South Lake Tahoe Homes in Gardner Mountain
If you are looking for a neighborhood with low to mid-priced homes in South Lake Tahoe, the Gardner Mountain area is a great place to buy. The majority of homes in the Gardner Mountain area are smaller homes and cabins priced in the $300,000 range. There are some houses available in the mid $200’s, and range all the way to new houses can be found up in the $800’s.
Gardner Mountain has a quiet mountain like setting and is still with-in the City limits of South Lake Tahoe. As the name implies, the area is located on a small and forested mountain. Gardner Mountain has easy access from HWY 89, and is less than a mile from HWY 50 and the Y. Gardner Mountain is one of the closest areas to Camp Richardson, Fallen Leaf Lake, and South Shores best beaches. There is a great bike trail that leads to Pope beach , Baldwin beach, Kiva beach, and all the way to Ski beach from the bottom of Gardner Mountain.
National Forest land boarders the west side of the Gardner Mountain area, and to the south is the South Tahoe High School. Gardner street, on the west side, is one of the best streets in the area to be located on because it boarders the National Forest land and offers both privacy and views.
Most of the lots in the Gardner Mountain area are 5,000 to 10,000 square feet in size. The 10,000 square foot lots are usually 50′ wide by 200′ deep, so many homes in the area have very large back yards. There are also a few big lots near the bottom of Gardner Mountain that are an entire acre in size.
Here are the 2008 Statistics for the sold single family homes in the Gardner Mountain area according to the South Lake Tahoe mls:
- Average price per square foot was $285 (10% less than 2007 which was $315)
- Average sales price was $517,167 (30% more than in 2007 which was $364,958)
- Median sales price was $295,000 (12% less than in 2007 which was $336,950)
- Average list price was $540,656 (31% more than in 2007 which was $374,825)
- Median list price was $317,000 (8% less than in 2007 which was $344,450
- Average sold square feet was 1,832
- Median sold square feet was 1,152
In 2008 the averages were skewed quite a bit from 703 Roger, a 6700 square foot new house that sold for $1,890,000, so the median statistics are the ones to go by. Foreclosures in South Lake Tahoe have brought many areas average sales prices down, but not in the Gardner Mountain area. There were no foreclosures sold in Gardner Mountain in 2008.
Here are pictures from the South Lake Tahoe MLS of some of the houses that have recently sold in the Gardner Mountain area.
Currently there are 15 single family homes for sale in the Gardner Mountain area on the South Lake Tahoe mls. The average listing price per square foot is $257, and there is one house that is in escrow. Two of the houses for sale are bank owned foreclosures. One of the foreclosures for sale is a newer 5 bedroom 4028 square foot home at 581 Gardner Street for $645,550. 776 Pantheris the other foreclosure that is for sale, and is a 4 bedroom, 3 bath home for $368,800.
Like I had said before, if you are looking at houses for sale in South Lake Tahoe in the low to mid price range, Gardner Mountain should be one of the areas that you should be looking!
Let Brent and Jill Johnson help you with your search for the perfect South Lake Tahoe home. Please contact Brent and Jill for more information regarding foreclosures in South Lake Tahoe, South Lake Tahoe homes for sale, or any of your South Lake Tahoe real estate questions. This South Lake Tahoe real estate blog post was written by Brent Johnson.
