About Gainesville's Duck Pond Area

UNDER CONTRACT: 929 NE 7th Ave, Gainesville, FL after 26 days on the market and multiple offers!

Congratulations to one of my sellers in the Duck Pond area of North East Gainesville, FL. After 26 days on the market and a tough start with several new foreclosure listings, we are under contract and closing before the end of November.

• Real Estate Market Activity Report for the Duck Pond area in Gainesville, FL - October 2009
  
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• Gainesville, FL Real Estate - New Listing - 929 NE 7th Ave, Gainesville, FL 32601 in historic Duckpond community

To learn more about buying or selling in the Duck Pond area, visit our website to view homes for sale in Duck Pond, or contact a local Gainesville Realtor.

Real Estate Market Activity Report for the Duck Pond area in Gainesville, FL - October 2009

The Duck Pond area is in the historic district of North East Gainesville bordered by University Ave, N 8th Ave, Main St, and Waldo Rd. There are currently 19 homes for sale in the Duck Pond area.

Since October 1st, the following homes were newly listed, price-dropped, under contract, or closed.

New Listings:

535 NE 12th Ct
Gainesville, FL 32601

1231 Sq Ft
3 bed / 1 bath

$47,900 Foreclosure

541 NE 12th CT
Gainesville, FL 32601

1192 Sq Ft
3 bed / 1 bath

$74,900 Foreclosure

929 NE 7th Ave
Gainesville, FL 32601

1240 Sq Ft
3 bed / 1 bath

$169,900

Price Changes:

1035 NE 3rd Ave
Gainesville, FL 32601

1958 Sq Ft
4 bed / 3 bath

$225,000 $219,000

New Contracts Pending:

810 NE 4th Ave
Gainesville, FL 32601

1456 Sq Ft
2 bed / 1 bath

$189,900 DOM: 175


718 NE 5 Terr
Gainesville, FL 32601

1020 Sq Ft
2 bed / 1 bath

$130,000 DOM: 26

711 NE 9th St
Gainesville, FL 32601

845 Sq Ft
2 bed / 1 bath

$114,900 $110,000 DOM: 160

Pictured above is the Ivy House Restaurant (formerly Govindas Indian Cuisine) in the City of Alachua

I love old architecture: Victorians, Cracker Style - anything that speaks of time's past. I came across a home for sale on the Gainesville, FL MLS that was apparently in the historic district, and there was a link to the histroric guidelines. There are certain restrictions when remodling homes in the historic district. These guidelines are in place to encourage the owner to keep renovations with the integrity of the structure and area in mind.

I was trying to find this link to the guidelines online, when I came across a really excellent catalog of Gainesville and Alachua County Historic Homesites and buildings, such as the well known Univeristy of Florida Historic Campus and homes in the Duck Pond area of Gainesville: Historic Preservation Website

By clicking the Historic Towns tab, you are given a little map in which you can click the cities within Alachua County to gather historical information and view a map of what sections make up the historic districts in those towns. For Gainesville, you will find unique links covering the following areas:

History of Downtown Gainesville and Related Structures
Historic Downtown Structures

History of the Northeast Historic District (Duck Pond area)
NE Historic Sites

History of Pleasant Street Historic District
Pleasant St. Historic Homes

History of Southeast Gainesville Historic District
SE Gainesville Historic Homes

About University of Florida Campus Historic District
UF Historic Buildings

These links have a lot of Valuable and interesting information. Next time you're driving around the Downtown area, try to locate some of these historic buildings.

Looking for Cracker, Victorian, or Traditional old homes/real estate in Alachua County? Contact me and I'd be happy to send you available properties. One of the homes in the Duck Pond area/Northeast historic district registry is even currently available (info current as of 5/28/2008)!

Angela Elliott is a licensed Florida REALTOR® with Century 21 Classic Properties in Gainesville, FL. Please visit my profile for more about me and browse my Gainesville, FL real estate website for additional Alachua County information and listings. Your phone calls are always welcome at (352) 256-7038 as are your e-mails to angela.elliott1@century21.com. A portion of all my closed sales will be donated to the Alachua Co. Humane Society (View my mission statement).