St. John's and My Fab New Listing

Actually, the listing is in the Cathedral Park neighborhood, but many folks think of that whole part of North Portland as St. Johns.  Way back when, there was a City of St. John's, annexed in to Portland in 1915.  The Cathedral Park neighborhood, and park were a part of the City of St. John's. 

For years, St. John's was a quiet, working class neighborhood, considered to be too far from downtown to be of much import.  Gentrification, MAX light rail, and bike lanes have all contributed to, in the past ten years or so, St. John's (and Cathedral Park) moving closer, in our minds, to Portland's central neighborhoods.  The tight knit communities of St. John's and Cathedral Park, reasonable real estate values and core commercial area have recently made St. John's a "go to" destination.  Graced by the soaring towers of the St. John's Bridge, the lush green lawns of Cathedral Park and beautiful views to the west, St. John's is one of many unique Portland neighborhoods.

My new listing, at 7034 N Ivanhoe , with a walk score of 74, is well located.  A hop, skip and a jump to Fred Meyer, Kruger's Farm Stand, various coffee shops, and several bus lines.

This 1930 bungalow has been in my client's family for three generations.  Listed at $264,000,  it has three bedrooms, one and one half baths, living room, dining, breakfast room, and den.  The unfinished basement has TONS of storage.  Hard and soft wood floors (some need work), built-ins, beautiful wood work and lots of built-in storage are all part of the package.

The built-ins are lovely.  Don't be fooled by the fireplace though, it is electric and there is not actual chimney.  This could be a great use for one of those direct vent gas fireplaces.

Check out  this sweet corner built-in in the breakfast room.  And I just love the double garage:

The covered patio, garden shed and yard make for comfortable out door living.  The gardens were once lovely, and just need a bit of attention to "bring them back".  This house is a bit of a fixer.  Yes, you can move right in, but I imagine there are several projects one might put on "the list".

To take a peek, give me a call at 503-312-8038.