A mammoth in Signature of Solon, Solon Ohio
A yellow sign in front of this house at 7381 Vahalla Drive, in Signature of Solon in Solon, Ohio had the website link to Williams and Williams, a real estate auctioneer. The estimated value of this property according to zillow.com is $727,000. The sale is on January 22, 2009 at 3 PM according to the auctioneer website. Nominal opening bid was $100,000. There were several homes for sale signs in Signature of Solon at this time and this was surprising.
Signature of Solon is near the intersection of Aurora Road and Pettibone Road. Both these roads are two lane, physically undivided roads. Aurora Road (11, 400+ vehicles/day, year unknown) has higher traffic volume than Pettibone Road (1,900 vehicles/day, year unknown).
Some homes in the pretentious Signature of Solon subdivision (Zoned R-1-F Golf Course Community) are likely to have one or more these features:
- Too voluminous for the family and lot size. Have you ever seen a 500 square feet walk-in closet?
- Somewhat similar looking exteriors despite the multiple roof lines.
- Awful 2 story/cathedral/elevator shaft living room ceilings typically seen in McMansions.
- Sub par single flight staircases with poor riser and tread dimensions.
- Few trees in the front yard.
- Large sunlight inviting windows that also degrade the appearance of living room furniture and electronics.
- Cul-de-sacs.
- Good construction quality.
- Good construction material quality.
- Highly educated neighbors.
I am a Civil Engineer from Louisiana State University. The compound word, Americaneer, is a combination of the words, American and Engineer.
[...] values due to foreclosures, single family home owners from Solon’s well heeled subdivisions (Signature of Solon, Thornbury, Chagrin Highlands) took the shortest route to the Solon City Council and Planning [...]