Toll Brothers finishing North Oaks, Concord Pines: The builder in October got premium prices (an end unit went for $1.03 million) for three of the last five “villa” condos on Hayster Dr. The remaining two, along with one around the corner on Millbury Ln., are the “final selections” for the subdivision at Nixon and Dhu Varren roads, according to Toll Brothers’ website. Meanwhile, Concord Pines, the company’s single-family subdivision on Earhart Rd., is officially sold out. Public records show Toll Brothers still owns two sites, but that likely just means committed buyers haven’t closed yet. That leaves the company with one new subdivision in the area, Barton Ridge near Whitmore Lake, where fifty-seven single-family houses are planned starting at $1.2 million.
A few good deals: It’s not easy—but also not impossible—to find single-family homes for under $300,000. Typically they need tons of work, but there are exceptions; James and Colleen Potocki, for instance, spent $247,000 for an adorable 800-square-foot bungalow built in 1876 that sits on 1.1 acres at 1985 S. Zeeb Rd. Across town, buyers of a pair of ranch homes in the Bryant Pattengill East area also seem to have gotten bargains. Catalin and Tricia Oana paid $300,000 for a sturdy 3-bedroom, 1-bath at 3325 La Salle Dr., near Packard and Platt, and Theresa Redman picked up the 4-bedroom, 2-bath at 3151 Baylis Dr. off Stone School Rd. for $297,000.
This Old House of the Month: Typically we reach back at least a century for these entries, but our focus this time is a delightful 4-bedroom, 2-bath mid-century modern dwelling at 385 Lake Park Ln. that incoming U-M mechanical engineering professor Martin Erinin bought for $510,000. Built in 1956—hey, that’s almost seventy years ago!—it has lots of the funky exterior angles of homes of this vintage, but it also sits on a hill with massive windows looking out at Dolph Nature Area of S. Wagner. It’s not hard to imagine the appeal of sitting out on that long stretch of deck on an autumn day, enjoying the foliage.
