Duke Forest/area/home sales

Overview

Information about houses sold or for sale in Duke Forest, Durham, NC. Most of this information comes from semi-regular mailings by local real estate agent Faye U. Hislop regarding home sales in the Duke Forest area.

List

• Anderson St.
  • #826 (828 was typo?) - closed for $350,000 (list) July-Sept 2006 "Wonderful home in Duke Forest – great investment. Seller replaced roof & gutters summer 2005. Two blocks from Duke Gardens."
  • #1014 - "just listed" (2006-10-16) for $254,000 - "Wonderful 1960s home with character! All hardwood floors on main level. Open LR/DR & delightful screened porch. Lower level has Family Room with fireplace, full batch & room which could be used as a studio, office, etc. New exterior trim paint, new tile floors in Kitchen & two baths. Fenced yard, great storage area in walk-up attic and carport and all appliances convey. Located close to Duke campus & walking trails."
  • #1311 - listed $315,900 July-Sept 2007 - "Wonderful space / well maintained home. Recent updates - vinyl siding, roof, replacement windows, exterior doors, landscaping."
• Brower Circle
  • #5 - closed July-Sept 2006 for $299,500 - "Tucked away on private cul-de-sac lot. MBR up or down. DR has FP."
• Circle Dr.
  • #2706 - "closing soon" July-Sept 2006 - list $525,000 - "Fabulous comtemporary on wooded lot. Beautifulclerestory windows and Harwood floors."
• Cranford Rd.
  • #2205 - closed for $659,900 (list) - "Expansive and wonderfully appointed home on 0.992-acre lot. Fabulous gourmet kitchen, high-end SS(?) appliances, solid surface counters."
  • #2222 - closed for $462,500 July-Sept 2007 - list $475,000 - "0.66-acre lot. Updated gem (realtor-code for "older house"?), with easy flow for gathering and entertaining. Privacy, efficiency, storage."
  • #2235 - closed for $275,000 (list) April-June 2006 - "Charming home on a hill overlooking one of the prettiest streets in Duke Forest. Very well maintained; ready for your updates."
• Dogwood Rd.
  • #2729 - closed for $229,900 July-Sept 2006 - "Custom-built one-owner home on deep wooded lot. Huge LR/DR, den, or 4th bedroom."
  • #2733 - closed approx. 2006-11-07 (price not known)
  • #2749 - closed for $365,000 (list) July-Sept 2006 - "A real gem – designed by Willie Sprinkle with lovely flow, elegant proportions, beautiful details, lots of light. Level lot; bike to Duke."
  • #2810 - listing for $414,900 July-Sept 2007 - "Wonderful sprawling 1-level family home on 1.4-acre lot. Amazing oak floors, 3 fireplaces, lots of light in formal areas and in each bedroom and bathroom."
  • #2813 - listing for $259,900 July-Sept 2007 - "Completely renovated – open floorplan, fresh paint in and out, new roof, new hardwood floors, tile kitchen and bathroom floors, granite."
• Duke University Rd.
  • #1722 - listing for $375,000 July-Sept 2007 - "Wonderful high lot within stone's throw of Duke University. Multitude of possibilities with floorplan. Lots of hardwood floors, large rooms."
• Harvey Pl. - This neighborhood was built in the 1980s (I remember Wade Rd. having curbs but no pavement yet circa 1981, when Jenny & I used to hang out in "Egypt" which later became The Forest at Duke. -W.
  • #6 - closed for $480,000 July-Sept 2007 - list $489,000 - "Striking architecture, passive solar cont.(?) designed by Jon Condoret. 2 levels with deck amid trees, half-acre lot."
• Heath Pl.
  • #19 - closed for $415,000 Oct-Dec 2007 (list $445,000 July-Sept 2007) - "Gracious, open Cont.(?) on cul-de-sac, private wooded lot, hardwood floors in living room, dining room, and kitchen. Great built-ins. Screened porch; hot tub." The lot on which this house was built lay undeveloped for over 2 decades after the road was completed, probably due to the awkwardness of the lot: a steep valley with a stream running through it. I've often wondered what they did with the stream. -W.
• Learned Pl.
  • #4 - "closing soon" April-Sept 2006 - list $630,000 - "Fabulous location in the heart of Duke Forest. New construction within walking distance to Duke Golf Course." This lot is located in an awkward place over a stream/gulley and probably wasn't developed because of all the fill-in and irrigation work which had to be done. (yes, it has been "closing soon" for at least 2 listings now; so far no photo in listing, just concept drawing)
• Marion Ave.
  • #1635 - "just sold" on 2006-08-30 - list $298,500 - "Cool contemporary w/loads of potential. one owner home w/fabulous private lot - lots of trees & flowers. Kitchen/FR looks out to backyard."
• McDowell Rd./St.
  • #2620 - closed for $434,000 July-Sept 2007 - list $440,000 - "Wonderful spaces and possibilities. Rooms for 2 offices, great exercise spaces, yard is a dream - great for outdoor entertaining."
  • #2719 - Woozle grew up here, 1967-1985; it was sold a year or three after that, but I don't have any details. Our family expanded it somewhat circa 1971 (block-shaped addition with living room and basement); subsequent owners have apparently expanded it further.
  • #2741 - closed for $279,500 April-June 2006 - list $285,000 - "Great space, light & bright; close to Duke & walking trails, .73-acre lot backs up to part of Duke Forest. Private & wooded view." "Part of Duke Forest" in this case refers to the wooded area between McDowell and Highway 751 (Academy Rd.), which is owned by Duke University.
  • #2744 - asking $332,500 April 2008 - architect: William Sprinkler; "triple floor-to-ceiling windows in the living room"... curved brick patio, lots of natural light, hardwood floors, custom bookshelves in foyer and flanking living room fireplace, spacious living room open to dining room, updated kitchen with five-burner gas range, breakfast bar, small family room adjacent to kitchen with glass door to backyard. Study-size laundry room with 3 windows. 3 bedrooms, 2 full bathrooms and 2 half-bathrooms. Large closets in all bedrooms, hall closets, huge floored attic, fenced backyard.
• Montgomery St.
  • #2715 - Harena grew up here, from 1968 to the late seventies; it was sold in, I think, the 1990s, but I don't have any details.
  • #2814 - "Quality-built contemporary by Goforth, hardwood floors, bright family room, wood-burning fireplace, lush landscaped wooded homesite with large deck and fenced yard"
    • listing for $310,000 Oct-Dec 2007
    • listing for $325,000 July-Sept 2007
    • closed for $324,900 July-Sept 2006
• Perkins St.
  • #2409 - closed for $227,500 (list) July-Sept 2006 - "Fine detailed Cape Cod within walking/biking distance to Duke's East Campus. Yard & grounds park-like, two screen porches, remodeled"
  • #2500
    • listing for $279,900 Oct-Dec 2007 - "Walk to Duke & forest trails, retro kitchen w/updated stainless appliances, lots of nooks & crannies only found in older homes, bedroom #3 [would make a] perfect office"
    • closed for $259,000 April-June 2006 - list $259,900 - "Charming cottage-walk to campus, hardwood floors, two renovated baths, retro kitchen w/new flooring. All stainless appliances."
• Pickett Rd.
  • #2507 - list $175,000 Oct-Dec 2007 - "Charming vintage cottage on acre. Rocking chair front porch, large remodeled kitchen open to dining room via bar, custom built-in cabinets, hardwoods."
• Pinecrest Rd.
  • #101 - closed for $226,000 April-June 2006 - list $229,900 - "New construction! One level w/finished bonus over garage. Covered front porch and deck; hardwood floors-foyer, deep lot." The lot for this house, which is on the corner of Chapel Hill Rd., was originally part of the yard for the next house. The new house is neither intriguingly unconventional/modern nor really a quality match for the rest of the neighborhood; it looks much more cookie-cutter. The builders also demolished pretty much all of the screening shrubbery between the house and Chapel Hill Road (which is pretty busy) and then put up a fence as a partial replacement.
  • #103 - being offered for rent 2008-02-26 for $2000 (Craig's List) or $2150 (Louise Beck) per month: "The ground level first floor has a large sunlit living room with fireplace and formal dining room, both with hardwood floors. In additional there is a cozy family room/den with fireplace and built ins and an eat-in kitchen on this level. Kitchen appliances are included. Both the large master bedroom with private bath and walk-in- closet and a second bedroom complete the first floor. There are hardwood floors through out the first, with tile in the master bath. The two additional remaining bedrooms and a large utility room with washer hook up and dryer included are located in the finished lower level of home - walk out basement. This level has carpet. There is a huge screened porch with ceiling fan is accessed from the den and overlooks the back yard. The screened porch is over the carport and additional storage area." 2802 ft², 4 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms.
    • The lot on which this house stands originally included the lot which is now #101; it was cleared and split off circa 2003, removing a significant buffer of plant growth between this end of Pinecrest and Chapel Hill Road.
  • #122 - owned by Harena of The Hypertwins with no plans for sale (unless the steadily-increasing property taxes due to the steadily-increasing property "values" in this area force us to sell)
  • #123 - listing for $249,900 February 2008 (was $299,500 January 2008) - "Charming and unique all-brick home" built 1938 ... "Grove Park Inn style fireplaces in Living Room and Sun Room / Family Room; pine paneling; built-in cabinetry; hardwood and pine floors; Basement with Workshop/Garage and a large private backyard. Living Room / Dining Room, 2 or 3 bedrooms. Needs work but has fabulous potential! 0.50-acre lot." 1 bath. (Formerly occupied by Dan and Rosa, who moved to the SF Bay area earlier in January -- we miss you! -W.)
• Sevier
  • #2508 - listing for $465,000 July-Sept 2007 - "Brick home with many updates - new kitchen with beautiful cabinets, island, granite and state-of-the-art appliances. Open floorplan, hardware floors in living room, dining room, hearth, and kitchen."
  • #2713 - closed for $435,000 (list) April-June 2006 - "Spectacular all-brick home on ³/4 acre. Meticulously cared for w/many recent updates including gracious new entrance."
  • #2721 - closed for $410,250 April-June 2007 - list $419,000 - "All-brick home, master retreat with vaulted ceilings, hardware floor. Custom master bathroom with Linea Aqua tub, walk-in shower. Open kitchen - maple cabinets, granite."
  • #2733 - closed for $329,900 (list) July-Sept 2006 - "Handsome well-built brick & frame 2-story on a lovely lot in Duke Forest. Bike to W. Campus along wooded trails. Hardwood floors."
• Spencer St.
  • #2722 - sold $423,000 Oct-Dec 2007 (list $449,000) - "Very special architect-designed home. Kitchen addition and update in 1990. Granite counters, Viking range, multitude of cabinets, covered deck, stone patio entry in 1990."
• Tisdale St.
  • #1724 - closed for $377,500 April-June 2006 - list $385,000 - "Rare Duke Forest home. Diverse architectural neighborhood. Quiet street w/wooded privacy. Bonus room has cathedral ceiling."
• Womble
  • #4 - closed for $421,500 April-June 2006 - list $424,500 - "Stately brick traditional in excellent condition. Hardwood floors on both levels. Wonderful playroom off kitchen; great sunroom."
• Woodburn Rd.
  • #1106 - closed for $273,000 July-Sept 2006 - "Much larger than it looks! 5BR Cape Cod with 1st floor BR, 2 FPs, pine paneled kitchen."
  • #1402 - closed for $260,000 July-Sept 2007 - list $299,000 - "Well-built one-owner home with .68-acre corner lot. All rooms are large. Hardwood floors."
  • #1843 - closed for $280,000 April-June 2006 - list $285,000 - "Pre-inspected & completely repaired. Fresh paint, AHS warranty - one level contemporary. Natural solitude; new sunroom & deck."
• Wrightwood Ave.
  • #2417 - closed for $216,000 April-June 2006 - list $229,900 - "Wonderful home on a quiet corner lot just minutes from Duke, Duke Trails & Wrightwood Park."
  • #2433 - "closing soon" July-Sept 2006 - list $236,000 - "Classic brick ranch w/large living/dining room - pocket door to eat-in kitchen"
  • #2502 - closed for $215,000 April-June 2006 - list $249,000 - "Walk to Duke & trails around golf course. Attractive brick home with 4 BRs & 2 BAs on private .69-acre lot with pretty rose garden."