Overview of Southwood

Neighborhood

The Southwood neighborhood is located within the River Bluffs East community in southern Bloomington, Minnesota. This neighborhood is situated south of Old Shakopee Road between Normandale Boulevard and France Avenue. Southwood is a sizeable neighborhood with single-family houses ranging in price from $200,000 to $500,000. Southwood is an excellent enighborhood with much to offer including great homes for sale, family friendly community, and convenient location.

Southwood is within close proximity to a variety of top-notch shopping, dining, and recreational amenities throughout Bloomington. Residents enjoy Overlook Lake Park, Southwood Park, Minnesota Masonic Heritage Center, Colman Lake, Minnesota River, Normandale Lake Park, Dawn Golf Club, and Valley West Shopping Center. Southwood Park, located within the Southwood neighborhood, is a 7 acre park featuring a basketball court, hockey rink, playground, softball field, soccer field, tennis court, and area for picnicking. The Minnesota Masonic Heritage Center is a unique amenity with an elegant space for events, performances as well as a masonic museum, library, an ornate Masonic Lodge Room, meeting spaces, board room, and a full catering kitchen.

Residents of the Southwood neighborhood are served by Bloomington Public Schools, also known as Independent School District 271. Bloomington Public Schools seeks to provide each of their students with the skills necessary to succeed in today’s rapidly changing environment. One school within the neighborhood is Southwood Early Learning Center. Southwood Center is one of two early childhood learning centers in Bloomington, which serve children from birth to age five. Other schools in the area include Westwood Elementary, Oak Grove Middle School, John F. Kennedy High School, and Thomas Jefferson High School.

If you have any questions regarding the city of Bloomington, Minnesota, it’s parks, schools, history, or amenities OR if you would like to sell or buy a house in the Bloomington area, please feel free to visit www.DavidOlsonRealEstate.com or text/call Realtor David Olson @ 952.314.9446 or email: [email protected].