Tuesday night, October 7th, the residents of the Midway Meadows subdivision in Addison Texas congregated at Dome park to celebrate National Night Out. Thanks to Sam's Club, ice cream and water was available. The Locked Out Comedy troupe performed. Meatball sandwiches (yum!) were provided by Jane and Franceso Secchi, owners of Ferrari's restaurant.
Addison police and firemen joined us, as well as Mayor Joe Chow and council members Greg Hirsch, Todd Meier and Roger Mellow. Our city manager, police chief and fire chief were there, too.
A big THANK YOU to Barbara Hirsch, who organized the event!
Fourteen homes came on the market in Addison, TX in September, 2008 (up from 12 last month). In addition to the homes below, there are another 42 that have been on the market for more than a month. Now is the time to buy! If you are looking for an Addison home, call me!
New Addison Listings: September 2008
Subdivision
Street
Sq Ft
Bed/Bath/Gar
Price
CONDOS
Aventura
Addison Circle
1636
2/2 ½/2
$210,000
Aventura
Addison Cirlce
1979
2/2/2
$289,000
Brooktown Townhouse
Brookhaven Club
1597
3/2 ½/0
$115,000
Valley of Bent Tree
Ledgemont
696
1/1/0
$61,000
Valley of Bent Tree
Ledgemont
739
2/2/0
$67,500
DUPLEXES
Midway Meadows
Morman Lane
2038
2/2/2
$199,900
TOWNHOUSES
Town Home Addison
Juliard
1422
2/2/2
$209,000
Town Home Addison
Oberlin Way
1601
2/2/2
$215,000
Townhomes of District A
Seabolt
1694
2/2/2
$245,000
SINGLE FAMILY HOMES
Addison Place
Westgrove
1571
3/2/2
$175,000
Grand Addison
Stratford
2413
3/2/2
$314,900
Oaks North
Bedivere
2170
2/2/2
$429,500
Waterford
Azure
2665
3/2/2
$339,900
Waterford
Chatham
2024
3/2/2
$310,000
Lorrie Semler, e-PRO, GRI Addison Resident/Addison Specialist Keller Williams - Dallas North 972-416-3417 www.LorrieSemler.com
This cozy 2 bedroom, 2 bath house in the Lakewood area of Dallas is for sale: 6819 Santa Maria Dallas, TX 75214
Williams Caruth Subdivision Built 1962 1700 Sq Ft .20 acres HWA Home Warranty
Both bathrooms recently updated (September '08)
Plantation shutters
2 dining areas
2 living areas
2 fireplaces
Landscaped back yard
Covered and uncovered back patio area
Attached 2-car garage
Quiet street with mature trees
Circular drive
Only $279,900!
An estate sale will be held in the house September 19-20, 2008 from 9:00 - 5:00 each day. Check out the details of the estate sale here. There are also photos of the contents of the house and the Hobie Cat catamaran for sale.
Need a Night Out? Sure you do! And that night should be Tuesday, October 7th. National Night Outbrings neighorhoods together to fight crime and increase communiity awareness through police-community partnerships. It is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year.
In conjunction with National Night Out, the Midway Meadows subdivision in Addison Texas is having a neighborhood get-together at Dome Park (corner of Dome and Sherlock) from 6:30-7:30 pm. Come meet your neighbors, visit with the police and fire fighters, and eat some ice cream.
Light appetizers will be provided by Jane and Franceso Secchi (owners of Ferarri's restaurant). They live in the subdivision.
Locked Out Comedy will perform at the event. They will help mingle/warm up the crowd and then around 6:45/6:50 they will do some skits/games from "the stage".
If you live on any of the following streets in Addison, you're in Midway Meadows:
Sopras Circle
Surveyor
Morman
Le Grande
Winter Park
Pokolodi
Leadville
Rush
Sherlock
Bobbin
Dome
If you don't live in Midway Meadows but would like to, call me to find you your Addison home!
Lorrie Semler, e-PRO, GRI Keller Williams - Dallas North 972-416-3417
It's Oktoberfest time again in Addison! The 2008 festivities (the 21st Annual Oktoberfest Celebration in Addison) kick off on Thursday, September 18 and run through Sunday, September 21. There's lots to do and see this year.
Thursday, September 18th:
German spelling bee championship. Register in the Schloss Addison tent from 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm. The registration table will be located on the right hand of the stage. Participants will be announced at 6:45 pm and must be present in the Schloss Addison tent to participate.
Friday, September 19th:
The official "tapping of the keg" is Friday at 7:00 p.m. Addison Mayor Joe Chow will tap the first keg of Paulaner from Germany, hopefully without spilling any bier. Maxwell had a silver hammer, but the Mayor will use a wooden mallet to hammer the bronze spout into the keg.
Yodeling competition! Twenty-five contestants will perform their best yodels for prizes.
Saturday, September 20th:
The Addison Oktoberfest 5k and 1 Mile Fun Run is on tap (pardon the pun!). Registration begins at 6:30 am, with the 1 mile kid's fun run/walk taking off at 8:00 a.m. and the 5k run/walk/wheelchair race at 8:30 a.m. Put back the calories you've burned off with a beer when Oktoberfest opens at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. This race supports Wipe Out Kids' Cancer, a nonprofit organization helping fund research, education and treatment for children with cancer.
A bier barrel rolling relay is scheduled for Saturday, with teams from around the area competing for prizes and a trophy. Registration begins at 2:30 pm on Saturday at the Bowl Stage. Spots are limited, so register early.
Bier barrel bowling, anyone? Trade your bowling ball for a mini Paulaner keg and bowl on. Registration begins at 4:30 pm on Saturday at the Bowl Stage. Spots are limited, so register early.
Sunday, September 21st:
Sunday is "dach" day. Dachshunds rule! The short-legged dogs will parade across the main stage at 2:00 p.m. and at 3:00 they will run in Sidewalk Races. The parade is sponsored by the Dallas Dachshund Club and they will have an adoption table next to the main stage if you'd like to take one home. Visit the Addison Texas website for an application and rules for the dog races. Did I mention the costume contest? For the dogs!
There will be a Kids Tent. Entertainment. Weingarten. Bier Tasting. Vendors. Food. Carnival rides and midway games. Paintball. Face painting. And so much more!
So why is Addison's Oktoberfest held in September, you ask? The world-renowned 14-day Munich Oktoberfest celebration ends the first week in October and Addison's event is scheduled to coincide with it.
Location: Addison Circle Park, 4970 Addison Circle Drive, Addison TX 75001 Hours:
Thursday
5 p.m. - 11 p.m.
Friday
5 p.m. - midnight
Saturday
Noon - midnight
Sunday
Noon - 6 p.m.
Admission: Free admission on Thursday night, then $5 for ages 4 & up at the gate. Discount tickets available at Tom Thumb stores. Free Parking: NW corner of Dallas Parkway & Arapaho Road
For more information on this event, visit the Town of Addison's website.
The city-wide garage sale will be held on October 4th at the Sam's Club parking lot on Belt Line Road, just west of Midway, but to whet your appetite, be sure to check out this 6-family sale on Park Place in Addison on Friday & Saturday, September 19 & 20 from 9:00 - 3:00 each day.
Highlights inlcude:
dishwasher
appliances
solid wood table and chair
many household items
craft items
and much, much more
Park Place is one block long and is easy to get to. From Marsh Lane, turn east on Beltway (one block south of Beltline) and Park Place is the first left. From Midway Road, turn west on Beltway. The 3rd stop sign is Park Place. Turn right.
Happy hunting! And be sure to tell Sharon that you found out about the sale here!
Right downstairs from The Melting Pot restaurant at 4900 Belt Line Road in Addison Texas, and due north of the Thai Orchid, there is a brand new Dunkin' Donuts location!
And it's now open! (The photos were taken yesterday.)
I've never been a Crispy Creme fan, but give me a DD bavarian creme donut and I'll be your friend for life!
If your sweet tooth causes you to want to relocate close by, call me to help find you an Addison abode!
Lorrie Semler, e-PRO, GRI Addison Resident/Addison Specialist Keller Williams - Dallas North 972-416-3417 www.LorrieSemler.com
With an eye towards the future, UDR, Inc. has begun the development of what will become a 99 acre community in Addison near Brookhaven Country Club and Brookhaven Community College. Named after Vitruvius, a first century Roman architect, Vitruvian Park will feature:
5500 residential units (apartments)
300,000 square feet of retail and office space
3 parks: one with an ampitheater, one for outdoor sports and games, and a 12-acre park around a spring-fed creek
The project is being built with a green-initiative program including Energy Star and Leadership in Energy Design standards.
Waste from the demolition of the existing housing will be recylced
Recycled materials will be used in the construction of the new buildings
Non-toxic paints, carpeting and glue will be used
Rainwater runoff will be captured and recycled
Green roofs and energy efficient light fixtures will be incorporated
Shuttle service to DART Rail will be accessible
Walkablility and sustainablility are part of the plan
Nine aging apartment complexes were purchased by UDR for this project. So far, 25 acres have been cleared. It is estimated that the first apartments will be ready for occupancy within two years (2010) and the project is expected to be fully completed by 2017. The developers hope to prove that there are advantages to high density living, but they don't think the label "new urbanism" is correct. They liken it "old urbanism" when people lived above where they worked.
With Addison's current daytime population of about 100,000 and nighttime population of only 16,000, Vitruvian Park should provide housing opportunities for the local workforce.
Twelve homes came on the market in Addison, TX in August, 2008 (down from 23 last month). In addition to the homes below, there are another 54 that have been on the market for more than a month. Now is the time to buy! If you are looking for an Addison home, call me!
New Addison Listings: August 2008
Subdivision
Street
Sq Ft
Bed/Bath/Gar
Price
CONDOS
Pecan Square
Beltway
961
2/2/1
$125,900
La Mirada
Proton
920
1/1/1
$110,000
TOWNHOUSES
Townhomes of District A
Spectrum
1860
2/2/2
$292,900
Townhomes of District A
Quorum
1943
2/2/2
$299,900
Townhomes of District A
Parkview
1667
2/2/2
$276,980
Towne Lake
Towne Green
1646
2/2/2
$239,990
SINGLE FAMILY HOMES
Addison Place
Westgrove
1710
3/2.1/2
$195,995
Addison Town Center
Park Place
2235
3/2.1/2
$365,000
Bellbrook Estates
Bellbrook
5393
4/3/4
$1,325,000
Chatham Court
Chancey
1647
3/2/2
$235,000
Waterford
Rive
1840
3/2/2
$309,000
Waterview Estates
Waterview Circle
2139
3/2/2
$305,000
Lorrie Semler, e-PRO, GRI Addison Resident/Addison Specialist Keller Williams - Dallas North 972-416-3417 www.LorrieSemler.com
Office Phone: (214) 739-5500
Cell Phone: (972) 416-3417
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Ah, Addison! Not a city, but a "town." The Town of Addison. The best place to live and work in North Texas. There's something to be said about a place that doesn't take itself too seriously. Note the exclamation point in the town's name. Here you'll find the ruminations, rants and raves of one of the town's realtors and residents.