These properties characterize the highest gross sales for the week of Might 24-30.
KEY TAKEAWAYS:
- The historic Claiborne Mansion within the Marigny bought for $2.81 million, the highest-priced residential sale in Higher New Orleans for the week of Might 24-30.
- The 1859 Greek Revival property as soon as belonged to the household of Louisiana’s first elected governor and has had solely 5 homeowners in its 167-year historical past.
- A newly constructed Lakeshore dwelling at 572 Amethyst St. bought for $2.25 million, whereas an Previous Metairie property at 56 Tokalon Place closed for $2.22 million.
- All three prime gross sales featured luxurious facilities, together with swimming pools, high-end kitchens, mills, expansive outside dwelling areas and premium finishes.
The previous Nineteenth century dwelling of the son of Louisiana’s first elected Governor leads this week’s “Fee Completed.”
The Claiborne Mansion at 2111 Dauphine Avenue – inbuilt 1859 for W. C. C. Claiborne II, the son of Louisiana Gov. William C.C. Claiborne – bought for $2,812,500, main the highest-priced dwelling gross sales within the Higher New Orleans through the week of Might 24-30. The Marigny property was adopted by 572 Amethyst Avenue in Lakeshore, which bought for $2.25 million. Rounding out the highest three was 56 Tokalon Place in Previous Metairie, which bought for $2.22 million.
2111 Dauphine Avenue has had solely 5 homeowners all through its 167-year historical past, serving for each residential and business functions, and most just lately working because the Claiborne Mansion Mattress & Breakfast. The late Cleo Pelleteri, who died in 2023, purchased the property in 1993, ran it as a mattress and breakfast till 2020, and later lived there after the pandemic.
The itemizing brokers on the Might 28 transaction have been Michael Wilkinson co-owner of FQR Realtors and Laura Amann of Studio LACO LLC. The gross sales agent was not obtainable and listed beneath the designation of a non-MLS member. The Claiborne Mansion was beforehand featured in “On the Market” in April and was lowered from its earlier itemizing value of $3.5 million.
Situated simply blocks from the French Quarter within the coronary heart of the Marigny, the Claiborne Mansion contains 9 bedrooms, 9½ bogs and seven,498 sq. ft of dwelling area. The property sits on roughly one-third of an acre and contains landscaped grounds, off-street parking, a lined cabana, and a 40-foot saltwater pool.
The Greek Revival model property retains unique mid-Nineteenth-century particulars together with grand parlors, wrought-iron balconies, pocket doorways and home windows, cornices, hovering ceilings, and wide-plank wooden flooring. One notable preservation characteristic is that the primary home nonetheless doesn’t have a kitchen, because the kitchen stays within the unique service wing the place it was first constructed. The property is zoned HMC-1, permitting for residential, business and workplace use.
572 Amethyst Avenue was inbuilt 2019 and the Lakeshore colonial-style dwelling situated by the lakefront options 4 bedrooms, 4 full bogs, 2 half bogs, and 5,082 sq. ft of dwelling area on a 110-by-110-foot nook lot. The itemizing brokers on the Might 26 transaction have been Cynthia Pacaccio and Norma Cannizzaro of RE/MAX Associates, and the gross sales agent was Phillip Lobman of Keller Williams Realty New Orleans.
Highlights embrace 12-foot ceilings downstairs and 10-foot ceilings upstairs, engineered wooden flooring, marble bogs and counter tops, customized wainscoting, and crown molding. The outsized den features a fuel hearth, built-in cabinets, and opens to the kitchen and breakfast space. The downstairs main suite features a hearth, twin sinks and bogs, marble ground, outsized bathe, freestanding tub, and a big customized closet. The chef’s kitchen is outfitted with Thermador home equipment, a 60-inch fuel vary with double ovens, built-in espresso machine, separate fridge and freezer, wine cooler, 11-foot Calcutta marble island, giant pantry with built-ins, and a butler’s pantry with ice maker and bar sink.
Further facilities embrace a first-floor workplace or visitor suite, upstairs den, train room with sauna, sound system, three tankless water heaters, three A/C programs, whole-house water filtration, heated saltwater pool and scorching tub, lined porch, outside kitchen, outside hearth and tv, encompass sound, generator, irrigation system, mosquito spray system, and hurricane shutters.
56 Tokalon Place was inbuilt 2006 in Previous Metairie and the Acadian-style dwelling contains 4 bedrooms, 2½ bogs, and three,949 sq. ft of dwelling area on a 100-by-166-foot lot. The itemizing agent on the Might 28 transaction was Ingrid Garvey of Homesmart Realty South, and the gross sales agent was George Jeansonne of FQR Realtors.
Set on the finish of a virtually personal avenue, the beforehand one-owner dwelling encompasses a full-width entrance porch, downstairs main suite overlooking the grounds, elevator, hardwood flooring, and a whole-house generator. The big storage accommodates two to a few vehicles and contains further area for a workshop or pastime space, whereas a half-circle driveway provides extra parking flexibility.
Inside, the home contains customized millwork, built-ins, considerable pure mild and a big kitchen with outsized island, two dishwashers, Sub-Zero fridge, outsized vary and oven with griddle, and a separate oven. There are expansive entrance and rear porches and a big yard with lush landscaping, a fishpond, and an outsized cabana. The house additionally gives greater than 300 sq. ft of totally decked walk-in attic storage.
All three high-priced dwelling gross sales previously week:
Handle: 2111 Dauphine Avenue, New Orleans, 70116
Gross sales value: $2,812,500
Listing value: $2,975,000
Date bought: Might 28
Days on Market: 12
Itemizing brokers: Michael Wilkinson, FQR Realtors, and Laura Amann, Studio LACO LLC
Gross sales agent: Non-MLS Member
Handle: 572 Amethyst Avenue, New Orleans, 70124
Gross sales value: $2.25 million
Listing value: $2.45 million
Date bought: Might 26
Days on Market: 20
Itemizing brokers: Cynthia Pacaccio and Norma Cannizzaro, RE/MAX Associates
Gross sales agent: Phillip Lobman, Keller Williams Realty New Orleans
Handle: 56 Tokalon Place, Metairie, 70001
Gross sales value: $2.22 million
Listing value: $2.25 million
Date bought: Might 28
Days on Market: 5
Itemizing agent: Ingrid Garvey, Homesmart Realty South
Gross sales agent: George Jeansonne, FQR Realtors
Data offered by Kelleye Rhein & Stephan Mock of Reve Realtors.



