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<br /> . Spotlight on Arden Hills -
<br /> Close-in suburb offers quick access to both downtowns
<br /> Recent home sales
<br /> By Jim BuchtalSlaft Writer
<br /> Home buyers shopping for higher-priced
<br /> housing who want suburban-style living
<br /> close to Minneapolis and St. Paul will find
<br /> plenty of opportunities in Arden Hills.
<br /> Located almost equldislant between Minne-
<br /> apolis and St. Paul in northern Ramsey
<br /> County, Arden Hills ofters easy access to
<br /> both downtowns, The 5.4-square-mile city
<br /> has several distinct areas because Interstate
<br /> Hwy. 694 and Hwy. 10 run through it, but it @1
<br /> sUII manages to maintain a singular commu~
<br /> nity identity. said Brian Frltsinger. city ad- \RDEN HILLS
<br /> ministrator.
<br /> "We have a lot of trees, large lots and lots of
<br /> green spaces iJ:! town," he said. Those .
<br /> amenities "join the city as a whole."
<br /> Arden Hills is considered a second. tier sub~ $95,900
<br /> _ and it has lots of typical suburban ele- Built in 1955, this three-bedroom house on an oversized lot has 1.375linished ~
<br /> nts: large yards. streets without side- square feet, 1 'Y4 bathrooms, a family room, hardwood floors and a one~car ga~
<br /> Iks and garages next to the houses in- rage. The sale closed in April after 18 days on the market. The original list price
<br /> stead of behind them. was $97.900
<br /> F ritsinger notes, however, that Arden Hills
<br /> isn't a typicai b,edroom community; it is
<br /> home to t1ll!:dS of jobs at large corpora-
<br /> tions inclu ontrol Data, land O'lakes
<br /> and Cardiac cemakers Inc. Arden Hills
<br /> ~oe_vea.ow_wn,. - -
<br /> plac s co ed a uni
<br /> center.
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<br /> Because Arden Hills has several lakes with-
<br /> in its bord*udir.9 lake Johanna, in its
<br /> early days was popular with people
<br /> who buill lake cottages. Most 01 the lakes
<br /> are now ringed by houses worth more than
<br /> $200,000. The city is 90 to 95 percent devel- Housing profile
<br /> oped and only has scattered sites available
<br /> 41 construction. Total units (1990: "..,.,....,....,..2,958
<br /> zanne 8erry, a sales a:ent with Burnet Occupied housing units: ...,....... .2,904
<br /> Single-family detached houses:. .". .2,072
<br /> Really, said homes in Ar en Hills usually Single-family attached house., , . . . . . . . 308
<br /> sell in 20 to 30 days and that lots can cost $98,000 Median home value: ............ $125,287
<br /> as much as $50,000.
<br /> This rambler was built in 1958. It has 1,368 finished square feet, three bedrooms, Est. homestead tax (1994): ........ .2,361
<br /> One possibility for development is the Twin two bathrooms, an amusement room, an office, central air conditioning, hard~ Median contract rent: .,............ $571
<br /> Cilies Army Ammunition Plant, which is on wood IIoors and a two-car garage. The sale closed in April after four days on the Owner-occupied units:.. .. . .. .... ..2,551
<br /> land owned by the Army and leased to de- market. The original list price was $99,900. Building Permltslnew houses
<br /> lense contractors such as Alliant T echsys- 1991 1992 1993 1994 YTD
<br /> lems. The 2,300-acre site, part of which is nla nla nla nla nla
<br /> undergoing contamination clean~up, covers
<br /> about one-third of Arden Hills. Several pos-
<br /> sibilities for reuse, including building an In- Population
<br /> dian~owned casino, have been explored. No
<br /> plans have been made, and Fritsinger said
<br /> several multiuse options are being consid- Pel. change/1ast
<br /> ered. Populallon 10yrs. 20yrs,
<br /> Most otthe nearly 3,000 homes in Arden 1l19O. , ;9,199 .14.8 78.7
<br /> Hills were built between 1950and 1980. 1980,. ,8,012 55.6
<br /> You'll find plenty ot ramblers, split-levels 1970.. 6,149 -
<br /> and 1 v,-story homes. Number 01 households (1994): ... . .2,962
<br /> Home prices range from about $90.000 for People 18-years-old and older:... .,5,969
<br /> People below poverty level: .,...... 1.5%
<br /> a home built in the 1950s to upwards of Residents wilh a bachelor's
<br /> $400.000 for a house on lake Johanna, degree or higher: ................45.5%
<br /> said Doug Florine, a sales agent with Re- Median household Income: . , , . . . $50,660
<br /> Max Realty Consultants. Mean travelllme to work: ........." .17.2
<br /> The clly doesn't have many apartments - Source= U.S. Census Bureau.
<br /> there are only two or three apartment com- $186,000 Neighborhood notes
<br /> plexes - but it does have a 300-unlt mobile
<br /> home park in its northwest corner. Buill In 1954, this split-level house has 2,800 linished square leet,'three bed-
<br /> . rooms, three bathrooms, a family room, two fireplaces, central air conditioning, . Arden Hills Is part of Mounds View School
<br /> hardwood floors, a deck and a two-car garage. The sale closed in April after 165 District 621 and also is home to two col-
<br /> days on the market. The original list price was $219,900. leges: Bethel and Northwestern.
<br /> . For more information, call city hall at 633-
<br /> 5676.
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