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Two new houses replace one not-so-old house on 31st Street
01/22/2015 12:30 PM by John M
Katie Demeria at Richmond BizSense has a look at the 2 new houses that have gone up at 510 and 510 1/2 North 31st Street:
With the help of Long & Foster agent Tim Dunkum, Seven Hills Construction purchased the property in May. At the time, the lot was home to a one-story, 1,300-square-foot Cape Cod-style house built in 1950 that starkly contrasted its early 20th-century neighbors that line the street.
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Sitting on the property nine months later are two new, four-bedroom homes each at around 2,750 square feet and listed at $399,950. The two are connected in town house fashion on the property that’s only 0.16 acres.
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510 North 31st Street (BEFORE) (photo via Google Street View)
Amy, just say the word and we’ll start planning a “welcome back” party.
$400K is crazy for a house that far north, I don’t care how nice they are.
Cape cod will be missed.
Love it…hope they get the price.
I really do hope for the sake of those who made this “leap-of-faith” investment that it pays off well for them. As a member of the architectural community here, nothing makes me sadder than to see the proliferation of the less-than-savory type of new construction that, while stylistically similar, ends up being nothing but a poor caricature of the real thing next door. As property values rise, it is clear that the developers are starting to consider making a greater investment to build a better – albeit more expensive – product for a greater return. I hope that potential buyers will see this extra effort and recognize its value by way of the longevity and resaleability of the homes.
I’ve been inside these. Worth every bit of $400k. Attention to detail, quality of craftsmanship, and the sheer space are all compelling. Church Hill is changing. What was considered “too far north” a few years ago is now prime real estate. Alex – “that far north”? It’s 500 block not 1500.
People just don’t get it. Home prices are on the rise. Just because it is on 31st doesn’t mean they aren’t planning for this to kick-start more construction or renovations in that area. The little house was cute but totally out of place. These fit in better and again, glad to see period correct architecture going up these days rather than those horrid Frankenbuildings a few years back.
As a member of this neighborhood (only one block away on 31st) these homes are a great improvement to the neighborhood in general and the block in particular. Especially considering they were built by the same builder who built our new home and not only provides quality craftsmanship in all his homes, but is as personally invested in Churchill as we are. If we hadn’t already purchased a home built by Bryan Traylor, we would be buying one of these. They are beautiful and based on this man’s work, worth every penny.
The only thing I find these to lacking is the bulky decorative/functional firewall/bracket thing that often runs down the middle and each end of the actual historic buildings in the area – but I’m not sure that a double house/semi-detached would have always had that feature, anyway. To clarify: This is not a complaint, but a compliment – it is remarkable to have so many accurate/appropriate details included on a new home
I live on 31st and while I miss the gentleman who lived in the Cape Cod, I’m excited to see these go up in its place.
Lee, I think what you are talking about is the divider along the front of the roof? Seen with some houses, building code did not require the wall to extend into the roof area while some did build it all the way up. It is required now so I am sure it is there but the roof is seamless on this new house.