If you've been searching for a home with land around Fort Wayne, you've probably noticed a pattern. The acreage listings are 30 or 40 minutes out. The close-in listings sit on a quarter-acre or less. 5628 Leesburg Rd breaks that pattern.
How much land is 0.64 acres?
0.64 acres is about 27,900 square feet. Homes.com puts the median lot in Northwest Fort Wayne at 11,761 square feet, so this lot is about 2.4 times the typical one nearby. In practice that means:
- A backyard you can actually use: garden beds, a play area and a fire pit, all at once.
- Space between you and the neighbors.
- Room for the outbuildings you already have: an attached garage and a detached two-car garage.
Why close-in land is worth more to you than farther-out land
An extra 30 minutes each way is five hours a week in the car, over 250 hours a year. That's time not spent in the yard you bought the land for. Close-in land gives you the lifestyle on weeknights, not just weekends.
There's a practical side too. Being near the city typically means quicker access to services, shopping and medical care, and a larger pool of future buyers when it's your turn to sell.
The house on the land
- 3 bed, 2 bath ranch, about 1,300 sq ft, built 1952
- Single-level living
- Loop driveway for easy trailer and guest parking
- Fenced backyard, no HOA
See the lot from above: the drone photos and a full video walkthrough are at onerealestatellc.com/5628-leesburg-rd. To walk it in person, call or text Oleg Brown at 260-460-0553.