Greensboro Triad Real Estate Blog: North Carolina: Greensboro: Kirkwood

Kirkwood a solid neighborhood in Greensboro, NC with values continuing to rise.

One of the older solid neighborhoods in Greensboro is called Kirkwood.  Near the center of town right beside one of the premier neighborhoods (Irving Park) Kirkwood is centrally located to be close to shopping and major roads to the airport.  The interstates are not far either now with the new loop going in around Greensboro.  Then neighborhood itself is just like the close knit communities of long ago.  Where everyone feels safe and walk the neighborhood with the children and pets at all hours.  They have parks where children play daily and you can walk the streets and see welcoming familiar faces everyday.  It is not uncommon to see many a home with white picket fences.  Large yards with families even sitting out in the front yard to wave as their neighbors walk by.  You see nice Adirondack chairs with outdoor fire pits in the front yards.  I have had a number of clients past and present want to be in this neighborhood.  After all how could you be afraid of your housing values when if you cross West Cornwallis Drive (the border for Kirkwood) you will run into the multi-million dollar homes in Irving Park. 

The homes do not look overwhelming but, they command prices in the $200,000 dollar range easily for homes under 2,000 square feet.  Of course these homes are wonderful older homes with many, many updates.  Most have of them have been totally renovated. 

0 comments • Greensboro, NC Real Estate Larry Story's Blog of the Triad! • November 24 2008 11:32PM

The Kirkwood Neighborhood in Greensboro, NC an old fashioned close knit community

The Kirkwood neighborhood is one of the older established communities within the metro area of Greensboro.  On quiet streets these adorable little homes thrive with young families and older residents that take care of their area with pride.   The residents walk their children and their pets through the quiet streets and stop and talk with their neighbors just like neighborhoods use to be. Recently Walgreens decided to try and put one of their twenty-four hour stores on the outside corner of this thriving neighborhood by way of slipping in because of the cities future use plan for the corridor along Lawndale drive.  The city of Greensboro had put as a future use commercial.  Well Walgreens thought they could then buy up some homesites and then flatten them for their store.  But, they had to deal with the Kirkwood Community.  In an unprecedented move they began a grass roots movement that lead to the city changing it's future use plan for the Kirkwood community along the Lawndale corridor to residential.  As a by product of the movement the community has really come together.  The spirit of Old Kirkwood has arisen.  They now have their own little fourth of July parade and other events!  You can check these out at www.kirkwood.org.  There are approximately 550 homes within this wonderful community and they are making real headway at breathing new life into this peaceful neighborhood.  They have split into blocks and now have board members, community watches, and block parties.  Best of all there are no dues!  These folks have come together for the love of the neighborhood. 

The home values here have always remained rock steady and they are bordered by Old Irving Park and New Irving Park on three sides.  So while a average home price in the mid 100K range you can cross the street and have the benefits of solid real estate values of mulit million dollar estates.  Plus just like Irving Park all the shopping you could need at your doorstep.  My wife and I walk our greyhounds through the Kirkwood neighborhood all the time.  With itself peaceful tree lined streets and natural green ways it is just one more great area to raise a family in Greensboro.

0 comments • Greensboro, NC Real Estate Larry Story's Blog of the Triad! • July 16 2008 09:36AM