As we wrote last month:
We see good bones and a relatively unrenovated kitchen and baths (which we actually prefer when buying) inside the Henry Doelger designed home at 1862 15th Avenue.
And yes, it’s an apple to be for the Golden Gate Heights single-family home: purchased for $885,000 in June 2007, asking $849,000 today.
The sale of 1862 15th Avenue closed escrow on 3/19 with a reported contract price of $925,000 (up 5% from June 2007). Apparently we weren’t the only ones who admired the bones.
∙ Relatively Unrenovated And We Like It That Way (When Buying) [SocketSite]
$730/ft²; someone really did like it. She is a nice one for sure.
wait a minute. this place is only 1267 sq/ft?
seriously?
I’ve often wondered whether there is a SocketSite “stamp of approval” effect on some homes here. I can imagine the seller telling potential buyers : “Hey, this home got mentioned on SocketSite. Ever heard of it ? Look it up. Those negative nelly commenters are usually miserable wretches who tear apart and find flaws with almost any listing. They complain about everything, except for this house. I think this proves that this place is a winner. Read it yourself and decide whether this place is a good value.”
I know I would if I were selling and got favorable reviews on SocketSite.
Speaking of complaints, “bad work triangle” is at risk of becoming the sharp knees meme of SocketSite. Ex-SFer : you have been warned 🙂
I don’t know. People who read Socketsite and are actually in the market for a particular home will probably read close enough to tell whether or not a would be reviewer has actually visited the property. It’s increasingly rare that most of these posters see things in person.
Dreamy.
ROFL.
I figure if I bring it up again and again, maybe in 100 years people will start putting some thought into their $100k kitchen remodels.
next you’ll tell me I can’t harp about the lack of trees! Without kitchen triangles and trees, I really have nothing to say on socketsite! (heck, even with those I might have nothing to say!)
I’ll be excited to see pictures of the remodeled kitchen, and will look quite closely at the 3-sided kitchen configuration! (ducks head)
🙂
I am not sure if it was this house, but I saw the exact model of this house + – two years ago. Does anyone remember it? There was an addition of a bedroom at the back of the house, complete with sloping floor. It was very cluttered and had old seventies carpeting. The house was on the market for a long time. If this is the same home I am stunned. How could a house like this sell for so much? This neighborhood is most definitely the ‘burbs. The bus service is not so great, and most drive everywhere.
So anymore if I offer critical commentary I’m considered a “nelly commenter” and a “miserable wretch”?
I may be gay, but I’m far from nelly, thank you.
haha noearch. pot kettle? I don’t believe you were specifically named. I think MOD was just going after some good old alliteration.
The seller’s of this home received five offers. Over 115 groups visited the home the first Sunday open. Golden Gate Heights is a wonderful family neighborhood with fantastic parks and gorgeous ocean views. All of the work that was done by the sellers was done with permits and the home sold with approved plans to complete two bathroom remodels.
Katy – what is the sq ft of the home 1267 or 1700?
obviously, curmudgeon, you missed my entire sense of humor on that one.
oops, sorry you nelly naysayer
Another example of how good properties always sell. In this case above 2007 “peak” pricing, which should just about baffle everyone here on SocketSite, since it has been a near-consensus that everything should be hugely discounted from peak pricing.
Crusty, cranky curmudgeon is correct.
I always assert alliteration and avoid allegations
If the sellers did work with permits, as Katy Dinner suggests above, then surely this is not an apple after all?