Sullivan's Gulch, NE.

I forgot to post this one! On a sunny summer day, which day I cannot recall, I left my office at NE 21st & Broadway and walked East covering the area between I-84 and NE Broadway, from 21st to 28th. This area is called Sullivan's Gulch. What was once a bucolic "forest of fir trees with a beautiful stream running through it and an occasional waterfall, the site of Sullivan's cabin, and later during the depression a ShantyTown (see the history of Sullivan's Gulch here) is now a coveted inner-city neighborhood of turn of the century foursquares, and bungalows, tudors, the occasional mediterranean or ranch, and myriad apartment houses, condos, and duplexes of varying styles from the teens through the early 70's. It is a truly equal opportunity neighborhood with the ammenities of Broadway, schools of Irvington, and just enough traffic noise from the freeway to make it affordable!

The Stats:  The 9 months sales prices show sales as low as $90K, as high as $475K, with median sold price being $336,750. The tracts are Holladay Park, Carter's Addition, John Irving's First Addition.

This was the second house I ever sold!

Find of the Walk!

Foster-Powell 1

On this evening I took a short walk (it was getting dark!), covering the triangle formed by Holgate and Foster starting down at 52nd. There are a lot of older bungalows and foursquares in this area, some on tiny lots, others on huge ones. It's a very urban-feeling neighborhood with tons of  untapped potential. A bit ramshackle is places, but some neighbors are obviously putting in the hours and creating really nice homes for themselves! 
An interesting history tid-bit, per the FO-PO Neighborhood Association: "Foster was a dusty trail used by farmers to haul their goods downtown, passing through the then-independent town of Lents (near 92nd Avenue) on the way. Portland expanded and connected transportation links to suburbs, including the old Mt. Scott streetcar line which traveled up Foster on its way to Lents, eventually connecting to service all the way to Estacada. In the early 20th century, Foster was Portland’s widest street, with 17-foot wide sidewalks modeled after Parisian boulevards."

The Stats: In the past 9 mos, houses have sold for as little as $90K, to as much as $206K, with a list high of $240k.  The average sold price being $161,900.  The tracts include: Marcellus, Vendome, Archer, Overton Park, Cherry Park, Anabel and Hessemer.