Arlington: Has this $3m wreck been discussed?

[Anonymous]

I like it because it's obviously built with quality and has character. It's not a cookie cutter replicated 100 times in the same development. But it's not to my taste. Those windows have got to get bird hits ten times a day. Also, the reflection works on sunny days but otherwise you will need lots of window coverings.

I'm sure someone will come along to buy it. Not everyone has the same taste, and the quality will appeal to people.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I didn't realize there were floor plans and now see them.

Bedrooms on the bottom floor and the kitchen placement and size are inexplicable.

The 90s elements to me are: brick on the exterior, lots of vaulted ceilings, those horrid transom windows everywhere.

Those element are present but it's still VERY unusual for a 90s home.

The black toilet & wallpaper in that bathroom look very 80s to me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The unfinished basement is the best part

I don’t know if this is sarcasm but I strongly prefer an unfinished basement. It makes inspecting the structural integrity of the property much easier, too.

[Anonymous]

You people are crazy. It’s okay not to like 90’s pomo, but this is a very nice house.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You have no idea what “tear down” means. You just don’t like the design.

Lately, on this site, "tear down" seems to mean "I don't like it." I think people just literally don't know what it means, even though it should be quite apparent.

[Anonymous]

It's not to my taste, and it is very 90s. But it is a 10k sq foot house in a great location. It's worth the list price.

People around here seem to think "I don't like it" is the same thing as the price being off, or even the same thing as the house being a "tear down." Nope. This kind of location + this kind of square footage + well maintained = 3M.

[Anonymous]

Before I even read the description, I knew it was designed / owned by an architect. It's so over the top in the worst ways.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's not to my taste, and it is very 90s. But it is a 10k sq foot house in a great location. It's worth the list price.

People around here seem to think "I don't like it" is the same thing as the price being off, or even the same thing as the house being a "tear down." Nope. This kind of location + this kind of square footage + well maintained = 3M.

No one is paying 3+ million for a 5,406 sq ft house that is too expensive to be torn down but needs extensive renovations. Set aside the fact that it will always be a niche property that will be difficult to sell no matter how much “lipstick” you put on it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's not to my taste, and it is very 90s. But it is a 10k sq foot house in a great location. It's worth the list price.

People around here seem to think "I don't like it" is the same thing as the price being off, or even the same thing as the house being a "tear down." Nope. This kind of location + this kind of square footage + well maintained = 3M.

No one is paying 3+ million for a 5,406 sq ft house that is too expensive to be torn down but needs extensive renovations. Set aside the fact that it will always be a niche property that will be difficult to sell no matter how much “lipstick” you put on it.

We'll see if "no one" will pay for this, won't we? It's only been up for 24 hours.

It's a big house on a bigger-than-average for Arlington lot, overlooking a CC. In the Yorktown pyramid. It'll sell. I think some of you around here get irrationally offended when houses you don't like cost more than what you could ever pay. The market is what it is. And 3M isn't even that high when you consider the cost per sq foot, which is only $583 on this house. Significantly less than many homes in NoVA go for.

[Anonymous]

If I got this house for free...
- I would extend the brick around the whole house, so that it does not look disjointed.
- I would make the entrance brick round arch into a larger square arch.
- I would join the twin pointy roof with an architectural feature to make it into a larger triangle.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If I got this house for free...
- I would extend the brick around the whole house, so that it does not look disjointed.
- I would make the entrance brick round arch into a larger square arch.
- I would join the twin pointy roof with an architectural feature to make it into a larger triangle.

The rounded entry arch is the best part of the whole house. Why would you square it? It reminds me of Lutyens.

And not sure why some posters keep saying it's very 90s. This isn't very 90s. This is 1990s: https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/14505-High-Meadow-Way-North-Potomac-MD-20878/37161307_zpid/

Or this: https://www.homebunch.com/1990s-house-remodel-ideas/

Craftsmen were starting to come in towards the end of the decade.

[Anonymous]

This is the kind of house that Joanna Gaines could make look absolutely amazing. Simple, organic-leaning interiors would do wonders. I like it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The unfinished basement is the best part

I don’t know if this is sarcasm but I strongly prefer an unfinished basement. It makes inspecting the structural integrity of the property much easier, too.

Not sarcasm. That's literally the best part of this house.

[Anonymous]

The basement isn’t even unfinished. It has a huge finished rec room.

[Anonymous]

People who live adjacent to a golf course have higher rates of cancer.