Now THAT's Dramatic

Bryn Mawr New Construction

What: 4 BA/4BA new construction with 3,500 FSF.

Where: 20xx Laurel Ave., in Minneapolis' Bryn Mawr neighborhood (just southwest of downtown).

How (much): $739.9k list price

Who: Coldwell Banker Burnet (broker); Steven Gouert (agent)

When: on market 11/16/09

Hard not to notice this dramatic new list -- that's the point!

The asking price -- low $700's -- is a stretch for Bryn Mawr, a great, pocket neighborhood between downtown Minneapolis and Theodore Wirth Park on the city's West side.

Confession: I bought my first house there, in 1987.

Forget about paying what I paid then (don't ask); prevailing prices now range from high $200's for a small, starter home to high $500's, for bigger and/or more updated.

This home is part of a mini-trend of new construction trying to push Bryn Mawr's range to $600k-$800k.

It'll be interesting to watch this one . . .