How much will this house sell for? Arlington 22207

[Anonymous]

https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/6430-27th-St-N-Arlington-VA-22207/12056415_zpid/

[Anonymous]

0. It won't sell. This thing is hideous. Over a year on the market.

[Anonymous]

I know - and they just keep trying.

[Anonymous]

Pretty sure that’s been discussed on here before. It’s not a normal house.

[Anonymous]

yes, there were entire threads about this house before...

[Anonymous]

The current owner really missed the boat on this. He bought it through a foreclosure auction for $889k two years ago, which was high for a teardown lot but not out of the realm of profitable. It should have been obvious from the house's history that it would be a near-impossible resale (how did he think it ended up as a foreclosure to begin with?), so the smart thing would have been to tear it down and build something else with broader appeal. Instead, he sunk money into making some cosmetic improvements that did nothing to address the house's fundamental flaws, and then listed it for hundreds of thousands more than the previous listings through which it failed to sell.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The current owner really missed the boat on this. He bought it through a foreclosure auction for $889k two years ago, which was high for a teardown lot but not out of the realm of profitable. It should have been obvious from the house's history that it would be a near-impossible resale (how did he think it ended up as a foreclosure to begin with?), so the smart thing would have been to tear it down and build something else with broader appeal. Instead, he sunk money into making some cosmetic improvements that did nothing to address the house's fundamental flaws, and then listed it for hundreds of thousands more than the previous listings through which it failed to sell.

Exactly. He will lose money on it now.

Someone needs to tear it down and start over.

[Anonymous]

I wonder if it was build as a house for a family to live at from the beginning.

Looks like a "party" house with bar, multiple entertainment rooms, hot tub, and seven bedrooms with private bathrooms. I wonder who and why designed this house.

This should be converted into a pre-school / daycare facility if they can find some outside space nearby they can use as a playground.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I wonder if it was build as a house for a family to live at from the beginning.

Looks like a "party" house with bar, multiple entertainment rooms, hot tub, and seven bedrooms with private bathrooms. I wonder who and why designed this house.

This should be converted into a pre-school / daycare facility if they can find some outside space nearby they can use as a playground.

MIT was originally built as a halfway house for troubled teens but the County wouldn’t permit it. The original owner was a fraud who claimed a professorship at GW in a non existent subject. The County should be responsible for buying it and tearing it down. They perpetrated this monstrosity and should be held accountable. After this, the County’s requirements for new builds changed but they are still responsible for this blight

[Anonymous]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/2004/02/17/arlington-downsizing-mcmansion-aspirations/d8ca0d3e-5188-42fa-8d8c-81f3130898c9/?utm_term=.e67af0f9f20b

The post covered the "Monster House" in 2004

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I wonder if it was build as a house for a family to live at from the beginning.

Looks like a "party" house with bar, multiple entertainment rooms, hot tub, and seven bedrooms with private bathrooms. I wonder who and why designed this house.

This should be converted into a pre-school / daycare facility if they can find some outside space nearby they can use as a playground.

MIT was originally built as a halfway house for troubled teens but the County wouldn’t permit it. The original owner was a fraud who claimed a professorship at GW in a non existent subject. The County should be responsible for buying it and tearing it down. They perpetrated this monstrosity and should be held accountable. After this, the County’s requirements for new builds changed but they are still responsible for this blight

We live somewhat near there and my husband and I were joking that they should turn it into an indoor play place, like a jumpin joeys or something. I have no idea who would actually live there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I wonder if it was build as a house for a family to live at from the beginning.

Looks like a "party" house with bar, multiple entertainment rooms, hot tub, and seven bedrooms with private bathrooms. I wonder who and why designed this house.

This should be converted into a pre-school / daycare facility if they can find some outside space nearby they can use as a playground.

MIT was originally built as a halfway house for troubled teens but the County wouldn’t permit it. The original owner was a fraud who claimed a professorship at GW in a non existent subject. The County should be responsible for buying it and tearing it down. They perpetrated this monstrosity and should be held accountable. After this, the County’s requirements for new builds changed but they are still responsible for this blight

We live somewhat near there and my husband and I were joking that they should turn it into an indoor play place, like a jumpin joeys or something. I have no idea who would actually live there.

That would be great!

If it ever sells, which is doubtful, it should be torn down, it might get $1.1.

[Anonymous]

Horrible.

Looks like a banquet hall.