Estimated Value: $2,562,328 - $2,828,000
Built by past Savannah Mayor & State Senator, the Rufus Ezekiel Lester home has large interior rooms with a flowing floor plan and glorious original plaster ceilings in the public rooms. Once known as the Senator’s Gate Bed & Breakfast, this free-standing Estate can be used as B&B once again (with new permitting) or as a private residence. The home has many original features including extensive plaster moldings, glowing Heart Pine floors, antique wallpaper, etched/cut glass pocket doors & eleven fireplaces with original mantels. The Chef's kitchen has exposed brick walls, hardwood cabinets, granite counters & commercial appliances. Each bedroom has a private ensuite spa bath with jacuzzi tub/shower & heated towel bars. A double-decker rear porch overlooks the courtyard & grounds with plenty of room to once again create a lush garden. Seven off-street parking spaces make the property perfect for a B&B. Home is 4,370 sq. ft. w/5 beds & 5.5 baths & CH is 1,260 sq. ft. w/2 beds & 3 baths.
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$3,000,000
Incredible historic building in an exceptional location in beautiful Downtown Savannah. Well located on a boulevard lined w/live oak trees, this exquisitely restored 7000+ sq ft mansion was most recently operating as an opulent restaurant. Could be converted into a grand residential property with huge rooms, brick wine cellar & multiple al fresco dining areas plus fully landscaped, expansive
Jessica Kelly Engel & Völkers Savannah
| Date | Buyer | Sale Price | Title Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| Degenhardt Charles F Jr Trust | -- | -- | |
| Degenhardt Charles F | -- | -- | |
| Degenhardt Charles F Jr Executor | -- | -- | |
| Jcd 139 Llc | $1,094,550 | -- | |
| Mrochinski Mel L | -- | -- |
| Date | Status | Borrower | Loan Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Previous Owner | Degenhardt Charles F | $1,000,000 | |
| Previous Owner | Mrochinski Mel L | $150,000 |
| Date | Event | Price | Change | Sq Ft Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/20/2017 06/20/17 | Sold | $1,094,550 | -21.8% | $194 / Sq Ft |
| 05/31/2017 05/31/17 | Pending | -- | -- | -- |
| 09/13/2010 09/13/10 | For Sale | $1,400,000 | -- | $249 / Sq Ft |
| Year | Tax Paid | Tax Assessment Tax Assessment Total Assessment is a certain percentage of the fair market value that is determined by local assessors to be the total taxable value of land and additions on the property. | Land | Improvement |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $40,089 | $754,440 | $163,160 | $591,280 |
| 2023 | $8,101 | $783,640 | $124,320 | $659,320 |
| 2022 | $18,022 | $682,000 | $83,920 | $598,080 |
| 2021 | $34,480 | $584,640 | $84,000 | $500,640 |
| 2020 | $13,825 | $672,200 | $84,000 | $588,200 |
| 2019 | $26,364 | $672,200 | $84,000 | $588,200 |
| 2018 | $27,435 | $437,820 | $44,220 | $393,600 |
| 2017 | $22,024 | $534,480 | $121,800 | $412,680 |
| 2016 | $15,353 | $532,560 | $121,800 | $410,760 |
| 2015 | $22,293 | $538,960 | $121,800 | $417,160 |
| 2014 | $28,607 | $495,200 | $0 | $0 |
Seller's Agent in 2017
Elaine Seabolt
Seabolt Real Estate
(912) 224-7511
13 in this area
45 Total Sales
Seller Co-Listing Agent in 2017
Mike Brannin
Seabolt Real Estate
(912) 604-8548
10 in this area
123 Total Sales
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Buyer's Agent in 2017
Debbie Haupt
Keller Williams Coastal Area P
4 in this area
28 Total Sales
Source: Savannah Multi-List Corporation
MLS Number: 78820
APN: 2004401002
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