Duke Forest/area/home sales

Overview

Information about houses sold or for sale in Duke Forest, Durham, NC.

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." (Faye Hislop)
• 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.
  • #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."
  • #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."
• 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 - Fay Hislop - "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.
  • #2719 - Woozle grew up here, 1967-1985; it was sold a year or three after that, but I don't have any details.
  • #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.
• Montgomery St.
  • #2715 - Harena grew up here, from the mid sixties to the late seventies; it was sold in, I think, the 1990s, but I don't have any details.
  • #2814 - closed for $324,900 July-Sept 2006 - "Quality-built contemporary by Goforth, hardwood floors, bright family room."
• 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 - 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."
• 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.
  • #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)
• Sevier
  • #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."
  • #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."
• 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."
  • #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."