LEXpert on Location

Can’t afford Lansdowne? Pick these neighborhoods

by John Rice

Love the Tates Creek area, and I mean the part with the 40502 zip code? Want a house built in the middle of the last century? Lansdowne is likely your dream spot to be. And for good reason. Those giant lots and large homes have been fantastic since Day 1.

But if you’re looking at financing most of the $600k to million dollar plus purchase price and your budget says “No Bueno”, What do you do? Stay where you are and be unhappy?

No, you look in Lans-Merik since it is right across Tates Creek Road from Lansdowne. Here you will get almost as large of a lot and the houses are mostly from the 1970s but it has a similar vibe. Think of it as “Lansdowne Lite”. You will end up spending between $450k to maybe just over $700k for the best ones that back to the park.

$450k too much? While it is technically not in the 40502 zip code, Gainesway is literally just across New Circle Road from Lans-Merik. Here you will get a 1960s home on a larger lot in the $300-450k range.

LEXpert on Location-Pleasant Ridge Park Lexington Ky

by John Rice

You know, I’ve been doing these neighborhood video tours that I post on my Youtube channel for quite some time. It just dawned on me that I mention a lot of the amenities of the neighborhoods in the videos but rarely show them. A lot of that is time. I don’t want to turn a video into a movie length commitment for my viewers. Well, I am going to start doing super short videos about some of the features in/around my favorite neighborhoods. This is the first, and it is Pleasant Ridge Park out by Andover Forest, Timber Creek, The Home Place and Gleneagles.

The park has a lot of sentimental value for me. I remember going there with my kids long before we become 40509ers. Once we moved out this way, this was my kid’s bus stop. We also use to ride bikes to this park ALL the time.

Here it is: