Physician moving to Cbus - UA, Grandview, Bexley, Franklin (Columbus: sale, homes)
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Thank you Rosebush1 and ohioflorida! I like neighborhoods with a lot of character where there’s not 5-10 home styles to choose from. But rather many many different types. Like when you can bring any builder to build a home in a development or on a street, not one owned by one builder and you don’t have many many different options to choose from. There are many neighborhoods like that in Cleveland and Cincinnati. Hyde Park, Mount Lookout, Mariemont & Indian Hill in Cincinnati as examples. Bexley seems to have that variety. Are there any areas like that in other Columbus burbs?
Thank you Rosebush1 and ohioflorida! I like neighborhoods with a lot of character where there’s not 5-10 home styles to choose from. But rather many many different types. Like when you can bring any builder to build a home in a development or on a street, not one owned by one builder and you don’t have many many different options to choose from. There are many neighborhoods like that in Cleveland and Cincinnati. Hyde Park, Mount Lookout, Mariemont & Indian Hill in Cincinnati as examples. Bexley seems to have that variety. Are there any areas like that in other Columbus burbs?
Bexley, Upper Arlington, Grandview Heights and parts of Worthington are going to be the best fit for what you are looking for if you are exclusively focused on Columbus suburbs. Granville is about 35 minutes east of Columbus but is charming and seems to have home styles similar to Mariemont.
Central Ohio suburbs are generally clean cut and new. It's not very realistic to expect towns, other than the inner rings suburbs that are already mentioned, to have historic manors or New England style cottages.
If you expanded your search to include Columbus proper you would have a ton more options e.g. Clintonville.
Bexley, Upper Arlington, Grandview Heights and parts of Worthington are going to be the best fit for what you are looking for if you are exclusively focused on Columbus suburbs. Granville is about 35 minutes east of Columbus but is charming and seems to have home styles similar to Mariemont.
Central Ohio suburbs are generally clean cut and new. It's not very realistic to expect towns, other than the inner rings suburbs that are already mentioned, to have historic manors or New England style cottages.
If you expanded your search to include Columbus proper you would have a ton more options e.g. Clintonville.
Buckeye614, I am not focused on just the suburbs. I’m open to parts of Columbus. I need to do more searching in the places you listed. I think Clintonville would work but I haven’t seen much there at all. Very little homes for sale there. I also need to look south of the city in German Village and Merion Village. UA seems to be too expensive for me. I didn’t know what these areas would look like before I came here but they look like planned unit developments w/o a lot of character. They definitely would be considered nice, just not my style. I rechecked where I looked in Dublin and I was not as far west as the two posters recommended so I’ll need to check near Muirfield Dr. I pretty much stopped when I hit Dublin Scioto High School.
I also checked out Powell. I liked the downtown, however, it did not have that many restaurants. Any chance it will get bigger with more options? I think it has potential. When I drove around some of the neighborhoods near the downtown, I just saw more of the cookie cutter neighborhoods that I saw in Dublin. Looks very safe and kid friendly but not my housing style. Any prime areas there that I should check out?
My favorite neighborhood in Dublin is Coventry Woods, off Brand Road, between Muirfield Road and Dublin Road. Not cookie cutter IMO but pricey. 500’s I think.
Coventry Woods Drive, Winchell Court are gorgeous streets in this small, pocket neighborhood. Check it out.
There are many nice neighborhoods along Muirfield Avery road and Brand Road. (In an earlier post I misspelled Brand Road).
Another nice street is Dublinshire, off Muirfield Avery Road. As I recall it is a loop street.
Muirfield has some nice areas, many many sections built over thirty or forty years. Muirfield is just north of Brand Road. Variety of price ranges.
You won’t get much for your money in German Village but it’s a very unique and classy area. Victorian Village is unique and gorgeous, especially in springtime. Anything updated will be very pricey. Clintonville is more affordable.
Lots of good private and parochial schools in Columbus.
Buckeye614, I am not focused on just the suburbs. I’m open to parts of Columbus. I need to do more searching in the places you listed. I think Clintonville would work but I haven’t seen much there at all. Very little homes for sale there. I also need to look south of the city in German Village and Merion Village. UA seems to be too expensive for me. I didn’t know what these areas would look like before I came here but they look like planned unit developments w/o a lot of character. They definitely would be considered nice, just not my style. I rechecked where I looked in Dublin and I was not as far west as the two posters recommended so I’ll need to check near Muirfield Dr. I pretty much stopped when I hit Dublin Scioto High School.
I also checked out Powell. I liked the downtown, however, it did not have that many restaurants. Any chance it will get bigger with more options? I think it has potential. When I drove around some of the neighborhoods near the downtown, I just saw more of the cookie cutter neighborhoods that I saw in Dublin. Looks very safe and kid friendly but not my housing style. Any prime areas there that I should check out?
I mean this in the best way possible but you may have to to choose between unique and/or historic homes, price and square footage/acreage. Your price range (400-500K) is likely not going to get you into a 2500-3000 square foot home with a .25 acre yard in a desirable area in the city of Columbus or in its inner-ring suburbs.
For example, Victorian Village has everything you want in terms of housing stock and amenities. It is literally in OSU/Med Center's backyard, safe, beautiful historic homes, walkable, near Short North bars and restaurants, has Goodale Park/the Olentangy Trail etc. However, 400-500K in this area seems to get you a house slightly above or below 2,000 square feet likely with no yard. A cookie cutter home in Dublin at the same price range will get you 3800 square feet with a yard significantly larger than .25 acres.
I don't mean to discourage you at all and wish you well with your home search.
I’ve been to Columbus for a few weeks now. I have not been impressed with the areas. However, I am sure I am missing something.
The streets and neighborhoods I visited in Dublin & Powell had a lot of cookie cutter neighborhoods that were built in the 80s, 90s & 2000s. Not a lot of variety/custom homes within a neighborhood/development. What are some of the best streets there? I want to check those out to make sure I’m looking at the best parts of those towns.
Same thing for Worthington, many of the areas I drove through looked even older than Dublin & Powell but also with cookie cutter neighborhoods. Nothing special architecturally and the homes inside were not upgraded. I’ve seem some homes in Bexley that are interesting and those streets seem more custom with a lot more variety in housing styles. The homes there seem expensive, though, so I may not find what I want in my price range there.
I’m rather disappointed in my search... ☹️
Sounds like next time you need to look around in older neighborhoods like; Upper Arlington, Grandview, and Clintonville area.
If you made your preferences clear a realtor shouldn't have bothered showing you stuff in some of the places you mentioned.
Thank you Rosebush1 and ohioflorida! I like neighborhoods with a lot of character where there’s not 5-10 home styles to choose from. But rather many many different types. Like when you can bring any builder to build a home in a development or on a street, not one owned by one builder and you don’t have many many different options to choose from. There are many neighborhoods like that in Cleveland and Cincinnati. Hyde Park, Mount Lookout, Mariemont & Indian Hill in Cincinnati as examples. Bexley seems to have that variety. Are there any areas like that in other Columbus burbs?
I think you'd be hard put to find much over 2500sqft, .25 acre, updated, and under $500K in those listed neighborhoods.
Buckeye614, I am not focused on just the suburbs. I’m open to parts of Columbus. I need to do more searching in the places you listed. I think Clintonville would work but I haven’t seen much there at all. Very little homes for sale there. I also need to look south of the city in German Village and Merion Village. UA seems to be too expensive for me. I didn’t know what these areas would look like before I came here but they look like planned unit developments w/o a lot of character. They definitely would be considered nice, just not my style. I rechecked where I looked in Dublin and I was not as far west as the two posters recommended so I’ll need to check near Muirfield Dr. I pretty much stopped when I hit Dublin Scioto High School.
I also checked out Powell. I liked the downtown, however, it did not have that many restaurants. Any chance it will get bigger with more options? I think it has potential. When I drove around some of the neighborhoods near the downtown, I just saw more of the cookie cutter neighborhoods that I saw in Dublin. Looks very safe and kid friendly but not my housing style. Any prime areas there that I should check out?
Yes. For Dublin, the more desirable side of Dublin is further west from where you were looking. You need to check out the neighborhood around Muirfield Gold Club, Tartan field or near Jerome High school etc.
To get a good feel of the western part of Dublin...try to drive along Brand Road and check out the neighborhood along it. Start from Brand road-Dublin road intersection roundabout. As you drive along Brand Road you will see 5 roundabouts with the last one at Jerome High School. You should also try driving along Avery Road and Muirfield Dr. Use google maps Street view to your advantage to see how each neighborhood looks like etc. Check out Zillow and realtor.com also for existing home for sales around here. I still feel that you should check out the Riviera development when you are here. (if you can afford it).Everyone has their own preferences . I have lived in Columbus, OH most/all my life and have lived on the northeast, northwest and north central side of Columbus suburbs plus Upper Arlington. My own personal favorite is still Dublin,OH.
Good luck in your home shopping.
I mean this in the best way possible but you may have to to choose between unique and/or historic homes, price and square footage/acreage. Your price range (400-500K) is likely not going to get you into a 2500-3000 square foot home with a .25 acre yard in a desirable area in the city of Columbus or in its inner-ring suburbs.
For example, Victorian Village has everything you want in terms of housing stock and amenities. It is literally in OSU/Med Center's backyard, safe, beautiful historic homes, walkable, near Short North bars and restaurants, has Goodale Park/the Olentangy Trail etc. However, 400-500K in this area seems to get you a house slightly above or below 2,000 square feet likely with no yard. A cookie cutter home in Dublin at the same price range will get you 3800 square feet with a yard significantly larger than .25 acres.
I don't mean to discourage you at all and wish you well with your home search.
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I agree with your assessment and it’s disappointing. I don’t need 3000 sq ft but really need close to 2500 which could include a finished basement. I also do want a yard so I’ve passed on some areas where houses are literally on top of another house. Most in German Village & VV seem right on top of the next house.
I think you'd be hard put to find much over 2500sqft, .25 acre, updated, and under $500K in those listed neighborhoods.
True, but there are up and coming areas like Tremont in Cleveland and Pleasant Ridge in Cincinnati where you can find that. I mentioned in an earlier post that I’m willing to live in an up and coming area. However, only Merion village and Hungarian village were suggested. I also noticed Franklin Park may be up and coming and have what i need.
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