8011 SE 42nd Ave., Portland, OR 97206, listed @ $219,000

This SE Portland home sits quietly up above the Springwater Trail, close-in, but resting in the calm fringe of Eastmoreland and Woodstock. With it’s exuberant garden waiting to pop, this home is waiting to be discovered. It’s a classic 2 bedroom and 1 bath Portland cottage bungalow.

If you’d rather spend time enjoying the garden or riding the Springwater Trail, this home has been lovingly updated so you can relax and enjoy. With a metal roof, double-paned window, refinished wood floors, cork floors, fresh interior paint, and updated bathroom, the scene is set for a great quality of life.

Contact us for more information, or to set up a tour.

9008 North John Ave, Portland

Choice location across from St. John City Park. Build your dream home in the city, on a rarely available corner lot. Attractively priced at $125,000, with excellent proximity to shops, restaurants, and other amenities, this is really a fine opportunity. The next great home on this site will enjoy a 91 Walkscore! Plans for a smart, modern home are also negotiable.

Call us for more information at 503-490-4116, or email Team@theRiverPDX.com.

We had a nice turnout at a new listing this week. It is a resale home in the Charlais subdivision, located in the Oak Hills area of Beaverton. This area is popular for West Side homebuyers looking for proximity to Silicon Forest business campuses.

The main reason we host a broker open house is it introduce a new listing to our colleagues at other brokerages. Since we all cooperate to show and sell each other’s listings, it’s good to see fresh inventory. But another key reason is to solicit helpful feedback for our clients. We ask for feedback on everything from price, staging, color schemes, and the like. This is helpful for sellers to get the best price in the least amount of time.

We were please with the excellent feedback at this listing; the consensus was that the home is priced competitively, is move-in ready, and shows the pride ownership. For more info, please visit www.NWSomerset.com.

5854 NE 30th Ave, Portland OR 97211 | $399,900

This Concordia-area duplex with solid rental history shines nicely.  Add this mint property to your portfolio, or choose to live in one-half and rent the other.  With an open floor plan, abundant storage, and detached garage, each unit feels truly like home. Many updates include:

• Newer kitchens
• Updated baths
• Replacement Windows
• Newer roof
• Newer mechanicals

Here are three current projects to check out, if any of these descriptions pique your interest:

Division 43 (from low $100s) Woolsey Corner (from $101,600) Killingsworth Station: aka, K-Station (from $169,900)

Division 43 is a unique model of “micro-housing” that we haven’t seen in Portland before. Woolsey Corner also pushes the envelope with its playful details (repurposed instruments in the railings, sculptural downspouts, and live-edge trim accents) and its ownership structure as a Proud Ground Community Land Trust property, which will keep it affordable indefinitely. K-Station is set to be certified as LEED-Platinum building, placing it at the forefront of current sustainable building practices, and they offer a special down payment assistance loan for eligible buyers. This delivers a level of design and performance that hasn’t been available at these prices before in Portland. For more information about any of these properties or the financing available for them, contact me.

The market is being transformed, and as with any system with monetary or design constraints, people get creative to adapt and generate new solutions. I hope you’ve found these options interesting in the least. If you’d like to know more about these properties or any other listings on the market, we’d be happy to set up a customized search to help you find the right fit for your needs. Be in touch. Be well.

Milwaukie Riverfront Park Plan

With a walkscore of 98, a waterfront improvement project slated to begin this year, the MAX line making its way after that, Milwaukie is taking steps to be your new favorite hub. Portland is known for its neighborhoods and mass transit connectivity that provides access to downtown from multiple hubs, and Milwaukie already has a lot of the common amenities that have cemented other neighborhoods in the hearts and minds of Portland-lovers. With these new developments on the way, LOOK OUT! Downtown Milwaukie is poised to be the “other south waterfront”–a transit-oriented, human-scaled community with great parks, schools, and local businesses to sustain a vibrant downtown environment. This is a great quality of life, and these townhomes will nestle you in the epicenter of this evolving community.

2 townhomes available in Downtown Milwaukie

We currently have 2 townhomes available in North Main Village, Downtown Milwaukie. As you can see in the previous post on 10675 SE 21st Ave., we have a 2 bedroom, 2 bath LIVE/WORK townhome available at $244,900. We’ve just listed 10667 SE 21st Ave. for $279,900. This townhome is the end unit with 2 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms, a bonus space on the ground level that could be a 3rd bedroom or a commercial space, and light-filled bonus family room.

If you’d like more information regarding these homes or the local amenities in Downtown Milwaukie, please contact me. The farmer’s market is on Sunday, so that’s probably you’re best bet for checking out Downtown Milwaukie. Head out and explore. Enjoy!

Milwaukie Riverfront Plan--river view decks, amphitheater, green space, fountain, and more

FOR SALE: 455 NW Albemarle Terrace, Portland, OR 97210, listed @ $170,000

This lot has tremendous potential. One of the last vacant, buildable lots in the Kings Heights neighborhood of NW Portland, this sloped parcel could be the home of a masterpiece. A lot of the groundwork has been completed to make this lot buildable. Please contact me for more details. If you’re considering building, and would like to know more about local architectural & design firms, here’s a set of local resources. Get to know some of these talented people and consider what they could do with this amazing view site.

For other lots in Portland, you can search here for other options that may suit your needs and budget. Enjoy!

2127 NW Irving St. #303, Portland, OR 97210 | listed at $219,000

It’s not uncommon to see homes listed as “condo alternatives,” but what do you say about condos that have timeless characteristics that harken back to the craftsmanship and warmth of the classic Northwest Bungalow. This condo includes a lush, mature courtyard landscape, original moldings, wood floors, pedestal sink, clawfoot tub, and a covered front porch–sounds like a “Bungalow Alternative” for those who love the vintage character, but don’t want the upkeep of a home.