Wash U biology professor spends $515K in University City

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Wash U biology professor spends $515K in University City

by Amy Anderson, published July 21, 2008

Yehuda Ben-Shahar and his wife, Sarah M. Hartz, bought a four-bedroom, 2.5 bath at 7407 Stratford Ave. in University City for $515,000 from Paul J. D'Agrosa and his wife, Amy, on May 23.

The D'Agrosas previously paid $299,900 for the property in May 1999.

The 3,122 square foot house was built in 1926.

Mr. Ben-Shahar is an assistant professor of biology at Washington University in St. Louis. Prior to his current position, he was a post-doctoral associate at Howard Hughes Medical Institute at the University of Iowa.

He received his Ph.D. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

D'Agrosa is a lawyer at Wolff and D'Agrosa, a law firm in Clayton.

He previously served as provisional municipal judge for University City, as municipal judge for Northwoods and Olivette and as a city prosecutor in Arnold.

He received his bachelor's and his J.D. from St. Louis University.

Home sales in University City are up 7.5 percent in 2008. The median sale price, however, is down from $160,000 to $129,000 so far this year.

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Address: 7407 Stratford Avenue
Buyer(s): Shahar Yehuda Et Ux Ben
Seller(s): Paul J Dagrosa (and Wife)
Sale date: May. 23, 2008

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Neighbors for 7407 Stratford Avenue, University City, MO

7456 Stratford Avenue
Mark Franklin Allen
7455 Stratford Avenue
Nobuo Suga (Husband) & Hiroko Suga (Wife) (Trustee)
7452 Stratford Avenue
Jamesely & Shrauner Barbara Wayne
7449 Stratford Avenue
Theodora Tryfonas
7448 Stratford Avenue
Michael G and Mary Ann Barry (Husband and Wife) (Trustee)
7445 Stratford Avenue
Fauss Kristin Ryan (Wife) & Fauss Brian Ryan (Husband)
7442 Stratford Avenue
Kenneth V and Alison E Majors Morley (Husband and Wife)
7441 Stratford Avenue
Victoria Vogel Lynn
7438 Stratford Avenue
Patricia A Forster (Trustee)
7437 Stratford Avenue
Laura Ponte Chauvin (Wife) & Arch Cox McKay Chauvin (Husband)

7435 Stratford Avenue
David and Barbara Klaus (Husband and Wife)
7434 Stratford Avenue
Christopher A and Kim M Smith (Husband and Wife)
7431 Stratford Avenue
David and Donna Norton (Husband and Wife)
7427 Stratford Avenue
James E Hanselman
7425 Stratford Avenue
Scott Sherrod (Husband) & Anne Sherrod (Wife)
7419 Stratford Avenue
Thomas V Stockdale
7415 Stratford Avenue
Dale A J, T Somer (And others)
7411 Stratford Avenue
Burch Properties Inc
7401 Stratford Avenue
Andrianus R Kardjaja
7399 Stratford Avenue
Sherry L McCrory (Trustee)

7398 Stratford Avenue
Christopher T and Richards Kristinam Arett (Husband and Wife)
7396 Stratford Avenue
Eric P Brewer (Husband) & Rebecca Brewer (Wife)
7395 Stratford Avenue
George F and Schlueter Betsy Wtrustees Walden (And others)
7391 Stratford Avenue
Albert Edward Cawns (Husband) & Sheila Climie Cawns (Wife)
7388 Stratford Avenue
Frances M Tucker
7387 Stratford Avenue
Brian and Alexis Posnanski (Husband and Wife)
7384 Stratford Avenue
Mabel C Kennedy
7381 Stratford Avenue
Marion Lassar (Trustee)
7380 Stratford Avenue
Geoffrey L Uy (Husband) & Danielle T Uy (Wife)
7376 Stratford Avenue
Charles and Diane B Cooper (Husband and Wife)