The Miami Valley housing market spans a wide range of price points, and the top of Oakwood’s market just added a data point worth noting. A 1925 Tudor at 217 Haver Road sold for $1,150,000, second among 151 Oakwood sales in the past 12 months.
A Second-Place Finish Among 151 Oakwood Sales
The Tudor at 217 Haver Road in Oakwood closed on October 26, 2026 for $1,150,000. The house was listed at $1,295,000, so the sale landed $145,000, or 11.2%, under the asking price after 77 days on the market. For a home of this size and age, that is a strong result: it ranks 2 of 151 sales recorded in Oakwood over the past 12 months.
That ranking is the headline. Over the same stretch, Oakwood’s typical sale was $404,900, so this home sold for 184% above the neighborhood median. In a market where the middle sits just above $400,000, a seven-figure close is rare, and 217 Haver Road is among the very few to reach it.
The home is a five-bedroom, four-bath Elizabethan Tudor with 5,629 square feet, built in 1925 and sold at $204 per square foot. The listing also counts two half baths, which brings the bathroom total to six. Those are the outlines. The substance of the sale is in how the house was built and what has been done to it since.
It also arrived in a busy stretch for the neighborhood. Five nearby Oakwood sales closed between October 9 and October 16, 2026, and this one followed ten days after the last of them.
Built in 1925 by Architect Louis Lott
The listing credits architect Louis Lott with the design of 217 Haver Road and describes it as the first steel-beam home built in Oakwood. A house with that kind of origin, completed in 1925, brings more than a century of history to the table, and this sale shows that history still carries weight at the top of Oakwood’s market.
The home is an Elizabethan Tudor, and the listing leans on one idea above all: original craftsmanship from the 1920s, preserved and then joined by renovations from present-day master craftsmen. The two layers are meant to read as one house. The bathroom work was done to suit the original architecture, and the exterior work was done to match the original construction.
Outside, that shows up as hand-hewn beams. The listing says the exterior renovations include beams that match the house as first built, a detail that matters on a Tudor, where timber work is part of how the house presents itself to the street.
Inside, the numbers are large. The record shows five bedrooms, four full baths and 5,629 square feet, and the listing remarks describe five-plus bedrooms with two half baths added to the four full ones. The remarks round the footprint to roughly 5,600 square feet.
Houses at this scale are uncommon in the recent data. The nearby October sales ranged from 912 to 2,644 square feet where square footage was recorded, so 217 Haver Road is more than double the size of the largest of them.
Four Renovated Bathrooms, Finished in Rookwood Tile
The most detailed passage in the listing concerns the second floor, where the four full bathrooms have been renovated. The scope includes new Rookwood tile, heated tile floors, glass shower doors and hand-crafted vanities.
The listing also notes two original sinks among the fixtures, a sign that the renovation kept pieces of the 1925 house rather than replacing everything. The stated goal throughout is to stay in keeping with the original architecture, and the materials follow that logic: tile and vanities that look at home in a house of this age, with heated floors added for present-day comfort.
Bathrooms are among the most labor-intensive rooms to redo well, and four full ones is a long list. In a house of this age, plumbing and tile work are places where buyers and inspectors look closely, and the listing presents this part of the house as finished.
Add the two half baths in the listing’s count and the house carries six bathrooms in all, against five bedrooms. That ratio is a practical feature at this size, and it is part of what the sale price reflects.
Those choices fit the story the listing tells about the whole house: new work done by craftsmen who followed the original lines rather than overriding them.
Copper Pipe, a Rebuilt Boiler and Heated Slate
Behind the walls, the listing describes a house that has been brought up to date. The plumbing includes commercial-grade copper piping, there is a new water heater, and the boiler has been rebuilt and is described as well maintained. Mini splits are in place, and the listing says the home was wired by Hanson.
For a house completed in 1925, that list matters. Mechanical systems are often the biggest question mark in a home of this age, and a listing that spells out the piping, the water heater, the boiler and the wiring answers that question in specifics. A price in the seven figures leaves little room for open questions about the basics, and the listing puts those answers up front.
The basement renovation adds heated slate flooring, which pairs with the heated tile in the bathrooms upstairs. Between the two, the renovation treats floors as a comfort feature from the second floor down to the lower level of the house.
The combination of a rebuilt boiler and mini splits is a practical one. The listing pairs equipment that has been restored with equipment that is new, the same old-and-new approach it takes in the bathrooms and on the exterior.
These are the kinds of facts that do not show up in a photo gallery but do show up in an inspection report. None of them change the size or the year of the house, yet they are part of how a 101-year-old home comes to sell for $204 per square foot.
Reading $1,150,000 Against Oakwood’s Numbers
Start with the headline figures. Oakwood’s median sale price over the past 12 months is $404,900, based on 151 sales. At $1,150,000, this home sold for 184% above that median, which is nearly three times the typical Oakwood price.
The more interesting comparison is per square foot. The neighborhood median is $199, and this sale came in at $204. A difference of five dollars a square foot means the price gap between this house and the typical Oakwood sale comes almost entirely from size. The buyer paid roughly the neighborhood’s going rate per foot on a very large home.
Run the math the other way and it holds up. Apply the median $199 rate to the same 5,629 square feet and the result is about $1.12 million, so the sale closed roughly $30,000 above that line. Holding the neighborhood’s per-foot rate on a house this big says the buyer and seller agreed the home belongs in line with Oakwood’s pricing, scaled up.
Time on market tells a complementary story. The house spent 77 days on the market against a neighborhood median of 32. A home priced near three times the typical sale speaks to a smaller group of prospective buyers, so a longer marketing period fits the price tier.
The list-to-sale figures tell the same story. The original ask of $1,295,000 settled at $1,150,000, a difference of $145,000, and the closing still places the house second among 151 Oakwood sales in the past year.
Recent Oakwood Sales Around Haver Road
Oakwood’s recent closings are all far smaller than 217 Haver Road, which makes per-square-foot figures the fairest way to line them up. The nearest in size is Pointe Oakwood Way, a four-bedroom, 2,644-square-foot home that sold for $485,000 on October 16, 2026. That works out to about $183 per square foot, roughly $21 below the rate on Haver Road.
Volusia Avenue produced a different data point. That three-bedroom, 1,693-square-foot house sold for $380,000 on October 15, 2026, or about $224 per square foot, higher than the Haver Road rate. Together with Pointe Oakwood Way, it places $204 inside the range of recent per-foot results, between $183 and $224.
Acacia Drive, a three-bedroom home, sold for $401,000 on October 15, 2026, within a few thousand dollars of the neighborhood median of $404,900. Patterson Road, a three-bedroom with 1,305 square feet, closed at $260,000 on October 13, 2026, which is about $199 per square foot, the same as the neighborhood median rate.
Taken together, these sales describe the middle of Oakwood’s market this month: homes from about $260,000 to $485,000, closing within four days of each other, between October 13 and October 16. Against that backdrop, a $1,150,000 close on October 26 stands out for its scale. It is about 2.4 times the Pointe Oakwood Way price on a house a little over twice as large.
What a Second-Place Sale Does for Oakwood
A sale at this level helps everyone who works in Oakwood’s upper range. It gives agents a concrete number for a 1925 Tudor of more than 5,000 square feet with described renovations to bathrooms, mechanicals and basement. It gives appraisers a recent closed sale instead of an asking price. And it tells owners of large, older homes that the neighborhood supports seven-figure prices.
It also shows what drives value at this size. The listing’s feature list centers on craftsmanship and systems: Rookwood tile, copper piping, a rebuilt boiler, hand-hewn exterior beams, heated slate in the basement. The price landed at the neighborhood’s per-square-foot rate, which suggests the market read the house as a very large Oakwood home with its mechanicals taken care of.
The gap between list and sale was $145,000, and the house still finished second among 151 sales. For sellers in the upper tier, that is a useful marker: the top of Oakwood’s market clears, and it clears at prices far above the median.
For readers following the Miami Valley housing market, the takeaway is that Oakwood’s numbers have range. The median sale is $404,900, the October sales near Haver Road ran from $260,000 to $485,000, and the neighborhood also produced a $1,150,000 close on October 26.
A 1925 house designed by Louis Lott, renovated by present-day craftsmen and sold for $1,150,000 on October 26, 2026, is now part of Oakwood’s record. It ranks second among 151 sales in the past 12 months, and it will serve as a reference point for the next large house that lists in the neighborhood.
Recognizing the Professionals Behind the Outcome
Listing agent Felix S McGinnis of Coldwell Banker Heritage brought the home to market, and Gretchen Altman of Sibcy Cline Inc. represented the buyer. Results like this come from careful pricing, strong presentation and steady work through closing, and both sides of the deal deserve recognition.
Listing data courtesy of Dayton REALTORS® MLS. Information deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
More Common Questions About Oakwood
These are the practical questions that come up about this sale and Oakwood’s housing market.
What did 217 Haver Road sell for?
The home sold for $1,150,000 on October 26, 2026. It was listed at $1,295,000, so the sale came in $145,000, or 11.2%, below the list price after 77 days on the market.
How does that price compare with a typical Oakwood sale?
Oakwood’s median sale price over the past 12 months is $404,900, based on 151 sales. At $1,150,000, this home sold for 184% above that median and ranks 2 of 151 among Oakwood sales in that period.
How large is the home and when was it built?
The home has five bedrooms, four full baths and 5,629 square feet. The listing also counts two half baths. It was built in 1925, and the listing credits architect Louis Lott with the design.
How does the price per square foot compare with the neighborhood?
The sale works out to $204 per square foot. Oakwood’s median over the past 12 months is $199 per square foot, so the home sold within a few dollars of the neighborhood rate despite its size.
How long do homes usually take to sell in Oakwood?
The neighborhood’s median time on market over the past 12 months is 32 days. This home took 77 days, which is consistent with a house priced at nearly three times the typical Oakwood sale.
What updates does the listing describe?
The listing describes four renovated second-floor full bathrooms with Rookwood tile, heated tile floors, glass shower doors and hand-crafted vanities. It also lists commercial-grade copper piping, a new water heater, a rebuilt boiler, mini splits, wiring by Hanson, a basement with heated slate flooring, and hand-hewn exterior beams that match the original construction.
