It’s in “mid-construction/remodel,” sez the optimistic real estate agent. Mid! Halfway done! Nearly there, guys! Just a few more blue tarps to put up and we’ll be finished!
Found By: Shanna (alternate link)
Loveliest response, by Quark: With some renovations, it would make the perfect clubhouse:
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Not too bad if you look at the alt. link. I mean it looks like he quickly had to put a roof on it and walls (rains in WA). $460k still pricey though.
We can laugh, but there’s a sale pending on it. O.o
The link is already down, but that’s okay, because I’m pretty sure the realtor’s next listing is of a pile of pallets and cardboard boxes on the loading dock out behind a supermarket. The copy reads: “Get in on ground floor of new construction! Centrally located close to grocery, pharmacy, sex therapist. Eco-friendly with all recycled materials, open floor plan really brings the outdoors in. Don’t let this fantastic opportunity pass you by on the next trash pick up — act now!”
Use the “Alternate link” after Shanna’s name to see it.
Status is “pending inspection”. Right. Should be no problem.
I’d be hard pressed to think of one area it might pass.
“Charming”… I do not think that word means what you think it means.
FTW!
It’s not dead, just mostly dead!
all that’s needed to ‘finish’ this project is a matchstick..
Good one!
The only reason this place might have a “new foundation” is that the owner/master craftsman had to get rid of some bodies.
“Possible accesory dwelling unit.”
Maybe that’s the $175,000 house in Michigan that comes up on realtor.com when you input what they have as the MLS number on this beauty?
Nope. It’s the Dumpster in the back that got lost in a paperwork shuffle and now resides permanently in the back yard.
Did you guys look inside? It is completely framed. Calling it half-way done is an exaggeration, but one any contractor will tell you. “Framing is the hard part”. Right…
The “original charm throughout” may be a bit optimistic, though – unless you count the fact that it looks like they reused some door frames, stairs and railing.
This is $400k+, NOT a teardown, and has a pending sale…
Perhaps the word ‘charming’ is in reference to the chain link fence.
*cough*
It looks like an Our Gang clubhouse on steroids. Even if they were to finish it out with siding, a roof, trim, Doors, windows, floors, etc I certainly wouldn’t want that pile of scrap underneath it all.
It even comes pre-”tagged” eliminating for you having to make the difficult choice of affiliating yourself with the Latin Kings or the MS-13 …
With some renovations, it would make the perfect clubhouse:
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Interesting that it is near Volunteer park because it looks like it was built by a bunch of volunteers who know nothing about construction.
You guys just have no appreciation for…um…*squints at monitor, turns head sideways*…modern art.
We should buy it, throw a sheet of corrigated steel at it and relist it as a Gehry-inspired design.
Don’t forget the Chihuly chandelier! And a Calder-esque fire-engine-red-sort-of-vaguely-elephant-ish-looking sculpture out front.
How about keep it exactly how it is, and just hang a big Chihuly chandelier inside. Perfect!
What’s more shocking about this is that it’s actually a bargain. The comps for this neighborhood are around low 700′s to high 800′s.
Hmmm “Framed in with very high ceilings on all three levels”
Call me crazy, but that could be because there ARE NO CEILINGS.
Haven’t you ever heard the expression “the sky’s the limit?” ;D
awesome location
That is, above ground.
Actually, if you look at the street view, it’s a really, really nice neighborhood.
Well it *was.* Until this thing went up (I can’t get myself to use the word “constructed”).
It’s a terrific, quiet, tree-lined neighborhood. The next block over is a street that is completely lined with large flowering cherry trees on both median strips – absolutely beautiful to walk under in the spring. A Tully’s coffee shop and a very nice restaurant are at the corner, about 150 feet away, where a trolley line goes that will take you directly downtown. An expensive part of Capitol Hill. This eyesore has been in this condition for well over a year.
Love the charming front porch.
By the way, I meant to add: It actually looks worse when you walk by than the photo shows. I think the reason they listed it now is that we’re entering windstorm season here in Seattle and they’re probably afraid it won’t survive until the “spring housing bounce”.
What has this site done to me? I looked at the location and realized I’m now familiar with what constitutes a good location in Seattle. I don’t even live in Washington State. Then I looked at the price and realized, “Hey, that’s not actually a bad price…” Looked at the interior and thought, “Okay, so it needs all the finishing work, but it’s completely framed…”
And I realized the darn thing is a bargain. It’s like I’ve contracted a disease, specific to viewing Seattle and San Fransisco listings on a regular basis, wherein the sane part of my brain dies immediately whenever I see the name of either city.
I then apply my “Outrageously overpriced location” logic and am happy with houses that look like THAT.
I need a drink.
Clearly spoken by someone who’s never had to drive through Seattle on a weekday
Ha, you pegged that right
But I thought Seattle was so Green Friendly that everyone was hoofing it, rain or no rain.
My BIL lives in Seattle, by the way. A happily baked game programmer (for real), so you know, something of a cliche, but still
Am I the only one who thinks this house looks like the one filmed on the Cyprus episode of Ultimate Tourist Scams?