Built in 1984 and last sold for $1,700,000 in March 2007, 860 De Haro has been extensively remodeled since. A new kitchen now opens to the dining room (for which a new beam was installed to accommodate), all the bathrooms were redone, all the windows and doors were replaced, new flooring was installed, and the yard was landscaped.
The Potrero Hill home is back on the market and asking $2,190,000. And while its sale is likely to set a new “peak” for the property, at least plugged-in people will understand why.
Withdrawn from the market without a sale in 2010, 860 De Haro has returned to the market listed at 2,700 square feet and asking $1,998,000. And while listed as a two-bedroom before, it’s now listed as a three (with three and one-half baths).
∙ Listing: 860 De Haro (3/3.5) 2,700 sqft – $1,998,000 [MLS]
∙ 860 De Haro: An Orwellian Reference In More Ways Than One [SocketSite]
At this price range, I don’t understand why they kept the wall to wall carpeting. Most people who view it will regard that as an additional future expense.
Speaking of Potrero Hill, the 19th street house that sold for ~2.35M last year has been totally gutted seems like. Not surprising I guess. It was pretty dated, odd, and all about the spacial location and bones in the first place.
“And while listed as a two-bedroom before, it’s now listed as a three (with three and one-half baths).”
I’m assuming that narrow room with the cot is the 3rd BR? It also has a separate in-law suite, and it looks like the bathroom in the suite is counted as a bathroom, but the suite itself (with kitchen) is not counted as a bedroom? The 2700 sqft is up from the 2316 on the tax record, which calls this a 2/4. The permit history is strange, because it jumps from a 1 unit house to a 2 unit house at some point, without addressing the change.
Our contrast knob goes up to eleven.
Well I could be wrong; the alternative is some form of HDR imaging using multiple exposures (note windows are not overexposed). Or a combination of the two. MoD or anyone else want to comment? I’ve seen this on a couple of listings.
Yes that is some seriously overdone HDR. They went way too far, especially on those dusk skyline shots like 1/48. Check out photo 22/48: they should have left the window image washed out but in its place is a nice HDR glorious view of a telephone pole.
This is what happens when a photo manipulation technique becomes cheap and easy: overuse.
Since 566 Kansas (4/3 2962 sqft) didn’t go for $1.899M, how would you compare it to 860 De Haro at $1.998M? Seems like a good direct comparison. Even the Doelger-type facade of 566 Kansas seems to give it more curb appeal than 860 De Haro.
I wonder what they turned down for 566 Kansas. Because they almost certainly got a few offers.
For those of you who have never tried LSD, these pictures give a good approximation.
Thanks for the LSD insight!
So, compared to other images, the HDR tone mapping that I’ve seen on real estate listings is comparatively subtle (in the sense that it doesn’t look like a comic book or computer graphics). Is there such a thing as really subtle HDR that we might not notice?
So, what’s the prognosis. Just a photo fad that’s not hit real estate lists and will pass soon? Or, here to stay? Compare to fish eye lenses and staging.
Does it help? I suppose the point might be to add some info regarding the out the window view to an indoor scene.
My prediction for next trend: Photos with everything in focus.
“Is there such a thing as really subtle HDR that we might not notice?”
Certainly, for example using HDR to emulate the dynamic range of ye olde fashioned chemical philme. I like HDR used simply to reproduce the human experience as the eye can perceive a higher dynamic range than either film or digital.
“So, what’s the prognosis. Just a photo fad…”
I’m hoping this is a fad that will pass both in RE listings and as it is liberally applied to make mediocre photos look “artistic”. I think that hyperHDR will parallel how “saturation cranking” was employed. A few years ago people were cranking up the saturation like this yet you don’t see that much anymore.
My prediction for the next gimmick: false miniature effect (why? because it is there) or the “color sketch” effect in this new Nikon unit. The latter would find great use in the curbside facade images because the result looks like a drawing and photographers could be free to edit out power lines without attracting the scorn of grumps like me.
The sale of 860 De Haro closed escrow yesterday with a reported contract price of $1,960,000 ($726 per square foot).