Two properties sold for more than $500,000, according to the latest real estate transfers filed with the Stark County Auditor’s Office.
A condo on Lake Vista Circle NW in Jackson Township sold for $504,680 and an agricultural property at 9580 McCallum Ave. NE in Lexington Township sold for $625,000.
The property transfers cover April 6 to 12.
Alliance
Conley Crison Jennifer Rose & Conley from Price Kevin D, 219 Bailey CT, $91,500.
Double W Properties LLC from Sukosd Joseph W, 813 W Main St, $38,000.
Flugan Rockne Jr & Brittany from Allen Saprina Trustee of the Arlett 1973, 1012 E Summit St, $128,000.
Marshall Joshua D from Bowser Michael R, 51 N Jackson Ave, $27,000.
Rocco Ronald E II & Shelly from Tenant Home Rental LLC, 535 E Oxford St, $15,600.
Wood Thomas J & Johnson Mark A & from White L Michael, 864 Wright Ave, $45,000.
Bethlehem Township
Barkdull Scott & Edwin & Troy from Dudek Kim & Tim, 1324 Mombasa Ave, $15,000.
Buterbaugh Richard D & Robin S from Gardner Robert J & Barbara A, 113 Ryan RDG NE, $324,000.
Godfrey Timothy Aaron & Jennifer Lynn from Deutschman Matt, 608 Zebra Strip Ave SW, $3,000.
Jones Jeremy J from Dudek Kim & Tim, parcel 1100446 Zebra Strip Ave SW, $10,400.
Lamp Randy & Stephanie from Rostat Industries, Inc., 1323 Mombasa Ave, $4,300.
Roberts Jessica A from Herritt Richard v Jr & Christine E, 405 Safari Trl, $9,000.
Canal Fulton
Ardizoni Lauren M & Vincent D from Harris James H Jr &Jessica L, 871 Sandlewood Dr, $310,000.
Corrin Danyelle from Patt Renee & Hoover Megan, 238 N Canal St, $72,000.
Canton
1400 Grace Avenue Properties LLC from Martin Dwight & Priscilla, 2501 13th St NE, $78,000.
1400 Grace Avenue Properties LLC from Martin Priscilla & Dwight, parcel 217743 13th St NE, $78,000.
Aleman Remberto U from Ross Cathy A, 2816 Avalon Ave NE, $56,000.
Becks Brix LLC from Flinner Joanne & Becks Brix LLC, 2311 16th St SW, $28,250.
Booth Craig S & Vanessa A from Schnabel Investments LLC, 1617 Woodland Ave NW, $56,000.
Corns Christopher & Shirley from Sprout Brett J & Susan G, 2960 Fletcher Ave NE, $25,000.
Demetro Stephen & Deborah from Reed Jeffrey, 716 37th St NW, $113,400.
Falstick Jason C from Essawi Trucking Inc, 1825 Hammond Ave SW, $72,000.
Fame City Properties LLC from Canterucci James D & Rachael, 2314 Indiana Way NE, $18,000.
Flinner Joanne & Becks Brix LLC from Flinner Joanne & Delong Marlene v, 2311 16th St SW, $28,250.
Francisco Andres Miguel & Chivalan from Palladium-Broomwellholdings LLC, 1444 Harrisburg Rd NE, $50,000.
Goodman Brandon Russell & Jordyn Ann from Stewart Matthew & Caitlyn, 2216 Mount Vernon BLVD NW, $195,000.
Habitat for Humanity from Asscociation for Better Community Develo, parcel 247353 Sherrick Rd SE, $5,000.
Habitat for Humanity from Association for Better Community Develop, parcel 247354 Sherrick Rd SE, $5,000.
Habitat for Humanity from Corner Aniah N, 506 Warner Rd SE, $50,000.
Hathaway Holdings LLC from Yoder Steven R & Ellen Kay, 1245 Linwood Ave SW, $62,500.
Herritt Richard v III & Christine E from Stone John H & Sharon L, 312 Smith Ave NW, $96,000.
Hubbard Nicky from Kettler Warren Michael, 1255 Perkins Ave NW, $60,000.
Klide Jennifer Ann from Klide Jennifer Ann & Hedden Melissa Ann, 4541 Beverly Ave NE, $150,000.
Leech Donald R & Headley Karen R from Bouklas Cory A, 2116 Brownlee Ave NE, $38,332.
Mariani Dominic from Mariani Enrico D, 828 Arlington Ave NW, $88,000.
Mitchell Richard B III from Fowler Marla C, 712 25th St NE, $132,000.
Nathan Rents LLC from Gamble Tyler, 347 Clarendon Ave NW, $47,400.
Neville Michael Patrick & Cynthia Ann from Adcp LP, 2817 Blair PL SW, $55,900.
Ramm Home Buyers LLC from Howard Sandra v, 3415 Yale Ave NW, $148,300.
Revision Homebuyers LLC from Nunez Carlee M & Rojas Victor Daniel, 1517 11th St NW, $75,000.
Webb John R from Venuto Jerry S, 1001 Cottage PL NW, $15,000.
Yoho Brenda L from Troyer Melvin L, 731 Union Ave SW, $1,500.
Young Dale A from Grznar John R & Hummel Janis A, 801 Bellflower Ave SW, $98,000.
Canton Township
Endurance Capital Management LLC from Herris Dennis C & Diane F, 611 39th St SW, $130,000.
Fogle Harold from Lehmiller Debra S, 2812 Cleveland Ave SE Lot 62, $2,000.
Generation 3 Properties LLC from Globe Auction LLC, 3201 Parkway St NW, $350,000.
Madderom Steven from Beckley Richard Lewis & Cathy Lynn, 1014 Whipple Ave NW, $175,000.
Tum Juan Alvarado from Magyar Thomas J & Denise R, 402 Whipple Ave NW, $185,000.
Jackson Township
Altieri John A & Brittany L from Wade Jeffrey R & Noemi O, 8299 Brooke Hollow St NW, $391,500.
Bader Brian Patrick & Kelli Ann Kay from Spuhler Katelyn & Hupp Timothy, 2729 Blue Ash Ave NW, $464,000.
Graybill Ralph L from Waller Angela M, 4684 Andette Ave NW, $158,300.
Hadsell Carol Baio from St Jean Patricia A, 6604 Softwind Ave NW, $258,500.
Hovnanian K at Heritage Park LLC from A List Land Development LLC, 7051 Heritage Park Ave NW, $76,000.
Portentoso Grace N from Warth Michael & Stephen Ttees, 3619 Whipple Ave NW, $115,000.
Salapack Kyle from Walpole Douglas E, 4590 Andette Ave NW, $259,900.
Salkowitz Arianna & Sullivan Shawn from Austin Anthony L & Tracey L, 9488 Shady Oaks St NW, $270,000.
Spencer Kenneth J & Coreina M from David Shelly, 7378 Knight St NW, $335,000.
Vermillion John & Ellen from Rama Rental Properties LLC, 8781 Gladys St NW, $285,000.
Willis Anthony R & Diana J from Stokes Alice J, 2428 Charing Cross Rd NW, $280,500.
Young Robert T Ttee from Waterside Property Holdings LLC, parcel 10018108 Lake Vista Cir NW Condo 32, $504,680.
Zehnder David L & Amy M from Young Robert T Trustee, 6598 Donelson Cir NW, $415,000.
Lake Township
Becker Terry Jr & Harvey Renee from West Russell W & Jacqueline A, 1265 Andrews St NW, $380,000.
Brooks Alexandra & John from Cape Cod Inc, 10527 Mogadore Ave NW, $389,900.
Crites Kyle & Anna from Zajkowski Tim M & Karen B, 3250 Laurelridge St NW, $324,000.
Evans Jeremy & Madison from Amish Legacies LLC, 9244 Brookledge Ave NW, $300,000.
Young Karen Louise from Oplinger Mindy Trustee, 12710 Potomac PL NW, $156,000.
Lawrence Township
Champion Brian & Pamela from Baker Bryan M & Kim E, 13001 Weygandt St NW, $340,000.
Lexington Township
Faverty Nathan & Gabrielle from Evans Thomas B, 425 Sawburg Ave N, $285,000.
Hall Micah M from Ream Aaron Michael, 9580 Mccallum Ave NE, $625,000.
Louisville
Dennis Chris from Korocedes Gregory S II, 251 Ohio Ave, $80,200.
K Hovnanian at Heritage Park LLC from Maxsam Investments LLC, 3011 Mcintosh Dr NE, $66,000.
Spaulding Brennan D & Katie L from K Hovnanian at Orchard Park LLC, 359 Golden Apple Dr NE, $96,000.
Marlboro Township
Van Eeden Carl Johann & Renette from Peterson Donald M & Sonja M, 12001 Marlboro Ave NE, $282,000.
Massillon
Beatty Justin L from Armstead Investments LLC, 1322 3rd St NE, $170,253.
Beatty Justin L from Armstead Investments LLC, parcel 602811 Lake Ave NE, $170,253.
Dowdle Lance Marcus from Miller Virginia E & Noce John, 1722 Nutmeg Cir NE, $260,000.
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation from Thomas Ashlee N, 989 Orchard Hill Cir NE, $140,000.
France James Harvey from Fletcher Donald W &Inez C, 119 24th St NW, $170,000.
Freeman Dustin Thomas from Holloway Doloris Ttee, Clark Lee, Cain, 780 Johnson St SE, $138,900.
Gomez Judy from Haas Blake Timothy, 430 Amvale Ave NE, $224,900.
Montgomery Erin Anne from Residential Solutions Inc, 2212 Cambridge Ave SE, $175,000.
RCB Rentals LLC from Wetzel Daniel & Smith Jensine, 111 Rolling Acres Cir W, $6,000.
Scaggs Nicholas A & Hannah P from NVR Inc A Virginia Corporation, 1860 Heron Creek St NW, $309,485.
Stewart Matthew C & Caitlyn A from NVR Inc A Virginia Corporation, 3509 Yellow Creek Ave NW, $280,000.
Tabita Tammy Sue from Martin Tim, 414 29th St NW, $190,000.
Nimishillen Township
Magyar Thomas J & Denise R from Dietzel David L & Donna M Trustees, 5638 Broadway Ave, $170,000.
Mayle Ken & Bonnie from Chiarucci Orlando G, parcel 10014353 Shilling Ave NE, $110,000.
Williams Michael & Destiny from Mumpire Ronald L & Ashley Ann, 5434 Clay St NE, $150,000.
Yoder Mervin & Rachel from New Life Ministries, 6166 Louisville St, $175,000.
North Canton
Pennymac Loan Services LLC from Trennell Helen, 1120 Janet Ave NW, $156,000.
Schneider Kathlene M from Willaman Ann M, 900 Oakwood St SE, $133,000.
Osnaburg Township
Abel Zachary Tyler from Chastain James D, 110 Noble St W, $175,000.
Hicks Hazel from D T T Properties LLC, 223 Summit St N, $250,000.
Hicks Hazel from Tabellion Tiffany J, 245 Summit St N, $250,000.
Lowery Brian from Melnichenko Paul, parcel 3701609 Ravenna Ave SE, $13,500.
Newman Jessica Elaine from Mid East Truck & Tractor Service Inc, 221 Berger St S, $129,900.
Paris Township
Hanna James v & Paula J Ttees from Astarr Properties LLC, parcel 10013985 Lincoln St SE Lot E, $140,000.
Hannah James v & Paula J Ttees from Astarr Properties LLC, parcel 10013984 Lincoln St SE Lot E, $140,000.
Perry Township
Ahmad Shameem Renee from Mcbride Kimberly A, 5058 Monticello St NW, $249,999.
Halbedl Nickolas Ryan & Sarah Kathryn from Ahmad Shameem R, 1005 Bellarbor Ave NW, $257,500.
Millhorn Lorraine from Wagner Randall N & Renee D, 531 Overdale Ave NW, $290,000.
Perez Diane from Ham Matthew John, 165 Rowmont Rd SW, $160,000.
Peters Vernon & Misty from Blicharski Ronald J Diane F, 431 Jackson Ave NW, $155,000.
Robinson Evan from Kamban Landon Scott & Pietro James, 4955 14th St SW, $155,000.
Smith Marjorie Beth from Buck Kathryn Ttee, 1420 Channonbrook Ave SW, $190,000.
Spoelstra Rebekah from Guest Lila A & Barber Kevin F, 240 Perry Dr NW, $150,000.
TNC Renovations LLC from Sherman Thomas W & Joan E, 1820 Pineknoll Ave NW, $135,000.
Pike Township
Beers Kenneth L III from Dansizen Dale II, 2412 Kingsbury Dr SW, $44,400.
Edwards William Eugene & Lori Ann from Burleson Ted & Susan K & Mcgerdan, 7750 Dueber Ave SW, $210,000.
Plain Township
Beckley Richard L & Cathy L from Bailey Dawn L, 2970 St Elmo Ave NE, $125,000.
Gage Andrew J from Hobbs Brian Lee & Claire Terese, 2140 Hunting Valley St NW, $220,000.
Infinity Property Holdings LLC from Mckinley-Applegroveltd, parcel 10015389 Honeysuckle Cir NE, $125,000.
Jackson Nicholas & Chelsy from Tsenekos Diania L & Diana L, 3527 Stratavon St NW, $330,000.
Jacobsen Reed & Kaylin from Lindquist Jacqueline & William, 2485 41st St NE, $192,000.
Kennedy Conrad & Tiffany from Ewing Mary J, 3915 Oakridge Dr NE, $280,000.
Lewis Timothy & Rich Kelcie from Stimer Ann, 4639 Roosevelt Ave NE, $161,100.
Lindquist Jacqueline from Miner Kurtis & Crystal, 2355 30th St NE, $108,000.
Lindquist Jacqueline from Miner Kurtis & Crystal, 2407 30th St NE, $108,000.
Marjoan Properties LLC from S & S Enterprises, 1948 36th St NE, $90,000.
NM Terry Properties LLC from Coblentz Jonas, 6969 Pinecrest St NE, $180,000.
NVR Inc from Mckinley Edgewood Development Company LLC, 6831 Harrington Court Ave NE, $77,500.
Owens Valerie Q from Moutz Eric Ttee, 3020 Chaucer Dr NE, $255,000.
Reed Christina & Gregory from Lewis Jenifer Jeanette, 3710 Heatherwood Cir NW, $380,000.
Stann Spencer & Nadolske Kayla from Haynes Aaron, 3014 31st St NE, $140,000.
Stokes Alice J from Grodhaus Bruce W, 4200 Tannybrooke LN NW #14A, $185,000.
The Dorward Thinking Comp Inc from Lenarz Nancy Lee, 800 Marquardt Ave NW, $140,000.
Zangare Frank & Erin from Domonkos Michael A, 3025 Croydon Dr NW, $493,000.
Sandy Township
Burkhart Abbygail Maureen & Erwin from Russ Michael C, 6161 Mottice Dr SE, $262,000.
Sugar Creek Township
Borntrager Norman & Irene L from Koch Richard H & Joni R, 12956 Lawnfield St SW, $315,000.
Triple S Properties of Ohio LLC from Miller Allen W & Karen Renae, parcel 10007172 Lawnford Ave SW, $395,640.
Washington Township
Deeter Kelsey J & Albert Kelly J from Bias Deloris J, 13727 Bayton St NE, $200,000.
Gans Ltd from Sommers Duane L & Gale D, parcel 7506821 Easton St NE, $36,000.
Gill Britny Lin from Scott James T & Tanya J, 1832 Eastmoor St, $146,000.
Gill Britny Lin from Scott James T & Tanya J, parcel 7505887 Eastmoor St NE, $146,000.
In the 1950s, Craig Milum’s dad came to Phoenix to take over a failing laundry business. He turned it around and built it up. Craig started working there in 1963 at age 13.
And he kept working there, including through his college years at ASU, where he met his wife Marilyn. In the late 1970s, Craig and Marilyn took over the business from Craig’s dad. And finally, in 2019, approaching his 70s and after more than 50 years of hard work in the business, Craig retired.
The laundry business sits on what is now very valuable land in the downtown core. Phoenix has zoned it for some of the tallest and densest uses in the city.
In fact, Phoenix wants this area to be a “dense, vibrant, urban mixed-use area that is a center for commerce and high-rise urban living.”
And given all the other private development in the area, including new complexes surrounding it, the land the laundry business sits on is a prime candidate for someone to buy and redevelop into more housing.
Phoenix halts the Milums’ retirement plans
Some 70 years after the family bought it, the property’s value now represents Craig and Marilyn’s nest egg for their retirement.
But Phoenix might wreck the Milums’ retirement plans and their property rights.
The shuttered laundry buildings are old and seriously deteriorating, with frequent break-ins by homeless people. So, for public safety and to speed up redevelopment, the Milums wanted to demolish them.
Phoenix said not so fast. Instead, city employees want to designate the building as historic.
But it is not like George Washington slept here. Instead, Phoenix wants the Milums to save the ceilings — a part of the structure that is only “historic” because its design was so structurally unsound that builders stopped using it decades ago.
Why spend millions on a building they’ll sell?
To do that, the Milums would have to spend millions to rehabilitate the buildings. Additionally, the designation would limit the future use of the property. If the property cannot be used for the dense mixed-use zoning that Phoenix says it otherwise wants, then the property is worth far less, and the Milum’s nest egg is far less certain.
Even assuming that “saving ceilings” is a legitimate use of government power, the Milums cannot be forced to shoulder the millions that Phoenix’s demands will cost. This is not a public health and safety action.
It’s a mistake:To demolish this Phoenix home
A historic designation is not like a fire code or a sanitation law.
And nearly two decades ago, Arizona voters overwhelmingly adopted the Private Property Rights Protection Act. The law requires the government to reimburse owners when new regulations reduce existing rights to use, divide, sell or possess private property.
An example of suffocating land-use regulations
And this fight illustrates another problem with the city’s land-use regulations: They cause higher housing prices.
Arizona, and the Phoenix area in particular, is in the middle of a housing affordability crisis. This crisis, as the Legislature itself has recognized in the “Arizona Starter Home Act” bill that was passed but vetoed, “is caused in no small part due to highly restrictive regulations imposed by municipalities.”
These restrictive zoning regulations prevent the construction of new housing which would, because of supply and demand, have the effect of lowering housing prices. So not only will Phoenix’s designation cost the Milums millions, it will also prevent more housing development.
Phoenix’s Planning Commission voted against the designation earlier in April.
Now it is up to City Council. They should vote against it too.
Otherwise, Phoenix taxpayers will be on the hook for the harm to the Milums’ rights and retirement they spent a lifetime working toward.
In all fairness and justice, if the government thinks that protecting old ceilings is important and desirable, the cost of doing so must be borne by the public as a whole.
Phoenix cannot force the Milums to bear that cost alone.
Paul Avelar is the Arizona managing attorney with the Institute for Justice and Ari Bargil is a senior attorney with the institute. Reach them at pavelar@ij.org and abargil@ij.org.
A NASCAR driver, co-founder of a mortgage lender, interior designers, a former U.S. Senate candidate and Arizona restaurateurs were among the buyers and sellers of metro Phoenix’s priciest home sales in early April.
$10,400,000
Dark Wash LLC paid cash for a 7,375-square-foot home in north Scottsdale’s Silverleaf community. The house with four bedrooms and 6 ½ bathrooms is located on almost five acres. It comes with an office, a game room, an exercise room, a butler’s pantry, a 1,000-bottle wine cellar, a wet bar and multiple fire pits outside. The Stuart Living Trust sold it. Tracey Gray of Russ Lyon Sotheby’s International Realty had the listing.
$6,800,000
Saguaro 65 LLC paid cash for a 7,000-square-foot Paradise Valley home with six bedrooms and 5 ½ bathrooms. The house with views of Mummy Mountain comes with rustic wood-beamed ceilings, two kitchen islands, a bar, a wine room, a state-of-the-art movie theater, an outdoor putting green and a fire pit. The John and Christina Kresevic Trust sold it. He co-founded JFQ Lending.
$6,495,000
The Lynch Family Trust paid cash for a 7,538-square-foot Paradise Valley mansion with four bedrooms and six bathrooms. The house includes a lounge bar, a wine cellar, a library, a huge movie theater, a kitchen with dual dishwashers and quartz countertops, a yoga room, and a primary suite with a fireplace and two bathrooms. James Lamon, founder of DEPCOM Power and former U.S. Senate candidate for Arizona, was the seller.
$5,983,320
Brenda and Christopher White paid cash for a Paradise Valley home near Mummy Mountain. The house wasn’t listed for sale. Baja Rosewood LLC, led by NASCAR racecar driver Casey Mears and his wife Trish, sold it.
$5,000,000
Garrett Loomis and Eric Jimenez, owners of Busted 2 Bangin Home Décor, bought a 6,938-square-foot home in north Scottsdale’s Estancia community. The European countryside-style house with four bedrooms and 5 ½ bathrooms overlooks the ninth hole of a golf course and has views of Pinnacle Peak Mountain, several patios and an outdoor fireplace. The Patricia Taylor Trust sold it.
$4,822,335
Arizona restauranteurs Mark and Lisa Shugrue paid cash for a 4,526-square-foot house in the Phoenix side of the Arcadia neighborhood. The couple owns restaurants in Sedona and Lake Havasu. Their Phoenix home has five bedrooms, 4 ½ bathrooms, views of Camelback Mountain, Italian marble countertops, a secret pantry, a gym, an office and a backyard with a heated pool and space for a sports court. Joseph and Lindsey Dies were the sellers.
Reach the reporter at catherine.reagor@arizonarepublic.com or 602-444-8040. Follow her on X, formerly Twitter: @CatherineReagor.
The Memphis area’s median home price saw a small decrease in the first quarter of 2024, according to data released by the Memphis Area Association of Realtors.
The median sales price decreased from $196,000 in the first quarter of 2023 to $189,000 in the same period this year, a 3.6% change. The association’s report includes data from Shelby, Tipton and Fayette counties.
Joel Hobson, principal broker and owner of Hobson Realtors, said the small overall decrease can be attributed to the market finally nearing some stability after the COVID pandemic. One aspect of the market that is evening out is interest rates.
“It’s going to be kind of an up-and-down situation on interest rates, I believe,” Hobson said. “I think these kind of interest rates that we have in the 6 to 7 (percent) range are probably going to become the new normal at some point.”
Hobson said that while he didn’t personally notice the small median decrease, relatively little change in home prices, up or down, is a good thing for both buyers and sellers.
“Most people that sell also buy,” Hobson said. “It’s great when they sell, but if they don’t know where they’re going to go, they end up not putting their house on the market because they don’t think they can find a house. So a more even market… is going to be good for everybody.”
Hobson’s overall assessment of the market in Memphis is a positive one, for both current residents and those looking to move to the Bluff City.
“Memphis is still the least expensive major city in the country to buy a house,” he said. “And people are figuring that out from all over the country.”
Here is a closer look at Memphis neighborhoods and the prices changes they saw in the first quarter.
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Memphis-area home price decreases by neighborhood
Fortunately for Memphis buyers, several neighborhoods saw decreases in the median sales price over the first quarter of 2024. The data compares prices from January to March 2024 to the same period in 2023.
- Berclair had a modest decrease, going from a median price of $95,000 to $89,000, a 6.3% change.
- East Memphis saw a decrease of 2.4%, going from $205,000 to $200,000.
- Raleigh saw a 2.0% decrease, with the median price going from $148,000 to $145,000.
- Whitehaven saw the median price slightly drop from $116,300 to $114,750, a 1.6% decrease.
Memphis-area home price increases by neighborhood
Other Memphis neighborhoods saw increases in median sales price, although most were small increases. The data once again compares prices from January to March 2024 to the same period in 2023.
- South Memphis saw the largest increase to the median sales price in the city at 11.9%, up from $65,000 to $72,750. The area still remains the cheapest to buy in in the city.
- Southwind’s median price went up from $321,905 to $346,000, an increase of 7.5%.
- Midtown’s median price increased 3.4% increase, going up from $164,250 to $169,900.
- Hickory Hill saw a 1.6% increase, as the median price went from $172,250 to $175,000.
- Frayser had a 1.1% increase, with the price going from $90,000 to $91,000.
- Parkway Village had negligible increase, as the median price only went up from $120,000 to $120,450, or 0.4%.
Jacob Wilt is a reporter for The Commercial Appeal. You can reach him atjacob.wilt@commercialappeal.com.
LANSING — Jan Munk was drawn to her eastside neighborhood more than four decades ago by its diversity and affordability.
The neighborhood, just a mile and a half from the heart of downtown, isn’t as nice as it once was, she says, but she’s hoping that a new initiative to rehab nine older homes bought for possible expansion by Sparrow Hospital but recently donated to nonprofits will help revitalize streets around her home.
Habitat for Humanity Capital Region and the Ingham County Land Bank will renovate the homes.
“Houses in our neighborhood are over $200,000, that’s never happened here,” Munk said. “I know I could sell our house. But what kind of place could you move to? My kids grew up here and I’d like to stay.”
Michigan’s population is stagnant, and that isn’t likely to change unless the state’s housing crisis is addressed, experts say. In the Lansing region alone, officials estimate 7,500 housing units need to be built soon just to keep up with the demand. The pace of rehabilitation of the region’s older housing stock needs to quicken as well.
The lack of housing stock has sent home prices spiraling upward, at time when inflation has made rehabbing older homes expensive and, in some cases, nearly cost prohibitive.
It’s a real-world problem officials are grappling with now. With several major employers set to open in the next year — including an Ultium battery plant and Amazon fulfillment center in Delta Township — the Lansing area is expecting to get more new jobs in a shorter time period than it has in years.
But where those new workers will live could be a big problem, said Ken Fletcher, Delta Township’s supervisor.
There are just over 100 homes on the market with price points under $100,000, largely in Lansing, but experts caution many of those homes could need significant, expensive repairs. There’s another 111 priced between $100,000 and $200,000, and more than 80 of those are in Ingham County, primarily in Lansing. For residents wanting to buy homes in Eaton and Clinton counties, or the more affluent areas of Ingham County, the vast majority of homes will be priced between $200,000 and $400,000 or more.
The Amazon and Ultium developments are expected to create more than 2,200 jobs by the end of 2025.
There aren’t enough homes
Like the rest of Michigan, the low supply of quality housing is a big driver of increased housing costs, said Hillary Doe, Michigan’s chief growth officer.
She cited Federal Reserve Bank data, from Chicago’s branch, showing that Michigan needs to figure out housing before it can grow. That’s going to take fixing up old homes, building new single family homes and standing up new apartment buildings, Doe said. The downtown Lansing area added at least 600 housing units in the last two and a half years with hundreds more that are under construction.
There simply aren’t enough housing units, and that lack of options causes housing costs to rise, said Amy Hovey, CEO and executive director of the Michigan State Housing Development Authority, which offers programs for renters, owners and developers.
“The big issue we have in our state is supply, we don’t have enough housing to meet our needs and we can’t just build our way out of it without some incentives or subsidies,” she said.
State housing leaders announced earlier this month a new statewide grant program with $60 million to fix dilapidated homes or build new ones.
Doe came to Lansing a few days later, for a separate housing announcement for new apartments units at the REO Gateway Apartments, at Washington Avenue and Malcolm X Street, beside Interstate 496.
A fourth building at REO Gateway, that will rely on state funding, was announced. It will have two dozen new units, in addition to the complex’s 72 existing units, which started opening for lease last year.
The apartments took about a decade to build from the concept, said developer Brett Forsberg.
That timeline needs to be dramatically compressed, he said, if Michigan wants to build more housing.
How many houses do we need?
State data puts the number of new homes that need to be built at around 7,500 in Greater Lansing.
Alan Fox, Ingham County’s treasurer and a board member of the Ingham County Land Bank, said the number may be closer to 10,000, but coming anywhere close to either number would take many years and plenty of effort.
Fletcher said Delta Township has gotten serious, and creative, about opening up housing options in preparation for the township’s new employers.
The township has recently changed its ordinances to allow for more variety of homes — like smaller cottage homes and more permissive multi-family projects — and is working to expand sewer access to open development in the western parts, Fletcher said.
The township recently approved an expansion that would nearly double one of the area’s larger apartment complexes, adding another 354 units in 11 new buildings.
Developers have been more interested in apartments and multi-family units than neighborhoods of single-family homes, potentially because of the current interest and construction costs, he said.
Some of that may be changing soon.
Even as costs remain high, the number of new home permits in February was 38% higher than February 2023. That may be, in part, a one-time statistical blip because of potential new state regulations and a mild winter, said Bob Filka, CEO of the Home Builders Association of Michigan.
“There are too few housing options available and we’ve had a mild winter,” Filka said. “This, along with the potential of significant new housing costs being imposed by LARA (Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs) later this year, with new costly proposed code requirements, explains the acceleration we’re seeing.”
He said builders worry that sprinklers and other potential code requirements could increase costs for a single home by $20,000 or more.
Filka said regulatory and construction costs already make it “usually impossible to build a home for less than $350,000 or $400,000 and make money in the mid-Michigan market.”
Not even $15 billion would fix it
Fox said the housing shortage is a $15 billion problem, assuming 7,500 homes could be built for a likely unrealistic $200,000 each. But it would still be difficult, if not impossible, to find the people, the material and the land to do it in a reasonable time period.
The county doesn’t have billions. It does have $9 million remaining in pandemic money dedicated toward housing and county commissioners are starting to float a proposal to add a county millage to support housing.
The existing money won’t go far if the county builds homes; it’d be a few dozen houses.
So instead, Fox and county officials are planning to use it to fund educational programs, attract private investment and otherwise try to stretch the money.
Encouraging homeowners to keep up with repairs, connecting investors with local real estate options and helping renters to save up money are some of the ways the area’s housing situation will get better, he said.
And nonprofits will play a role.
It will take several years for the homes Sparrow Health System once bought for possible expansion of health facilities to be rehabbed, said Brent Taylor, executive director of Habitat for Humanity Capital Region, adding that his organization is about six months into that process. They are working on about half of the homes.
For the Sparrow homes, Taylor said it was important to renovate those as single-family homes. Having a broad mix of housing — rentals, single-family homes and others — is important, although one of the gaps in the market now is single-family homes, he said. Many of the homes Sparrow donated were split over the years into duplexes and will be converted back into large single-family homes.
The homes tick all the boxes for Josh Hamilton, who lives in the neighborhood and works for University of Michigan Health-Sparrow. As he waited for the school bus to drop off kids Monday, Hamilton said he wanted the vacant homes to be fixed up and owner-occupied so he’ll have some new neighbors soon.
“I’m excited to see it happen,” Hamilton said.
‘We can’t just build our way out of it’
The state has been in a housing crisis for years, Hovey said.
“We can’t just build our way out of it without some incentives or subsidies because of what it costs for people to build,” Hovey said. “Because what it costs to build, the average Michigander can’t afford to pay.”
The incentives and subsidies would come from a variety of state and federal programs, along with municipal and county-level programs. There are so many options that working with a local housing agency can help people find programs, Hovey said.
She said the state’s efforts at attracting jobs are running into problems because potential recruits can’t always find housing. That means companies sometimes pull out of Michigan plans or don’t consider the state due to a lack of housing.
“You cannot imagine how frustrating it is for an employee to have to pull out of a job, and say they can’t find housing so they can’t take that job,” Hovey said. “That happens across our state, including in Lansing.”
Rawley Van Fossen, Lansing’s director of economic development and planning, said the Capital Area Housing Partnership, Habitat for Humanity Capital Region, the Ingham County Land Bank and Eastside Community Action Center are four of the groups doing the work on the former Sparrow homes. Together they can probably do dozens a year, welcome relief for some but it doesn’t go far enough.
Fixing up those homes — and others like them in Lansing, which has many homes 75 years old or older — will often cost more than they will be valued at afterward, said Van Fossen, who until recently was the executive director of the Capital Area Housing Partnership.
Van Fossen said it can cost a homeowner or a property developer a few hundred thousand dollars to buy a Lansing property, get the professional planning work necessary for the renovation, get permits, hire a contractor and pay for the renovation. At the end, the home may appraise for $170,000, on a good day, he said.
“There’s a gap,” he said, acknowledging a major factor that can keep people from improving homes in Lansing. “A private developer or someone who is not mission based, they’re not going to do that. We can’t rely on our nonprofits.”
Most people will need more financial support.
He said some of the city’s best tools are education and connections to a wide variety of financial supports: Teaching real estate and financial literacy at community centers and being able to walk people through the permitting and construction process. The state offers several programs to help fund repairs, renovations, new homeowners, early-stage developers and large-scale developments.
Utility companies can also offer incentives for appliances and modernizations, Van Fossen said.
Anyone who wants to do significant renovations for themselves, or even get into developing houses or flipping them, can go to Lansing’s offices and get some help with the wide variety of programs, Van Fossen said.
To get more affordable housing, Filka suggests density like smaller lots and multi-family options like townhomes or duplexes, as well as taking advantage of state subsidies like tax credits and construction subsidies.
Contact Mike Ellis at mellis@lsj.com or 517-267-0415
HILLSDALE — Hillsdale’s leaders joined with representatives from Portage-based Allen Edwin Homes Monday for a groundbreaking ceremony on Hidden Meadows Drive where middle-income housing for the workforce will be built.
Allen Edwin Homes first came to the city in the fall of 2023 with their plan to build three duplex-style residential units that will ultimately house six families with occupancy available in early 2025.
The project is the first in Hillsdale to take advantage of new state legislation which allows developers to seek payment in lieu of taxes agreements with municipalities in order to entice housing development.
The council approved a 10-percent PILOT payment over 15 years for Allen Edwin Homes’ project in Hillsdale, which came under scrutiny of Councilman Joshua Paladino when the council took up the issue on Nov. 20, 2023.
Paladino, who opposed the concept of the PILOT payments, ultimately voted no on the resolution to allow the project to proceed while the rest of the council voted aye.
“Hillsdale is experiencing a surge of energy as investment in the community continues to grow,” Brian Farkas, director of workforce housing for Allen Edwin Homes, said. “Allen Edwin Homes is thrilled to be part of this momentum by bringing more housing to Hillsdale.”
Previously, the PILOT incentive only applied to developments qualifying for low-income housing tax credits, which typically involve large apartment complexes. By contrast, this new tool can be applied to smaller apartment developments and single-family homes, city officials said.
The agreement with the city requires Allen Edwin to keep rents affordable to families earning up to 120% of the median household income for 15 years.
“We are excited to be working with Allen Edwin Homes to bring additional housing options to Hillsdale,” Hillsdale Mayor Adam Stockford said. “Housing is a need, not only in Hillsdale but across the entire state. This project builds on the recent growth we’ve been seeing as investors realize the opportunity our community has to offer.”
A state housing report published in 2022 found approximately 47% of the state’s housing units are more than 50 years old and that Michigan needs 190,000 more units to meet current housing needs. The report also found, as of 2019, about 26% of Michigan residents were considered “housing-cost burdened” because they spent more than 30 percent of their income on housing.
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“Preserving our aging housing stock and developing new units are both critically important to tackle our housing shortage and grow our local economy,” Hillsdale City Manager David Mackie said. “These new homes will help address the need for affordable housing for working class families, young professionals, or retiring residents who are looking to downsize. This project is a significant step forward.”
The developer has proposed for the second phase a mix of “for sale” and rental single-family homes on the remaining acreage in the Three Meadows Subdivision they currently have under exclusive option.
— Contact Reporter Corey Murray atcmurray@hillsdale.net or follow him on X, formerly Twitter: @cmurrayHDN.
Four commercial properties in downtown Alliance sold for $1 million, according to the latest real estate transfers filed with the Stark County Auditor’s Office.
Carbon Alliance LLC purchased adjacent office buildings at 243 E. Main St. and 245 E. Main St. as well as the commercial building at 500 E. Main St. and the parking lot behind the building on Warehouse Street. The properties were previously owned by Olde Theatre Apartments Limited Partners.
This week’s transfers cover March 23 to March 29:
Alliance
Carbon Alliance LLC from Olde Theatre Apartments Limited Partners, 243 E Main St, $1,000,000.
Carbon Alliance LLC from Olde Theatre Apartments Limited Partners, 245 E Main St, $1,000,000.
Carbon Alliance LLC from Olde Theatre Apartments Limited Partners, 508 Warehouse St, $1,000,000.
Carbon Alliance LLC from Olde Theatre Apartments Limited Partner, 500 E Main St, $1,000,000.
Cuthbertson Ryan from Alliance Homes II LLC, 1305 Elmside St NE, $150,000.
Forman Jason v from Fireside Estates LLC 2740 Series, 721 Garwood St, $45,000.
Jacocks Terence from Taylor Anita & Dixon Stephen & Annese, 1462 S Arch Ave, $42,000.
Keleman Joseph Anthony & Abby Lynn from Trade in Holdings LLC, 2505 Ridgewood Ave, $280,000.
Medel Victor & Maria Evelyn from Fasig Mary J, 994 Federal Ave, $260,000.
Mega Rentals Ltd from Price Matthew, 104 W Columbia St, $32,000.
Noling Jennifer L from Kramer Rosella M, 379 Buckeye Ave, $109,000.
Path of Patriots LLC from Hensley Bruce G & Carol A, 2235 S Linden Ave, $76,900.
Property Renovations of Alliance LLC from Ramser Richard J, 1045 W Cambridge St, $155,000.
Lexington Township
Kirksey Joan M from Kirksey Joan Et Al, parcel 2900703 Jennings Rd NE, $4,500.
Kirksey Joan M from Kirksey Joan M, parcel 2900703 Jennings Rd NE, $3,000.
Township Homes Ltd from League Alexander Riley, 11361 Homestead Ave NE, $18,000.
Louisville
Burrows Justin from Burrows Justin, 214 South St, $2,000.
Daup Michael S & Sell Jenna M from Paxton Robert S, 2124 Hillocke St, $257,000.
Johnson Denita from K Hovnanian at Orchard Park LLC, 3053 Mcintosh Dr NE, $364,990.
K Hovnanian at Heritage Park LLC from Maxsam Investments LLC, 386 Jonagold Dr, $183,000.
K Hovnanian at Heritage Park LLC from Maxsam Investments LLC, 441 Honeycrisp Dr NE, $183,000.
K Hovnanian at Heritage Park LLC from Maxsam Investments LLC, 443 Honeycrisp Dr NE, $183,000.
K Hovnanian at Heritage Park LLC from Maxsam Investments LLC, 445 Honeycrisp Dr NE, $183,000.
Kellams James & Beth from K Hovnanian at Orchard Park LLC, 413 Honeycrisp Dr NE, $247,990.
Lawson Kristi L & Kenneth E from the Standard Company of Ohio LLC, 418 Beechwood St, $188,000.
Ramsey Michelle C from Ramsey Michelle C, 206 South St, $2,000.
Marlboro Township
Moore David & Vicky from Palmer Justin D, 6836 Pinedale St NE, $374,000.
Nimishillen Township
Masalko Manuel F from Brown Ashton & Mckimmie Zoe, 7880 N Nickel Plate St, $335,000.
Myers Beth A from White Jared & Jeremy, 4541 Eastland Ave, $227,000.
Ogg Timonthy & Becher Kristine from Etc 1 Properties LLC, 6970 Reno Dr, $115,000.
Ogg Timonthy & Becher Kristine from Etc 1 Properties LLC, parcel 3300075 Reno Dr NE, $115,000.
Ouimette Curtis & Robin from Simmons James L & Donna R, parcel 3309308 State St NE, $86,000.
Zigler Daniels & Moriah from New Residential Mortgage Loan Trust 2018, 3035 Pinevale Ave NE, $159,600.
Zigler Daniels & Moriah from New Residential Mortgage Loan Trust 2018, parcel 3304289 Pinevale Dr NE, $159,600.
Osnaburg Township
Amstutz Joshua F & Teah from Reinhart Cory L, 271 N Berger Cirs, $231,000.
Paris Township
Lane Kyle L & Cobletz Raine A from Bowersock Kimberly Ann, 2261 Union Ave NE, $155,000.
Lewis Donald R Jr from Barnes Brittani, 610 W Line St, $139,000.
Waltz Freddie L & John A from Waltz Marion Etal, parcel 4100997 Paris Ave SE, $132,250.
Washington Township
Robson Carrie J & Brandon from Robson Carrie J & Main Craig D & Robert, 5045 Beechwood Ave NE, $200,000.
Four commercial properties in downtown Alliance sold for $1 million, according to the latest real estate transfers filed with the Stark County Auditor’s Office.
Carbon Alliance LLC purchased adjacent office buildings at 243 E. Main St. and 245 E. Main St. as well as the commercial building at 500 E. Main St. and the parking lot behind the building on Warehouse Street. The properties were previously owned by Olde Theatre Apartments Limited Partners.
The transfers cover March 23 to March 29.
Alliance
Carbon Alliance LLC from Olde Theatre Apartments Limited Partners, 243 E Main St, $1,000,000.
Carbon Alliance LLC from Olde Theatre Apartments Limited Partners, 245 E Main St, $1,000,000.
Carbon Alliance LLC from Olde Theatre Apartments Limited Partners, 508 Warehouse St, $1,000,000.
Carbon Alliance LLC from Olde Theatre Apartments Limited Partner, 500 E Main St, $1,000,000.
Cuthbertson Ryan from Alliance Homes II LLC, 1305 Elmside St NE, $150,000.
Forman Jason v from Fireside Estates LLC 2740 Series, 721 Garwood St, $45,000.
Jacocks Terence from Taylor Anita & Dixon Stephen & Annese, 1462 S Arch Ave, $42,000.
Keleman Joseph Anthony & Abby Lynn from Trade in Holdings LLC, 2505 Ridgewood Ave, $280,000.
Medel Victor & Maria Evelyn from Fasig Mary J, 994 Federal Ave, $260,000.
Mega Rentals Ltd from Price Matthew, 104 W Columbia St, $32,000.
Noling Jennifer L from Kramer Rosella M, 379 Buckeye Ave, $109,000.
Path of Patriots LLC from Hensley Bruce G & Carol A, 2235 S Linden Ave, $76,900.
Property Renovations of Alliance LLC from Ramser Richard J, 1045 W Cambridge St, $155,000.
Bethlehem Township
Crnic William Rob Jr & Karin from Beam Jason & Lambert-Beam Nicole, 2606 Tanganyika Trl, $13,000.
Hunt Robert A from Mauger Wros Roger B & Carolyn N, 230 C St Nav Vil, $12,500.
Mhca Homes LLC from Catalyst Home Finance LLC, 6000 Beth Ave SW Lot 46, $31,046.
Morris Lisa & Andrew & Finley Kristin & from Springwood Lake Camp Club Property, 2011 Uganda Pkwy, $5,400.
Snow Daniel David Jr from Leglise Debra J, 57 Canal St W, $130,000.
Canal Fulton
Klintworth Brandon & Allison from Schaeffer Janet M, 695 Market St W, $180,000.
Canton
Bautista Rodel & Aurora from K S Yoak Enterprises LLC, 1617 Maple Ave NE, $121,380.
Bowling Scott from Flinner Joanne, parcel 219630 Vine Ave SW, $12,000.
Brennan & Mcnulty Holdings LLC from Canton Property Investors LLC, 1516 Fulton Rd NW, $240,000.
Buckeye Property Investors Inc from US Bank National Association Ttee, 1903 34th St NW, $95,000.
BW P&L Holdings LLC from Weber Benjamin, 2426 16th St NE, $22,640.
Carnes Laura A & Neumann Lawrence E from Bowman Bryan, 3023 6th St SW, $95,000.
Chance Brenda Sue from Bramer David A, 1515 19th St NW, $115,000.
Citibank Na from Parish Michael A & Monica J, 1429 Gibbs Ave NE, $61,969.
Cruz Luis Daniel Gonzalez from Jar Rentals LLC, 2923 12th St NW, $110,000.
Franks Harold from Gray Julia, 2026 2nd St NE, $21,700.
Glick Kendal from Nazz Investment Group USA LLC, parcel 400816 Squirrel Hollow St NE, $13,000.
Graber John from MM Miller Enterprises LLC, 808 Cody CT NW, $70,000.
Guzzetta Mark S from Alspach Byron J, 339 Bellflower Ave NW, $149,000.
Jensen Sandra G from Hemenway Homes LLC, 703 Bellflower Ave SW, $128,000.
K S Yoak Enterprises LLC from Moore Adam, 1407 7th St NW, $50,000.
Mackey Ty from Schmidt Stacey E, 1910 37th St NW, $155,000.
Mason Steven from Mcallister Brock N P, 727 Highland Rd NE, $53,800.
Mason Steven from Mcallister Brock N P, 801 Highland Rd NE, $53,800.
Mason Steven from Mcallister Brock N P, 809 Highland Rd NE, $53,800.
MJ Flips Columbus LLC from White Lorie A Ttee, 2829 10th St SW, $50,000.
Murray Kelly S from Feasel Robin, 949 Bellflower Ave SW, $148,000.
North Star Investment Properties LLC from Multi Family Purchases LLC, 1411 Yale Ave NW, $110,000.
Ross James W & Kieu Diem T from Richards Property Solutions LLC, 1737 Bonnot PL NE, $62,000.
Schumacher Austin & David from Strong Allen B & Schumacher Austin &, 1718 Virginia PL NE, $10,000.
Sommers David J & Meredith from Canton United LLC, 703 15th St NE, $53,000.
Stewart Kelli from Janson Darlene R, 2519 21st St SW, $45,000.
Strong Allen B & Schumacher Austin & from Schumacher James L & Strong Allen B, 1718 Virginia PL NE, $10,000.
Warth Michael from Sinopoli Joseph A, 1501 St Elmo Ave NE, $57,500.
Canton Township
Baer William from Mclean Emma K, 3990 Baum St SE, $164,000.
Groves Christian M from Finley Karen P, 5011 Clardell Ave SW, $122,200.
Independednt Bank from Reed Robert A & Amanda K, 5213 Ridge Ave SE, $50,000.
Independednt Bank from Reed Robert A & Amanda K, parcel 1304783 Wiseland Ave SE, $50,000.
Kirkham Landscaping LLC from Slish Stephanie M, parcel 1300738 Waynesburg Dr SE, $14,000.
Rice Gail M & Bryant Karen L from Mcdermitt Tim A & Cynthia A, 2942 17th St NW, $143,000.
Zander Zachary J & Jessica from Willaman Corey J, 3740 Whipple Ave SW, $180,000.
Jackson Township
BG Custom Homes Inc from Wilkins Tonya R & Thomas L Jr Ttees, 5930 Springlake Rd NW, $160,000.
Brown Ashton from Rivas Eric A & Cassandra N, 6422 Stoneywood Cir NW, $603,000.
Charles Layne Properties LLC from Kinsley Robert L, 5316 East BLVD NW, $233,500.
Helline Jeremy W from Manderine James E, 6774 Palmer Dr NW, $220,000.
Judge James & Brianna K from Barkheimer Realty Ltd, 7345 Celina St NW, $251,100.
K Hovnanian at Heritage Park LLC from A List Land Development LLC, 7042 Heritage Park Ave NW, $152,000.
K Hovnanian at Heritage Park LLC from A List Land Development LLC, 8916 Camden Rd NW, $152,000.
Lehman Aaron J & Emily from Honaker Faith Ttee, 8169 Milmont St NW, $215,000.
Quinn John T & Tiffany from Gabrail Nashat Y Ttee, parcel 1621719 Bertram Ave NW, $200,000.
Reinhart Cory L & Best Reinhart Katianne from Walters Harold E, 3928 Hyatt Ave NW, $271,000.
Rose Patricia from Mast Donald C & Antoinette, 3396 Stillwater Ave NW, $295,000.
Sexton D Stefanie from Schrickel William A, 3749 Old Hickory Ave NW Condo 1a, $320,000.
Slater Kirk G & Susan G from K Hovnanian at Heritage Park LLC, 8924 Camden Rd NW, $102,000.
Veitch Brian from Mauro Philip G & Mary C, 9678 Emerald Brook Cir NW, $320,000.
Lake Township
Frame Brenda & Charles K from Kimball Rodney E & Seaman Sheila, 3399 Oaklynn St NW, $100,100.
Geitgey Donald W Jr & Sue Ann Ttees from Dania Inc, parcel 2000853 Rosewood Ave NW, $25,850.
Goodwin Donald L & Peele Nikole K from Baughman Barbara A, 3396 Smith Kramer St NE, $291,750.
King Church Properties LLC from MGV Properties LLC, 12355 King Church Ave NW, $150,000.
National Inventors Hall of Fame Inc from the Crusader Group LLC, parcel 2014515 Pleasantwood Ave NW, $200,000.
Spencer Kirk L & Machell L from Sommers Grace M, 1852 Midway St NW, $386,000.
Lawrence Township
Richardson-Turnure Jessica L from Gentry Russell G & Melissa Y, 8820 Timberlink Rd NW, $339,000.
Walent Joshua from Heslin Christopher, 8535 Leaver Ave NW, $200,000.
Lexington Township
Kirksey Joan M from Kirksey Joan Et Al, parcel 2900703 Jennings Rd NE, $4,500.
Kirksey Joan M from Kirksey Joan M, parcel 2900703 Jennings Rd NE, $3,000.
Township Homes Ltd from League Alexander Riley, 11361 Homestead Ave NE, $18,000.
Louisville
Burrows Justin from Burrows Justin, 214 South St, $2,000.
Daup Michael S & Sell Jenna M from Paxton Robert S, 2124 Hillocke St, $257,000.
Johnson Denita from K Hovnanian at Orchard Park LLC, 3053 Mcintosh Dr NE, $364,990.
K Hovnanian at Heritage Park LLC from Maxsam Investments LLC, 386 Jonagold Dr, $183,000.
K Hovnanian at Heritage Park LLC from Maxsam Investments LLC, 441 Honeycrisp Dr NE, $183,000.
K Hovnanian at Heritage Park LLC from Maxsam Investments LLC, 443 Honeycrisp Dr NE, $183,000.
K Hovnanian at Heritage Park LLC from Maxsam Investments LLC, 445 Honeycrisp Dr NE, $183,000.
Kellams James & Beth from K Hovnanian at Orchard Park LLC, 413 Honeycrisp Dr NE, $247,990.
Lawson Kristi L & Kenneth E from the Standard Company of Ohio LLC, 418 Beechwood St, $188,000.
Ramsey Michelle C from Ramsey Michelle C, 206 South St, $2,000.
Marlboro Township
Moore David & Vicky from Palmer Justin D, 6836 Pinedale St NE, $374,000.
Massillon
820 State Avenue LLC from Mills Nichole M, 820 State Ave NE, $193,000.
Aaron Corban J from Barkheimer Realty Ltd, 308 12th St NW, $110,000.
Colliflower Ryan J & Melanie K from Margazano Nicholas v, 2144 Priscilla Ave NW, $160,000.
Global Property Solutions LLC from France Mike A, 909 Duncan St SW, $43,000.
Grad Richard from Updike Melody, 51 Rolling Park Dr N, $2,500.
H W Hunter Properties VI LLC from Weller Nathan J, 216 Wales Rd NE, $72,600.
Jones Ashley from JW Masonry LLC, 421 12th St NW, $127,500.
Lutz Kirk & Ellen from Jenkins-Mccallum Amanda L, 2460 Malone Ave SE, $365,000.
Most Jennifer L from NVR Inc A Virginia Corporation, 1792 Heron Creek St NW, $292,055.
Mullen Dominic from Ruegg Lucas A, 1342 Tremont Ave SW, $119,000.
Neo Home Buyers Inc from Destefano John J Jr Rohr Mary E, 33 Woodland Ave SE, $45,000.
NVR Inc from Lockhart A R Development Co, 1805 Heron Creek St NW, $59,000.
Rinker Ronald Christopher from Haley Derrell R & Henzel Linda L, 357 Delaware Ave NE, $143,000.
Rudy Megan Jean from Flood Aydan Michael, 221 Willow Ave NE, $144,000.
Wirth Kayla from Thomas Elisabeth, 166 Rolling Park Dr, $1,000.
Nimishillen Township
Masalko Manuel F from Brown Ashton & Mckimmie Zoe, 7880 N Nickel Plate St, $335,000.
Myers Beth A from White Jared & Jeremy, 4541 Eastland Ave, $227,000.
Ogg Timonthy & Becher Kristine from Etc 1 Properties LLC, 6970 Reno Dr, $115,000.
Ogg Timonthy & Becher Kristine from Etc 1 Properties LLC, parcel 3300075 Reno Dr NE, $115,000.
Ouimette Curtis & Robin from Simmons James L & Donna R, parcel 3309308 State St NE, $86,000.
Zigler Daniels & Moriah from New Residential Mortgage Loan Trust 2018, 3035 Pinevale Ave NE, $159,600.
Zigler Daniels & Moriah from New Residential Mortgage Loan Trust 2018, parcel 3304289 Pinevale Dr NE, $159,600.
North Canton
Alexander Robin v Trustee from Skibbens Richard v & Jean S Rev Trust, 1110 Sunset BLVD SW, $383,600.
Arnold Bradley & Lisa from Clivi Kevin J, 1173 Rosewood Cir SE, $311,400.
Habick Austin M from Hunter Sally Ttee, 1308 Bel Air Dr NW, $150,000.
Halmasy Jacqueline Marie from Stump Jonathan F & Grinder Dawn M, 416 Adena St NE, $115,000.
Howard Jessica Lynn from Blackwell Renovations LLC, 1585 Stayman Ave SW, $332,500.
Maneely Logan Thomas & Repolio Aliana from Coduto David T & Daniel A, 439 Middlesworth Ave SW, $200,000.
Manley Laurel A & Troy D from Hohman Marvin J, 302 Briar Ave NE, $215,000.
Map Service Neo LLC & DJ Gold Properties from Skillern Michael Administrator of, 845 Rose Lane St SW, $144,000.
North Canton Community Improvement from DKHF Properties LLC, 1033 N Main St, $200,000.
Soehnlen Gregory R from Hoberg William L, 518 Wise Ave SE, $240,000.
Osnaburg Township
Amstutz Joshua F & Teah from Reinhart Cory L, 271 N Berger Cirs, $231,000.
Paris Township
Lane Kyle L & Cobletz Raine A from Bowersock Kimberly Ann, 2261 Union Ave NE, $155,000.
Lewis Donald R Jr from Barnes Brittani, 610 W Line St, $139,000.
Waltz Freddie L & John A from Waltz Marion Etal, parcel 4100997 Paris Ave SE, $132,250.
Perry Township
J&J Home Renovation LLC from Mcguire Megan T & Sarah A, 4855 4th St NW, $102,500.
Jenkins-Mccallum Amanda Lea & from TNC Renovations LLC, 1804 Pineknoll Ave NW, $300,000.
Margazano Brehana & Nicholas from Lutz David A, 5614 Darletta St SW, $295,000.
Ream Michael A Jr & Arnold Taylor from Luke Mary J, 4080 Prosway Ave SW, $329,900.
Salapack Kristi L from Changet Gregory A & Darcy L, 2503 List St NW, $240,000.
United States Bargain Hunters LLC from Wigginton Andrew W, 201 Leonard Ave SW, $215,000.
Pike Township
Kope Kathy Coley from Rauschenbach Wayne Edward, 2424 Berkshire Dr SW, $2,800.
Plain Township
Bell Nicholas J & Amy L from Bell Nicholas J & Lori M, 2443 41st St NE, $54,300.
Boylan Janet L & Terry E from Mason Janet L, 7844 Vanderbilt Dr NW, $255,000.
Braham Alexander S from Manley Laurel A & Troy D, 3808 Sanborn Ave NW, $170,000.
Nofer Brian & Felicia M from Mulcahey Jeffrey M & David C & Jacobs, 7395 Brushmore Ave NW, $286,000.
Smith Gregory A & Terri L from Wood Thomas J & Johnson Mark A & Thomas, 1311 Chantilly Cir NE, $789,000.
Smyth Daniel J from Rhodes Roy T Trustee, 3011 Maxine Ave NE, $66,800.
Spring Ridge Inc from Showalter Lindsey R, 4009 Pelham St NE, $184,500.
Steed Mason T & Moeglin Catherine M from Eddinger Alexander M & Allison, 3320 Diamond St NE, $190,500.
Vision Accomplished LLC from the Guy Family Irrevocable Trust, 8202 Hidden Glen Ave NE, $245,000.
Sandy Township
Dalton Wendy M & Wilmer T Albert K & from Cosgrave Laurie A L/E Trump Eleano R L, 6860 Indian Run Ave SE, $13,400.
Jenkins Brennon J & Stacey from Myers Ronald L, 7850 Elson St SE, $174,000.
Morconi Jacob from 123 Meadow Brook LLC, parcel 6600361 Meadow Brook Pkwy, $15,000.
Stryker Patti & Hull Alfred from Map Office Work in Progress, 9450 Muckley Dr SE, $84,900.
Wayne Holmes Properties LLC from Ram Properties Investments LLC, parcel 10018156 Muckley Dr SE, $140,000.
Sugar Creek Township
Cavanaugh Diane E & Curran R from Loretto Kathryn T, 474 Tuscarawas St, $245,000.
Detweiler Sandy D & Miller A Mabel from Sulentich William D Succ Ttee, 330 Park Dr, $217,000.
Detweiler Sandy D & Miller A Mabel from Sulentich William D Succ Ttee, parcel 10014365 Park Dr SE, $217,000.
Hershberger Katlyn R & Amos & Yoder from Troyer Wayne R & Rhonda J, 119 2nd Ave NW, $225,000.
Modarelli Michale Anthony from via Lonnie R II, 292 2nd St SW, $180,000.
Porter Joseph from Ewing Joshua D, 8021 Manchester Ave SW #28, $1,000.
Tuscarawas Township
Jovanovic Michael Aka Mike I & from Jovanovic Michale & Cet Steve N & Cet FR, 1031 Highlander St NW, $5,000.
Washington Township
Robson Carrie J & Brandon from Robson Carrie J & Main Craig D & Robert, 5045 Beechwood Ave NE, $200,000.
Coastal Georgia’s boom in new industries, coupled with its population increase, has forced local authorities to pause and take into account where the influx of newcomers holding these new gigs will lay their head at night. Chatham County alone, for example, has a housing deficit of 9,300-10,000 units, especially to support workforce housing for those making 60% to 120%. of area median income.
The Savannah Economic Development Authority (SEDA) is teaming up with Georgia Tech for a Comprehensive Coastal Georgia Housing study, which was introduced during SEDA’s monthly meeting Tuesday. The research will take inventory of the housing stock in Bryan, Bulloch, Chatham and Effingham counties, as well as the city of Savannah to determine the best areas for housing growth.
What does a housing study do?
Each county and the City of Savannah will pay $20,000 for the study. A state grant worth $100,000 will go toward the project.
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Betsy McGriff of the Center for Economic Development Research at Georgia Tech said this kind of research is imperative to ensure communities are built to grow over time.
“We do this to make sure your infrastructure can handle the development you propose,” said McGriff. “What we are doing will be a community engaged process.”
Can laborers afford to live here?
There is one major issue looming regarding the housing boom that is expected to occur. Many of the homes in the area are out of reach financially.
“You look at wages and if there’s a mismatch between wages on the market and the cost of homes, that might be considered in terms of what you try to drive as far as construction,” said McGriff. “If the demographic shows a certain area has a one-person household, you may consider smaller homes. The government can issue a request for proposal and work with the development authority to drive the kind of development they want to public property [that they own]. The big piece is, time is money. The more you can streamline that process – you can drive down the cost of development.”
According to the real estate website Redfin, the average home prices in each county are:
- Bryan County: $430,000
- Bulloch County: $265,000
- Chatham County: $352,000
- Effingham County: $318,000
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, however, the average median household income across the four-county region is shy of $75,000, which means most households could not afford a home above $245,000 without being cost burdened.
Georgia Congressman Buddy Carter said during a previous interview that the state has been “addressing” the need for funding to go towards workforce housing.
“That’s extremely important,” said Carter. “Federal funds have been flowing through the state to address that. We are going to make sure they have what they need.”
Carter did not provide a dollar amount.
While some counties allow the market to determine the price of homes, McGriff said there are ways to mitigate the cost. She said it is important to attract developments that “the CEO and the security guard can afford.”
McGriff said she grew up in a rural community and understands the hardships that come with change and said that community character will be considered as Georgia Tech conducts its research.
She added that because Georgia is a property rights state, owners, for the most part, have control over their land.
“You can’t shut the gate and tell people not to come. What you can do is drive development to the places where services are appropriate and preserve green spaces. We are cognizant of that but we also want to be welcoming of people that are investing in the community. You have to balance that out.”
The study is slated to be complete by October.
Latrice Williams is a general assignment reporter covering Bryan and Effingham County. She can be reached at lwilliams6@gannett.com.
A Milwaukee-based real estate developer plans to bring an apartment development to the former site of St. Bernard Congregation and Wauwatosa Catholic School in the Wauwatosa village. Here’s what to know.
Three Leaf Partners named as developer to purchase St. Bernard parish
Three Leaf Partners LLC submitted its plans for a three-story multi-family development at 7474 Harwood Ave. to the City of Wauwatosa weeks after parishioners learned St. Bernard would close to merge with its sister parish Christ King.
Rev. Phillip Bogacki, pastor of both parishes, told parishioners in a letter that parish leaders had chosen a developer to whom they would sell the St. Bernard property, but didn’t name Three Leaf Partners. Proceeds of the sale will serve as an infusion of cash to carry the newly merged parish forward, he said.
Three Leaf Partners, co-founded by Milwaukee Bucks guard Pat Connaughton, has developed hotels, multi-family apartment buildings and other projects around the Milwaukee area, Minnesota and Indiana. The firm developed the Honey Creek Apartments in Wauwatosa and is working on multi-family apartments and townhomes in Hartland.
St. Bernard property to be replaced by 163-unit apartment building
Three Leaf Partners’ plans would bring a 163-unit apartment building to the coveted property in the Wauwatosa village, plans by Milwaukee-based Korb + Associates Architects show.
One-bedroom units from 650 to 850 square feet would make up most of the building, while more spacious one-bedroom units from 850 to 950 square feet and two-bedroom units that are 1,150 to 1,250 square feet will also be available.
Below the three levels of apartment units, a basement garage will provide 187 parking spots for residents. Twenty-three parking spots north of the building are planned for visitors.
A courtyard will bring residents an outdoor space within the apartment complex’s walls, complete with grills and a fire pit. The building will include a storage area for bikes, a fitness room and club room, among other amenities.
How much will Three Leaf Partners’ apartment development on Harwood Avenue cost?
The project costs $46 million and Three Leaf Partners does not plan to ask for tax incremental financing, or TIF, according to the BizTimes, which first reported on the development.
Representatives of Three Leaf Partners did not immediately respond to requests for an interview.
The firm has sought out TIF in other projects, including $13 million in city financing help for an apartment project in West Allis.
Parts of St. Bernard’s history may be preserved in the new developments, plans show
Plans show that developers and architects may repurpose the bricks, stained glass and other aspects of the existing building that housed St. Bernard parish, which became Wauwatosa’s first Catholic church in 1911.
Construction on the current parish complex began in 1962. The parish property underwent extensive renovations starting in 2000, which brought new parish and school office centers, a gymnasium and an elevator, according to the parish website.
Rev. Bogacki said in his letter to parishoners that approval from the city for the developers’ plans may take six to nine months and that the parish will remain in their building during that time.
“If plans are approved, we can determine when to set moments to celebrate the good work of our past and pledge ourselves to a renewed future,” he wrote.
Will the new apartment replacing the St. Bernard property in Tosa’s village go before the Common Council?
The development meets the current zoning code and therefore does not need to go to the Common Council for approval, according to Eva Ennamorato, Wauwatosa’s communications manager.
“That’s unique when it comes to developments,” Ennamorato told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
The development firm plans to present its plans at the Wauwatosa Design Review Board meeting Thursday, April 18 at 7 p.m. in the Common Council Chambers at Wauwatosa City Hall.
The in-person meeting will not be recorded, and residents can share their thoughts on the development during public comment, Ennamorato said. The development may need to go before the Board of Public Works or other boards to receive certain permits before construction can begin, according to Ennamorato.
Contact the reporter at bfogarty@gannett.com