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The Riddle House, at 401 North Main Street in Bridgewater, VA, has a new price! This historic home, complete with authentic renovations valued at more than $250,000, four bedrooms, a commercial grade licensed kitchen, and fourteen paved off street parking spaces is now listed at $399,000 – this is a must see property!
Take a look at the Visual Tour and see all the details at TheRiddleHouseVA.com.
The Preston Lake development has been in the news many times in the past year (Hburgnews.com has a little history). Today provided another milestone in the saga, as the portion of the development associated with the current lawsuit was auctioned on the steps of the Rockingham County Courthouse, to an audience of curious home owners, real estate agents and media. The included video captured the major moments in the 25-minute affair.
One surprise for the crowd was that four individual parcels with homes at various stages of completion were auctioned off separately:
The remaining property was auctioned off for $3,500,000.
Though at least one other person registered himself with the trustee as being prepared to make a bid, each auction item included only one bidder: a lawyer representing Wells Fargo (formerly Wachovia), the current lender. There was a single successful bid on each property.
The fate of Preston Lake remains to be seen. The lawyer spent about 10 minutes with Preston Lake property owners answering what he could about their questions about the future of the development.
If you have a few million dollars laying around, you might just be able to get yourself a deal from Wells Fargo -- make an offer!
Harrisonburg Downtown Restaurants' New Website
Downtown Harrisonburg restaurants now have their own website: DoDowntown.net. The new website features information about downtown Harrisonburg restaurants, as well as specials and downtown events.
Harrisonburg’s Downtown Dining Alliance formed in 2009 as an affiliation of locally-owned restaurants operating in Harrisonburg’s Central Business District. The Downtown Dining Alliance is an ad-hoc committee of Harrisonburg Downtown Renaissance, which is focused on the continued revitalization of the city’s center.
Get the Best Deals Downtown
The Specials section of the DoDowntown.net website features both meal, drink, and happy hour specials. Currently, there are specials listed at the Artful Dodger, Beyond, Clementine, Dave’s Downtown Taverna, Earth and Tea Cafe, Finnigan’s, Jack Brown’s Burger and Beer Joint, Local Chop House, and Mrs. Hardesty’s Tea Room – check it out!
The downtown Harrisonburg restaurants are an engine to revitalization, and we are proud they are 100% locally-owned.
Congratulations to the Harrisonburg High School Blue Streaks football team for advancing to the Virginia Group AA Division 4 state title game in a double-overtime 28-21 win over Christiansburg!
According to the Virginia High School League‘s posted schedule, the Blue Streaks will play for the championship on Saturday, December 11, at 4:30pm at Williams Stadium at Liberty University in Lynchburg.
I’m sure there will be a caravan from the ‘burg! Will you be there?
Harrisonburg has a new water tower, so it’s perfect timing to win another championship and memorialize the victory with a “2010 State Champions” stamp!
Cocolicious. What more do you need to know? The new business opened today in downtown Harrisonburg at 14 Newman Avenue, aiming to create custom cakes and cupcakes specifically for you event.
Cocolicious has a website and a Facebook Fan Page (252 fans already!). The cupcake menu shows a range of flavors, from red velvet to chocolate to yellow, and is priced by half- and full-dozens cupcakes. The cake menu offers the self-explanatory Chocolate Covered Cherry to the more curious Funny Bone. The website is quick to point out that custom taste and design options are also available, so creativity is encouraged.
The kicker is Cocolicious delivers! Free delivery to Harrisonburg, and a small fee for Rockingham County – so no need to worry about the baked goods pickup in the middle of setting up that company appreciation or birthday party (that always stresses me out!).
Springs at Osceola Master Plan (Source: Old Dominion Realty)
Springs at Osceola Master Plan Phase 1 (Source: Old Dominion Realty)
The Springs at Osceola is now taking reservations for 120 premium homes, ranging from $159,000 – $200,000. Each lot is between 1.2 and 5 acres. This is the first phase of the new development, located between Port Republic Road, Spaders Church Road, and Pleasant Valley Road. The community will have an Architectural Review Committee, and feature views of Massanutten Mountain.
Gary Crummet and Sons is the local recommended builder for the lots. According to their website, The Springs at Osceola will feature natural ponds, a running spring, sidewalks, bike paths, walking trails, and more.
In this economy, it has been rare to see new developments of this scale move past the planning and into the building and selling phases.
If you are interested in exploring a lot for purchase at The Springs at Osceola, please contact me at (540) 442-0316 or contact me via email at Kai.Degner@KlineMay.com.
The Springs at Osceola are listed by Old Dominion Realty.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contacts:
Kai Degner, Kai.Degner@KlineMay.com, 540-437-3507
Keith May, Keith.May@Cottonwood.com, 540-437-3500
Harrisonburg, VA – Kai Degner is ready to help area residents buy and sell homes. This week, he begins as a real estate agent with Kline May Realty, a leading residential real estate broker in the central Shenandoah Valley. “I’m excited about the opportunity to serve local residents in another way,” says Degner, who is also Harrisonburg’s mayor.
Degner is no stranger to the neighborhoods in Harrisonburg and Rockingham County. “Knocking on a few thousand front doors in the last two years gives me some insight in the many neighborhoods and range of homes in our area,” says Degner, who has run for elected office twice. “That experience will allow me to help people searching for a new home.”
Keith May, principal broker with Kline May Realty, is enthusiastic of Degner’s joining the team. “We are very excited having Kai join the Kline May Realty team,” says May. “Kai is part of the new generation in real estate and he brings with him fantastic ideas, creativity, and new technology in how to best represent clients. His skills will serve him well in bringing real estate clients together.”
To feature his real estate business, Degner is launching www.LiveShenandoah.com, which will include information about buying and selling homes, a state of the art property search function, as well as things to do in the Shenandoah Valley.
Degner brings a range of experience to his new role. A double-graduate from James Madison University, he worked as a technology consultant before becoming executive director of the Arts Council of the Valley. Upon election to city council and appointment to Harrisonburg’s mayorship, Degner took a job as a Director of Business Services at the Fairfield Center, where he works with local organizations in their strategic planning and communications excellence training. While there, Fairfield created the popular Harrisonburg Summit series, a program Degner will continue to coordinate via Fairfield.
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