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505 Preston Ave Avenue
Blacksburg, VA 24060 · Miller Southside
Sold for $549,000
on Jun 10, 2025, listed at $549,000
- 5beds
- 2.5baths
- 2,266sq ft
- 0.4acres
- 1937built
- 0.7 mito Virginia Tech
Listed by Mike Eggleston, Coldwell Banker Townside Bburg
About this home.
Entered for comp purposes! This is a traditional 1937 home with later modifications and additions in a fantastic location at the northwest end of Preston Avenue in the sought-after Miller Addition just off South Main Street. The 2.5-story house has four bedrooms, including a bedroom and bath in the finished attic. There are 2,256 ft2 of living space, including a large family room (with vaulted ceiling, fireplace, opening to the patio with wood deck), as well as a living room, dining room, kitchen with island, breakfast nook, and 1.5 additional baths. There is also a full, unfinished basement (with primitive bath plumbed in). Hardwood floors throughout. Mini-split AC in family room; remainder of home has heating only. Water heater is gas on-demand. Blown in wall insulation. One-car detached garage. Within easy walking distance of downtown Blacksburg and the Virginia Tech campus
Facts and features.
The home
- Type
- House (Detached)
- Style
- Traditional
- Year built
- 1937
- Finished area
- 2,266 sq ft
- Bedrooms
- 5
- Bathrooms
- 2 full, 1 half
- Levels
- Two or more
Inside
- Basement
- Concrete Floor, Full, Plumbing for Bath
- Fireplaces
- Family Room, Living Room
- Flooring
- Carpet, Hardwood, Vinyl
- Appliances
- Dryer/Electric, Oven, Range/Electric, Refrigerator, Washer
- Interior features
- Built-Ins, Ceiling Fan(s), Skylight, Vaulted Ceiling, Walls-Plaster
Outside and lot
- Lot
- 0.4 acres
- Garage
- 1 space, single detached
- Exterior
- Wood
- Outdoor features
- Deck, Garden Space, Screened Porch, Sidewalks
- Zoning
- Residential 4
Utilities
- Heating
- Baseboard-Electric, Gas-Natural, Radiator-Hot Water
- Cooling
- Other - See Remarks
- Water source
- Public Water Avail
- Sewer
- Public System
Community
- Neighborhood
- Miller Southside
- Subdivision
- Miller Addition
- Virginia Tech
- 0.7 miles to the Drillfield (straight line)
- County
- Montgomery County
- Schools
- Elementary Margaret Beeks Elementary Middle Blacksburg Middle High Blacksburg High Assigned by attendance zone. Boundaries can change; confirm with Montgomery County Public Schools. Distances are straight-line.
The listing
- Price per sq ft
- $242
- Days on market
- 53
- Listed
- Jan 24, 2025
- Source
- New River Valley Association of REALTORS® MLS #424500
Price and status history.
53
days on market
100.0%
of the original asking price
| Date | Event | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 10, 2025 | Sold | $549,000 |
| Jan 24, 2025 | Listed for sale | $549,000 |
Price per square foot
Sale price per finished square foot, compared with the median of 7 homes sold in Miller Southside in the last 12 months. 9% below the median.
Location.
505 Preston Ave Avenue, Blacksburg, VA 24060
505 Preston Ave Avenue, Blacksburg, VA 24060 · Miller Southside.
0.7 miles to the Virginia Tech Drillfield (straight line). Walking and driving distances are longer.
Around here.
- GroceryKroger (South Main Street) 0.8 mi
- CoffeeSugar Magnolia 0.3 mi
- RestaurantsHamro Kitchen 0.1 mi
- Also nearbyNot Your Mama’s Pasta 0.2 mi
- Park or trailHuckleberry Trail Under 0.1 mi
- 0.3 mito downtown Blacksburg
- 0.7 mito the Virginia Tech Drillfield
- 4.3 mito Christiansburg shopping (Uptown and Spradlin Farm)
- 2.6 mito LewisGale Hospital Montgomery
Straight-line miles from this home. Driving and walking distances are longer. Discover Blacksburg
The neighborhood
Miller Southside.
1
for sale now
$730K
median sale, last 12 months
7
homes sold, last 12 months
24
median days on market
Listing information
Listing courtesy of Coldwell Banker Townside Bburg.
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