2023 saw some of the priciest home listings and sales seen within city limits in years. But it was a pair of estates with sizable acreage in the counties that took the top two spots in this year’s list of the most expensive homes sold in metro Richmond.
With several off-market deals adding to the mix, the 10 priciest sales in the region for the year all came in above the $3 million mark. Three of them went for more than twice that amount.
Here are the year’s top 10 sales, according to the Central Virginia Regional Multiple Listing Service and BizSense reports:
No. 10: 113 Libbie Ave. – $3.2 million
113 Libbie Ave. features a courtyard with pool between the main house and guest apartment. (Photos courtesy CVRMLS)
This modern-design, 5,000-square-foot home south of Grove Avenue sold in May, below its $3.45 million list price in March. Long & Foster’s Pam Diemer represented the seller LLC, an entity tied to local developer Rob Chesson that bought the property two years ago for $2.5 million. The buyer, also an LLC, was represented by Kathryn Oti with Rashkind Saunders & Co.
No. 9: 205 Massie Road – $3.4 million
The stone house at 205 Massie Road in Windsor Farms.
The priciest sale in June was this 5,100-square-foot house in Richmond’s Windsor Farms neighborhood that sold for $860,000 over its list price of $2.59 million.
Susan Jones with The Steele Group | Sotheby’s International Realty had the listing for sellers Bruce and Elizabeth Campbell. Bruce Campbell is an executive with locally based AMF Bakery Systems. Erika Cline with EXP Realty represented the buyers, listed in property records as Christian and Sarah Haller.
No. 8: 212 S. Wilton Road – $3.5 million
The house at 212 S. Wilton Road sold in May.
The second-priciest sale in May was this 8,200-square-foot house in Richmond’s West End that sold for $3.5 million, below its September 2022 list price of $3.95 million. Wife-and-husband team Holly and John Martin with Shaheen, Ruth, Martin & Fonville Real Estate had the listing for seller Matthew Brown. Margaret Wade with Long & Foster represented the buyer.
No. 7: 6311 Three Chopt Road – $3.6 million
The three-level house at 6311 Three Chopt is situated on a 2.5-acre lot between Three Chopt and Towana roads.
The century-old Rosewood home sold in April, below its reduced list price of $3.95 million. The 7,400-square-foot house with seven bedrooms and 5½ bathrooms was originally listed in September 2022 for $4.25 million. It was relisted Jan. 25 at $3.95 million and went under contract in March.
The buyer was a revocable trust represented by Rebecca Winters with SRMF Real Estate. The sellers were Douglas and Debra Krey, who listed it with SRMF’s Holly and John Martin. Doug Krey is a senior vice president with hotel chain Hilton.
No. 6: 6124 Saint Andrews Lane – $4.1 million
The century-old house at 6124 Saint Andrews Lane overlooks CCV’s Westhampton course.
This century-old home in the heart of the Country Club of Virginia’s Westhampton golf course was the priciest sale seen in the city in at least a decade when it sold in July to a mystery buyer, below its May 22 list price of $4.5 million. Cary Turpin with Joyner Fine Properties represented the buyer, who made the all-cash purchase using an LLC.
The sellers were Basil and Sarah Hurst, who listed the house with Doug Dorsey with SRMF. Basil “Beau” Hurst is a managing director with credit company Golub Capital’s New York office and is on the MCV Foundation Board of Trustees. Sarah Hurst is an interior designer.
No. 5: 304 Long Lane – $4.3 million
The house at 304 Long Lane sold in mid-December.
This 9,400-square-foot house on the river side of Windsor Farms sold Dec. 15 for $4.35 million, the price it hit the market with in October. Totaling six bedrooms and 6½ bathrooms, the two-story house was built in 1956 and is on a 2-acre lot.
Margaret Wade with Long & Foster represented sellers Thomas and Alice Cooper. Maria Brent with The Steele Group | SIR represented the buyers, who were not yet listed on city property records.
No. 4: 402 S. Mooreland Road – $5.3 million
The house at 402 S. Mooreland Road sold in an off-market deal in May. (Henrico property record photo)
The 10,000-square-foot house on a 5-acre lot at 402 S. Mooreland Road changed hands May 1 in a $5.3 million off-market deal, nearly $2 million above the priciest listed sale that month.
The deal was done between a buyer and seller who used LLCs for the transaction. Henrico property records list the buyer as Enfield LLC. The seller, Casablanca Bonita LLC, had owned the property since 2015, when it was bought for $2.5 million.
No. 3: 5101 Stratford Crescent – $6.2 million
The 10,000-square-foot house at 5105 Stratford Crescent is on a double lot in Hampton Gardens.
The priciest listing seen in the city in years, the 10,000-square-foot house at 5105 Stratford Crescent in Hampton Gardens sold in October for $6.25 million, below its June list price of $6.5 million. Wife-and-husband team Holly and John Martin with SRMF Real Estate had the listing, representing sellers Matthew and Amy Ernst. John Martin also represented the mystery buyer who made the purchase using an LLC.
No. 2: 330 Flag Station Road – $7 million
The Oaklea estate at 330 Flag Station Road changed hands for the second time in two years.
The 35-acre Oaklea estate in Goochland sold May 1 in an off-market deal that would claim the year’s top sale until October. Oaklea sold to a mystery buyer who bought the estate through an entity called Oaklea LLC. The seller was Duval Investment Properties LLC, which bought the estate two years ago for $2.8 million.
No. 1: 501 Rivergate Drive – $8.7 million
The 18-acre lakeside estate is the centerpiece of the gated Rivergate community in eastern Goochland.
The house that Circuit City and CarMax built laid claim to the year’s top deal when it sold in October. The 18-acre lakefront estate at 501 and 495 Rivergate Drive was the residence of Circuit City CEO and CarMax founder Rick Sharp, who died in 2014. His widow, Sherry Sharp, listed it in March with an asking price of $9.5 million.
Scott Ruth and Scott Shaheen with SRMF Real Estate handled the listing for Sharp, while Richard Bower with Joyner Fine Properties represented the buyers, who made the purchase through a Florida-based LLC.
On the radar for 2024:
Keep an eye on the Orapax estate and preserve property, which hit the market in November with an asking price of $7 million. The 672-acre Goochland estate, off River Road two miles west of Courthouse Village, is described as the largest public hunting preserve on the East Coast and has hosted numerous hunts and events over the years. The listing does not include the Orapax Hunting Preserve business.
On the market as a commercial listing is the 18th-century Woodward House property, which hit the market this fall at $2.9 million. Also downtown, the 180-year-old Ellen Glasgow House returned to the market as a commercial listing this year with an asking price of $2.5 million, but has since been de-listed.
The Eberhard Pond estate at 3535 Meadow Road in Varina remains on the market at $2.2 million. And in Powhatan, a 10,000-square-foot house on 53 acres at 3655 Anderson Highway is for sale at just under $4 million, after hitting the market in June for $4.5 million.
2023 saw some of the priciest home listings and sales seen within city limits in years. But it was a pair of estates with sizable acreage in the counties that took the top two spots in this year’s list of the most expensive homes sold in metro Richmond.
With several off-market deals adding to the mix, the 10 priciest sales in the region for the year all came in above the $3 million mark. Three of them went for more than twice that amount.
Here are the year’s top 10 sales, according to the Central Virginia Regional Multiple Listing Service and BizSense reports:
No. 10: 113 Libbie Ave. – $3.2 million
113 Libbie Ave. features a courtyard with pool between the main house and guest apartment. (Photos courtesy CVRMLS)
This modern-design, 5,000-square-foot home south of Grove Avenue sold in May, below its $3.45 million list price in March. Long & Foster’s Pam Diemer represented the seller LLC, an entity tied to local developer Rob Chesson that bought the property two years ago for $2.5 million. The buyer, also an LLC, was represented by Kathryn Oti with Rashkind Saunders & Co.
No. 9: 205 Massie Road – $3.4 million
The stone house at 205 Massie Road in Windsor Farms.
The priciest sale in June was this 5,100-square-foot house in Richmond’s Windsor Farms neighborhood that sold for $860,000 over its list price of $2.59 million.
Susan Jones with The Steele Group | Sotheby’s International Realty had the listing for sellers Bruce and Elizabeth Campbell. Bruce Campbell is an executive with locally based AMF Bakery Systems. Erika Cline with EXP Realty represented the buyers, listed in property records as Christian and Sarah Haller.
No. 8: 212 S. Wilton Road – $3.5 million
The house at 212 S. Wilton Road sold in May.
The second-priciest sale in May was this 8,200-square-foot house in Richmond’s West End that sold for $3.5 million, below its September 2022 list price of $3.95 million. Wife-and-husband team Holly and John Martin with Shaheen, Ruth, Martin & Fonville Real Estate had the listing for seller Matthew Brown. Margaret Wade with Long & Foster represented the buyer.
No. 7: 6311 Three Chopt Road – $3.6 million
The three-level house at 6311 Three Chopt is situated on a 2.5-acre lot between Three Chopt and Towana roads.
The century-old Rosewood home sold in April, below its reduced list price of $3.95 million. The 7,400-square-foot house with seven bedrooms and 5½ bathrooms was originally listed in September 2022 for $4.25 million. It was relisted Jan. 25 at $3.95 million and went under contract in March.
The buyer was a revocable trust represented by Rebecca Winters with SRMF Real Estate. The sellers were Douglas and Debra Krey, who listed it with SRMF’s Holly and John Martin. Doug Krey is a senior vice president with hotel chain Hilton.
No. 6: 6124 Saint Andrews Lane – $4.1 million
The century-old house at 6124 Saint Andrews Lane overlooks CCV’s Westhampton course.
This century-old home in the heart of the Country Club of Virginia’s Westhampton golf course was the priciest sale seen in the city in at least a decade when it sold in July to a mystery buyer, below its May 22 list price of $4.5 million. Cary Turpin with Joyner Fine Properties represented the buyer, who made the all-cash purchase using an LLC.
The sellers were Basil and Sarah Hurst, who listed the house with Doug Dorsey with SRMF. Basil “Beau” Hurst is a managing director with credit company Golub Capital’s New York office and is on the MCV Foundation Board of Trustees. Sarah Hurst is an interior designer.
No. 5: 304 Long Lane – $4.3 million
The house at 304 Long Lane sold in mid-December.
This 9,400-square-foot house on the river side of Windsor Farms sold Dec. 15 for $4.35 million, the price it hit the market with in October. Totaling six bedrooms and 6½ bathrooms, the two-story house was built in 1956 and is on a 2-acre lot.
Margaret Wade with Long & Foster represented sellers Thomas and Alice Cooper. Maria Brent with The Steele Group | SIR represented the buyers, who were not yet listed on city property records.
No. 4: 402 S. Mooreland Road – $5.3 million
The house at 402 S. Mooreland Road sold in an off-market deal in May. (Henrico property record photo)
The 10,000-square-foot house on a 5-acre lot at 402 S. Mooreland Road changed hands May 1 in a $5.3 million off-market deal, nearly $2 million above the priciest listed sale that month.
The deal was done between a buyer and seller who used LLCs for the transaction. Henrico property records list the buyer as Enfield LLC. The seller, Casablanca Bonita LLC, had owned the property since 2015, when it was bought for $2.5 million.
No. 3: 5101 Stratford Crescent – $6.2 million
The 10,000-square-foot house at 5105 Stratford Crescent is on a double lot in Hampton Gardens.
The priciest listing seen in the city in years, the 10,000-square-foot house at 5105 Stratford Crescent in Hampton Gardens sold in October for $6.25 million, below its June list price of $6.5 million. Wife-and-husband team Holly and John Martin with SRMF Real Estate had the listing, representing sellers Matthew and Amy Ernst. John Martin also represented the mystery buyer who made the purchase using an LLC.
No. 2: 330 Flag Station Road – $7 million
The Oaklea estate at 330 Flag Station Road changed hands for the second time in two years.
The 35-acre Oaklea estate in Goochland sold May 1 in an off-market deal that would claim the year’s top sale until October. Oaklea sold to a mystery buyer who bought the estate through an entity called Oaklea LLC. The seller was Duval Investment Properties LLC, which bought the estate two years ago for $2.8 million.
No. 1: 501 Rivergate Drive – $8.7 million
The 18-acre lakeside estate is the centerpiece of the gated Rivergate community in eastern Goochland.
The house that Circuit City and CarMax built laid claim to the year’s top deal when it sold in October. The 18-acre lakefront estate at 501 and 495 Rivergate Drive was the residence of Circuit City CEO and CarMax founder Rick Sharp, who died in 2014. His widow, Sherry Sharp, listed it in March with an asking price of $9.5 million.
Scott Ruth and Scott Shaheen with SRMF Real Estate handled the listing for Sharp, while Richard Bower with Joyner Fine Properties represented the buyers, who made the purchase through a Florida-based LLC.
On the radar for 2024:
Keep an eye on the Orapax estate and preserve property, which hit the market in November with an asking price of $7 million. The 672-acre Goochland estate, off River Road two miles west of Courthouse Village, is described as the largest public hunting preserve on the East Coast and has hosted numerous hunts and events over the years. The listing does not include the Orapax Hunting Preserve business.
On the market as a commercial listing is the 18th-century Woodward House property, which hit the market this fall at $2.9 million. Also downtown, the 180-year-old Ellen Glasgow House returned to the market as a commercial listing this year with an asking price of $2.5 million, but has since been de-listed.
The Eberhard Pond estate at 3535 Meadow Road in Varina remains on the market at $2.2 million. And in Powhatan, a 10,000-square-foot house on 53 acres at 3655 Anderson Highway is for sale at just under $4 million, after hitting the market in June for $4.5 million.