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Neighborhoods

Lake Susan Hills

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My nickname for this Chanhassen neighborhood is “Birdland” because all the street names are those of birds like Ibis, Osprey, Flamingo, etc. I’ve been calling it  this for 20 years but it never caught on with anyone else other than my kids. So much for being a trend setter. Either way, it’s one of the [...]

Minnewashta Heights & Minnewashta Manors

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Minnewashta Heights and Minnewashta Manors are side by side neighborhoods located on the north end of Lake Minnewashta. These neighborhoods are the northern edge of Chanhassen and are actually part of the Minnetonka School district. They have great access to Hwy 7 and are very close to a shopping center with grocery, hardware, coffee shop [...]

Trotter’s Ridge

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The Trotter’s Ridge neighborhood (also known as Bridle Creek) is centrally located in Chanhassen and is well insulated from the road noise of Hwy 5, Lyman Blvd and Hwy 41. It’s  within walking distance of Holasek’s nursery  for garden lovers and just down the block from Snap Fitness.  Makes for some extremely fit gardeners. Bluff [...]

Springfield

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My kids were so bummed when Lundgren Homes started developing Springfield. Our back yard in Sunny Slope bordered the land used for the soon-to-be-built  neighborhood, so the cornfield and open prairie could no longer be used as their own personal playground once construction began.   Today, Springfield consists of about 145 mostly two-story homes and [...]

Saddlebrook

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The Saddlebrook neighborhood boasts one of the best locations in Chanhassen. Centrally located just north of the downtown area, it is comprised of 97 single family homes built primarily in the late 1980′s to the mid 1990′s. I love the location because we could see the Fourth of July fireworks from our friend Jackie’s deck [...]

Tristan Heights

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Like newer construction 2 stories? OK, they’re not all 2 stories, but most of them are. Like great floor plans and even greater exteriors? Then you should check out Tristan Heights. This 30-home neighborhood is located on the western edge of Chanhassen and Minneswashta Parkway. It was built during the real estate boom years and [...]

Minnewashta Landings

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The Landings may very well be The Premier Neighborhood in all of Chanhassen. Walking the gold-lined streets is a little like walking through a fairy tale.  The houses may not be made of gingerbread, but I think they hold up against Minnesota weather a bit better.  Nestled on the northwest shore of Lake Minnewashta, this [...]

Highover

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Now this is a neighborhood. Comprised of 57 homes built mostly between 1998 and 2000, these homes feel new, while at the same time looking well-established.  Many of the homes are in the Craftsman style, exuding warmth with a simple drive through the streets. The pillars, roof lines and front porches are a dead giveaway of [...]

Greenwood Shores

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This is a nifty (yes, I used the word nifty) little neighborhood just west of downtown Chanhassen, off Powers Blvd. Utica Avenue makes a big loop and has two entrances to Powers. It’s one of those neighborhoods you wouldn’t know existed unless you already knew about it. But it’s got a really cool flavor to [...]

Timberwood Estates

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This is one of the most unique neighborhoods in Chanhassen because of the size of the lots. Most Chan neighborhoods average 1/3 of an acre or less, but Timberwood  lots are an acre or more. This puts a really nice green space buffer between the homes. The feeling is kind of like living in a [...]

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