Want to know where the construction action is? Take a walk around the area just west of Wells Avenue, and you'll find at least 10 major renovation/restoration/construction projects under way or completed within the last few weeks. Or you can take my word for it, and check out some photos below in lieu of a neighborhood tour. Many of these homes were snatched up recently. All of the properties below were acquired recently within the last year or so. I love the different architectural styles, it's always a visual treat when taking a stroll through the neighborhood.
Roberts Street - complete renovation currently under way.
Holcomb Avenue - Complete restoration including original wood interior finishes. New landscaping. Completed about three weeks ago.
Roberts Street - Complete renovation of interior and porch rebuild.
Wheeler - Total renovation including new stucco, paint, flooring, structural reinforcement, landscaping, new fence. Ready to rent.
Brasserie St. James on Center. Will be live-work units, restaurant, brewery with artesian water, and pub. Complete renovation/restoration.
Holcomb Avenue. Three bungalow homes were recently purchased and are currently being renovated by an individual who will live on-property
in one unit and rent the other two.
The second of three bungalows renovated and restored on Holcomb Avenue.
A home on Wheeler undergoing massive renovation. Not quite historically accurate but I'm not picky...the home until recently was on its last legs.
A new duplex being built on Stewart. The units appear to be real lofts, with ample backyard space and parking.
Interesting progression going on. First, the Wells Avenue Conservation District was established which is basically Holcomb to Kirman. Then West of Wells neighborhood gets sliced off, Wells to South Virginia. Now "Midtown" is Holcomb across SVA to Plumas. The urban hipsters seem to be moving their focus westward into the more profitable and sustainable SVA corridor.