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This area is definitely my old stomping grounds. I went to many a house party in one of those split levels in the late 80s to early 90s. Good times! It’s funny seeing them now when I have an inspection over there and they have aluminum wiring, non-grounded electrical, small bedrooms and baths, etc. It is pretty funny they seemed way bigger when I was in high school, it maybe I’m just comparing them to the seeming floor of 2800sf in new construction these days. It is pretty amazing what people will pay now as well. But that location is only getting better over time.
They aren't split levels, they're midcentury modern homes. They can be filled with all the requisite midcentury modern furnishings to make for a proper urban homeowner making them 100% cooler than their counterparts in the burbs.
I did get a message from a realtor asking if we would be willing to sell our home, but I'm sure they are more interested in our .5 acre lot than our split level. Although, I've noticed that more flippers are trying to rehab the split levels in North Hills nowadays.
I did get a message from a realtor asking if we would be willing to sell our home, but I'm sure they are more interested in our .5 acre lot than our split level. Although, I've noticed that more flippers are trying to rehab the split levels in North Hills nowadays.
You might have zoning restrictions that prevent subdividing lots to allow more than one house being built.
Maybe R-20?
.42 acre minimum?
So, renovation is more workable than scraping and having a very expensive lot?
They did pass zoning restrictions for part of North Hill, but the people who did it only included what they deemed to be "historic North Hills". I think the line is from Hyde to Six Forks.
Starting to see a similar trend with the older split levels walkable to downtown Cary. While nowhere near those North Hills prices, we’ll have gone from $200Ks to pushing $400Ks in maybe 4 years. And things seem to be accelerating down here with all the new stuff right downtown, plus Fenton and Epic Games coming very close by. The split levels have enough sqft that they are being renovated, while the smaller cottages/ranches are being torn down. We have $1M+ home going up around the corner.
I’ve come to really like actually living in a split level, even if I would love to figure out a way to make the exterior more aesthetically pleasing.
I’ve come to really like actually living in a split level, even if I would love to figure out a way to make the exterior more aesthetically pleasing.
Even when I've come across one that's in the right location and has a decent layout and that I can afford, that's often the part that I've gotten hung up on. Some split levels just can't be made to look aesthetically pleasing particularly the ones with certain 60s and 70s design hallmarks (shingles down the side, barn roofs, general weirdness, etc). Some can updated pretty easily though, especially the ones that are pretty basic and have the lowest level a bit more above ground.
They aren't split levels, they're midcentury modern homes. They can be filled with all the requisite midcentury modern furnishings to make for a proper urban homeowner making them 100% cooler than their counterparts in the burbs.
Split levels are hated on but people do forget that they were popular once for a reason.
Split levels are hated on but people do forget that they were popular once for a reason.
Split levels originally worked nicely when placed on a slope.
The lower level on the lower side of the slope, and the single level on the higher side of the slope.
Direct access to grade level from both with few or no steps, and an upstairs bedroom and bath level.
Then, when they got popular, people started sticking tri-level splits on flat lots, and they almost always look out of place.
The typical problem that arises from picking a style from a book and sticking it somewhere, rather than picking a style for the intended lot.
Split levels are hated on but people do forget that they were popular once for a reason.
They do have some advantages. They offer a little bit more separation of space than many ranch homes do but more connectivity than most two story homes. Plus they don't have those perilously long staircases that many two-story houses have. That said, you have to go up and down stairs to go just about anywhere.
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They can be filled with all the requisite midcentury modern furnishings to make for a proper urban homeowner making them 100% cooler than their counterparts in the burbs. 
