This week Neighborhood of the Week stays in Farragut to revisit a large neighborhood with an even bigger sense of community: Village Green.

Village Green is an established swim and tennis community located 1/4 mile south of I-40, just off of Campbell Station Road. It is also part of the Farragut section of the Knoxville Dogwood Trail.

Not only is Village Green convenient to I-40, it is also within walking distance of a public library, a park with a hiking trail, a post office and a major shopping center.

The homes in Village Green were almost all built in the 70s and have a very traditional and sometimes colonial look. There are a lot of two stories, some ranchers, and, of course, some split-levels and split-foyers.

The community as a whole is very active and in addition to the neighborhood swim team and tennis leagues, there are also planned bonfires, garage sales, bunco nights, barbeques, ice cream socials, water aerobics, swim lessons and much more. The community website is very detailed and provides a lot more great information about the varied neighborhood activities.

So, if you’re looking for a home in an established, walkable neighborhood in Farragut that has community swimming and tennis and is also very active & community oriented, look no further than Village Green.

Here’s Village Green by the numbers -

Village Green*

Current On-Market Listings – 4
Average Asking Price: $305,317
Median Asking Price: $287,100
Most Expensive: $399,900 (3 BR, 2.5 BA, 3300+ sq ft traditional 2 story)
Least Expensive: $219,900 (3 BR, 2 BA, 1700+ sq ft rancher)
Middle of the Road: $299,300 (4 BR, 3.5 BA, 3000+ sq ft colonial 2 story)

Current Pending Sales - 0

Asking Price: NA
Details: NA

Closed Sales – 4th Quarter 2009 – 1
Asking Price – $282,250
Sales Price – $275,500
Median Sales Price – NA
Days on Market – 84

Closed Sales – 4th Quarter 2008 – 4
Average Asking Price – $268,650
Average Sales Price – $260,206
Median Sales Price – $258,200
Average Days on Market – 106

*Data taken from KAARMLS on 3/15/10 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 Village Green Listings” or “New Village Green Listings” in the subject line and I’ll take care of the rest.  My momma taught me better than to spam people.

Know a community that you think would make great AAKT Neighborhoods of the Week? Tell me about it in the comments.

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.

The weekly poll is thinking about taking a walk. Why don’t you go vote and then join it?

This week’s topic is about your neighborhood and how pedestrian friendly it is. I’m not talking so much about walkability (the ability to easily walk to work, school, shopping, etc), as I’m talking about how safe you feel going out and walking and or running in your local community.  I’m a runner and I love the fact that I can run in my own neighborhood without having to drive anywhere. I’m often out and about in the streets of my neighborhood, and for the most part, folks are pretty considerate of all manner of pedestrians and I feel very safe running in my ‘hood,  even though there is some through traffic and there are no sidewalks.   In fact, now that I live in a place where I can run and walk whenever I want, I can’t imagine living somewhere where I couldn’t.

So what about you? Is your neighborhood the kind of place you can easily take an after dinner stroll? Or are you pretty much limited to walking to the mailbox? Cast your vote and let me know.

© 2008 Robert Stockdale Photography, All Rights Reserved.

This week Neighborhood of the Week heads up north to revisit two grand streets that make up one quaint little neighborhood: Fairmont and Emoriland Boulevards.

The area around Fairmont and Emoriland Boulevards was first developed in the 1920s, but the neighborhood has many homes built in the 30s, 40s, and 50s. Architectural styles in the neighborhood include Tudor, Spanish Eclectic, and Colonial Revival, as well as many cottage style homes.

© 2008 Robert Stockdale Photography, All Rights Reserved.

Both boulevards are wide and tree-lined, but Emoriland Blvd features a large median that runs the length of the main part of the street. Side streets connect the two boulevards and with sidewalks throughout the neighborhood, Fairmont & Emoriland is a very walkable neighborhood.

© 2008 Robert Stockdale Photography, All Rights Reserved.

The Fairmont & Emoriland area is easily accessible via I-40 (when it’s not closed down for construction), I-640, and I-275. It’s also a great place for anyone looking for a quick commute to downtown or the UT campus.

So if you’re looking for a affordable, historic home in an quaint, walkable neighborhood with easy access to interstates, UT and downtown, the Fairmont & Emoriland area might be right up your alley.

© 2008 Robert Stockdale Photography, All Rights Reserved.

Special thanks to AAKT’s resident photographer, Robert Stockdale, for the great shots of Fairmont & Emoriland. If you would like to learn more about Robert’s work, please visit his website.

Here’s Fairmont & Emoriland by the numbers -

Fairmont & Emoriland*

Current On-Market Listings – 5
Average Asking Price: $133,440
Median Asking Price: $129,500

Average square footage: 1444

Most Expensive: $159,900 (3 BR, 1 BA, 1400+ sq ft stucco cottage on Fairmont)

Least Expensive: $118,000 (3 BR, 2 BA, 1000+ sq ft on Emoriland)

Middle of the Road: $129,500 (2 BR, 1 BA, 1600 sq ft just off Fairmont)

Current Pending Sales - 1

Asking Price – $149,900
Details- 5 BR, 2 BA, 2800+ sq ft on Emoriland Blvd

Closed Sales – 2nd Quarter 2009- 2
Average Asking Price – $127,400
Average Sales Price – $122,000
Median Sales Price – NA
Days on Market – 99

Closed Sales – 2nd Quarter 2008- 2
Average Asking Price – $137,450
Average Sales Price – $133,575
Median Sales Price – NA
Days on Market – 29

*Data taken from KAARMLS on 07/06/09 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 Fairmont & Emoriland Listings” or “New Fairmont & Emoriland Listings” in the subject line and I’ll take care of the rest. Spam is so 2008.

Know of a great corner of KTown that would also make a great NOTW? Let me know about it and you might just see it here in the coming weeks.

© 2008 Robert Stockdale Photography, All Rights Reserved.

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.

© 2008 Robert Stockdale Photography, All Rights Reserved.

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.

© 2008 Robert Stockdale Photography, All Rights Reserved.

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.

© 2008 Robert Stockdale Photography, All Rights Reserved.

Here’s Forest Heights by the numbers-

Forest Heights*

Current On-Market Listings -2
Average Asking Price: $322,400
Average Square Footage: 2678
Most Expensive: $344,900 (4 BR, 2 BA, 2300+ sq ft restored 2 story)
Least Expensive: $299,900 (5 BR, 3.5 BA, 3000 sq ft Tudor)

Current Pending Sales -1
Asking Price – $470,900
Details: 4 BR, 3 full bath, 2 half bath, 3200+ sq ft Tudor

Closed Sales – 4th Quarter 2007 – 2
Average Sales Price – $321,500
Median Sales Price – NA
Average Days on Market – 56

Closed Sales – 4th Quarter 2008 – 0
Average Sales Price – NA
Median Sales Price – NA
Average Days on Market – NA

*Data taken from KAARMLS on 1/19/09 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.

© 2008 Robert Stockdale Photography, All Rights Reserved.

This week Neighborhood of the Week stays in Farragut to revisit a large neighborhood with an even bigger sense of community: Village Green.

Village Green is an established swim and tennis community located 1/4 mile south of I-40, just off of Campbell Station Road. It is also part of the Farragut section of the Knoxville Dogwood Trail.

© 2008 Robert Stockdale Photography, All Rights Reserved.

Not only is Village Green convenient to I-40, it is also within walking distance of a public library, a park with a hiking trail, a post office and a major shopping center.

map from villagegreenweb.com

The homes in Village Green were almost all built in the 70s and have a very traditional and sometimes colonial look. There are a lot of two stories, some ranchers, and, of course, some split-levels and split-foyers.

© 2008 Robert Stockdale Photography, All Rights Reserved.

The community as a whole is very active and in addition to the neighborhood swim team and tennis leagues, there are also planned bonfires, garage sales, bunco nights, barbeques, ice cream socials, water aerobics, swim lessons and much more. The community website is very detailed and provides a lot more great information about the varied neighborhood activities.

So, if you’re looking for a home in an established, walkable neighborhood in Farragut that has community swimming and tennis and is also very active & community oriented, look no further than Village Green.

© 2008 Robert Stockdale Photography, All Rights Reserved.

Here’s Village Green by the numbers -

Village Green*

Current On-Market Listings – 4
Average Asking Price: $251,050
Median Asking Price: $244,900
Most Expensive: $289,900 (5 BR, 3 BA, approx 3300 sq ft basement ranch)
Least Expensive: $224,500 (3 BR, 2.5 BA, 2100+ sq ft colonial 2 story)
Middle of the Road: $249,900 (4 BR, 2.5 BA, approx 2400 sq ft 2 story)

Current Pending Sales - 1

Asking Price: $175,000
Details: 4 BR, 3.5 BA, 2400+ sq ft split foyer

Closed Sales – 4th Quarter 2008 – 4
Average Asking Price – $268,650
Average Sales Price – $260,206
Median Sales Price – $258,200
Average Days on Market – 106

Closed Sales – 4th Quarter 2007- 1
Asking Price – $225,000
Sales Price – $222,500
Days on Market – 95

*Data taken from KAARMLS on 1/12/08 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 Village Green Listings” or “New Village Green Listings” in the subject line and I’ll take care of the rest.  My momma taught me better than to spam people.

Know a community that you think would make great AAKT Neighborhoods of the Week? Tell me about it in the comments.