What I love
We love the neighborhood and the quiet street. We're only minutes from downtown, Pioneer woods and the University, but far enough away to feel like a true neighborhood. The pool is great all summer, and the backyard is a haven of relaxation. Our teenagers had friends over continuously and yours will too (Pool table and ping pong in the 3 season room seemed popular even in winter with the wood fireplace blazing). Basement has a tool room, office, large bedroom and large laundry room, all great functional spaces. This has been a great house for our family.
Neighborhood Description
Chaucer Drive, like many of the streets in Lansdowne, ends in a cul-de-sac which makes traffic quiet and local. Yards are well maintained and there are no foreclosures close by. Kids frequently play in the street, ride bicycles and roller blade without worry of traffic. School is almost always a short walk, with plenty of parks within the close walk of a block or two, including the extensive trails within Pioneer Woods. (The woods are great for disc golf, jogging, cross country skiing and dogs, among other outdoor activities). Enough of a neighborhood that people know each other, have block parties and keep sidewalks and roadways clean. There are grocery stores and bakeries and restaurants within a few blocks, but little commercial traffic. The area is quiet at night, well lit, and free of crime. The Lansdowne neighborhood is bordered on the North by Scio Church Road, Churchill Dr. to the West and Ann Arbor-Saline Road to the East. To the South, South 7th Street, which runs thru the middle of the neighborhood, dead ends at Meadowbrook Park where the Meadowbrook neighborhood begins