Real Estate Weekly | 11.29.2023

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Featuring properties for sale and rent in and around Charlottesville as well as Albemarle, Fluvanna, Greene, Louisa, Madison, Nelson, Orange and Augusta counties

Jack Samuels Realty, inc.

ESTABLISHED 1913 138 EAST MAIN STREET, ORANGE, VA

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ORANGEWOOD GARDENS

540-672-3233 www.jacksamuels.com • Jacksamuelsrealty@gmail.com

A unique art gallery located in the heart of historic Gordonsville.

109 S. Main Street, Gordonsville, VA • (540) 832-6352 anniegouldgallery

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This stately three-level home is nestled in the heart of the Town of Orange providing you with a sense of community and easy access to dining, shopping, arts, music, and history. The circa 1923 main house with over 4,000 sq feet of living space has been renovated through the years and in 2021 the sunroom was added. This 6-bedroom, 4.5-bath home is the epitome of elegant architecture and thoughtful extras, where opulence is effortlessly combined with comfort and warmth that will immediately make you feel at home and ready to start the next chapter in your life’s story. Make sure you view the Matterport 3D tour of the property for all the finer details.-- $999,000

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Manufacturing affordability

EAN FAULCONER INC. MCLFarm, Estate and Residential Brokers Farm, Estate and Residential Brokers 503 Faulconer Drive ∙ Charlottesville ∙ VA ∙ 22903

FOX RUN

Keswick Farm Exquisite Albemarle County Country Estate set on 20 acres. Gracious Manor Home offers peace and quiet! Home features 5 bedrooms, 5 bathrooms, multiple wood burning fireplaces and a spacious 2.5 car garage.

Fabulous kitchen features custom Jaeger & Ernst cabinets, Wolf and Sub-Zero appliances, expansive island, corner wet bar and a built-in Miele coffee maker. Beautiful primary suite with granite fireplace, custom walk-in closet and ensuite spa bathroom with a walk-in shower and marble tile floor with radiant heat.

Extensive outdoor living area; gated courtyard, patio with wood burning fireplace and a 30’x15’ screened in porch with audio/visual hookup. Property features a stunning heated pool, 10 stall stable and a 2 bedroom cottage $2,600,000

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13.68 ACRE PARCEL. Five approved lots ranging from 2 to 51/2 acres. All surveying, engineering, plots, and paved road completed.

Stunning Blue Ridge views to the west. Far reaching vistas define this property, Monte Sereno. Perfect for building a spectacular estate home on a total of 13.68 acres or a unique subdivision, with your own covenants and restrictions. High speed internet available.

Located in Northern Albemarle. Less than 10 minutes to all conveniences. One owner is a Virginia licensed real estate broker. $1,500,000

CALL SHARON

Over 25 years of Real Estate experience. email: callsharon.today@yahoo.com cell: 434.981.7200

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lbemarle hopes to build over 10,000 units by the year 2040, and civil engineer Justin Shimp has an idea for how the county can reach its goal.

“Within the last 15 years, four manufactured home parks in the Charlottesville/ Albemarle area have been sold and redeveloped,” Shimp wrote in an application for a rezoning of 50 acres south of Esmont, in order to build a manufactured home park with 50 lots.

An LLC associated with Shimp purchased the land off of Chestnut Grove Road on November 17 for $312,000. Last year, the civil engineer was successful in persuading the Board of Supervisors to expand the number of units at the Park Road Mobile Home Community in Crozet. He points to data that says they are a much more affordable option.

“The replicability, modularity, reduced labor, and decreased construction time all contribute to a more affordable product, enabling lower-income households to own or rent a single unit,” Shimp continued.

Albemarle’s growth management strategy designates 95 percent of the county’s 726 square miles as rural area, and the land has the default Rural Area zoning.

Shimp seeks a rezoning to R-4 so he can then file for a special use permit to build the manufactured home park. The units would be clustered in order to preserve land for open space.

“Conditions of the special use permit would no longer permit certain by-right and special uses of the R-4 zone to ensure that the rural character of this area of Albemarle County is maintained,” Shimp’s application states.

Conditions would require a third of the units to be rented or sold to households at less than 50 percent of the area median income, another third at 80 percent and the rest at 100 percent.

Shimp also notes that since 1971, the development area has been reduced from 48,000 acres to the current 23,800 acres.

“Certain zoning restrictions, decreasing development land, failure to meet housing demand, and stagnating household

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Local developer wants Albemarle to grant permission to build 50-unit mobile home park

Civil Engineer Justin Shimp argues that 50 manufactured homes in the county’s rural area would be a greater benefit to Albemarle than six single-family homes.

income has resulted in high need for affordable housing in Albemarle County,” Shimp writes.

In recent years, residents of the Ridgewood Mobile Home Community in Hollymead were displaced by the sale of their land to out-of-town developer RST. That company managed to rezone the land for a development that had been intended to have as many 190 affordable units. However, RST moved on after the financing to build those units fell through, and Riverbend Development is now seeking a rezoning to allow for a smaller project.

Shimp’s application to build new mobile homes will likely face opposition as Albemarle’s Comprehensive Plan discourages residential density in rural areas in order to limit the need for services the county has to provide, and to limit the amount of land used to provide septic fields.

Shimp argues that the additional housing would meet the county’s stated need for more housing and would be preferable to subdividing the 50 acres to create six residential lots.

“Certain zoning restrictions, decreasing development land, failure to meet housing demand, and stagnating household income has resulted in high need for affordable housing in Albemarle County.” JUSTIN SHIMP, OWNER OF SHIMP ENGINEERING

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EAN FAULCONER INC. MCLFarm, Estate and Residential Brokers

HIGHER GROUND

27 acre estate, mountaintop retreat with 11,400 sf., 8-BR, 6.5-BA residence with many outside terraces, decks and unsurpassed panoramic mountain views! 10 miles to famed Omni Homestead Resort, 2 miles to the airport. Visit: www.highergroundva.org Jim Faulconer, 434.981.0076 or Will Faulconer, 434.987.9455

MILL HOUSE

Former house of noted local architect Floyd E. Johnson, on the banks of Totier Creek. Thoughtfully renovated and expanded, 5-BR, 3 full and 2 half BA. Guest house, 2-bay garage, pool, equipment shed plus 130 acres of open and wooded land. MLS#639196 $2,475,000 Court Nexsen, 646.660.0700

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FAIRWAY DRIVE

Wonderful 3.5 acre waterfront parcel behind renowned Keswick Hall in the gated and picturesque Keswick Estate. Bring your own architect and builder. Located 5 miles from Martha Jefferson Hospital and 10 miles from UVA. MLS#641712 $540,000 Court Nexsen, 646.660.0700

FRAYS GRANT

This 21 acre lot is situated at the end of a culde-sac that provides privacy and a quite setting among towering hardwoods, and is convenient to CHO airport and ample shopping of various kinds. MLS#640231 $269,000 Jim Faulconer, 434.981.0076 or Will Faulconer, 434.987.9455

GREEN ACRES

Pastoral views from this 3-bedroom brick home set on over 159 acres in Southern Albemarle. Ideal for farming with fenced pastures and ample water sources. Property is not under easement and has 4 division rights. MLS#630428 $1,550,000 Court Nexsen, 646.660.0700

ARDWOOD ROAD

Well constructed home just four miles north of the City. Set on 1.45 acres - great outdoor space for gardens. Home is in need of some renovation, but given quality construction & excellent location, it’s worthy of the investment. MLS#638788 $495,000 Will Faulconer, 434.987.9455

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 $119,000 Charlotte Dammann, 434.981.1250

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One-level brick home on 3.25 acres. Convenient one level floor plan with 3-BR and 2-BA. Total kitchen update, hardwood floors, new roof, and oversized deck. Level, partially fenced lot. Easy access to Charlottesville, UVA, I-64. MLS#643033 $469,000 Charlotte Dammann, 434.981.1250

DOWNTOWN PENTHOUSE

This 3 bedroom, 3.5 bath condo features extra high ceilings, a modern and 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 $1,690,000 Jim Faulconer, 434.981.0076

LAFAYETTE

Beautifully appointed Keswick estate on 92 private acres with first floor suite and five additional bedrooms. Gourmet kitchen, great room, home theater, and covered porch with fireplace. Oversized garage with guest suite. MLS#643578 $2,895,000 Court Nexsen, 646.660.0700

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DAIRY ROAD

Expansive upgraded brick mid-century modern home. Convenient, desirable City neighborhood.

Main house and lower level include 5-BR, 4.5-BA featuring spacious cook’s kitchen and flexible open living areas. Private rear yard retreat. MLS#647657 $1,100,000 Charlotte Dammann, 434.981.1250

MEADOWLARK FARM

22-acre equestrian property, 12 miles from Charlottesville, features renovated residence nestled on a knoll overlooking the pool and the Mechums River and captures a magnificent view of the Blue Ridge Mtns. in the distance. MLS#640137 $3,195,000 Court Nexsen, 646.660.0700