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Two Years in Belvedere in Charlottesville

Friends/clients note two years in the Belvedere neighborhood; they provide a candid look at the good and the not-so-good of living in a green neighborhood in Charlottesville that was hit hard by the recession.

For me, Belvedere remains an exceptionally-well-located neighborhood with a vision that will hopefully one day come to fruition. It’s more populated and vibrant now and the neighborhood’s development should be more organic itself as it grows with less input from the developers, who are, in a word, “slippery.”

A smattering of homes for sale in Belvedere:

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Jim Duncan has been helping buyers and sellers in Charlottesville’s neighborhoods for 25 years. Get local insight born of experience.

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Revisiting the “0 to 5 Buyer is Gone” Post – 15 years later

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Flipping the Switch, Part 3: ADUs, Zoning, and the Practical Guide

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Happy Homeownership Day (on a bicycle)

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A good day starts with a bike ride. A better day starts with a bike ride to meet clients for a final walkthrough of their first home. Smile, happiness, projects to be undertaken, projects to be planned, lives to be lived. It's a good day.…

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