I love the chocolate cake they make at Cafe Latte, on Grand Avenue. Grand Avenue is a popular St. Paul destination. The street is lined with old and new St. Paul, businesses, historic buildings, and great places to eat or shop. Living with in walking distance or on the avenue it self is a draw for many. There are houses, apartment buildings and condo’s with what we call "old world charm" built in the late 1800’s through the 1940’s.
Home buyers sometimes ask me to find them a home in the Grand Avenue area. I have to ask some questions because Grand Avenue is a long street, that starts on West 7th Street and runs up to Cleveland Avenue in Highland Park. It runs through Crocus Hill, MacGroveland, and ends in Highland Park. Price ranges for homes in the area start at about $120,000 for a very small condo and go up over a million.
Bread and Chocolate on the corner of Grand Avenue and Victoria Street. Grand Avenue is not just about chocolate, that is what I am about.
The Avon Place Condos at Avon and Grand. There is an abundance of brick and some brownstone buildings in the Grand Avenue area of Crocus hill with apartments and condos. There are also homes and apartments along the avenue that have been converted to offices and shops. The communities along Grand Avenue are great examples of walkable urban neighborhoods. The street is also a major artery in the public transit system. Which is nice becasue there are several real estate offices along the avenue and the agents put their faces on the many bus benches.
I love that you can go to Bread and Chocloate – then Core Power Yoga! ROFL
Jennifer, I wish you lived closer. We could go together. 🙂
actually, truth be told, your photos make one want to consider a move to the great white north!
and if I frequented B & C, we’d definitely be going to yoga!! (to meditate on the power of the chocolate)
Looks like a beautiful place to live and raise a family! Thanks for the pics.
Ever get requests for homes within walking distance of Victoria’s Crossing where one can park in front of their own home?
Park in front of your own home? Maybe with a parking permit. . .why would you want to park? 🙂
That’s really cool that some of the places were built during the 1800’s . Are you finding that most of the homes for sale in that area have been renovated, or is it kind of hit and miss?
Umm, I’m a newcomer to the area, but I don’t think Grand actually comes into contact with Highland Park, which is to the south a fair bit. Just sayin’…
Barry – most are renovated, a few are not.
Saskia true, but close enough to the MLS district.
I have visited Saint Paul twice so far and I have fallen in live with the area. I am from New York and I am actually planning on moving to Saint Paul soon. The people are great, scenery is amazing and so many things to do. I love going to Grand Avenue and having a cup of coffee at Cafe Latte. Hopefully I would be able to get a computer specialist or flight operations job there.