Gorgeous land on Lower Cross, with house plans

70 Lower Cross Road, ten fantastic acres bordering the Babcock Property's 300, has been marked down to $2.795 million, and my guess is that, notwithstanding the owner's paying for the design of a Doug Vanderhorn home, 10,000 sq. ft., all permitted, he'll end up settling for less than the $2.725 he paid for the land back in 2015. It's my understanding that the owner decided to stay put in Riverside, so the plans and the land are now superfluous, but this could be a very nice package deal; it's ready to go, saving you two years of P&Z delay.

Doug does a (very) nice house, and this land was once owned by a local nursery family (Vaissiloff? Readers correct me), and is loaded with mature specimen trees — it's a real gem. I drooled over this property back when it was first put up for sale in the early 2000s, and still do. 

As for the seller: John, I am still waiting for you to properly thank me for being such a lousy little league baseball coach. Had I been better, you might never have given up on the sport and turned to football where, ahem, you've done rather well (It probably didn't hurt that you grew from 4'4" to 6'4", but still ...)

So, did I get a pair of tickets to a Vikings game? No! Or, now, a Ram's game? I've checked the mailbox daily, and am still waiting. Cough 'em up, pal, and I'll bring your high school pal and my daughter Kat to the stadium, so that you can witness how time diminishes some of us and enhances the luckier.  : )