Alta Vista 

 

Alta Vista is a neighborhood near downtown Greenville where you can find Greenville real estate for sale where the traffic moves a bit slower, the summer sun drips through 100 year old trees, and no house is like the next.  Yes, this is a great place for Greenville Sc real estate.

The historic Greenville Sc neighborhood known for its tree-lined streets and charming houses lies tucked between major thoroughfares that include Augusta, Church and Cleveland streets.

Residents say they like the sidewalks, the convenience to downtown and, of course, the big oaks.

"It's one of the premier residential neighborhoods in the Upstate," said Bob Atkinson, a Greenvile SC real estate appraiser. "It's very sought after."

Atkinson should know. He lives on Crescent Avenue, Alta Vista's crown jewel.

"Crescent Avenue is one of the most prestigious streets in Greenville SC," said Belinda Jolly Dobson, a Greenville SC real-estate agent for Prudential C. Dan Joyner. "It's old Greenville SC real estate."

Crescent is known for being as eclectic as it is elegant. The styles of homes range from Charleston to Elizabethan to Georgian to Southwestern to good ol' traditional farmhouse Greenville SC real estate.

These Greenville SC homes for sale date back to the mid-1800s. Many are considered family heirlooms.

Earl Prevost's grandfather built his Crescent Avenue home in 1932. He bought it from his mother in 1980.  A great Greenville South Carolina real estate heirloom.

Atkinson's Greenville SC home belonged to his late wife's grandparents.

George Funderburk's Belmont Avenue Greenville SC home was built in 1873 and has been in his family since 1907.

Funderburk, an attorney, said his Greenville SC neighborhood has come a long way.

"For what was once farmland, it's done well," Funderburk said.

Dr. Jim Wallace bought his Greenville SC house more than a decade ago from a family who kept it for 130 years.

He is among the majority of area homeowners who have renovated their houses to add modern amenities while keeping the Greenville SC home's character and charm.

When Scott Kilgore bought his Crescent Avenue home in 1985 it resembled a one-story farmhouse. When his second child was born they added a second floor. "We just had a lot of fun with it," he said.

Kilgore said the Greenville neighborhood has changed a lot since he moved in. The house across the street used to be a tennis court, he said.

While most of the houses are 50 years old or older, several have been built in the last decade, squeezed in among the older Greenville SC homes in the few vacant lots remaining.

B.K. and Frances Bryan built their Charleston-type home 14 years ago on Crescent Avenue. They like to sit beside their enclosed garden and relax.

"We love out it here," Frances Bryan said.

Most of the houses have been in one family for so long that generations have grown up together. Many of the neighbors know exactly who lives where.

Still, residents say the Greenville SC neighborhood is getting younger every day.

While walking down McDaniel Avenue with his two sons, Carol Lane resident Jim Stravrakas pointed to a pink bow on the front door of a home, indicating a new arrival.

"We're seeing a lot of turnover in the neighborhood," said Stravrakas, an employee at Milliken & Co. "It's a nice mix of families getting started, families with older children and lots of grandparents."

Funderburk, who's lived in the neighborhood all of his life, said it's only natural for a Greenville SC neighborhood to get younger.

"It happened 50 years ago, it happens today," he said. "People change but everyone seems to get along."

For  truly great Greenville real estate, think about Alta Vista