We're still in West Knoxville this week looking at a neighborhood that I look at a lot, seeing as how it's located right across Kingston Pike from my office: West Hills.
West Hills is a lovely mid-century community which is bounded by Kingston Pike to the South, Middlebrook Pike to the North, and spreads roughly from just east of Gallaher View to just west of Papermill.
The West Hills Community Association has been alive and kickin' for over 30 years and has a very strong history of neighborhood activism. From The West Hills Community Association's website:
In 1964 a fledgling organization came to an agreement with Morgan Shubert to prevent construction of apartments in West Hills. In June of that year,1964 a founding meeting was held to re-establish an enduring organization. The meeting was attended by 34 families, which agreed to the creation of the new organization, and charged Dr. Richard Briley to draft a letter soliciting members.Just across from West Town Mall and only moments from I-40, West Hills is very conveniently located for shopping and commuting. Throw in the West Hills YMCA and West Hills Park and you start to understand why this neighborhood is such a desirable place to call home.The original officers (J.E. Brown, President, Ken Monty, Jamie Kinsey, and Richard Briley, as VP, secretary, and treasurer respectively) immediately opposed plans for a trailer park, south of Kingston Pike, in an area zoned commercial and adjacent to what would become West Town Mall......By the end of 1964, 136 families were dues paying members, and issues for action abounded. It was obvious that the high school was inadequate, and the group threw its vigorous support behind a school-bond construction plan for a new Bearden High. Members stepped forward to pitch in on different concerns. B.Ray Thompson chaired a steering committe to establish a schedule of "Aims and Devices:. Lynn Craig met with KUB regarding lights and water, Paul Haas initiated a study to create a park for the new community; Brown and Monty tackled the problems of school sidewalks, traffic, and the fact that bus service from downtown did not extend all the West to West Hills.Its hard to believe now that, the city mentally did not exist beyond Northshore Drive and Kingston Pike.
Here's West Hills by the numbers-
West Hills*
Current On-Market Listings - 13
Average Asking Price: $226,015
Median Asking Price: $210,000
Most Expensive: $459,900 (5 BR, 3 1/2 BA, approx 6500 sq ft)
Least Expensive: $149,900 (3 BR, 1 1/2 BA, approx 1300 sq ft)
Current Pending Sales -6
Average Asking Price: $181,600
Median Asking Price: $171,200
Closed Sales - Q1 2007 - 9
Average Sales Price - $188,778
Median Sales Price - $189,000
Average Days on Market - 77
Closed Sales - Q1 2008 - 5
Average Sales Price - $187,060
Median Sales Price - $199,900
Average Days on Market - 75
*Data taken from KAARMLS on 4/28/08 for West Hills proper and does not include adjacent subdivisions, condos or PUDS.
If you want any more information about any of these properties, just give me a shout.
Thanks to Casey Peters for the inspiration for this week's NOTW! Want to aspire to inspire me for next week's neighborhood? Do so in the comments.
1 comments:
Anytime you need inspiration just come knockin'. Thanks for the nod.
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