I'm obsessed with this Pittsburgh home

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Anonymous wrote:I used to live in a house that looked so similar that I just had to call my mom to verify it wasn't ours. It was not. We lived about a block away. That was a fun old house. It had a dumb waiter, a laundry chute to the basement, and a button on the dining room floor to call the staff. Also very close to amazing sledding. Those were the days.

That is very cool, indeed!
Did it have a back staircase as well?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If she is moving there she probably is not an old, so will have zero percent interest in this hobbit house.

OP here. She's 27, went to undergrad at Pitt, and absolutely loves this house. She lived in a similar building for a semester and misses the vibe.

[Anonymous]

If you think Pittsburg is a good value try Cleveland, there are beautiful homes there that go for less than a townhome in desirable parts of VA.

https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/2824-Drummond-Rd_Shaker-Heights_OH_44120_M33748-67751

A true mansion (not a McMansion) for $1.8 million.

https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/3074-Lee-Rd_Shaker-Heights_OH_44120_M37856-72461

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If she is moving there she probably is not an old, so will have zero percent interest in this hobbit house.

OP here. She's 27, went to undergrad at Pitt, and absolutely loves this house. She lived in a similar building for a semester and misses the vibe.

What neighborhoods is she looking at?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If she is moving there she probably is not an old, so will have zero percent interest in this hobbit house.

OP here. She's 27, went to undergrad at Pitt, and absolutely loves this house. She lived in a similar building for a semester and misses the vibe.

What neighborhoods is she looking at?

My cousin similar age lives in Shady Side and loves it.

[Anonymous]

I need to move to Pittsburgh.

I could pay cash for that house and money to upgrade by selling my n Arlington home.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If she is moving there she probably is not an old, so will have zero percent interest in this hobbit house.

OP here. She's 27, went to undergrad at Pitt, and absolutely loves this house. She lived in a similar building for a semester and misses the vibe.

What neighborhoods is she looking at?

Squirrel Hill, Shadyside, Oakland, Highland Park, and Lawrenceville mostly. She could never afford a home here, but she's thinking she might actually be able to buy a place in Pittsburgh next year when she finishes her master's degree.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I hate the kitchen but otherwise I love this house

The kitchen isn’t pretty, but it was built in a time where kitchens were closed off from the rest of the house and not expected to be pretty because it is a utilitarian space. Personally I’m game for not having a kitchen open for all to see.

Open floor plans suck. It makes me sad whenever I see a flip of a beautiful 1920s home with the entire first floor opened up into a horrible cavernous space.

Open floor plan has some downsides but I think I would have been seriously depressed with a closed kitchen as my kids were growing up. I spent so much time in the kitchen cooking, cleaning, getting them snacks etc.—- having it open to the family room where they were playing made me feel less like a scullery maid and more like part of the family.