City of Lakewood Sells Its Second Home in Four Months

The has sold its second house in four months.

The city — not typically in the Real Estate business — is trying to , fix them up and sell them to improve the quality of neighborhoods.

On Friday, city officials handed the keys to 1598 Wyandotte Avenue over to David Ellsworth, who recently bought the home for $125,000.

The city purchased the home for $24,000 in 2009, and last fall finished a one-year, $100,000 rehabilitation project.

Dru Siley the city’s assistant director of planning and development, said the project was paid for by a the federal Neighborhood Stabilization Program.

The home needed quite a bit of work.

The city had to replace the plumbing, electrical system, floors, heating and cooling systems and upgrade the kitchen and bathrooms.

“It really didn’t fit the 21st century lifestyle that homeowners are looking for,” Siley added. “We were able to renovate it and make it great.”

Ellsworth said he knew the moment he stepped into the home for the first time that it was the perfect fit.

“It had this very classic and nostalgic feel to it,” he said. “The project they did to renovate it was fantastic. Everything looks amazing and everything about it is everything I was looking for in a home.”