The sprawling hunting preserve property surrounds a 4,800-square-foot house overlooking the James River valley. (Images courtesy CVRMLS)
About $2 million and 670 acres separated the top two priciest area home sales in November, with the sprawling Orapax estate in Goochland coming out on top.
The 672-acre property at 3831-33 River Road West, a couple miles west of Courthouse Village, was the month’s top seller at $4.9 million.
The former hunting preserve with a 4,800-square-foot main house sold Nov. 22, roughly a year after it was listed at $7 million. It went under contract in late September.
The three-level brick house includes verandas facing the river.
Long & Foster’s Pam Diemer had the listing, representing the family of the late Andrew and Nancy Dykers, who established Orapax in the late 1980s and built the brick house.
Philip Reed with Charlottesville-based brokerage McLean Faulconer represented the mystery buyer, listed in county property records as Ballydonn LLC. Reed said the LLC consists of two partners who plan to keep the property largely unchanged.
Featuring an 8-acre fishing lake and boathouse, Orapax is anchored by the Georgian-style house, which totals four bedrooms and 5½ bathrooms. Additional buildings dot the property, including a clubhouse, barn and cottage with separate driveway. River access is provided via the 19th-century Lickinghole Creek Aqueduct.
Goochland most recently assessed the property at $4.2 million.
The brick colonial at 207 Massie Road in Windsor Farms was the month’s No. 2 sale.
The month’s No. 2 sale was 207 Massie Road, a 6,200-square-foot house in Richmond’s Windsor Farms neighborhood that sold Nov. 18 for $2.7 million, below its listing in September at $3 million. The property went under contract a month later.
Re/Max Commonwealth’s Thomas Innes represented the sellers, Thomas and Parke Messier. Thomas Messier, known professionally as Tim Messier, is a former CEO and board chairman of Medalist Diversified REIT.
The buyers are listed in property records as Michael and Amanda Perel. They were represented by Alice Sharp with Shaheen, Ruth, Martin & Fonville Real Estate.
Alice Sharp
Sharp said her clients had had their eye on the home since it was previously listed earlier this year.
“They are moving from out of town, and when (the sellers) made a large reduction in price, that’s when we took a look,” Sharp said.
“They just fell in love with the architecture of the property. Even though it was built in the (’80s), the builder and the architect created a property that was more in keeping with a house that could’ve been built in the ’30s. It was just a beautifully built property.”
Totaling four bedrooms and five bathrooms, the three-level brick colonial was built in 1986 by local builder John L. Stinson Jr. Inc. and added onto and renovated since. Architectural features include 10-foot ceilings on the first and second floors.
The paneled family room includes a fireplace and wet bar.
The slate-roofed house also has a top-floor rec room, a three-level open stairwell with skylight, and exterior walkways with multilevel bluestone patios. The property backs up to a neighborhood common area, which Sharp said also appealed to the Perels.
“They loved the idea that it backed up to a common space in Windsor Farms, which is unique for the neighborhood,” Sharp said. “They enjoyed that it was in Windsor Farms and close to the city, and yet a neighborhood that has great walkability and outdoor areas.”
The half-acre property is assessed by the city at $1.8 million.
Rounding out the top five home sales for November were, according to the Central Virginia Regional Multiple Listing Service:
923 Merchant Lee Place, Meadows at Joe Brooke Farm, Manakin-Sabot – $2.6 million. Listing agent: Pam Diemer, Long & Foster; buyer’s agent: Jenny Brock, Neumann & Dunn Real Estate.
116 S. Wilton Road, Richmond – $2.3 million. Listing agent: Holly Shaheen, SRMF Real Estate; buyer’s agent: Rebecca Winters, SRMF.
181 Blair Estates Court, Blair Estates, Goochland – $2.25 million. Listing agent: Alexander Boone, Boone Homes; buyer’s agent: non-MLS member.
The sprawling hunting preserve property surrounds a 4,800-square-foot house overlooking the James River valley. (Images courtesy CVRMLS)
About $2 million and 670 acres separated the top two priciest area home sales in November, with the sprawling Orapax estate in Goochland coming out on top.
The 672-acre property at 3831-33 River Road West, a couple miles west of Courthouse Village, was the month’s top seller at $4.9 million.
The former hunting preserve with a 4,800-square-foot main house sold Nov. 22, roughly a year after it was listed at $7 million. It went under contract in late September.
The three-level brick house includes verandas facing the river.
Long & Foster’s Pam Diemer had the listing, representing the family of the late Andrew and Nancy Dykers, who established Orapax in the late 1980s and built the brick house.
Philip Reed with Charlottesville-based brokerage McLean Faulconer represented the mystery buyer, listed in county property records as Ballydonn LLC. Reed said the LLC consists of two partners who plan to keep the property largely unchanged.
Featuring an 8-acre fishing lake and boathouse, Orapax is anchored by the Georgian-style house, which totals four bedrooms and 5½ bathrooms. Additional buildings dot the property, including a clubhouse, barn and cottage with separate driveway. River access is provided via the 19th-century Lickinghole Creek Aqueduct.
Goochland most recently assessed the property at $4.2 million.
The brick colonial at 207 Massie Road in Windsor Farms was the month’s No. 2 sale.
The month’s No. 2 sale was 207 Massie Road, a 6,200-square-foot house in Richmond’s Windsor Farms neighborhood that sold Nov. 18 for $2.7 million, below its listing in September at $3 million. The property went under contract a month later.
Re/Max Commonwealth’s Thomas Innes represented the sellers, Thomas and Parke Messier. Thomas Messier, known professionally as Tim Messier, is a former CEO and board chairman of Medalist Diversified REIT.
The buyers are listed in property records as Michael and Amanda Perel. They were represented by Alice Sharp with Shaheen, Ruth, Martin & Fonville Real Estate.
Alice Sharp
Sharp said her clients had had their eye on the home since it was previously listed earlier this year.
“They are moving from out of town, and when (the sellers) made a large reduction in price, that’s when we took a look,” Sharp said.
“They just fell in love with the architecture of the property. Even though it was built in the (’80s), the builder and the architect created a property that was more in keeping with a house that could’ve been built in the ’30s. It was just a beautifully built property.”
Totaling four bedrooms and five bathrooms, the three-level brick colonial was built in 1986 by local builder John L. Stinson Jr. Inc. and added onto and renovated since. Architectural features include 10-foot ceilings on the first and second floors.
The paneled family room includes a fireplace and wet bar.
The slate-roofed house also has a top-floor rec room, a three-level open stairwell with skylight, and exterior walkways with multilevel bluestone patios. The property backs up to a neighborhood common area, which Sharp said also appealed to the Perels.
“They loved the idea that it backed up to a common space in Windsor Farms, which is unique for the neighborhood,” Sharp said. “They enjoyed that it was in Windsor Farms and close to the city, and yet a neighborhood that has great walkability and outdoor areas.”
The half-acre property is assessed by the city at $1.8 million.
Rounding out the top five home sales for November were, according to the Central Virginia Regional Multiple Listing Service:
923 Merchant Lee Place, Meadows at Joe Brooke Farm, Manakin-Sabot – $2.6 million. Listing agent: Pam Diemer, Long & Foster; buyer’s agent: Jenny Brock, Neumann & Dunn Real Estate.
116 S. Wilton Road, Richmond – $2.3 million. Listing agent: Holly Shaheen, SRMF Real Estate; buyer’s agent: Rebecca Winters, SRMF.
181 Blair Estates Court, Blair Estates, Goochland – $2.25 million. Listing agent: Alexander Boone, Boone Homes; buyer’s agent: non-MLS member.