Just Sold! 3220 West Calhoun Parkway #101

Where: 3220 Calhoun Parkway West #101 in southwest Minneapolis.
What: 3 Bedroom, 2 Bath condo with balcony overlooking Lake Calhoun.
When: closed last Monday (March 5).
How much: $732,500.
Who: Buyer represented by Ross Kaplan, Edina Realty-City Lakes; Barbara Brin (Coldwell Banker Burnet) represented the Seller.

“Buy land — they’re not making any more.”

–Attributed to both Mark Twain and Will Rogers.

I don’t necessarily agree with the Twain/Rogers take on buying land:  all you have to do is fly from the Twin Cities to either coast, and you’ll see LOTS of open, developable real estate.

But, I very much agree with the sentiment when it comes to buying condo’s near — and specifically, on — the west side of Lake Calhoun in southwest Minneapolis.

2 Buildings, 3 Dozen Condo’s

Then, there are only two buildings to choose from:  3150 Calhoun Parkway West, and its smaller neighbor one block south, 3220 Calhoun Parkway West.

Number of units in each building:  25 and 11, respectively, for a total of 3 dozen.**

The latest to score one of these coveted units?

My client, who closed on #101 in 3220 Calhoun last Monday (March 5).

Congrats to both the Buyer and Seller!

**With four transaction sides in the two buildings the last few years, I qualify as West Calhoun’s top condo seller.

Three Realtors are tied for second place, with two transaction sides apiece (note: each consummated sale has two transaction “sides”:  a buy side and sell side).

See also, “Quick! Who Does the Selling Agent Represent?”; “Scooping the Star Tribune on Calhoun Towers Redevelopment“; and “Why is the Buyer’s Agent Called the “Selling Agent?”



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