McKenzie Avenue House for Sale

Curving north of Kanesville Boulevard on the east side of Council Bluffs, McKenzie Avenue is closer to the city’s edge than its center. The surrounding neighborhood is mainly residential, with densely wooded areas that give it a secluded feel. However, access to a primary thoroughfare allows residents to get back to the action in a snap. “It’s pretty convenient to just jump on Kanesville Boulevard, which either takes you downtown or out to Interstate 80 on the east side,” says Lynn Leaders, a Realtor with Heartland Properties who’s been selling homes in the area for 30 years. “But that area’s nice because it’s established, there are some older homes. It’s not like a subdivision where everything was bulldozed, and you’re waiting on all the trees to grow.” Although the neighborhood is well-established, new townhomes and contemporary single-family homes have cropped up on the side streets. Among the older builds — most dating from the 1960s to the ’90s — housing styles vary, with an emphasis on raised ranch-style and split-level homes with attached garages. Most streets are bordered by paved sidewalks, convenient for dog-walking or daily strolls. Housing inventory is low, and when