University of Virginia Foundation buys Corner property for $4 million and 70 other Charlottesville property transactions from June 2025

Needless to say, I’m a bit behind on my summaries of property transactions in Charlottesville. Since January 2021, I’ve gone through each sale to try to better understand the structure of this community. These days I have to fit the work in when I can.

I am not a real estate agent. I am not a developer. I’m a journalist who has written about land use in this community for over two decades. I still have a lot to learn and my goal is to share it with as many people as I can.

I began tracking these records in the mid-2010’s when I was a reporter at a nonprofit news organization. I’d never really looked at transactions until I covered a rezoning in the Rose Hill neighborhood and realized I had to step up my game.

I began doing these summaries for Charlottesville Community Engagement because I wanted to see what changes might take place due to the Cville Plans Together initiative. Along the way, I’ve captured the increase in real property assessments in the city. I’m also particularly interested in when the University of Virginia Foundation purchases property because that’s one of the way we get puzzle pieces about UVA’s future.

What I don’t offer is any sort of analysis or sense of a trend. Maybe I’ll add that in the future, but as I said, I’m still learning. I share this with paid subscribers as a thank you. I depend on such subscriptions to make sure I can keep doing this work. I want to know what happens next!

And now, let’s get to the summaries!

June 2, 2025

• A five bedroom house on Field Road built in 1952 sold for $1.6 million. That’s 18.61 percent above the 2025 assessment of $1.349 million and 202.63 percent above the 2020 assessment of $528,700. Interior renovations were made in 2019. (Residential-A, 0.325 acres)
• Habitat for Humanity of Greater Charlottesville purchased 700 Belmont Cottage Lane in the Belmont neighborhood for $350,000. This is a four bedroom house built in 2014. That’s 5.48 percent below the 2025 assessment of $370,300 and 42.57 percent above the 2020 assessment of $245,000. (Residential-B, 0.06 acres)
• A three bedroom house built in 1973 at 1303 King Street in the Fifeville neighborhood sold twice on this day. The first purchaser is Twin Creeks Capital LLC and they paid $295,000. The second purchaser is First Chair Investments LLC and they paid $318,500. The second transaction is 30.73 percent above the 2025 assessment of $459,800 and 11.17 percent above the 2020 assessment of $286,500. Residential-Neighborhood A, 0.207 acres)
• A three bedroom house built in 1971 in the 1600 block of 6th Street SE sold for $260,000. That’s 15.72 percent below the 2025 assessment of $308,500 and 38.45 percent above the 2020 assessment of $187,800. (Residential-A, 0.179 acres)
• A three bedroom house built in 1963 in the 2600 block of Willard Drive sold for $431,000. That’s 3.47 percent below the 2025 assessment of $446,500 and 42.39 percent above the 2020 assessment of $302,700. (Residential-A, 0.336 acres)

June 3, 2025

• On this day, the title for 100 Harris Road was amended to add the City of Charlottesville as a joint owner with the Charlottesville Redevelopment and Housing Authority. CRHA paid $275,000 for the three bedroom house built in 1956 with the city paying half the cost. I wrote an article about that at the time. (Residential-B, 0.209 acres)
• The city was also added as a co-owner to the deeds for 28 other properties the CRHA purchased as part of the Dogwood portfolio. The city paid $5 million toward the CRHA’s $10 million purchase.

June 4, 2025

• St. Martin Real Estate LLC purchased 1514 Amherst Street in the Barracks / Rugby neighborhood for $428,000. The structure is a four bedroom house built in 1960. The transaction is 10.48 percent below the 2025 assessment of $478,100 and 38.15 percent above the 2020 assessment of $309,800. (Residential-A, 0.18 acres)
• A two bedroom house in the 100 block of Harris Road in the Fry’s Spring neighborhood sold for $465,100. That’s 13.77 percent above the 2025 assessment of $408,800 and 72.13 percent above the 2020 assessment of $270,200. (Residential-B, 0.15 acres)

June 5, 2025

• A five bedroom house in the 1100 block of Little High Street built in 1963 sold for $980,000. That’s 10.3 percent above the 2025 assessment of $888,500 and 81.35 percent above the 2020 assessment of $540,400. (Residential-A, 0.2 acres)
• A four bedroom townhouse at 100 Melbourne Park Circle built in 2007 sold for $469,500. That’s 0.66 percent below the 2025 assessment of $472,600 and 59.69 percent above the 2020 assessment of $294,000. (Residential Mixed Use 3, N/A)
• A firm called Milo and Petey LLC purchased 1121 Meriwether Street for $512,000. That’s 7.72 percent above the 2025 assessment of $475,300 and 44.27 percent above the 2020 assessment of $354,900. (Residential-A, 0.26 acres)

June 6, 2025

• A three bedroom house built in 1939 in the 600 block of Davis Avenue in the Locust Grove neighborhood sold for $849,000. That’s 28.62 percent above the 2025 assessment of $660,100 and 127.49 percent above the 2020 assessment of $373,200. (Residential-A, 0.392 acres)
• A three bedroom house built in 1940 in the 2400 block of Jefferson Park Avenue sold for $555,000. That’s 0.74 percent above the 2025 assessment of $550,900 and 48.12 percent above the 2020 assessment of $374,700. (Residential-A, 0.172 acres)
• A six bedroom house built in 1933 in the 1300 block of Hilltop Road sold for $3,025,000. That’s 22.54 percent above the 2025 assessment of $2,468,600 and 104.31 percent above the 2020 assessment of $1.48 million. (Residential-A, 1.1 acres)
• A four bedroom house built in 1956 in the 1300 block of East Market Street sold for $295,000. That’s 11.86 percent below the 2025 assessment of $334,700 and 21.4 percent above the 2020 assessment of $243,000. (Residential-A, 0.081 acres)
• A two bedroom house built in 1929 in the 1400 block of Early Street in the Belmont neighborhood sold for $480,000. That’s 31.62 percent above the 2025 assessment of $364,700 and 89.5 percent above the 2020 assessment of $253,200. (Residential-A, 0.22 acres)
• A three bedroom house built in 1947 in the 400 block of 13th Street NE in the Martha Jefferson neighborhood sold for $500,000. That’s 2.86 percent above the 2025 assessment of $486,100 and 54.89 percent above the 2020 assessment of $322,800. (Residential-A, 0.184 acres)
• A three bedroom house built in 1960 in the 600 block of Wilder Drive in the Locust Grove neighborhood sold for $680,000. That’s 59.96 percent above the 2025 assessment of $425,100 and 158.36 percent above the 2020 assessment of $263,200. (Residential-B, 0.253 acres)

June 9, 2025

• A three bedroom townhouse built in 2017 on Longwood Drive sold for $400,000. That’s 1.19 percent above the 2025 assessment of $395,300 and 36.05 percent above the 2020 assessment of $294,000. (Residential-C, 0.036 acres)
• A three bedroom townhouse built in 1998 on Darien Terrace sold for $299,150. That’s 12.97 percent above the 2025 assessment of $264,800 and 86.97 percent above the 2020 assessment of $160,000. (Residential-C, 0.04 acres)
• A multifamily building at 41 University Circle sold for $1.875 million. That’s 118.53 percent above the 2025 assessment of $858,000 and 181.32 percent above the 2020 assessment of $666,500. The purchase is named 41 University Circle LLC of New Orleans, Louisiana. (Residential-A, 0.33 acres)

• A two bedroom house in the 200 block of Palatine Avenue in the Belmont neighborhood sold for $412,500. That’s 21.86 percent above the 2025 assessment of $338,500 and 100.34 percent above the 2020 assessment of $205,900. (Residential-A, 0.13 acres)
• A three bedroom house built in 1984 in the 900 block of Marshall Street in the Locust Grove neighborhood sold for $505,000. That’s 0.57 percent below the 2025 assessment of $507,900 and 30.12 percent above the 2020 assessment of $388,100. (Residential-A, 0.37 acres)
• A four bedroom house built in 1985 in the 900 block of St. Charles Avenue in the Locust Grove neighborhood sold for $611,000. That’s 6.33 percent above the 2025 assessment of $574,600 and 42.69 percent above the 2020 assessment of $428,900. (Residential-A, 0.388 acres)
• A four bedroom house built in 1945 in the 1500 block of Rutledge Avenue in the Barracks / Rugby neighborhood sold for $995,000. That’s 0.31 percent above the 2025 assessment of $991,900 and 52.72 percent above the 2020 assessment of $651,500. (Residential-A, 0.303 acres)

June 10, 2025

• A three bedroom house built in 1961 in the 100 block of North Baker Street in the Fifeville neighborhood sold for $387,500. That’s 9.53 percent above the 2025 assessment of $353,800 and 54.44 percent above the 2020 assessment of $221,900. (Residential-A, 0.248 acres)

June 11, 2025

• A four bedroom house built in 1929 in the 300 block of Parkway Street in the North Downtown neighborhood sold for $945,000 to a firm called TMZ Parkway LLC. That’s 25.58 percent below the 2025 assessment of $1,269,800 and 6.51 percent above the 2020 assessment of $887,200. (Corridor Mixed-Use 3, 0.16 acres)
• A one bedroom condominium with 656 square feet in the Charlottesville Towers building at 511 1st Street sold for $270,000. That’s 3.93 percent above the 2025 assessment and 85.69 percent above the 2020 assessment of $145,500. (Residential Mixed Use 5, N/A)

June 12, 2025

• Silk Dog Lane LLC of Lovingston now owns 1638 Mulberry Avenue in the Fry’s Spring neighborhood. The purchase price was $375,000 for the two bedroom house built in 1952. The transaction is 4.72 percent above the 2025 assessment of $358,100 and 115.64 percent above the 2020 assessment of $173,900. (Residential-A, 0.086 acres)
• A three bedroom townhouse built in 2009 on Brookwood Drive sold for $385,000. That’s 7.39 percent below the 2025 assessment of $415,700 and 25.86 percent above the 2020 assessment of $305,900. (Residential-C, 0.0490 acres)
• A three bedroom house in the 1000 block of Blenheim Avenue built in 1950 sold for $536,300. That’s 54.78 percent above the 2025 assessment of $346,500 and 107.31 percent above the 2020 assessment of $258,700. (Residential-A, 0.13 acres)
• A two bedroom, 893 square foot condominium at 1305 Wertland Street sold for $222,000. That’s 6.64 percent below the 2025 assessment of $237,800 and 32.22 percent above the 2020 assessment of $167,900. (Residential Mixed Use 5, N/A)

June 13, 2025

• A single family attached in the 400 block of Riverside Avenue in the Woolen Mills neighborhood sold for $190,000. That’s 24.09 percent below the 2025 assessment of $250,300 and 12.09 percent above the 2020 assessment of $169,500. (Residential-A, 0.94 acres)
• A five bedroom house on Christa Court in the Fry’s Spring neighborhood sold for $871,500. That’s 0.84 percent below the 2025 assessment of $878,500 and 42.01 percent above the 2020 assessment of $613,700. (Residential-A, 0.18 acres)

June 16, 2025

• A three bedroom house built in 1973 on Wilder Drive in the Locust Grove neighborhood sold for $509,000. That’s 17.61 percent above the 2025 assessment of $432,800 and 51.8 percent above the 2020 assessment of $335,300. (Residential-B, 0.268 acres)

June 18, 2025

• A three bedroom house in the 700 block of Nalle Street built in 1920 sold for $564,900. That’s 23.77 percent above the 2025 assessment of $456,400 and 71.96 percent above the 2020 assessment of $328,500. (Residential Neighborhood A, 0.144 acres)
• A four bedroom house built in 1961 in the 1000 block of Druid Avenue sold for $675,000. That’s 3.97 percent above the 2025 assessment of $649,200 and 106.17 percent above the 2020 assessment of $327,400. (Residential-A, 0.13 acres)
• A five bedroom house in the 2000 block of Hessian Road in the Barracks / Rugby neighborhood sold for $3,205,000. That’s 77.77 percent above the 2025 assessment of $1,802,900 and 114.41 percent above the 2020 assessment of $1,494,800. (Residential-A, 0.887 acres)
• Bluebird Cottage LLC purchased 1856 Winston Road for $675,000. That’s 9.05 percent below the 2025 assessment of $742,200 and 32.51 percent above the 2020 assessment of $509,400. (Residential-A, 0.17 acres)

• A three bedroom townhouse on Danbury Court in the Belmont neighborhood sold for $309,000. That’s 8.73 percent above the 2025 assessment of $284,200 and 82.41 percent above the 2020 assessment of $169,400. (Residential-C, 0.07 acres)
• Covington Consulting LLC purchased 1515 Rutledge Avenue in the Barracks / Rugby neighborhood for $505,000. That’s 21.51 percent below the 2025 assessment of $643,400 and 21.37 percent above the 2020 assessment of $416,100. The company invested in interior renovations but had a stop work order issued on them on July 29 for doing work not on the building permit. Nevertheless, the home sold for $1.1 million on October 3. (Residential-A, 0.303 acres)
• A three bedroom house built in 1910 in the 800 block of Belmont Avenue sold for $795,000. That’s 8.13 percent above the 2025 assessment of $735,200 and 96.98 percent above the 2020 assessment of $403,600. (Residential-A, 0.13 acres)

June 20, 2025

• A three bedroom house built in 1983 on Oak Street in the Ridge Street neighborhood sold for $300,000. That’s 1.97 percent above the 2025 assessment of $294,200 and 15.65 percent above the 2020 assessment of $259,400. (Residential Neighborhood A, 0.14 acres)
• A four bedroom house built in 1950 on Westview Road in the Venable neighborhood sold for $1,249,000. That’s the exact same sales price as a transaction on November 14, 2024. This transaction is 2.52 percent below the 2025 assessment of $1,281,300 and 31.67 percent above the 2020 assessment of $948,600. (Residential-A, 0.389 acres)
• A three bedroom house built in 1993 on Riverside Avenue in the Woolen Mills neighborhood sold for $325,000. That’s 12.5 percent above the 2025 assessment of $288,900 and 73.06 percent above the 2020 assessment of $187,800. (Residential-A, 0.091 acres)
• A three bedroom house built in 1955 on Willard Avenue in the Fry’s Spring neighborhood sold for $505,000. That’s 12.5 percent above the 2025 assessment of $419,400 and 49.1 percent above the 2020 assessment of $338,700. (Residential-A, 0.23 acres)
• A three bedroom house built in 1978 on Leigh Place in the Willoughby section of the Ridge Street neighborhood sold for $458,000. That’s 9.44 percent above the 2025 assessment of $418,500 and 50.07 percent above the 2020 assessment of $305,200. (Residential-A, 0.166 acres)
• A three bedroom house built in 2020 on Paynes Mill Road sold for $785,000. That’s 3.93 percent above the 2025 assessment of $755,300 and 40.78 percent above the 2020 assessment of $557,600. (Residential-A, 0.26 acres)

June 24, 2025

• Solid Ground Properties now owns 931 Charlton Avenue in the Rose Hill neighborhood. They paid $260,000. That’s 17.01 percent above the 2025 assessment of $222,000 and 100 percent above the 2020 assessment of $130,000. A building permit was issued on October 10 for renovations estimated at $80,000. How much will this one sell for? (Residential Neighborhood A, 0.109 acres)

• Green Mountains LLC purchased 2001 Thomson Road in the Lewis Mountain neighborhood for $2.25 million. That’s 35.07 percent above the 2025 assessment of $1,665,800 and 183.45 percent above the 2020 assessment of $793,800. (Residential-A, 0.72 acres)

• A three bedroom house in the 100 block of Valley Road in the Jefferson Park Avenue neighborhood sold for $430,000. That’s 5.39 percent below the 2025 assessment of $454,500 and 32.8 percent above the 2020 assessment of $323,800. (Residential-B, 0.231 acres)
• A three bedroom house built in 2016 on Rialto Street as part of a planned unit development sold for $650,000. That’s 3.82 percent above the 2025 assessment of $626,100 and 32.84 percent above the 2020 assessment of $489,300. The exact same transaction also happened on May 20. (Residential-A, 0.06 acres)
• A four bedroom house in the 800 block of Elliott Avenue in the Belmont neighborhood sold for $635,000. That’s 30.71 percent above the 2025 assessment of $485,800 and 81.43 percent above the 2020 assessment of $350,000. The new owner has been issued a building permit to install a wet bar in the family room. (Residential-B, 0.13 acres)
• A four bedroom house in the 1300 block of Pen Park Lane sold for $1.145 million. That’s 26.73 percent above the 2025 assessment of $903,500. There does not appear to be an assessment for either 2023 or 2024. (Residential-A, 0.069 acres)

June 26, 2025

• A three bedroom house on Short 18th Street in the Woolen Mills neighborhood sold for $617,500. That’s 15.88 percent above the 2025 assessment of $532,900 and 54.07 percent above the 2020 assessment of $400,800. (Residential-A, 0.607 acres)
• A three bedroom house in the 1900 block of Thomson Road in the Lewis Mountain neighborhood sold for $1.52 million. That’s 20.29 percent above the 2025 assessment of $1,263,600 and 172.99 percent above the 2020 assessment of $556,800. (Residential-A, 0.305 acres)
• A three bedroom house in the 600 block of Harris Road in the Ridge Street neighborhood sold for $655,000. That’s 37.2 percent above the 2025 assessment of $477,400 and 89.64 percent above the 2020 assessment of $345,400. (Residential-A, 0.28 acres)
• A one bedroom condominium at 820 East High Street sold for $100,000. That’s 63.42 percent below the 2025 assessment of $273,300 and 56.2 percent below the 2020 assessment of $228,300. (Node Mixed Use 8, N/A)

June 27, 2025

• Silk Purse LLC now owns a vacant lot at 1200 Grady Avenue. They paid $80,000 which is 7.41 percent below the 2025 assessment of $86,400. (Residential Neighborhood A, 0.037 acres)
• A three bedroom house built in 1969 in the 700 block of Rock Creek Road in the Fifeville neighborhood sold for $525,000. That’s 41.7 percent above the 2025 assessment of $370,500 and 107.59 percent above the 2020 assessment of $252,900. (Residential-A, 0.152 acres)
• A four bedroom house built in 2019 in the 300 block of Huntley Avenue sold for $645,000. That’s 2.35 percent above the 2025 assessment of $630,200 and 41.08 percent above the 2020 assessment of $457,200. (Residential A, 0.142 acres)
• A three bedroom house built in 2013 in the 700 block of Nalle Street sold for $890,000. That’s 0.24 percent above the 2025 assessment of $887,900 and 138.8 percent above the 2020 assessment of $372,700. (Residential Neighborhood A, 0.12 acres)

June 30, 2025

• A single family attached house in the 800 block of Ridge Street sold for $273,900. That’s 4.42 percent above the 2025 assessment of $262,300 and 55.45 percent above the 2020 assessment of $176,200. (Residential Neighborhood A, 0.122 acres)
• Wahoo Apartments LLC purchased a 715 square foot condominium with two bedrooms at 1800 Jefferson Park Avenue for $275,000. That’s 14.11 percent above the 2025 assessment of $241,000 and 47.61 percent above the 2020 assessment of $186,300. (Residential Mixed Use 5, N/A)
• A three bedroom house on Kenwood Lane in the Greenbrier neighborhood originally built in 1884 sold for $613,500. That’s 13.59 percent above the 2025 assessment of $540,100 and 64.65 percent above the 2020 assessment of $372,600. (Residential-A, 0.44 acres)
• An entity called Cvillini LLC purchased 706 12th Street NW in the Venable neighborhood for $250,000. That’s 22 percent below the 2025 assessment of $320,500 and 28.4 percent above the 2020 assessment of $194,700. A building permit to add a bathroom and two closets was issued on July 15. (Residential Neighborhood A, 0.14 acres)

• An 890 square foot condominium with two bedrooms sold for $319,900. That’s 12.72 percent above the 2025 assessment of $283,800 and 73.11 percent above the 2020 assessment of $184,400. (Residential Mixed Use 5, N/A)
• The University of Virginia Foundation continues to buy up properties within close proximity to the University of Virginia campus. The foundation paid $4 million for 1513 – 1515 University Avenue on the Corner. That’s 14.31 percent above the 2025 assessment of $3,499,300 and 19.44 percent above the 2020 assessment of $3,349,000. The UVA Foundation pays real property tax whereas UVA itself does not. The building is already being used for UVA events. (Corridor Mixed Use 3, 0.22 acres)
• A three bedroom house built in 1961 in the Woolen Mills neighborhood sold for $414,000. That’s 5.99 percent above the 2025 assessment of $390,600 and 47.49 percent above the 2020 assessment of $280,700. (Residential-A, 0.187 acres)
• A three bedroom house built in 1973 in the Greenbrier neighborhood sold for $673,000 That’s 21.5 percent above the 2025 assessment of $553,900 and 75.26 percent above the 2020 assessment of $384,000. (Residential-A, 0.32 acres)

Before you go: A major research interest for Town Crier Productions is property research in Charlottesville. While all of the information is eventually posted publicly, paid subscribers of the Charlottesville Community Engagement newsletter occasionally get an advanced notice. This edition for June 2025 was originally posted through Substack on November 1, 2025 and to this website on September 21, 2026 but then back dated. 

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