Beautiful McLean home under 2. Really cool

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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.

Maybe because I'm not crazy? There is land that you can walk on, trees you can climb, a stream you can play in, etc. How is this not a backyard? It's not like there's a freeway going up right against the back of the house.

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I live in the city where there really is no backyard. My kids went down to the park to play. If they had a backyard like this, they would have loved it.

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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.

I never said they look the same. I said I think they are ugly. I’m sorry that hurt your feelings. I’m glad the builders make a tidy profit on these hideous houses.

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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.

Clearly you are out of touch those are good houses for families with parents under the age of 45

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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.

They are likely sitting in a clapboard house in a boring flat masterplanned exurban subdivision saying hi to the neighbor a few feet away staring into their window. While their bored dog is running around their fenced grass-covered featureless yard dropping its turds and barking its head off .

[Anonymous]

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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.

Every house that gets posted here gets criticized. Just goes to show there are different strokes for different folks!

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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.

I never said they look the same. I said I think they are ugly. I’m sorry that hurt your feelings. I’m glad the builders make a tidy profit on these hideous houses.

It's not about my feelings, it's what other people like, because builders would not build them otherwise. You think you are some objective voice of taste? You think builders decided to offer this style of housing because only a few people find them attractive?

[Anonymous]

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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.

I never said they look the same. I said I think they are ugly. I’m sorry that hurt your feelings. I’m glad the builders make a tidy profit on these hideous houses.

It's not about my feelings, it's what other people like, because builders would not build them otherwise. You think you are some objective voice of taste? You think builders decided to offer this style of housing because only a few people find them attractive?

I also didn’t say I’m an objective voice of taste. I said I think these houses are ugly, which seems to offend you for some reason. If that’s your style, more power to you. Plenty of overpriced modern monstrosities to choose from!

[Anonymous]

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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.

Clearly you are out of touch those are good houses for families with parents under the age of 45

Nah. PP is right. Hideous homes.

[Anonymous]

It's only been on the market for 4 days. I bet it's pending by Monday. A much smaller home on a smaller lot in the Hamlet that was selling for $1.5 mil was pending by Monday last week. The Waggaman home is lovely, although I would not be down with the 1-car garage.

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Anonymous wrote:It's only been on the market for 4 days. I bet it's pending by Monday. A much smaller home on a smaller lot in the Hamlet that was selling for $1.5 mil was pending by Monday last week. The Waggaman home is lovely, although I would not be down with the 1-car garage.

The Waggaman home is pending.

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Anonymous wrote:It's only been on the market for 4 days. I bet it's pending by Monday. A much smaller home on a smaller lot in the Hamlet that was selling for $1.5 mil was pending by Monday last week. The Waggaman home is lovely, although I would not be down with the 1-car garage.

The Waggaman home is pending.

So they didn't even make it to the open house scheduled for Sunday. Not surprised.

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Congratulations on the quick sale, OP!

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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.

Some new houses in McLean have unique designs. I am not sure how people think about their styles. This one has a more Japanese-inspired feel, especially with the landscaped courtyard. Although it's a big house, it still feels warm and inviting.
https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/6816-Dean-Dr-Mc-Lean-VA-22101/51755343_zpid/

This one is fully contemporary, and feels like a museum.
https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/6910-Bright-Ave-Mc-Lean-VA-22101/51728252_zpid/

Does this one have a green roof on top of the garage?
https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/1446-Cola-Dr-Mc-Lean-VA-22101/51756394_zpid/

[Anonymous]

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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.

Some new houses in McLean have unique designs. I am not sure how people think about their styles. This one has a more Japanese-inspired feel, especially with the landscaped courtyard. Although it's a big house, it still feels warm and inviting.
https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/6816-Dean-Dr-Mc-Lean-VA-22101/51755343_zpid/

This one is fully contemporary, and feels like a museum.
https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/6910-Bright-Ave-Mc-Lean-VA-22101/51728252_zpid/

Does this one have a green roof on top of the garage?
https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/1446-Cola-Dr-Mc-Lean-VA-22101/51756394_zpid/

Looks like a flower bed or grass patch on top of the garage? Funky.

At least they’re not black and white McFarmhouses. But still not my cup of tea. I wish there were more new builds in McLean that had more traditional architecture in the style of Old Town or Spring Valley. Not saying they all have to be traditional, but every new build is some hyper modern flat roofed house or a black and white McMansion. So yawn—would it kill the builders to at least add in some variety?