Shoreview Homes for Sale

Shoreview

If you love the water, Shoreview might be the very best place for you to buy a house or home in all of Minnesota. As it’s name suggests, the city is home to miles of shoreline on seven major lakes. The city is a smaller town of just over ten square miles, and is conveniently just a 20-minute drive from downtown St. Paul or Minneapolis. With great lakes, great schools, great parks, tons to do, and a great community, Shoreview is an amazing place in Minnesota to purchase a home.

Perhaps the best reason to buy a home in Shoreview is its lakes. Shoreview is home to seven total lakes, making it an easy place to buy a lakehome or to buy lakeside property. Those who may not be looking to purchase a lakehome will still be able to enjoy the city’s three public beaches. Swimmers who buy a home in Shoreview will always have a place to swim; fishermen and women who buy a home in Shoreview will always have a pier or lake to go swimming. And even if swimming or fishing isn’t your thing, you’ll always be able to enjoy a family picnic at the beach or the scenic views of the lakes on your drives around the city. The lakes certainly give Shoreview its most distinguishing characteristic.

But the lakes aren’t the only reason to buy a home in Shoreview. Shoreview is home to two outstanding public school districts. Shoreview is served by the Roseville Area School District (Independent School District 623) and Mounds View Public Schools (ISD 621). Both districts are two of the largest districts in Minnesota, and as such, they enjoy a wide diversity of educational offerings, from the Area Learning Center to the alternative school for struggling students. Both gifted A students and those who have some trouble will be able to be educated at their own pace by great teachers. Others can enjoy immersion programs to learn another language or take advantage of any of the other public school options. Lakeview is also home to St. Odilia School, a private, parochial Catholic school offering a religious education in addition to standard grade school and middle school education. So those who buy a house in Shoreview have almost endless options for educating their children.

On top of that, the city is home to a great park system. Despite all the lakes, Shoreview’s councils still managed to squeeze 18 parks into the city. With huge community parks and a handful of conveniently close city parks, you’ll never run out of recreational venues. There are ballfields, tennis courts, basketball courts, ice-skating rinks, biking and running trails, and there’s even a water park! With the abundance of parks in the city, you can know that practically wherever you buy a house in Shoreview, you’re sure to be close to at least one, if not many, of the city’s great parks.

And even on top of that, Shoreview gives residents hundreds of things to do. Scores of shops and malls, dozens of restaurants, golf courses, movie theatres, bowling alleys, bars, and more can all be found in the city area. Hundreds of community events are held throughout the year, from festivals with fireworks to farmers markets with live music. Movies and music in the park and fun get-togethers with your neighbors gives you even more to do in Shoreview. A quick 15-minute drive into Minneapolis or St. Paul gets you all the restaurants, shops, entertainment venues, nightlife, and employment opportunities of the cities. Of course, with all there is to do in the city, there’s rarely a need to go into the city to find fun.

So when you’re buying a home in Shoreview, you’re not only buying a beautiful stretch of property in a lake-abundant area, you’re buying great schools and parks and a lifetime of fun things to do. Contact Buy Sell Lease Real Estate today to learn more about buying a new home in Shoreview, Minnesota.

If you are ready to work with an experienced Realtor in the Shoreview area, list your home for sale, schedule a showing for Shoreview real estate, or have questions we are ready to help. Simply call or text Travis Senenfelder at 651-216-9466 or send us a message online here.

Shoreview Schools

One of the best reasons to purchase a house in Shoreview is the outstanding school districts. Shoreview is served by the Roseville Area School District (Independent School District 623) and Mounds View Public Schools (ISD 621). The districts are two of the largest districts in Minnesota, and as such, they enjoy a wide diversity of educational offerings, from the Area Learning Center to the alternative school. Schools within the districts include the following:

Bel Air Elementary School
Island Lake Elementary School
Pinewood Elementary School
Sunnyside Elementary School
Turtle Lake Elementary School
Valentine Hills Elementary School
Chippewa Middle School
Edgewood Middle School
Highview Middle School
Irondale High School
Mounds View High School
Area Learning Center
Oak Grove Special Education School
Brimhall Elementary School
Central Park Elementary School
Edgerton Elementary School
Emmet D. Willians Elementary School
Falcon Heights Elementary School
Little Canada Elementary School
Parkview Center Elementary School
Roseville Middle School
Roseville High School
Fairview Alternative High School

For more information on these outstanding schools and their locations, visit the districts online at http://www.isd623.org/ and http://www.moundsviewschools.org/.

Shoreview is also home to the St. Odilia School, a private Catholic school online at http://stodiliaschool.org/.

Shoreview Hotspots

Restaurants

Green Mill Restaurant: This award-winning restaurant features outstanding Italian food and pizzas as well as some steak and seafood options. Good food and fast service makes it a good lunch stop.
Kozlak’s Royal Oak Restaurant: An elegant place for fine dining, Kozlak’s features seafood and steaks (among other options) and is widely recognized as a great spot for dates and upscale events.
Fresh Picked Pizza: This pizza place features baked personal pizzas, take and bake pizzas, and other options. There are diners who swear by this place’s pizza; it’s that good.
Red Ginger China Bistro: A variety of Asian foods in a family-friendly environment makes Red Ginger China Bistro a great place for family or friends.
Wok Cuisine: This Chinese restaurant features a wonderful, clean environment and outstanding Chinese food. Great service seals the deal for a great dining experience.

Entertainment

AMC Theatres – Rosedale 14: The nearby movie theatre in Roseville is clean and is home to a great sound system. Its many movie screens make it less than busy any day of the week.
Evergreen Entertainment: The other nearby movie theatre in New Brighton may be smaller than other options and have fewer screens, but it’s homey and closer to home.
Guthrie Theatre: The Guthrie is Minnesota’s most famous and most prestigious theatre, and has been argued to be the best American off-Broadway theatre. Show after show, the Guthrie wows its audience with the very best in live theatre, and the experience is conveniently close to any Roseville home.
Minnesota Orchestra: The prestigious world-class orchestra is renowned for its musical performances, from symphonies from the Minnesota orchestra to blues from B. B. King. The acoustically perfected building is only minutes away from any Shoreview home.
Flaherty’s Arden Bowl: This local bowling alley and bar features plenty of bowling lanes (36 total) as well as a full menu, as well as arcade games and special events.

Leisure

Island Lake Golf: This course right on the lake isn’t the most challenging course around, but is a great place to practice or to pick up the game for the first time. It’s beautiful location is hard to beat.
Como Zoo: The Como Zoo in nearby St. Paul has a fantastic selection of animals and an attached park. Best of all? It’s totally free.
Bobby Thesein Park: This is a 15-acre park home to a basketball court, three tennis courts, a football/soccer field, a wintertime hockey rink and a free skating area (with attached warming house), and a picnic area.
Eagle’s Nest Indoor Playground: More than your ordinary playground, New Brighton’s Eagle’s nest is a giant fun house home to a giant ball pit, a climbing wall, a triple slide, a foam forest, and a playpit for kids 3 and under. The playground is one of the best places for kids in the Twin Cities.
The Tropics Indoor Water Park: The local Shoreview water park, part of the community center, is home to water slides, a boat slide, water volleyball and water basketball, a whirlpool, lighting and sound effects, and much more!

Churches

Hope Christian Church
Presbyterian Church of the Way
Emmanuel Covenant Church
New Life Lutheran Church
Peace United Methodist Church
St. Odilia Catholic Church
Ambassador Baptist Church

Shoreview Community Events

One of the best reasons to buy a home in Shoreview – one of the reasons that really sets it apart from other St. Paul-Minneapolis suburbs – is its awesome community and huge collection of special city events. From festivals to farmers markets, from parades to park celebrations, there’s always something fun going on in Shoreview. Here are a few highlights from throughout the year:

One of the big festivals is the Slice of Shoreview, a huge three day Celebration towards the end of July that features a huge fireworks display, arts and crafts, parades, contests, food, and much more!
Friday Night Flix are a series of movies in the park at the Shoreview Pavilion. Come early to watch the sunset and stay late to enjoy a great movie with the family!
Wet and Wild is a special event where the city’s outdoor waterslide opens up to the public for free!
Throughout the summer and fall, the Shoreview Farmers’ Market brings the community together for fresh, local, organic produce, hand-crafted artisan items, live entertainment, special children’s activities, and much more!
Throughout the summer at the Shoreview pavilion, Shoreview hosts Concerts in the Commons, a special live music event. Come bring your family and have a picnic while listening to the music and watching the sunset.

There are a huge number of other events besides these five, so to learn more about Shoreview exciting community events, visit the Shoreview city calendar online at http://www.shoreviewmn.gov/news/calendar.

Shoreview Parks and Lakes

Those who purchase or buy a house or home in Shoreview will be happy to know that the city is home to nine city parks and nine county parks, making up 18 total parks. Almost half of those parks are located on a lake, making Shoreview an outstanding place for lakeside recreation – fishermen and swimmers will rejoice in the abundance of public shoreline. Others will be happy to take advantage of the playgrounds, ballfields, sports courts, picnic areas, biking and jogging trails, and ice-skating rinks. Here are a few highlights of Shoreview’s park system:

Bobby Thesein Park is a 15-acre park and is home to a basketball court, three tennis courts, a football/soccer field, a wintertime hockey rink and a free skating area (with attached warming house), and a picnic area.
Rice Creek Fields is a beautiful park with four baseball fields, a large park building with restrooms and water fountains, a playground, walking paths, and a picnic shelter.
The SweetRoll Skate Park is a first tier skating facility with quarter pipes, grind rails, a ramp, a wedge, a spine, and other skating amenities.

Of course, Shoreview has more parks; these highlights are only meant to emphasize the diversity of amenities. So for more information on Shoreview’s parks, visit Shoreview’s Parks Department online at http://www.shoreviewmn.gov/parks.

As its name might suggest, Shoreview is home to some beautiful lakes and shoreline. In fact, over 10% of the city’s total area is lakes – that’s more than 1.5 square miles of water! So buying a lakehome or purchasing lakeside property is easy to do in Lakeville, and all residents can take advantage of the public beaches, fishing piers, and scenic views the lakes provide. Here are the major lakes in the area:

Snail Lake
Island Lake
Wabasso Lake
Grass Lake
Lake Judy
Lake Owasso
Turtle Lake

Besides these larger lakes, Shoreview is also home to a number of smaller lakes, ponds, creeks, and wetlands.

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