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Category Archives: Charlottesville

More Discussion on Charlottesville’s Avon Center

NBC29 news did a piece on Thursday on Charlottesville’s Avon Center retail development.  You can check it out here. No one has made an official announcement yet on the specifics or the timeframe of development.  The big unknown is the expansion/construction of the Bent Creek Parkway, which will connect 5th Street to Avon Street and [...]

Fry’s Spring Charmer

  The Hook did recap of Deborah Rutter and Amy Webb‘s listing at 100 Troost Court in Charlottesville’s Fry’s Spring neighborhood. Check it out here. And a quick quote: With both the sunroom and a greenhouse situated along the front elevation, the house is noticeably short on curb appeal. However, prospective buyers might remember the adage [...]

Troubles at Wintergreen

While many folks throughout Central Virginia are enjoying this mild winter, Wintergreen Resort seems to be cursing it.  After a 2009 winter that brought record snowfall to the entire state of Virginia, 2011 marks the second straight winter of warm temperatures and basically no snowfall.  Combine the weather with an economy that is only now [...]

Is More Development Coming Along 5th Street in Charlottesville?

Over the past few years, Crozet and Northern Albemarle have been the big development spots in Albemarle County.  Neighborhoods like Old Trail and Belvedere have blossomed and have created opportunities close by.  But it looks like 5th Street could be one of Charlottesville’s development centers in the coming months. Here’s a few examples of what’s [...]

Live Where You Love: Nelson County, Virginia

  We’re venturing into Nelson County for the next episode in our Live Where You Love video series. If you haven’t been to Nelson recently, there’s a lot going on.  Between the increased tourism from the Brew Ridge Trail, the Virginia Wine Trail and Wintergreen to Nelson’s sheer beauty, it’s really an amazing part of our [...]

Q4 Nest Report Covered by the Local Charlottesville News

The Nest Realty Q4 Nest Report was picked up yesterday by two local news stations.  If you haven’t read our report, check out these quick snippets…and then touch base with your favorite Nest Realty agent to get a little more of a recap. Overall, we’re using the two words: CAUTIOUS OPTIMISM.  For the first time [...]

Charlottesville Real Estate Market Update: Q4 2011

We apologize for the slight delay with this Q4 report.  Fortunately, it’s been a very busy last couple of weeks at Nest.  Between a lot of activity in the Charlottesville real estate market, adding a few more fantastic agents to our team, and a few other exciting projects in the works, this took a little [...]

Live Where You Love: Northern Albemarle

Our next video in Nest Realty’s Live Where You Love series takes us to Northern Albemarle and 29 North.  Over the last 20 years, Northern Albemarle has seen explosive growth with commercial, retail, and residential development.  Convenience and proximity to services play a major role in people’s decisions to live in this part of Albemarle [...]

Welcome Aboard! Our Nest is Growing…

Nest Realty is proud to announce 2 exciting additions to our Charlottesville office.  Robert Russo and Janice Kavanagh have both joined Nest and we couldn’t be happier to have them on our team. You can get to know Robert and Janice a little better by checking out their bios on our web site. If you [...]

Charlottesville’s Landmark Hotel Moving Forward?

A report from the Daily Progress yesterday projects that there is a chance that the partially-built Landmark Hotel in Charlottesville may start moving forward again in 2012. For those of you unfamiliar with the Landmark Hotel saga…here’s a quick recap with some additional story links from The Hook. Though there still is obviously confusion around [...]