Renovation work carried out in stages from 2007 through 2024 preceded the September 23, 2026 closing on Preston Road in Columbus, where a brick and stucco house with four bedrooms, seven bathrooms and a reported 6,563 square feet changed hands. The five highest-priced reported home sales in the Columbus metro area for the week ending September 27, 2026 came to $7.58 million.
Beyond the city itself, the week’s closings landed in Galena, Logan, Blacklick and Powell, and took in the Summerwood, Jefferson Meadows and River Run communities. The houses range from the 1920 leader to one that has yet to be built. Coldwell Banker Realty agents were on the listing side of both the No. 1 and the No. 4 transactions.
No. 1 — $1,687,500 · 57 Preston Rd, Columbus, Ohio
A formal entry opens the two-and-a-half-story house at 57 Preston Rd, which holds a living room with a bay window, two dining options, a wood-paneled library and office, and a large family room addition. The kitchen is built around a large island, with granite and marble countertops and stainless steel appliances, and a combined laundry and mud room sits on the first floor alongside a second office. The property previously changed hands for $940,000 in 2007.
The primary suite adds a third office, two walk-in closets and its own bathroom. A 50-foot game and family room with a bar runs along the second floor, where a second laundry and a separate guest suite also sit, and a third-floor bedroom suite is above them. An exercise and yoga room is set apart. The 100-by-200-foot lot, roughly 0.459 acre, is extensively landscaped around a new patio with a grilling area, outdoor fireplace and water feature, and the attached three-car side-load garage is oversized and heated. The site is a block from the 30-acre Wolfe Park and a block from Bexley, within walking distance of Columbus School for Girls and St. Charles Prep School.
The September 23, 2026 closing put Michael D Carruthers and Sheila M Straub of Coldwell Banker Realty on the listing side of the metro’s highest-priced reported sale of the week, ranked No. 1 in RealtyWire’s Columbus Metro Area Top 5 at $1,687,500. Michael D Carruthers of Coldwell Banker Realty represented the buyer.
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No. 2 — $1,500,000 · 5394 Summerwood Xing, Galena, Ohio
A 2003 house on Summerwood Xing in Galena reached the market for the first time and sold on September 25, 2026 for $1,500,000. The five-bedroom, six-bathroom residence carries a reported 5,170 square feet on 1.5 acres backing to Alum Creek State Park, in the Olentangy school district. The property previously changed hands for $575,000 in 2003.
A two-story entry opens to a formal dining room and a den, and light hardwood floors run into a two-story great room anchored by a floor-to-ceiling stone fireplace and a wall of windows. The recently updated kitchen has a large center island, a farmhouse sink and a professional gas cooktop. The main-level primary suite has a vaulted ceiling, two walk-in closets and a redone bathroom, and three bedrooms upstairs include one with a private ensuite bath.
A deck steps down to a rear yard with two fireplaces, a gas firepit, built-in seating and a fiberglass pool with an automatic cover, beside a pool house with an outdoor kitchen and a full bath. The walkout lower level adds an entertaining room opening to another patio, a bar and a possible fifth bedroom. Garage space runs to three attached bays and a detached building with a bonus room above.
Elizabeth S Dittmar of RE/MAX Affiliates, Inc. was the listing agent. The property went under contract 3 days after the current listing date and closed at its full asking price, at No. 2 in RealtyWire’s Columbus Metro Area Top 5 for the week.
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No. 3 — $1,500,000 · 0 Unger Rd Lot G, Logan, Ohio
The September 25, 2026 closing at 0 Unger Rd Lot G in Logan covered a house still to be built, set in the heart of Hocking Hills within minutes of Old Man’s Cave, Cedar Falls and Ash Cave. Plans call for five bedrooms, three bathrooms and a reported 2,091 square feet, with soaring ceilings, expansive windows and an open-concept plan turned toward the surrounding landscape. The architecture is contemporary, and the design connects the main rooms to the outdoors; final finishes and specifications may vary from the completed house of the same design used to illustrate the listing.
Jake Ryan and Mandy Mancini of Rock House Realty LLC were on the listing side of a $1,500,000 result that closed $300,001 above its final asking price of $1,199,999 and took the No. 3 position in RealtyWire’s Columbus Metro Area Top 5 for the week. Jake Ryan of Rock House Realty LLC represented the buyer.
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No. 4 — $1,495,000 · 7247 Poppy Hills Ct, Blacklick, Ohio
Jeff Ramm and Linda Conover of Coldwell Banker Realty were the listing agents. The property went under contract 16 days after the current listing date, and the closing ranked No. 4 in RealtyWire’s Columbus Metro Area Top 5 for the week. The property previously changed hands for $665,000 in 2015, and the listing side brings one earlier Top 5 appearance in the metro to the record. Jeff Ramm of Coldwell Banker Realty represented the buyer.
On a quiet cul-de-sac in Jefferson Meadows, minutes from Jefferson Country Club, the 1993 house at 7247 Poppy Hills Ct looks out over the club’s 18th green, with fairway views and ponds beyond the property line. It closed on September 21, 2026 for $1,495,000.
A two-story foyer opens to soaring ceilings and a wall of floor-to-ceiling windows framing the course. The house has five bedrooms, five bathrooms and a reported 5,434 square feet, with a first-floor primary suite and an upstairs bedroom carrying its own kitchen and sitting area, suited to extended guests or multigenerational use. The kitchen and baths were renovated, a fireplace updated and the lower level completed in 2026, and the roof, HVAC system, water heater and water treatment equipment are recent. Roughly 3,000 square feet of hardscape wraps the rear of the house with a pergola, a built-in grill and gathering areas turned toward the course.
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No. 5 — $1,400,000 · 1403 Riverwood Ln, Powell, Ohio
Lori S Hodak of Cutler Real Estate was the listing agent. The property closed at No. 5 in RealtyWire’s Columbus Metro Area Top 5 for the week, and Hodak has one earlier Top 5 appearance in the metro. Roger E Willcut of Keller Williams Consultants represented the buyer.
A reported 7,412 square feet on an acre wooded lot in the gated River Run community of Powell changed hands for $1,400,000 in a transaction completed September 25, 2026. The 2009 house at 1403 Riverwood Ln sits on a private cul-de-sac and holds five bedrooms and six bathrooms. The property previously changed hands for $250,000 in 2008, before the current residence was completed in 2009.
The kitchen, with an outsized island and a large eat-in area, opens to a two-story great room lit by walls of windows. The primary suite has a fireplace, long views and a bath with a walk-in shower and separate vanities, and three more bedrooms upstairs have full bath access. A pub and bar area adjoins a media room, and the walkout lower level holds a second media or gaming room, room for a pool table, the fifth bedroom and a full bath. About 800 square feet above the garage is roughed in and unfinished. The community lies just off Jewett Road, within the Olentangy school district and Liberty Township.
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RealtyWire selected these transactions from publicly reported residential sales identified for the calendar week ending Sunday, September 27, 2026. The report may exclude private, off-market, delayed or nondisclosed transactions. Prices, property details and professional representation are reported as available at publication and may be updated following confirmation from transaction participants.
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