Habitat units at Flint Hill moving forward and over 40 other property transactions from September 2025

Welcome to 2026 and another summary of property transactions in Charlottesville. Each of these reports is the result of basic research into property sales and other changes to ownership. I’ve been reporting about Charlottesville for a very long time, and this is one way I follow along. There’s no intent to discern any trends but to document what I can.

Here’s some of what I am interested in as I go through the work.

• A major reason to do this work is to document the increase in real property value over the past five years. What will the 2026 assessments be?
• I am curious to see what new property owners might do. Will they take advantage of additional development rights made possible through the code?
• I want to track what purchases the University of Virginia Foundation and UVA are making to get some sense of what their long-term plans are.
• I want to know what nonprofit developers are doing on the market?
• I relax through data entry, a throwback to one of my first jobs!

September 2, 2025

• A one bedroom condominium with 876 square feet in the Gleason building sold for $565,000. That’s 0.18 percent above the 2025 assessment of $564,000 and 40.58 percent above the 2020 assessment of $401,900. (Node Mixed Use 10, N/A)
• A three bedroom house in the 1700 block of Cherry Avenue in the Johnson Village neighborhood sold for $480,000. That’s 0.83 percent below the 2025 assessment of $484,000 and 36.13 percent above the 2020 assessment of $352,600. (Residential-B, 0.207 acres)
• A three bedroom house on Fendall Avenue in the Fendall neighborhood built in 1925 sold for $1.3 million. That’s 9.01 percent above the 2025 assessment of $1,192,500 and 45.63 percent above the 2020 assessment of $892,700. (Residential-A, 0.29 acres)
• An entity called 303 Palatine LLC purchased 303 Palatine Avenue in the Belmont neighborhood for $500,000. The structure is a two bedroom house built in 1953. The transaction is 6.93 percent above the 2025 assessment of $467,600 and 65.29 percent above the 2020 assessment of $302,500. A major development plan was filed for this property to develop nine units but an initial submission was denied on May 5. (Residential-A, 0.35 acres)

September 3, 2025

• A three bedroom house on 6 ½ Street in the Fifeville neighborhood sold for $475,000. That’s 4.54 percent below the 2025 assessment of $497,600 and 58.92 percent above the 2020 assessment of $298,900. (Residential Neighborhood A, 0.097 acres)
• A four bedroom house built in 1954 on Center Avenue in Fry’s Spring neighborhood sold for $250,000. That’s 36.69 percent below the 2025 assessment of $394,900 and 3.47 percent below the 2020 assessment of $259,000. (Residential-A, 0.174 acres)
• A four bedroom townhouse in the Cherry Hill community sold for $655,000. That’s 2.52 percent above the 2025 assessment of $638,900 and 30.87 percent above the 2020 assessment of $500,000. (Credit: Residential-B, 0.11 acres)

September 4, 2025

• A three bedroom house built in 1957 on Moseley Drive in the Fry’s Spring neighborhood sold for $465,000. That’s 0.28 percent below the 2025 assessment of $466,300 and 47.29 percent above the 2020 assessment of $315,700. (Residential-A, 0.27 acres)
• A two bedroom house built in 1954 on Oakleaf Lane sold for $395,000. That’s 1.49 percent above the 2025 assessment of $389,200 and 31.71 percent above the 2020 assessment of $299,900. (Residential-B, 0.199 acres)

September 5, 2025

• 804 Rugby LLC purchased 804 Rugby Road for $665,000. That’s 27.85 percent below the 2025 assessment of $921,700 and 4.56 percent below the 2020 assessment of $696,800. (Residential-B, 0.3 acres)
• A five bedroom house built in 1952 on Wellford Street in the Barracks / Rugby neighborhood sold for $910,000. That’s 4.21 percent above the 2025 assessment of $873,200 and 59.68 percent above the 2020 assessment of $569,900. (Residential-A, 0.317 acres)
• A two bedroom house in the 600 block of McIntire Road built in 1948 sold for $375,000. That’s 5.51 percent above the 2025 assessment of $355,400 and 40.29 percent above the 2020 assessment of $267,300. (Residential-A, 0,17 acres)

September 8, 2025

• An entity called Park & Traylor LLC purchased an office building at 211 5th Street NE for $697,500. That’s 1.4 percent above the 2025 assessment of $687,900 and 26.61 percent above the 2020 assessment of $550,900. According to a promotional brochure, this is the Rea-Wood Building and it was constructed around 1905 as a law office. (Downtown Mixed Use, N/A)

September 9, 2025

• A three bedroom house built in 1978 on Grimes Place in the city’s section of the Willoughby neighborhood sold for $441,000. That’s 6.32 percent above the 2025 assessment of $414,800 and 55.12 percent above the 2020 assessment of $284,300. (Residential-A, 0.19 acres)
• Decem Design Build LLC purchased 232 Sunset Avenue for $200,000. That’s 54.95 percent below the 2025 assessment of $444,000 and 22.6 percent below the 2025 assessment of $258,400. (Residential-A, N/A)

September 10, 2025

• Twin Rentals LLC now owns 1620 Mason Lane in the Barracks / Rugby neighborhood. They paid $365,000 for the property and a three bedroom house built in 1951. The transaction is 21.13 percent below the 2025 assessment of $462,800 and 23.23 percent above the 2025 assessment of $296,200. (Residential-A, 0.305 acres)

September 12, 2025

• An entity called Woodard United LLC purchased a 756 square foot condominium at 312 13th Street NW for $240,000. That is 0.83 percent below the 2025 assessment of $242,000 and 33.7 percent above the 2020 assessment of $179,500. There are two bedrooms. (Residential-Mixed Use, N/A)

September 15, 2025

• An entity called Rugby Row, Gordon, & 17th St LLC purchased an apartment complex at 608-612 Rugby Road for $3,035,080. That’s 5.79 percent above the 2025 assessment of $2,869,000 and 37.27 percent above the 2020 assessment of $2,211,100. (Residential Mixed Use 3, 0.43 acres)
• In a separate transaction, Rugby Row, Gordon, & 17th St LLC also bought 1704 Gordon Avenue for $3,214,920. That’s 5.79 percent above the 2025 assessment of $3,039,000 and 37.27 percent above the 2020 assessment of $2,342,100. And yes, that’s the same pattern as the above transaction. This is another apartment complex. (Residential Mixed Use 5, 0.37 acres)

September 17, 2025

• A two bedroom single family attached house in the 700 block of Palatine Avenue in the Belmont neighborhood sold for $415,000. That’s 8.61 percent above the 2025 assessment of $382,100 and 52.13 percent above the 2020 assessment of $272,800. (Residential-A, 0.07 acres)
• A three bedroom house on Sunset Avenue in the Fry’s Spring neighborhood sold for $325,000. That’s 5.99 percent below the 2025 assessment of $345,700 and 74.83 percent above the 2020 assessment of $185,900. (Residential-A, 0.24 acres)

September 18, 2025

• A four bedroom house on Cottonwood Road built in 1964 in the Locust Grove neighborhood sold for $457,500. That’s 3.22 percent below the 2025 assessment of $472,700 and 38.43 percent above the 2020 assessment of $330,500. (Residential-A, 0.209 acres)
• A four bedroom house in the 1500 block of Holly Road in the Greenbrier neighborhood sold for $700,000. That’s 0.34 percent below the 2025 assessment of $702,400 and 50.93 percent above the 2020 assessment of $463,800. (Residential-A, 1.01 acres)
• A three bedroom townhouse built in 2008 on Bing Lane in the Cherry Hill community sold for $482,000. That’s 8.56 percent above the 2025 assessment of $444,000 and 46.02 percent above the 2020 assessment of $330,100. (Residential-C, 0.04 acres)

September 19, 2025

• An entity called Flint Hill Condominium Owner LLC purchased 123 Keene Court and 126 Keene Court in the Fry’s Spring neighborhood. Both properties are at the end of the broad cul-de-sac and are currently vacant. From the city’s permit portal, there appears to be two building permits under review, each for an eight-unit condominium building to be constructed by Habitat for Humanity of Greater Charlottesville. The estimated cost of construction for each $1,870,154. Applications for both permits were accepted by the city’s Department of Neighborhood Development Services on December 17, 2025. (Civic, 0.636 acres)
• A three bedroom house built in 2019 in the 900 block of Page Street sold for $635,000. That’s 7.92 percent above the 2025 assessment of $588,400 and 49.83 percent above the 2020 assessment of $423,800. (Residential Neighborhood A, 0.065 acres)
• A three bedroom house built in 1974 in the 800 block of Raymond Road in the Ridge Street neighborhood sold for $375,000. That’s 41.88 percent above the 2025 assessment of $264,300 and 94.7 percent above the 2020 assessment of $192,600. (Residential Neighborhood A, 0.14 acres)
• A 1,200 square foot condominium with three bedrooms in the Ridgecrest Community in the Belmont neighborhood sold for $309,000. That’s 2.18 percent below the 2025 assessment of $315,900 and 58.38 percent above the 2020 assessment of $195,100. (Residential-C, 0.04 acres)
• A three bedroom house on Baylor Place in the Ridge Street neighborhood sold for $587,000. That’s 23.89 percent above the 2025 assessment of $473,800 and 64.06 percent above the 2020 assessment of $357,800. (Residential-A, 0.1379 acres)

September 22, 2025

• A two bedroom house built in 1952 in the 1400 block of Plymouth Road in the Barracks / Rugby neighborhood sold for $420,000. That is 13.4 percent below the 2025 assessment of $485,000 and 34.4 percent above the 2020 assessment of $312,500. (Residential-A, 0.31 acres)

September 23, 2025

• A four bedroom house in the 1500 block of Dairy Road built in 1952 sold for $1.18 million. That’s 46.46 percent above the 2025 assessment of $805,700 and 110.26 percent above the 2020 assessment of $561,200. (Residential-A, 0.107 acres)
• An 829 square foot condominium in the Monticello Overlook complex with two bedrooms sold for $239,900. That’s exactly the 2025 assessment. The transaction is 47.45 percent above the 2020 assessment of $162,700. (Residential Mixed-Use 3, N/A)

September 24, 2025

• 1304 Lester Drive LLC now owns 1304 Lester Drive. The entity paid $487,000 for the four bedroom house. That’s 18.07 percent below the 2025 assessment of $594,400 and 23.82 percent above the 2020 assessment of $393,300. (Residential-A, 0.311 acres)
• A three bedroom house on Baylor Lane built in 2008 sold for $487,000. That’s 21.39 percent above the 2025 assessment and 59.19 percent above the 2020 assessment of $446,000. (Residential-A, 0.151 acres)

September 25, 2025

• A duplex at 1956 and1958 Lewis Mountain Road sold for $1.361 million. That’s 45.86 percent above the 2025 assessment of $933,100 and 185.68 percent above the 2020 assessment of $476,400. (Residential-A, 0.258 acres)
• A four bedroom house in the 200 block of Old Lynchburg Road sold for $393,000. That’s 2.91 percent above the 2025 assessment of $381,900 and 87.05 percent above the 2020 assessment of $210,100. (Residential-A, 0.161 acres)

September 26, 2025

• A two bedroom condominium in the McGuffey Hill complex in North Downtown sold for $452,000. That’s 9.07 percent above the 2025 assessment of $414,000 and 27 percent above the 2020 assessment of $355,900. (Commercial Mixed Use 8, N/A)
• A three bedroom house built in 2017 in the 1000 block of East Water Street sold for $1.635 million. That’s 13.33 percent below the 2025 assessment of $1,886,500 and 23.39 percent above the 2020 assessment of $1,325,100. (Commercial Mixed Use 3, 0.05 acres)

September 29, 2025

• A three bedroom single-family attached house in the 600 block of Brown Street in the Starr Hill Neighborhood sold for $385,000. That’s one percent below the 2025 assessment of $388,900 and 54.68 percent above the 2020 assessment of $248,900. (Residential-A, 0.087 acres)
• Rivanna Homes LLC purchased 815 Prospect Avenue for $240,000. That’s 1.44 percent below the 2025 assessment of $243,500 and 70.58 percent above the 2020 assessment of $140,700. (Residential Neighborhood A, 0.083 acres)

September 30, 2025

• A three bedroom house on Christa Court in the Fry’s Spring neighborhood sold for $639,000. That’s 1.95 percent below the 2025 assessment of $651,700 and 40.47 percent above the 2020 assessment of $454,900. (Residential-A, 0.149 acres)
• Arcadia Builders LLC bought a lot in the Lochlyn Hills community for $227,300. That’s 19.63 percent above the 2025 assessment of $190,000. (Residential-A, 0.106 acres)
• A two bedroom house built in 1947 in the 200 block of Meade Avenue sold for $336,800. That’s 8.74 percent above the 2025 assessment of $309,800 and 45.08 percent above the 2020 assessment of $232,000. (Residential-C, 0.161 acres)
• A 2,816 square foot two bedroom condominium in the Holsinger Building on 5th Street SE sold for $1.65 million. That’s 4.36 percent below the 2025 assessment of $1,725,300 and 20.68 percent above the 2020 assessment of $1,367,300. (Node Mixed Use 10, N/A)
• A property with two structures in the 500 block of 1st Street North sold for $2.3 million. The main structure was built in 1859 and has four bedrooms and the other was built in 1925 and has two bedrooms. The transaction is 0.59 percent above the 2025 assessment of $2,286,500 and 37.17 percent above the 2020 assessment of $1,676,700. (Residential-B, 0.903 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 a first look. This edition for September 2025 was originally posted through Substack on January 10, 2026 and to this website on September 21, 2026 but then back dated. 

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