Truckee Real Estate Sales: August 2010
September 2, 2010
Closed sales for Single Family Homes in the Greater Truckee area increased 32% from the end of July to the end of August.
Historic Downtown Truckee Arts and Crafts Labor Day Festival
September 2, 2010
Truckee will be brimming with art and activity during the 2nd Annual Historic Downtown Truckee Arts and Crafts Labor Day Festival Saturday 
through Monday , September 4-6, 2010 from 10 am to 5 pm each day.
The Arts & Crafts Labor Day Fair features many local artists including our Tahoe Donner favorites, Olaf and Elizabeth Carmel. This talented couple are Sierra-based photographers specializing in unique and expressive landscapes. Make sure you visit thier newly expanded (2600 sq ft) Carmel Gallery, located at 9940 Donner Pass Road.
Hosted by the Truckee Downtown Merchant’s Association, this free event welcomes everyone to browse and shop among the original work of artists and crafters from across the western United States showcasing their handcrafted creations including original photography, jewelry, sculptures, ceramics and much more.
Taking place in downtown Truckee’s walkable historic mountain setting, on the closed street of Bridge Street between Donner Pass Road and Church Street, the unique event locale offers something for everyone, whether you want to visit the town’s first jail, meet and patronize artists and craftspeople, stroll along the river, shop among the many independent boutique stores or eat at any one of over a dozen restaurants.
For more information about the Historic Downtown Truckee Arts & Crafts Festival, contact the Truckee Downtown Merchant’s Association at (530) 587-3161.
Tahoe Donner® Real Estate Sales: August 2010
September 1, 2010
Tahoe Donner® Real Estate
Single Family Homes Sold - August 2010
Single Family Homes SOLD = 24 (up 84% from last month - 13 sales)
Median List Price = $547,000
Median Sale Price = $525,000
Average Days on Market = 44
YTD TD SF Homes Sold = 127
Active Listings = 159 (down 6% from last month)
| Address | Original Price | Sales Price | Square Feet |
| 15948 Northwoods | $289,900 | $306,000 | 1786 (5 DOM) |
| 12823 Hillside | $295,000 | $295,000 | 953 (3 DOM) |
| 13631 Northwoods | $394,900 | $375,000 | 1785 (162 DOM) |
| 12359 Hillside | $395,950 | $345,000 | 1848 (45 DOM) |
| 15471 Northwoods | $428,000 | $428,000 | 1632 (39 DOM) |
| 11880 Baden | $499,950 | $480,000 | 1400 (60 DOM) |
| 11147 Northwoods | $500,000 | $440,000 | 1860 (27 DOM) |
| 11907 Oslo | $500,000 | $475,000 | 1421 (31 DOM) |
| 11620 Norse | $525,000 | $504,000 | 1728 (16 DOM) |
| 12304 Bennett Flat | $545,000 | $530,000 | 1776 (8 DOM) |
| 12301 Greenleaf | $549,000 | $545,000 | 2040 (10 DOM) |
| 15407 Wolfgang | $549,000 | $525,000 | 1897 (13 DOM) |
| 14329 Hansel | $559,000 | $470,000 | 1732 (69 DOM) |
| 14781 Tyrol | $585,000 | $555,000 | 1969 (57 DOM) |
| 14100 Skiview Loop | $595,000 | $465,000 | 1893 (51 DOM) |
| 12627 Parsenn | $599,000 | $570,000 | 2064 (80DOM) |
| 14267 Pathway | $599,000 | $585,000 | 2049 (11 DOM) |
| 13327 Muhlebach | $625,000 | $615,000 | 1950 (8 DOM) |
| 14979 Swiss | $659,000 | $525,000 | 2132 (62 DOM) |
| 13819 Herringbone | $699,000 | $675,000 | 2299 (36 DOM) |
| 12429 St. Bernard | $769,000 | $705,000 | 2242 (32 DOM) |
| 11422 Mougle | $779,000 | $710,000 | 2924 (124 DOM) |
| 11760 Kitzbuhel | $850,000 | $775,000 | 2425 (0 DOM) |
| 14384 Swiss Lane | $1,150,000 | $1,100,000 | 3386 (18 DOM) |
| *DOM (Days on Market) |
Tahoe Donner® Condos Sold - August 2010
Condos SOLD = 2
Median List Price = $274,000
Median Sale Price = $261,000
Average Days on Market = 27
YTD TD Condos Sold = 29
Active Listings = 28
Tahoe Donner® Lots Sold - August 2010
Lots SOLD = 2
Median List Price = $121,450
Median Sale Price = $102,000
Average Days on Market = 38
YTD TD Lots Sold = 16
Active Listings = 58
(YTD = Year-To-Date)
This is provided as a quick snapshot of the monthly market activity in Tahoe Donner®. Keep in mind, numbers only tell part of the story. We would be happy to share our day-to-day insight
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Notice / Opposition of Tahoe Donner’s Proposed Use of Open Space
August 30, 2010
Recently, the Board at Tahoe Donner has begun making plans to construct a new $3.1 million dollar Forestry Department building. Instead of rebuilding on its current site on Northwoods Boulevard they have proposed four alternative sites. The potential four sites under consideration are: (1) Northwoods Boulevard, next door to the Golf Course Maintenance facility, (2) the land at the end of Alder Creek Road an eighth of a mile beyond the pavement (open space area), (3) Skislope Way, at the green gate trailhead, and (4) Skislope Way, 1,000 feet on Skislope Way above the green gate trailhead.
Tahoe Donner describes this building as: “The Proposed new building would not be a fine finished facility like Trout Creek Recreation Center or The Lodge; rather the finish would be utilitarian, similar to the current Golf Course Maintenance facility.”
The majority of the square footage of the proposed 2 level facility (6,600 square feet) is identified for Forestry operational use, including work bays; large equipment storage; atv, splitter and chipper storage; flammables storage; material storage bins; wood pile and office space including three restrooms (men’s, women’s and unisex), kitchen, conference room and locker room with showers, washer and dryer. The perimeter of the facility will be encompassed by a security fence with sliding metal gates.
Property owners in Tahoe Donner have indicated through a survey conducted by the Tahoe 
Donner Association that open space is the number one most important aspect of Tahoe Donner. The proposed site at the end of Alder Creek is an open space area. For Tahoe Donner to consider building the new Forestry Facility at this location is outrageous. The Alder Creek site is the most used open space in all of Tahoe Donner. It is used year round with cross country ski trails in the winter, hiking, biking and equestrian center uses in the summer. The actual site on Alder Creek is in the center of the most used trail (Lions Leap) within the cross country ski area.
Tahoe Donner’s plan is moving along fast so now is the time to oppose their sprawl into our open spaces. Once they get a project like this in place there may be no stopping the future use and development into these treasured and extremely limited spaces.
Link to Potential Sites
Link to Forestry Building Schematic Elevations
Please join the opposition to the Alder Creek Forestry Project. Reply to SaveTDTrails@hotmail.com with your name and address. We will add your name to the petition to oppose this site. The actual petition wording is included below.
| Petition summary and background | Tahoe Donner is currently considering multiple sites for a proposed NEW $3.1-million Forestry Multi-Use Building. Several sites on this list are not consistent with the current Tahoe Donner General Plan, which supports the preservation of open space, was approved by the board and is a governing document for Tahoe Donner Association. |
| Action petitioned for | We, the undersigned, oppose any proposed site for a new Forestry Multi-Use Building outside of TD’s main corridor, Northwoods Boulevard. We urge the TD Board and management to follow the current General Plan, including site recommendations of the General Plan Committee for forestry and maintenance facilities. We want the TD board and management to know that we adamantly support the preservation of open space and trails and expect the board and management to cluster all maintenance and forestry facilities to avoid encroaching on open space and trails. Clustering and centralization should also be used to minimize the cost and increase the efficiency of remodeling, rebuilding and operating maintenance or forestry facilities. |
If you are so inclined, please forward this email to any other person(s) you feel would be interested in this information.
You can also express your opinion directly to board@tahoedonner.com and forestryproject@tahoedonner.com .
There will be a Tahoe Donner Community Forum meeting at 10:00 AM on September 11, to discuss this site. This meeting will be at the Northwoods Clubhouse. Our strength will come from our numbers so please attend if at all possible.
Truckee Real Estate Sales: July 2010
August 10, 2010
This chart represents the number of single family homes sold in the last three months in the Truckee real estate market. The chart also shows the median sale prices for these homes.
* Sale price only disclosed on one Lahontan home sale.
