Wash U ophthalmology prof, neurologist spend $770K in Richmond Heights

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Wash U ophthalmology prof, neurologist spend $770K in Richmond Heights

by James Trotter, published March 18, 2008

Steven Bassnett and his wife, Dr. Ksenija Kos, bought a four-bedroom, 3.5 bath at 24 Lake Forest Dr. in Richmond Heights for $770,000 from Luciano Rosario on Feb. 5.

Rosario paid $250,000 for the home in April 1984.

Ron Pinto of Century 21 Fortune Realty was the agent for the sale. The home was listed for $875,000 when it appeared on the market in June.

Bassnett is an associate professor of ophthalmology and visual sciences and cell biology and ahysiology at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. He works in the school's Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences and specializes in the cell biology of the lens.

He earned his Ph.D. in Biophysics from the University of East Anglia in the United Kingdom (1987) and his bachelor's in Zoology from the University of Wales ('82).

Dr. Kos is a neurologist in the St. John's Mercy Health Care system. She specializes in neuromuscular diseases and multiple sclerosis.

She earned her M.D. from the University of Zagreb in Croatia before completing her residency and fellowship at Washington University.

Home sales in Richmond Heights dropped five percent in 2007. The median sale price also dropped $15,000 last year, from $218,000 in 2006 to $203,000 in 2007.

Median home sales prices in Richmond Heights rose steadily from 1999-2005 before dropping in 2006, according to BlockShopper Metrics.

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Address: 24 Lake Forest Drive
Buyer(s): Bassnett Steven Et Kos Ksenija Et Con Ux
Seller(s): Luciano Rosario Llc
Sale date: Feb. 5, 2008

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Neighbors for 24 Lake Forest Drive, Richmond Heights, MO

74 Lake Forest Drive
Delphine D Hayes
73 Lake Forest Drive
Emily A Blumenfeld (and other)
72 Lake Forest Drive
Sally J Altman (Wife) & Weiss Richard H Altman (Husband)
71 Lake Forest Drive
Felice D and R Michael Lowenbaum (Husband and Wife) (Trustees)
70 Lake Forest Drive
Stefan J Glynias (Husband) & Elizabeth D Glynias (Wife)
69 Lake Forest Drive
Robert Allen Young (Husband) & Katherine K Young (Wife)
68 Lake Forest Drive
David R Riedel (Husband) & Donnellymargaret T Riedel (Wife)
67 Lake Forest Drive
Carl A Rhodes (Trustee)
66 Lake Forest Drive
William M and Donna M Trusteesetal Shaner
65 Lake Forest Drive
Bruce Perron and Megan Nangle Riley (Husband and Wife)

63 Lake Forest Drive
Henry D Warshaw (Husband) & Susan O Warshaw (Wife)
62 Lake Forest Drive
David A Cramer (Husband) & Kellie J Cramer (Wife)
61 Lake Forest Drive
Melvin M Etalc, O Harold I Schwartz (Trustee)
60 Lake Forest Drive
John N Kissinger (Husband) & Susan H Kissinger (Wife)
59 Lake Forest Drive
James A Fernandez (Husband) & Tamarrosen Fernandez (Wife)
58 Lake Forest Drive
Joseph V Corcoran (Husband) & Dina A Corcoran (Wife)
57 Lake Forest Drive
Karen M Turgeon (Trustee)
56 Lake Forest Drive
Stephen E Nickelson (Husband) & Alisa D Nickelson (Wife)
55 Lake Forest Drive
Howard J and Carol R Rubintrustees Schlansky
54 Lake Forest Drive
Melvin J Mednikow (Trustee)

53 Lake Forest Drive
Jim Brooks (Husband) & Ladonna Brooks (Wife)
52 Lake Forest Drive
William M Ricci (Husband) & Ann Dimaio Ricci (Wife)
51 Lake Forest Drive
David M Brown
50 Lake Forest Drive
Donald P Lamers (Husband) and Susan E Lamers (Wife) (Trustee)
49 Lake Forest Drive
Benjamin Brown (Husband) & Stephanie Brown (Wife)
48 Lake Forest Drive
Mimi Karandjeff
47 Lake Forest Drive
Jens P and Lauri E Teagan (Husband and Wife)
46 Lake Forest Drive
Kathleen H Holman (Trustee)
45 Lake Forest Drive
Donald R Hancock (Husband) & Teresa R Hancock (Wife)
44 Lake Forest Drive
Schultz (Living Trust)