Milwaukie Home Great for First-Time Buyers

Great New Home For Sale in Milwaukie

Great New Home For Sale in Milwaukie

This is a lovely home for the First-Time Buyer looking for a no worry, traditional home with an open, modern floor plan. This home is virtually maintenance free, and has the 3 bedroom 2.5 bathroom Read more

January 20, 2010 · Filed Under Neighborhoods, Portland Real Estate Listings, Uncategorized

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Lake Oswego Luxury Home

 

This wonderful property on Hillshire Dr. in Lake Oswego has a new Seller Incentive in the form of a 3-2-1Buy Down, and a new website at www.11hillshire.com.  Please see the site for details.

September 18, 2009 · Filed Under Neighborhoods, Portland Real Estate Listings

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Forest Park and the Leif Erikson Trail

Leif Erikson Trail

Leif Erikson Trail

At the end of NW Thurman is the entrance to the Leif Erikson trail in Forest Park.  As a frequent user of the park, I have had the pleasure to experience many of the trails in the park and admit that this is my favorite trail.  Some people disagree because of the relative ease of the trail and the frequent traffic.  I admit that on weekends, there are hundreds of walkers, runners, hikers, and cyclists that use this particular trail.  However, its size allows the user to not feel crowded, and I enjoy the easy access.  In fact, there is no other place where I can have the feeling of seclusion so quickly.  On any weekday afternoon I can skip lunch and quickly feel as if I’m running in the middle of nowhere.  The length of the trail is a bonus as well.  If you are training for that run, you have 11+ miles on the trail to explore, and each quarter mile is plainly marked so you can keep track of your progress and splits.  It couldn’t be any better.

Portland Parks and Recreation has a great site with maps and information regarding the park and trail as well as The Forest Park Conservancy.  Check out these sites when you have a chance.

If you are looking for Real Estate near Forest Park then click on the link and “Sign Up for Listings” to be sent to you for homes that fit your criteria.

September 16, 2009 · Filed Under Neighborhoods, Portland Data, Portland Real Estate Listings, Uncategorized

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New Price In Willamette Heights

We have a new price on the lovely OLD PDX home in Willamette Heights at 3449 NW Thurman St.  Our new price is $629,000.  Please refer to http://3449thurman.com for Open House information or if you have friends or family looking to move into the area look me up at www.portland-listings.com.

September 16, 2009 · Filed Under Neighborhoods, Portland Real Estate Listings

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3449 NW THURMAN For Sale in Willamette Heights

This wonderful Willamette Heights property contains 3 bedrooms and 2.5 baths and is located in this peaceful setting steps to Forest Park and NW 23rd.  You can enter two different Forest Park trails within seconds or take a short walk for coffee and breakfast at St. Honore.  Views of the City lights and Mt. Hood are tremendous from the three covered porches that allow you to enjoy them through any type of weather.

This home boasts 3000 square feet, tastefully remodeled to keep all of the great old details of an Old Portland home from this era.  The systems were all redone, including a new electrical panel, and the master/main bathroom is a beautiful, full remodel.  This home is listed at $659,000.

This home was one of 33 Willamette Heights Homes designed by Emil Schacht for the Lewis and Clark Exposition attendees.  The site around Montgomery Park, which is viewable from this home, was where the exposition was held in 1905.  The homes and land in the area would have been an incredible sight.  Today, this area and its views, proximity to one of the greatest parks in the United States (Forest Park), and proximity to the shopping and entertainment in NW make Willamette Heights unique.

August 4, 2009 · Filed Under Neighborhoods, Portland History, Portland Real Estate Listings

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June’s Perspective on Real Estate

You walk or drive over them everyday in Portland, but have you ever looked down at some of the wonderful art sitting in the middle of your street?  This photo was taken at the base of Mt. Tabor near 57th and Salmon.  This cover has an intricate rose on its cover, as do many of the street covers in the Rose city.  Historically speaking, its difficult to say where these covers were made and when.  Much of the iron has been worn off from so much wear over the last 100 years.  Many of the covers do display the name of the manufacturing company that created them, and I’m sure that a few of these corporations are around today.  A few great shots can be found here and at this great Portland site www.portlandground.com.  Enjoy the little things around you on a daily basis and check out my site monthly for something new.

June 19, 2009 · Filed Under Neighborhoods, Portland History

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Looking for a Great Place to Practice Yoga?

In the interest of full disclosure, I don’t practice Yoga!  I attempted it a few times, but never really enjoyed it as much as my wife does.  What I do enjoy, is how much my wife enjoys it and how helpful it is for her to be Read more

June 2, 2009 · Filed Under Neighborhoods

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A Local Perspective on Real Estate

A Local Perspective on Real Estate

I live in SE Portland and love it.  I walk my daughter to school each morning, and then swing over to the local coffee shop to get going.  On rare weekends when I don’t work, I barely look at my car.  Its what I love about Portland and my neighborhood.  Many of Portland’s historic neighborhoods have the same feeling.  Its almost impossible to describe to people how you feel about it, because there are so many great qualities to these neighborhoods.  The Horse Project fits into that category for me.  Its clever and funny, and one of those “quirky Portland things that people remember and talk about“.

I feel connected to these neighborhoods, and so I asked a local company Build Creative Group to help me design a marketing campaign for my Real Estate business that highlights the small details of my neighborhood and the fact that I enjoy living and working here.  Each month I will have a new photo and blog about a detail that we may overlook on a daily basis.  I hope you enjoy!

May 27, 2009 · Filed Under Neighborhoods, Portland History

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Finn Clothing

Once in awhile I come across a place that I just really love to shop.  Its usually a combination of the clothes, pricing, atmosphere, style, and service that add up to making the experience incredible.  Finn Clothing has it all.  Gorden and Cole, the owners, have created the ultimate store for me with Finn, located in the Pearl District.

Finn Clothing in Portland, OR

Finn Clothing in Portland, OR

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May 21, 2009 · Filed Under Neighborhoods

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Petite Provence-A SE Portland French Bistro

French Bistro

French Bistro

When I have meandered by Petite Provence in the past I have often thought that it would be a great place to pop in for a croissant and coffee.  I was often dissuaded by the long lines out the door on the weekends, because I don’t feel like waiting in line is a great way to spend a free morning.  However, my wife and I recently found some time to visit for lunch, and I quickly found out what I had been missing.

Besides the regular, and fantastic, assortment of French Pastries (authentic and fresh!), Petite Provence has a really good lunch menu.  I think I may have tasted one of my favorite sandwiches in Portland with “Le Provencal”.  Toasted brioche, sliced pork, lettuce, tomato and caramelized onion perfectly complemented each other in this sandwich for two.  My wife and I picked up some pastries from the bakery for the next days breakfast and to avoid the inevitable line.

While Petite Provence is not a Dinner destination like Le Bouchon or Carafe (Steak Frites!), it is a welcome destination for breakfast and lunch in this SE neighborhood location of Richmond.

March 20, 2009 · Filed Under Neighborhoods, Restaurants

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