$1,195,000
5 bd · 4.5 ba · 4,315 sqft
2063 Manor Drive, Lexington, KY 40502
Courtesy of The Brokerage
Listing data updated August 9, 2026
About the Neighborhood
Living in Lakeview Estates
Lakeview Estates is one of the larger-scaled neighborhoods in the established belt south of downtown — around 881 residences, many of them substantial, with single-family homes averaging nearly 4,900 square feet on generously sized lots running a median around 22,651 square feet.
That is better than half an acre paired with close to 4,900 square feet of house, which is a combination that has essentially stopped being built at this distance from the center of Lexington.
It sits alongside Lansdowne Merrick, Shadeland and Lansdowne Shadeland East — the same south-side belt, the same basic trade of space for a short commute.
It sits alongside Lansdowne Merrick, Shadeland and Lansdowne Shadeland East — the same south-side belt, the same basic trade of space for a short commute.
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$900,000
4 bd · 4.5 ba · 4,220 sqft
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Courtesy of Bluegrass Properties Group
$800,000
4 bd · 2.5 ba · 3,368 sqft
2044 Manor Drive, Lexington, KY 40502
Courtesy of Threshold Real Estate Services
$799,900
4 bd · 3 ba · 4,175 sqft
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$690,000
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Courtesy of Century 21 Pinnacle
Neighborhood guide
Inside Lakeview Estates
- Most neighborhoods give you a big house on a small lot or a small house on a big lot. Lakeview Estates gives you both.
Nearly 4,900 square feet of house on a median lot around 22,651 square feet is genuinely unusual. If your requirement list includes real square footage and real land without leaving central Lexington, this is a short list and this neighborhood is on it. - Residences: around 881.
Average single-family home: nearly 4,900 square feet.
Median lot: around 22,651 square feet — better than half an acre.
Setting: the established south-of-downtown belt, alongside Lansdowne Merrick, Shadeland and Lansdowne Shadeland East.
Neighborhood-level figures above are as-published by homes.com's Lexington local guide (extracted 2026-06-01, re-verified 2026-08-01) and describe the housing stock, not current asking prices. What is for sale today, and what it costs, is the live count and median at the top of this page. - I would rather tell you what I do not know than fill the space.
Unlike Ashland Park or Gratz Park, Lakeview Estates does not have a substantial published history — no historic district record, no documented architect, no founding narrative in the public record I can point you to. What follows is structural fact and buying guidance, not invented backstory. If you want the development history, that is a records question I can run at the Fayette County level for a specific address. - Better than half an acre is a real commitment.
Mowing, leaves, drainage, and whatever landscaping the previous owner installed and you now inherit. Walk the property line before you buy, look at where water goes in a hard rain, and decide honestly whether you are maintaining this yourself or budgeting for someone. Large lots are wonderful and they are not passive. - Nearly 4,900 square feet has a monthly number attached to it.
Heating, cooling, roofing, painting and insuring a house this size costs meaningfully more than a 2,500-square-foot house, and buyers routinely budget for the mortgage and not the rest. Ask for twelve months of utility bills and get a real roof-age number before you write. - Tailor to the specific house's age, and on a home this large, insist on thoroughness rather than speed.
Multiple HVAC systems of possibly different vintages — ask about each zone. Electrical panel capacity and brand. Roof area and remaining life, which on a house this size is one of the largest single expenses you can inherit. Water intrusion anywhere below grade. And on a large lot, grading and drainage away from the foundation. - The most useful thing about this cluster is that it lets you comparison-shop on facts rather than vibe.
Lakeview Estates, Lansdowne Merrick, Shadeland and Lansdowne Shadeland East occupy the same general location and differ mainly on lot size, house size and build era. Line them up side by side, decide which axis you actually care about, and shop all four rather than committing to one name. - Buyers reasonably ask whether there is a lake, and I am not going to guess at it.
Subdivision names in Lexington are frequently aspirational rather than descriptive — plenty of "Estates" have no estate and plenty of "Lakeview" addresses look at something considerably smaller than a lake. Whether a particular property has a water view, water frontage, or a retention basin the developer named optimistically is an address-level question. Send me the one you are considering and I will pull the plat and tell you exactly what is behind it. - A large house on a large lot has a narrower buyer pool than a mid-sized house, and that cuts both ways.
Fewer competing buyers when you purchase; fewer buyers when you sell. It usually means longer marketing times at the top of the range. Not a reason to avoid it — a reason to buy well and to be realistic about timeline when you eventually list. - Buyers who need genuine square footage and genuine land and want to stay central. Multi-generational households. People who work from home and need real separation. Anyone coming off acreage who is not ready to give up room.
It suits first-time buyers, walkability-first buyers and anyone optimizing for low carrying cost less well.
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Substantial — single-family homes average nearly 4,900 square feet, on generously sized lots with a median around 22,651 square feet, better than half an acre. The neighborhood holds around 881 residences.
Honestly, there is not much published. Unlike Lexington's historic districts, Lakeview Estates has no historic-district record, documented architect or founding narrative in the public record I can point to. I would rather say that than invent one. Development history for a specific address is a Fayette County records question I can run for you.
Lakeview Estates is in the Fayette County Public Schools district. Lexington school zones do not follow neighborhood boundaries and they get redrawn, so I verify the assignment for the specific address through the FCPS SchoolSite Locator rather than quoting a neighborhood-level answer. Send me the address you're considering and I'll pull the current zone.
More than buyers usually budget. Heating, cooling, roofing, painting and insuring nearly 4,900 square feet costs meaningfully more than a mid-sized house. Ask for twelve months of utility bills and get a real roof-age number before writing an offer.
Insist on a thorough inspection given the size. Multiple HVAC systems of possibly different ages — ask about each zone separately. Electrical panel capacity and brand. Roof area and remaining life, one of the largest expenses you can inherit on a house this size. Below-grade water intrusion. And grading and drainage on the large lot.
It sits with Lansdowne Merrick, Shadeland and Lansdowne Shadeland East in the same established south-of-downtown belt. They differ mainly on lot size, house size and build era rather than location, so the smart move is to shop all four together rather than fixing on one name.
It has a narrower buyer pool, which cuts both ways — fewer competing buyers when you purchase, fewer buyers when you sell, and usually longer marketing time at the top of the range. It is not a reason to avoid it, but it is a reason to buy well and be realistic about timeline later.
The median runs around 22,651 square feet — better than half an acre. Paired with nearly 4,900 square feet of house, that combination has largely stopped being built at this distance from central Lexington.
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