxville.

The main reason I’ve not covered downtown condos and lofts until now is that it’s a fairly daunting task. Not only is there a good bit of history and intrigue surrounding all of those building and developments, but there are also just an awful lot of them: roughly 80 active listings on the north side of the river in over 14 different developments. I’ve simply been torn about whether to try and feature them each separately or to just lump them together somehow. That is until tonight.

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Tonight I was in the Sunsphere – for the first time since ‘82 no less – talking to some folks about the general state of the Knoxville real estate market when the conversation turned to downtown and how it’s faring through all of this. Was it doing better than the rest of town? Worse? And how much are all those places selling for anyway? Can anyone actually afford to live there?

And that’s when I thought to myself, “Self, why not just give your friendly AAKT readers a general overview of how the downtown condo scene is doing and then worry about breaking each development down individually later?”

© 2008 Robert Stockdale Photography, All Rights Reserved.

So that’s what this week’s NOTW is all about – giving you guys a rough idea of  what’s selling – and what’s not selling – in downtown K-Town. My plan is to go back and cover individual developments in the very near future, so if any of you live somewhere in the downtown area you think is worth featuring here, please give me a shout. I’d love to have some juicy insider info to pass along.

© 2008 Robert Stockdale Photography, All Rights Reserved.

So without further ado, here’s downtown Knoxville by the numbers -

Downtown Knoxville Condos/Lofts*

Current On-Market Listings -82
Average Asking Price: $347,285
Median Asking Price: $319,950
Average Sq Footage: 1459
Average Asking Price Per Sq Ft: $238

Most Expensive: $1,250,000 (3 BR, 3 BA, 3400+ sq ft Penthouse in The Holston building)
Least Expensive: $163,460 (1 BR, 1 BA, 700+ sq ft in The Commerce Lofts)
Middle of the Road: $320,000 (2 BR, 1 1/2 BA, 1800+ sq ft in The Lerner Lofts)

Current Pending Sales -13*
Average Asking Price: $254,355
Median Asking Price:$308,925
*10 of the currently 13 pending sales are in The Commerce Lofts and many were put into pending over 5 months ago, so I’m not sure what the real status of these is.

Closed Sales – Q3 2007 – 9
Average Asking Price - $273,744
Average Sales Price – $267,656
Average Closed Price Per Sq Ft – $183
Median Sales Price – $208,000
Average Days on Market – 137

Closed Sales – Q3 2008 – 7
Average Asking Price – $315,243
Average Sales Price – $299,436
Average Closed Price Per Sq Ft – $225
Median Sales Price – $234,000
Average Days on Market – 213

*Data taken from KAARMLS on 12/08/08 does not include adjacent subdivisions, condos, PUDS, or multi-family units.

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 Downtown Condo Listings” or “New Downtown Condo Listings” in the subject line and I’ll take care of the rest. Save the spammy for your mammy.

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

Special thanks to AAKT’s in-house photographer, Robert Stockdale. Without him, NOTW would be just a bunch of boring text. Find out more about Robert’s work here.

© 2008 Robert Stockdale Photography, All Rights Reserved.

This week, Neighborhood of the Week revisits one of West Knoxville oldest and finest neighborhoods, Sequoyah Hills.

Located off of Kingston Pike just a few miles west of the University of Tennessee campus, Sequoyah Hills sits in a bend of the Tennessee river and is known around town for its large, tree-lined main boulevard, its gorgeous lake views, its awesome parks, and its very expensive homes.

© 2008 Robert Stockdale Photography, All Rights Reserved.

Sequoyah Hills proper dates back to around 1920 and the Kingston Pike Sequoyah Hills Association has a pretty thorough history of the development of the area from that time to present.

Like many neighborhoods that are developed over several decades,  Sequoyah Hills is very architecturally diverse. Styles include everything from English Tudor, English Cottage, and American Colonial to fifites and sixties ranchers, contemporary Frank Lloyed Wright inspired homes, and newer traditional homes.

Much like Holston Hills to the east, construction of larger homes came to a halt at the start of the Great Depression and homes built during and after the war tended to be more modest cottage style homes, so home sizes – and prices -  are also quite diverse in the neighborhood.

© 2008 Robert Stockdale Photography, All Rights Reserved.

Sequoyah Hills is home to the George Berber designed Sequoyah School (now a public K-5 school), the Sequoyah branch of the Knoxville public library, Sequoyah Hills Presbyterian Church, Blackbird Coffeehouse, Sequoyah Hills Park and the Sequoyah Greenway.

© 2008 Robert Stockdale Photography, All Rights Reserved.

Sequoyah Hills is easily accessible via Kingston Pike and I-40 and is a 5-10 minute drive to downtown or UT campus.

So if you’re looking for a historic home in a fairly self-contained community on the west side of town and have a good bit of money to spend, Sequoyah Hills might be a good place to hang your hat.

© 2008 Robert Stockdale Photography, All Rights Reserved.

Here’s Sequoyah Hills by the numbers -

Sequoyah Hills*

Current On-Market Listings – 37
Average Asking Price: $750,673
Median Asking Price: $579,000
Average Square Footage: 3825
Most Expensive Listing: $3,389,000 (6 BR, 4 BA, 3 half bath, 7700+ sq ft on 1.3 acres)
Least Expensive Listing: $248,900 (4 BR, 2 BA, 1700+ sq ft Bruce McCarty home)
Middle of the Road: $558,000 (4 BR, 3 BA, 3300+ sq ft ranch)

Current Pending Sales -2
Average Asking Price – $489,500
Median Asking Price – NA

Closed Sales – 3rd Quarter 2008 – 9
Average Sales Price – $594,722
Median Sales Price – $398,000
Average Days on Market -133

Closed Sales – 3rd Quarter 2007 – 10
Average Sales Price – $388,600
Median Sales Price – $345,000
Average Days on Market -92

*Data taken from KAARMLS on 11/24/08 for Sequoyah Hills proper, and does not include adjacent subdivisions, condos, PUDS or multi-family units.

As always, if you want any more information about any of these properties, or if you’d like to check one of them out in person, 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 Sequoyah Hills Listings” or “New Sequoyah Hills Listings” in the subject line and I’ll take care of the rest. Spam is not where it’s at.

Have I missed your neighborhood? Let me know about it and you might just see it featured here in the coming weeks.

© 2008 Robert Stockdale Photography, All Rights Reserved.

This week Neighborhood of the Week heads up north to the Powell community to look at a large, traditional, and fairly new subdivision: Sterchi Hills.

Located just off of I-75 at Callahan Road, Sterchi Hills is a neighborhood of attractive and traditional homes. Most are two stories and ranchers and almost all have brick fronts and vinyl siding sides. Age-wise, they range from about 3-13 years old.

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One great perk of living in Sterchi Hills is the community swimming pool, which is open to homeowners and their guests. The neighborhood website has more details on pool use as well as info on neighborhood regulations and community activities.

© 2008 Robert Stockdale Photography, All Rights Reserved.

Sterchi Hills is easily accesible via I-75, Emory Road and Maynardville Highway/Broadway. Depending on traffic, it’s about a 20-25 commute into downtown Knoxville.

So if you’re looking for an affordable newer community with its own swimming pool  that is off the beaten path but still within easy commuting distance of Knoxville, Sterchi Hills might be for you.

© 2008 Robert Stockdale Photography, All Rights Reserved.

Thanks to AAKT’s resident photographer, Robert Stockdale for these super shots of Sterchi Hills. To learn more about Robert and his work, visit his website.

Here’s Sterchi Hills by the numbers-

Sterchi Hills*

Current On-Market Listings – 12
Average Asking Price: $243,000
Median Asking Price: $230,900
Average Square Footage:2410

Most Expensive: $339,900 (4 BR, 2 1/2 BA, approx 3000 sq ft, built in ‘04)
Least Expensive: $182,500 (4 BR, 2 1/2 BA, 2000+ sq ft, built in ‘97)

Middle of the Road: $231,900 (4 BR, 2 1/2 BA, 2400+ sq ft, built in ‘00)

Current Pending Sales -0
Average Asking Price: NA
Median Asking Price: NA

Closed Sales – Q3 2008 – 4
Average Sales Price – $246,219
Median Sales Price – $253,250
Average Days on Market – 102

Closed Sales – Q3 2007 – 10
Average Sales Price – $222,045
Median Sales Price – $225,450
Average Days on Market -73

*Data taken from KAARMLS on 11/03/08 does not include adjacent subdivisions, condos, PUDS, or multi-family units.

As always, if you want any more information about any of these properties, or if you’d like to check one of them out in person, 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 Sterchi Hills Listings” or “New Sterchi Hills Listings” in the subject line and I’ll take care of the rest. Spammers are bad, bad people.

Know a great neighborhood you think has NOTW potential? Let me know about it and you might just see it featured here in the coming weeks.

You know I love to take requests for Neighborhood of the Week, right? Well, over the last several weeks, a lot of you have written to me wanting more information on communities that are zoned for the new Hardin Valley Academy.  So, this week Neighborhood of the Week is heading out to Hardin Valley  to take a look at one of those places, a little neighborhood called Conner’s Creek.

© 2008 Robert Stockdale Photography, All Rights Reserved.

Located off of Hardin Valley just east of the Pellissippi Parkway, Conner’s Creek is a very nice, newer subdivision that is one of the most affordable in the area. Not only is it currently zoned for the new Hardin Valley Academy as well as Hardin Valley Elementary*, it is also within walking distance of both schools.

Homes in Conner’s Creek are traditional in style, and most are 1 1/2 stories or two stories. The neighborhood is roughly 12 years old with most homes falling in an age range of 4-12 years.

© 2008 Robert Stockdale Photography, All Rights Reserved.

In addition to it’s proximity to schools and  I-140, Conner’s Creek is also an easy 15-20 minute commute to both Oak Ridge and downtown Knoxville.

So if you’re looking for an affordable community that is not only currently zoned for the new Hardin Valley Academy*, but is also within walking distance of it, Conner’s Creek might be your ideal location.

*Current school zoning per Knox County School Zone Search and is subject to change.

© 2008 Robert Stockdale Photography, All Rights Reserved.

Thanks to AAKT’s resident photographer, Robert Stockdale for these super shots of Conner’s Creek. To learn more about Robert and his work, visit his website.

Here’s Conner’s Creek by the numbers-

Conner’s Creek*

Current On-Market Listings – 4
Average Asking Price: $237,075
Median Asking Price: $236,950
Average Square Footage:2316

Most Expensive: $249,900 (4 BR, 3 BA, 2600+ sq ft, 11 year old home)
Least Expensive: $224,500 (3 BR, 2 1/2 BA, 2100+ sq ft, 8 year old home)

Middle of the Road: $249,900 (3 BR, 2 1/2 BA, 2400+ sq ft, 4 year old home)

Current Pending Sales -0
Average Asking Price: NA
Median Asking Price: NA

Closed Sales – Q3 2008 – 3
Average Sales Price – $229,667
Median Sales Price – $224,000
Average Days on Market -65

Closed Sales – Q3 2007 – 3
Average Sales Price – $226,633
Median Sales Price – $235,000
Average Days on Market -64

*Data taken from KAARMLS on 10/27/08 does not include adjacent subdivisions, condos, PUDS, or multi-family units.

As always, if you want any more information about any of these properties, or if you’d like to check one of them out in person, 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 Conner’s Creek Listings” or “New Conner’s Creek Listings” in the subject line and I’ll take care of the rest. Ich bin kein Spammer.

Don’t keep your little corner of K-Town all to yourself.  Let me know about it so it can become a future Neighborhood of the Week.