The Real Estate Weekly | 12.14.2022

CHARLOTTESVILLE ALBEMARLE, FLUVANNA, GREENE, LOUISA, MADISON, NELSON, ORANGE, AUGUSTA

WOODLANDS ROAD

New Exclusive - A casually elegant, top quality, custom built home. One floor living. Set on a beautifully landscaped 1.6 acre lot with circular driveway. Home offers; a bright open great room with fireplace, dining room, hardwood floors, oversized 2 car garage, full basement level and a 600 sq. ft. in-law suite. Meriwether Lewis school district. $750,000

ROCK QUARRY ROAD

Unique building lot overlooking a quarry lake. 3 private properties share the lake access, sandy beach, cabana and 20 acres of common land (including a large utility barn). Amazingly beautiful! $350,000

SERENITY LANE

5 Lot Subdivision in Albemarle County! Stunning mountain views to the west. Far reaching vistas define this property; Monte Sereno. 5 lots make up this unique subdivision with four 2 acre lots and one 5.28 acre lot. High speed internet is available. 1 mile from 29N. One owner is a licensed real estate broker in the state of Va. $1,500,000

WOOD LANE

Estate Beautiful, quiet wooded corner lot, with mountain view, overlooking the 8th Tee of the Pete Dye Golf Course. Gently sloping to almost level terrain. One of the very best lots in Keswick Estates. Joining the Keswick is optional. The Club provides a tremendous opportunity for resort style living. $550,000

Keswick

Impeccable country property with an attractive, well designed and self-sustaining 5,525 fin. sf residence on 38± acres with 3-car garage, barn and Blue Ridge Mountain views. A peaceful oasis easily accessible to Charlottesville and Washington DC. MLS#634846 $1,550,000 Charlotte Dammann, 434.981.1250

EDNAM FOREST

Well-maintained 2-story home. Situated on two lots containing 3.60 acres (divisible) in Ednam Forest. The 2,950+ sf home contains a LR with FP, DR, eatin kitchen, FR with cathedral ceiling and FP, sunporch, study with FP and powder room on the 1st floor. The second floor has the main BR with FP, large BA and ample closet space, a small study, two additional well-sized BRs (one currently being used as an office) and a full BA . The home is in a totally private environment of mature plantings with lovely mountain views. MLS#636669 $1,745,000 Steve McLean, 434.981.1863

HATTON RIDGE FARM

A most tranquil and private 278+ acre grazing and hay farm with two-thirds mile of James River frontage. The centerpiece of Hatton Ridge Farm is an impressive 4-5 bedroom, brick Georgian home, built circa 2000. MLS#634311 $3,675,000 Jim Faulconer, 434.981.0076

EVERGREEN HILL

Private 18 acre horse farm, with 4-bedroom main residence, 1-bedroom cottage, beautiful 8-stall center aisle barn, outdoor riding ring, and several fenced pastures and hay fields. With access onto 570 plus acres of parkland with trails. MLS#632164 $1,295,000 Jim Faulconer, 434.981.0076

K’DEE FARM

Embodying the essence of country life! 214+/- acre farm with spacious main residence, 3-car garage with apartment, dependencies & farm buildings. Many agricultural & recreational uses.Easily accessible to Charlottesville, Orange, I-95 & DC region. MLS#636896 $1,975,000 Charlotte Dammann, 434.981.1250

WOLFCREEK FARM

Situated near the Blue Ridge Mountains in Madison County on 333 acres. Currently runs as a grazing farm for beef cattle. There are 2 homes on the property and a complement of necessary farm buildings. NOT IN CONSERVATION EASEMENT! MLS#630435 $3,200,000 Jim Faulconer, 434.981.0076

ESTATE PARCEL IN AFTON

Stunning mountain views available on this attractive 14± acre property, originally named Locust Grove Farm dating back to the 1880s, possessing lovely streams and woods, along with both hardwoods and pines. This charming parcel is tucked in a bucolic area, yet only 1.5 miles from Route 151 Brew Trail, along with easy access to Wintergreen, Charlottesville, and UVA. Unique opportunity to choose from several, desirable building sites. Firefly internet coming soon. MLS#629702 $399,000 Charlotte Dammann, 434.981.1250

OWENSVILLE ROAD

5-bedroom residence on 2 acre lot in Meriwether Lewis Elementary District! Stunning home has top quality finishes and many features include: open floor concept on all levels; fully loaded chef’s kitchen; and so much more! MLS#632111 $1,675,000 Will Faulconer, 434.987.9455

PEA RIDGE FARM

317-acre estate that has it all: location, views, water, spectacular 5-BR residence, event center and more! 15+ acre lake is centered among lush rolling fields of rich grass and unparalleled views. Additional acreage available. 25 minutes west of Charlottesville. MLS#631962 $8,875,000 Steve McLean, 434.981.1863

BELMONT LOFTS

This 3-BR, 3.5-BA condo features extra high ceilings, a modern & open floor plan with huge windows and doors, and a large rooftop terrace with views of the Downtown Mall all the way around to Monticello. MLS#634149 $1,950,000 Jim Faulconer, 434.981.0076

BLACKBERRY HILL FARM

SOUTHERN ALBEMARLE

87+ acre pine forest property is a good investment tract, or use as a hunting and recreational tract, or with multiple division rights, a place to build a home or more than one home. Potential mountain views, and private settings. MLS#629213 $499,000 Jim Faulconer, 434.981.0076

RAGGED MOUNTAIN FARM

Two wonderful estate parcels comprised of 185.01± acres in coveted Ragged Mountain Farm. Excellent elevated building site, complete privacy, and beautiful views. Murray/Henley/Western school district. MLS#621083 $1,895,000 Steve McLean, 434.981.1863

SIMMONS GAP ROAD

5-acre lot with mature hardwoods. Great opportunity to build with no HOA. Private building site amongst beautiful woods. Located between Free Union and Earlysville but so convenient to Charlottesville & UVA. MLS#621177 $140,000 Charlotte Dammann, 434.981.1250

MEADOW FARM

436+ acre parcel of land in Southern Albemarle! 4 division rights; complete privacy; lush, gently rolling terrain; long road frontage; stream; 3-acre lake; 125-135 acres of open land; mature hardwood forests. Under conservation easement. Owner/agent. MLS#634139 $2,985,000 Steve McLean, 434.981.1863

GIBSON’S HOLLOW

Ivy area! A 249 + acre hidden, private Arcadia controlling its own little valley up to the mountain ridge top building sites. Multiple parcels and subdivision rights make it a conservation easement candidate. MLS#634183 $4,000,000 Tim Michel, 434.960.1124 or Steve McLean, 434.981.1863

EDNAM

Wonderfully large 1.5+ acre building lot in Ednam Forest. Build your dream home on this elevated, wooded lot located in a single family community, minutes from UVA and within walking distance to Boar’s Head Resort. MLS#598537 $289,500 Steve McLean, 434.981.1863

ECOVILLAGE CHARLOTTESVILLE

The Owner has been working with planners and the County of Albemarle to develop on this property an environmentally sensitive and sustainable housing community. 6.5 acre site with two houses. MLS#633951 $1,750,000 Jim Faulconer, 434.981.0076 www.ecovillagecharlottesville.org

MISSION HOME ROAD

146.88 ac. in Albemarle & Greene County. Privacy & protection adjacent to the Shenandoah National Park! Full division rights & multiple home sites. Extraordinary timberland. Views of the mountains, along with easy access to trails & Skyline Drive. MLS#620276 $1,100,000 Steve McLean, 434.981.1863

BROOMFIELD FARM

29 acres fronting Blenheim Rd. small agricultural & residential subdivision with CCR’s, but NO HOA. 2 buildable lots, with an historic red barn, silo, & 8-stall stable. Driveway in place, underground power, well & water, & several building spots with mountain views. MLS#624834 $495,000 Jim Faulconer, 434.981.0076

BRIDLEWOOD TRAIL

Private Keswick residence on 18.6 acres with views of the Southwest Mountains. 3-bedrooms, 1.5-baths with wood floors, screen porch and 2-car garage. Open and wooded land. Easy access to Charlottesville and UVA. MLS#634905 $695,000 Charlotte Dammann, 434.981.1250

GARTH ROAD

11.73-acre, buildable lot in Western Albemarle! One of a kind location and a rare opportunity to purchase a large lot in an estate neighborhood 10 minutes to town. 2 division rights and is gently rolling with a small stream bisecting the property. MLS#628219 $795,000 Steve McLean, 434.981.1863

CROZET AREA

Beautiful building lot -3.3 acres, fronting on a quiet paved county road. Land is mostly in pasture, some woods, creek and elevated homesite with panoramic views of mountains, pond, and surrounding pastoral area. Less than a mile to Harris Teeter at Crozet. MLS#636349 $450,000 Jim Faulconer, 434.981.0076

FOREST

BY KEN WILSON

It’s not as if Charlottesville has revived the 19th century after dinner stroll, transporting it to the Belmont Bridge and even more magically making us forget our cellphones. The view isn’t quite Copenhagen or Paris elegance, true, and you can in fact make the crossing with your head down. But why would you?

Walk either direction on the Belmont Bridge and you’re heading towards one of the city’s most desirable places to live and probably passing some of its most notable and noteworthy citizens.

Officially named North Downtown and Belmont, these two almost contiguous areas of Charlottesville are destination spots for many city and county residents looking for a meal, a movie, a gym, a playground, an armful of fresh veggies, a . . . . use your imagination—if it’s an urban delight, you’ll probably find it there.

Stroll down the brick-paved Downtown Mall, for example. It was a busy commercial street in the early 20th century. Today it’s a tree-lined pedestrian’s delight, with mature willow oaks, planted in 1976, and the same, varied and lovingly detailed old buildings, now brimming with bookstores and coffee shops, bars and bistros, galleries and historic theaters.

Start at the east end, where in seasonable weather the 3,500-seat Ting Pavilion serves as a quiet place for lunch. If it’s warm and it’s Friday, it won’t be quiet there by dinnertime, however. The Fridays after Five concert series running from April to September features free music by local bands. And volunteers work the concession stands, raising tens of thousands of dollars each year on behalf of area non-profits.

If it’s the first Friday of the month, walk west past the pleasantly scaled mid20th century buildings on both sides and drop in at a few of the art galleries on and just off the Mall for an Opening Night reception. Second City Arts on 2nd Street SE, is a nonprofit dedicated to promoting the best of contemporary art. The Welcome Gallery, on 3rd St NE, is run by a group of local artists under the name of New City Arts. The Garage, a widely known former one-car garage on First Street, bills itself as an “art space/ concert venue/amateur film theater/impromptu studio/potluck dining hall/etc.”

Whatever’s happening there on any given evening, the crowd spills out onto the sidewalk and the slope of Market Street Park across the street.

One street behind on 2nd Street NW is the oldest gallery on the First Friday circuit, McGuffey Art Center, a Colonial Revival-style brick building built in 1916 as McGuffey Elementary School and now on the National Register of Historic Places. McGuffey presents shows by its member artists working in their own personal studios at the Center, as well as by its many associate members.

Climb the steps onto the Doric-columned porch and enter the building to see the current exhibition, then come back outside and take in the view. Steps away to

the left is the McGuffey Park playground. Across the street from the playground, that grey stone and stained glass windowed building is Christ Episcopal Church, whose cornerstone was laid in 1895. Down East Jefferson Street are United Methodist Church and Holy Comforter Catholic Church, and the beautiful brick Congregation Beth Israel, a synagogue dedicated in 1883, rebuilt in 1904, and attractively added to in the late 1990s.

Not far away are Renaissance School, a college preparatory high school for high ability students in the arts, sciences, and/ or humanities, and Village School, which serves girls in grades five through eight.

But cross Market Street now, walk the short block back to the Mall, and have a meal, indoors or al fresco, at one of the many popular restaurants there: French to Korean, vegan bowls to specialty burgers or big greasy breakfasts.

If you’re with young children, they will love the Virginia Discovery Museum, with its galleries and hands-on educational play areas designed to foster intellectual curiosity and development for kids of all ages. The museum offers

major residential part of downtown, one of the most desirable in the city. Officially designated North Downtown, this historic district runs from McIntire Road at its western edge, just across from McIntire Park, north along Park Street, whose stately and historic homes are the largest in the area, and south to the railroad tracks, crossing them at Avon Street.

“North Downtown is the epicenter,” says Katelyn Mancini with Roy Wheeler Realty. “It’s the nucleus of Charlottesville.” Four hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars is the median price for a North Downtown home, but some of the largest and most impressive are on Park Street. Prospective buyers need patience and perseverance however. “Park Street is a sought after address,” Mancini says. “People hold onto them.”

Condominiums are easier to find. Nestled on a wooded hillside behind McGuffey Art Center are the 38 McGuffey Hill condos, built in the 1980s. The Queen Charlotte building on East High Street has both condos and office space. But the oldest condos in the area

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weekly Drop-In programs for all ages, monthly Date Night Drop-Offs for ages 3 to 10, after-school Discovery Workshops for ages 4 to 8, half-day camps for ages 4 to 8, and multi-week Chess Mates series for ages 6 to 10.

In the evening you might catch a concert, or a livestream or a classic film at the beautifully restored 91-year-old Paramount Theater, or a new Hollywood or independent film at the 10-screen Violet Crown Theater, with its beer, wine, cocktail, coffee, snacks and pizza selection, roomy seats, and handy seats trays.

If it’s a funkier, musical vibe you like, nationally known acts play the Jefferson Theater, another former movie palace, this one dating to 1912, and the intimate, underground Southern Café and Music Hall. If theater’s your thing, Live Arts Theatre, founded in 1990, describes its offerings as “modern, rigorous and risky,” and also “committed to being a product of its community as well as a process for creating community.”

But walk back along High or Jefferson streets to 2nd Street or 3rd Street SE, head down the hill, and you’re in the

are at stately 500 Court Square, on a high ridge two blocks off the Mall. One of the tallest buildings in Charlottesville, 500 Court Square commands views of the southwest mountains and the Albemarle County Court House.

Across the Mall are the lofts on Water Street. “They’re really neat too,” Mancini says. And they’re designer-friendly: “I call them a shell. You get walls, but none of your finishes are in there, so you can customize as you like. Some have deck space overlooking the Mall or Water Street—you can hear live music on your deck during Fridays After Five.”

Some people prefer living above the Mall itself—and with persistence they can. ”There is very limited housing above

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the Mall,” Mancini notes, referring to a handful of loft-style apartments. “They don’t come available often.”

Belmont

Walk back across the Belmont Bridge, and you’re in the southeast corner of the city. The 403-acre neighborhood of Belmont is bounded by the CSX Railway on the north, Moore’s Creek on the south and east and 6th St. SW on the west.

Dating to the late 19th Century, Belmont consists primarily of two “1890’s era subdivisions, ‘Belmont’ and ‘Carlton.’” The neighborhood serves as a significant entrance to the city from Monticello as it is easily accessible to I-64 by way of Monticello Avenue (Route 20). Its hilly streets afford excellent views of both the Downtown and the surrounding mountains.

A middle and upper class neighborhood in the early 20th century, Belmont was also the site of a carousel, a carnival,

a circus lot near the railroad tracks, and even a gypsy camp. By 1941 its southeast corner held the Albemarle Livestock Market, and a number of small pig farms, giving rise among more well-to-do Charlottesvillians to the belittling nickname “Hogwaller.”

More recently a sleepy, lower middle class community, Belmont began attracting young professionals and creative folks in earnest in the early 2000s, as commercial and residential prices nearer the Mall skyrocketed. Today, with its crosswalks, trees, and planters, and buildings dating back to the early 1900s, it maintains its attractive, settled quality, and has become one of the most popular residential areas of the city. With

home prices beginning around $300,000, Belmont attracts everyone from young families and single professionals to eager renovators, and sharp-minded investors.

Some of the most exciting food in what’s now well known as a foodie lover’s town can be had in Belmont these days. Small plates lovers flock to Mas Tapas, with its brilliant contemporary takes on traditional Spanish dishes.

The wood-fired oven is the star at Lampo Neapolitan Pizzeria, which offers anti-pasta and more besides its seven different “Pizze.” Tavola serves rustic Italian fare in an elegant atmosphere, and Quality Pie, with its diner-style ambience in the historic Spudnuts donut shop, offers sophisticated comfort food for breakfast, lunch and dinner, plus baked goods for takeout.

The Local is named for its reliance on ingredients from locally owned and operated farms for its hearty American fare, and for the area craftsmen whose talents grace the building and the beautifully appointed interior with local artist’s paintings and stained glass works.

Newcomer Mockingbird is named for Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird, a story of good triumphing over evil in a small Alabama town. For chef Melissa Close-Hart, with roots in southern Alabama, the name represents both her connection to the Deep South, and the southern cuisine flavors of her menu.

Three-acre Belmont Park boasts large shady oak trees, benches, picnic shelters, a playground and basketball court, and restrooms—not to mention panoramic, 360-degree views of the city and the Blue Bridge Mountains.

The Bridge Progressive Arts Initiative on Monticello Road just across the Belmont Bridge from the Mall bills itself as an “inclusive organization serving artists and thinkers who want to share knowledge, challenge one another, and engage in the progressive expression of diverse ideas.” Its goal is to bridge diverse communities through the arts, creating “stronger social ties, deeper connection to place, more vibrant community identity, and a better understanding of each other and ourselves.”

“I think what a lot of people most like about Belmont is the charm,” says REALTOR® Angie Shupe. “A lot of the houses have been renovated but they still have the charm of the older homes.”

As an example, Shupe cites a house she helped find for an elderly woman from out of state: “Her daughter and son-inlaw lived in Charlottesville, and they were trying to get her close to them.” she says.

“The house was a little one-level bungalow with a basement, and it was perfect for her because of the one-level living. It was an older home, but it was absolutely adorable; it had been updated completely, but they also kept the integrity of the home, and so it was a really cute house.”

So, take a walk some mild day, cross the bridge one direction, and the other later. Admire the architecture, have a coffee, check out the natives. North Downtown or Belmont? It’s a tough choice, but you can’t go wrong.

Some of the most exciting food in what’s now well known as a foodie lover’s town can be had in Belmont these days. Small plates lovers flock to Mas Tapas, with its brilliant contemporary takes on traditional Spanish dishes.

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SPCA Rummage Store

All proceeds from the SPCA Rummage Store go to support our homeless animals in need. We need help sorting through donations and setting up displays at the store.

Offsite Adoption & Fundraising Events

Our animals attend many fundraising and adoption events. If you like being out and about and around animals, this gives you the opportunity to do both!

CHURCH PLAINS DRIVE

Beautiful 2.15 acre lot set in a quiet neighborhood, in the western school districts. A bright open floor plan with vaulted entrance and a turned staircase. 4 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, full unfinished basement plus a large 2 car garage. Hardwood floors throughout the first floor. Large, bright kitchen with island, pantry, and terrific breakfast room. The kitchen looks into the family room that features a wall of windows and a fireplace. The wrap-around front porch takes in the lovely setting.The rear deck overlooks the large yard with room to play and a great place to garden. $625,000

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