Beautiful McLean home under 2. Really cool

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:That is a tear down in this neighborhood. I would be surprised if a developer doesn't buy it to tear down and replace with a 4M house.

No. The $4m rebuilds in that neighborhood have lingered. Given the dearth of sub-$2m houses in McLean, I imagine this will go under contract soon. It’s not for me (I need a yard for my kids), but it’s a lovely home for another family.

Many of the $4M new houses in that neighborhood have sold quickly - several on Kurtz and another one on Calder was recently sold before it was finished. The house next door to this house has lingered, but it will sell eventually, too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:That is a tear down in this neighborhood. I would be surprised if a developer doesn't buy it to tear down and replace with a 4M house.

No. The $4m rebuilds in that neighborhood have lingered. Given the dearth of sub-$2m houses in McLean, I imagine this will go under contract soon. It’s not for me (I need a yard for my kids), but it’s a lovely home for another family.

Many of the $4M new houses in that neighborhood have sold quickly - several on Kurtz and another one on Calder was recently sold before it was finished. The house next door to this house has lingered, but it will sell eventually, too.

Eventually, sure. The one next door has been for sale for ten months; one a few houses down was listed for more than two years before it eventually sold; and one on Brawner just removed the listing that's been up for a year.
https://www.redfin.com/VA/Mc-Lean/1434-Waggaman-Cir-22101/home/9394455
https://www.redfin.com/VA/Mc-Lean/1428-Waggaman-Cir-22101/home/9392260
https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/6519-Brawner-St-Mc-Lean-VA-22101/51752280_zpid/

[Anonymous]

It floods.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It floods.

its floor rating is 1/10

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:That is a tear down in this neighborhood. I would be surprised if a developer doesn't buy it to tear down and replace with a 4M house.

No. The $4m rebuilds in that neighborhood have lingered. Given the dearth of sub-$2m houses in McLean, I imagine this will go under contract soon. It’s not for me (I need a yard for my kids), but it’s a lovely home for another family.

Many of the $4M new houses in that neighborhood have sold quickly - several on Kurtz and another one on Calder was recently sold before it was finished. The house next door to this house has lingered, but it will sell eventually, too.

Eventually, sure. The one next door has been for sale for ten months; one a few houses down was listed for more than two years before it eventually sold; and one on Brawner just removed the listing that's been up for a year.
https://www.redfin.com/VA/Mc-Lean/1434-Waggaman-Cir-22101/home/9394455
https://www.redfin.com/VA/Mc-Lean/1428-Waggaman-Cir-22101/home/9392260
https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/6519-Brawner-St-Mc-Lean-VA-22101/51752280_zpid/

Goodness those houses are hideous.

[Anonymous]

I am tired of the huge 5000 square-foot big big mansions everywhere. I like that House has character and charm. This house has that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am tired of the huge 5000 square-foot big big mansions everywhere. I like that House has character and charm. This house has that.

ITA.
People here love to sh*t on this house for some reason. They don't realize that the actual structure of this home is worth about 400K, because the land it sits on is about 1.5 mil based on recent specs. As much as some may hate this specific setting or the type of the lot, or the neighborhood, or whatever, there are tons of people who would appreciate it. it provides great views, complete privacy where you can sit naked on your deck an nobody can see you , and you don't even need to use the curtains, unlike in all these flat lot situation where you stare directly into the windows of nearby homes a few feet away. If you want a home with floor to ceiling windows you want to keep open, this is exactly the setting for this.

Yes, it lacks a traditional backyard, and it will likely not be a good option for a family with 2-3 little kids also because of the bedroom layout and the parking situation. But it doesn't mean that if the house is objectively terrible or overpriced. It's well priced for what it is and the cost of land.

[Anonymous]

Arlington Magazine says this is #6 among the 20 most expensive neighborhoods in McLean, which in turn is among the most expensive areas in the DMV. Things there always sell eventually and usually at high prices.

https://www.arlingtonmagazine.com/https-www-arlingtonmagazine-com-most-expensive-neighborhoods-mclean-va/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:That is a tear down in this neighborhood. I would be surprised if a developer doesn't buy it to tear down and replace with a 4M house.

No. The $4m rebuilds in that neighborhood have lingered. Given the dearth of sub-$2m houses in McLean, I imagine this will go under contract soon. It’s not for me (I need a yard for my kids), but it’s a lovely home for another family.

Many of the $4M new houses in that neighborhood have sold quickly - several on Kurtz and another one on Calder was recently sold before it was finished. The house next door to this house has lingered, but it will sell eventually, too.

Eventually, sure. The one next door has been for sale for ten months; one a few houses down was listed for more than two years before it eventually sold; and one on Brawner just removed the listing that's been up for a year.
https://www.redfin.com/VA/Mc-Lean/1434-Waggaman-Cir-22101/home/9394455
https://www.redfin.com/VA/Mc-Lean/1428-Waggaman-Cir-22101/home/9392260
https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/6519-Brawner-St-Mc-Lean-VA-22101/51752280_zpid/

Goodness those houses are hideous.

You don't like modern, we get it. It doesn't make these homes all objectively ugly or even comparable to each other. They don't look the same. But to you they do, apparently. Also, one of them sold. Just because these homes get overpriced initially, eventually they do get sold. It happens largely because the builder can afford to overprice them and opportunistically wait for that deep pockets buyer.

They buy the lot for 1.5 mil, and want to sell for 4.5. They want the spread of 3 mil to cover their costs of labor/materials/taxes. Idk how much these costs are exactly, but they aren't even 2 mil, because this is what it costs roughly to build a similar house on your own lot (which already incorporates builder's profit). Which means the actual cost of this construction is below 2 mil, in which case they collect nice profit even if lowering the price.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I hate the backyard (or really the lack of it). Would be a total dealbreaker for me. Don’t think there will be that much interest in this house.

I grew up with a backyard like this. Absolutely loved it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I hate the backyard (or really the lack of it). Would be a total dealbreaker for me. Don’t think there will be that much interest in this house.

I grew up with a backyard like this. Absolutely loved it.

how can you "absolutely love" growing up with no backyard? the boosterism on the thread is weird.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I hate the backyard (or really the lack of it). Would be a total dealbreaker for me. Don’t think there will be that much interest in this house.

I grew up with a backyard like this. Absolutely loved it.

how can you "absolutely love" growing up with no backyard? the boosterism on the thread is weird.

DP. Looks like there’s a nice porch overlooking woods and a stream, which presents no flooding risk given the topography. If you’re worried about kids having somewhere to play the local ES is a short distance away.

This is a nice house in a prime location, probably one of 2 or 3 most convenient neighborhoods in McLean for easy access to amenities. We can debate whether there are too many $4 million houses in the area. A nice one listed for under $2 million should move fairly quickly.

[Anonymous]

That homes sucks it should have been torn down

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:That homes sucks it should have been torn down

Illiterate little twerp has joined the chat.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am tired of the huge 5000 square-foot big big mansions everywhere. I like that House has character and charm. This house has that.

ITA.
People here love to sh*t on this house for some reason. They don't realize that the actual structure of this home is worth about 400K, because the land it sits on is about 1.5 mil based on recent specs. As much as some may hate this specific setting or the type of the lot, or the neighborhood, or whatever, there are tons of people who would appreciate it. it provides great views, complete privacy where you can sit naked on your deck an nobody can see you , and you don't even need to use the curtains, unlike in all these flat lot situation where you stare directly into the windows of nearby homes a few feet away. If you want a home with floor to ceiling windows you want to keep open, this is exactly the setting for this.

Yes, it lacks a traditional backyard, and it will likely not be a good option for a family with 2-3 little kids also because of the bedroom layout and the parking situation. But it doesn't mean that if the house is objectively terrible or overpriced. It's well priced for what it is and the cost of land.

It's because people here just love to crap all over anything and everything. It is their whole personality and has nothing to do with whatever they are criticizing. Those sh*tting all over this house are likely posting from a crumbling colonial somewhere near Fair Oaks while watching tv in their basement surrounded by a level 2 hoard.

This is a great house.