Nathan J. Merrick and his wife, Catherine, bought a two-bedroom, 1.5-bath home at 7600 Delmar Blvd. in University City from Family Fleming Trust for $298,900 on May 4.

The 1,671-square-foot home was built in 1926 in University City Central. It is located in the Delmar Heights subdivision.

Mr. Merrick is vice president of franchise development at Fish Window Cleaning Services Inc., a St. Louis-based window cleaning company. He joined the company in May 2001 as a staff member in the operations department and has served as its Northeastern district manager.

He earned a bachelor's degree in Business Administration from Missouri Baptist University.

Ms. Merrick is a legal assistant at Carey and Danis LLC in Clayton.

She holds a B.A. in French from Truman State University.

According to BlockShopper.com, there have been 647 home sales in University City during the past 12 months, with a median sales price of $140,000.

Address: 7600 Delmar Boulevard
Buyer(s): Nathan J Merrick (and wife) and Catherine E Merrick (and husband)
Seller(s): Family Rev Fleming (Trust)
Sale date: May. 4, 2010