Tahoe Island Drive is a woodsy, family neighborhood located between Highway 89 and Tahoe Keys Blvd, just to the south of the Tahoe Keys. This neighborhood is well loved by Lake Tahoe locals and second homeowners alike. Tahoe Island enjoys all the same benefits of close proximity to Lake Tahoe and Highway 89 as the Gardner Mountain Neighborhood. The network of bike trails to the beaches, Camp Richardson and Valhalla/Kiva historic sites run through this neighborhood.

The Tahoe Island Drive Neighborhood is home to many long time Tahoe locals who appreciate its wonderful location, tall trees and peaceful settings.

A few of the special features of this neighborhood are:

• Tall Pines
• Bike or walk to Camp Richardson
• Bike or Walk to the Keys Lagoon-watch the geese
• Level neighborhood, great for walking
• Minutes to Pope Beach, Kiva Historic Site, Valhalla
• Minutes to numerous restaurants and pubs
• Easy access to Tahoe’s festivals: Renaissance Festival, Kokanee Festival, Oktober Fest, Great Gatsby Fest, music, theatre and art at Valhalla
• Minutes to shopping at the Y
• Minutes to Fallen Leaf Lake
• Minutes to numerous trailheads including Mt. Tallac
• Open Meadows
• Blue Go Circulator goes down 89
• Anderson’s Bike Rentals anchors the neighborhood
• Watch the Eagle’s soar in the meadow

The Tahoe Island Drive Neighborhood consists of classic Tahoe chalets, single story ranch styles homes, a few duplexes and some gorgeous new mountain contemporary homes. Some homes back to open meadows, some to Forest Service Land, others have a more traditional neighborhood feel. The average lot is 6000 sq. ft. The neighborhood school is Tahoe Valley Elementary located in the heart of the community.

The South Tahoe Associatoin of Realtos’ Multiple Listing Service reports that the average median sales price in 2009 for the Tahoe Island Neighborhood is $333,333.   There were 99 sales in this neighborhood in 2009. Homes currently for sale range from $222,222 to $777,777.

The Sierra Tract neighborhood of South Lake Tahoe is an esoteric mix of old and new Tahoe with some homes dating back to the earliest part of the 20th century but with many properties being only 5-10 years old.

Situated between two of the main tributaries feeding Lake Tahoe, the Upper Truckee river and Trout Creek many properties on the “perimeter” of Sierra Tract lie directly on these streams lush and pristine meadows. Most homes in the Sierra Tract are within walking distance of these streams and meadows and access directly to Lake Tahoe for the more intrepid. The back of the neighborhood backs up to miles and miles of National Forest for outdoor recreation such as mountain biking, hiking or just strolling through the forest. Fly fishing is a popular pastime for many residents of Sierra Tract with excellent fishing to be had in both nearby streams.

The Sierra tract neighborhood is convenient to everything Tahoe and by making the Sierra Tract your Lake Tahoe home you will be just minutes to world class skiing and riding at Heavenly Mountain Resort, Lake Tahoe’s pristine beaches, world famous nightlife at Stateline, Nevada, a myriad of shopping, restaurants, night clubs, hiking, mountain biking or just plain “kicking back”

Real Estate values in the Sierra Tract neighborhood of South Lake Tahoe vary considerably with the highest and most solid being those homes that face either the North Upper Truckee meadow or the Trout Creek meadow with values ranging for the former from the mid 200’s to the mid 600’s  As for the rest of Sierra Tract values range from the low to id 100’s to the high 300’s. The medium value for the Sierra Tract as of early 2010 is $230,000. Most properties lie on smaller parcel averaging 5,600 square feet with some parcels on or near the meadows surpassing 1-2 acres.

The Sierra Tract neighborhood of Lake Tahoe may be one of the best kept secrets however for securing a great value when purchasing Lake Tahoe real estate by merit of sporting one of the most affordable neighborhoods of the entire Lake Tahoe basin and coupled with an “old Tahoe” ambiance and old fashioned neighborhood values the Sierra Tract area should be seriously studied prior to purchasing Lake Tahoe real estate.

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