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Handle: 125 Lee Lane, Covington, 70433
Gross sales value: $3,250,000
Listing value: $3,250,000
Date offered: Dec. 19
Days on Market: 71
Itemizing agent: Jennifer Rice, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Most popular, Realtors
Gross sales agent: Sweet Morse Modeen, The Morse Staff, McEnery Residential
Each Realtors agree that the sale of 125 Lee Lane in Previous Covington was an ideal match of purchasers who appreciated the property’s historical past and shared of their dedication to its preservation.
125 Lee Lane was purchased on Dec. 19 for $3.25 million. The three-acre, gated, waterfront property, positioned on the base of Lee Lane, has a pool and pool home overlooking the Bogue Falaya River. The property contains a nineteenth century middle corridor cottage that’s believed to be the previous Crystal Springs Home, constructed circa mid to late 1800’s. It was initially room and board for summertime guests. The property is close to Charropin Seashore and Park, Fairview-Riverside State Park, Massive Department Marsh Nationwide Wildlife Refuge, and the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Maritime Museum.
The house has 4 bedrooms, 3 bogs, and 5,600 sq. ft of dwelling house. It was purchased 30 years in the past by the vendor, renovated from its situation as a household camp, then professionally adorned and up to date to trendy wants. The patrons are Previous Covington residents. The itemizing agent was Jennifer Rice, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Most popular, Realtors, whereas the gross sales agent was Sweet Morse Modeen, The Morse Staff, McEnery Residential.
“This was a challenge of affection for everybody concerned and is one in every of my favourite properties in Previous Covington. The property has been lengthy appreciated by many residents,” stated itemizing agent Jennifer Rice, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Most popular, Realtors. “The proprietor has put a labor of affection into the house – preserving the architectural integrity of nineteenth century historical past and renovating it right into a twenty first century gem. The patrons are Previous Covington residents who’ve all the time admired the house and share within the vendor’s dedication to preserving the property and sustaining its magnificence.”
Modeen stated her purchasers are “stewards of historical past and have all the time been intrigued by the attractive historic dwelling behind the gate.”
“They’ve all the time been fascinated by the property and instructed me that if the vendor was ever , then they might purchase it,” stated Modeen. “After a dialog with Jennifer, the sale blossomed from there. It’s an ideal match of people that recognize the property’s historical past and sweetness. It was particular to be part of this deal.”
The vendor preserved the unique flooring and home windows, dormers, and porches, whereas including electrical gates on the entrance, and a large, round driveway with a water fountain. The renovated connoisseur chef’s kitchen options high home equipment and a big island with seating. The house has 4 renovated bed room suites and three renovated bogs. The yard contains a patio, poolside cabana, along with the pool and pool home that overlook the river.
“The views are breathtaking from the porch and the pool space,” stated Modeen. “My grandmother developed Riverbend Lane in Covington, so I’ve all the time been related to houses with a river view and people surrounded by nature, and it is a magical property with gorgeous views.”
Different excessive priced dwelling gross sales prior to now week:
Handle: 5705 St. Charles Ave., New Orleans, 70115
Gross sales value: $2,500,000
Listing value: $3,299,000
Date offered: Dec. 20
Days on Market: 132
Itemizing agent: Maria Argote, McEnery Residential, LLC
Gross sales agent: Jonathan Maki, McEnery Residential, LLC
An Uptown New Orleans dwelling at 5705 St. Charles Ave. offered for $2.5 million on Dec. 20. The house, in-built 1941, options 5 bedrooms, 4½ bogs, and 6,006 sq. ft of dwelling house.
- Located on a half an acre of gardens on the nook of St. Charles Ave., the Uptown dwelling’s entrance porch and ground to ceiling home windows supply panoramic views of the Avenue and neighborhood; expansive, gated grounds have a number of areas for entertaining; dwelling has a perfect structure with spacious, comfy rooms; grand marble lobby with spiral staircase and domed ceiling; archways; millwork; crown and dental moldings; built-ins; excessive ceilings; and slate roof.
- The second ground has 4 massive non-public bedrooms, plus an extra sitting room off the first bed room; a large visitor suite spans throughout the third ground; brick facet patio; two-car storage; and room for a pool and enlargement.
Handle: 1025 St. Louis St., New Orleans, 70112
Gross sales value: $2,200,000
Listing value: $2,800,000
Date offered: Dec. 20
Days on Market: 407
Itemizing and gross sales agent: Austin Lavin, Company Realty Leasing Firm
The historic Sindos-Latorre-Boucvalt Home, a Greek Revival dwelling positioned at 1025 St. Louis St., offered for $2.2 million on Dec. 20. The New Orleans French Quarter dwelling, in-built 1841, options 4 bedrooms, 3½ bogs, and 5,900 sq. ft of dwelling house.
- The property, positioned close to North Rampart St., dates to the late 1700s when Louison Cheval, a free girl of coloration, bought it and lived in a Creole cottage there till her loss of life in 1839. Her grandson Leon Pierre Sindos and his brother-in-law Severin Latorre, each free males of coloration, purchased it and constructed the present three-story home in 1841. The constructing modified possession a number of instances, served as cupboard space for an auto paint store on the adjoining lot within the Nineteen Twenties, and remained uninhabited for 120 years. In 1993, Dr. Ray Boucvalt bought and restored the house for his household. It modified possession once more in 2013 and has been used as a personal residence since.
- The townhome options tall home windows, a wood staircase authentic to the property, iron balconies, a second-floor loggia and decorative particulars like ceiling medallions, millwork rosettas, ornamental lighting fixtures, and wood doorways. There’s a spacious kitchen on the bottom ground, and a smaller one on the third. The property’s massive brick courtyard has a personal outside entertaining space with a fountain and off-street parking for a number of vehicles.
Data supplied by Kelleye Rhein & Stephan Mock of Reve Realtors.