neighborhood: Havenstone, Snellville, Gwinnett County - 05/30/10 02:51 AM


Havenstone is a six+ year old community in Snellville. It's located east of Atlanta off Webb Gin House Rd in Snellville convenient to shopping, dining, schools and entertainment. Highway 78 is within 3 miles and Interstate 285 within 15. There are approximately 243 properties in the subdivision with 225 homes. The average square footage is 3904; maximum 7244 square feet. Average lot size is 0.47 acre.
 January - May
Sales (3) $380,888 - $555,000 Current Active Listings (17) $350,000 - $739,000 Expired Listings (4) $325,000 - $479,000  
Here is what has sold in Havenstone since 1/1/2010.


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Examples: 
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