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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Sorry, left off the link!

What happens to a house like this before MMH? After? (I am assuming there's no historic deed restriction)

https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/2607-18th-St-N_Arlington_VA_22201_M65790-59086[/quote]

This is an interesting question. I’m not sure MMH is the pivotal issue though b/c at that price point it’s very high for a tear down but still needs a ton of work. Like I bet you could easily sink 400-500k into adding on and updating everything which gets you up to spending $1.7-1.8ish. And for that you could buy something newer or already updated without living through a renovation. This tear down vs. renovate issue exists regardless of missing middle.

If it is torn down, the lot is rather small for a multiplex. Would it make sense to build one SFH or try to build a duplex or triplex? I don’t know the answer to that yet.[/quote]

It's a tough lot to build on because it's small, but [b]that generally was the going rate for tear downs in that area[/b]. 
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I’m the PP. Wow, is it really? I live in N Arlington (but closer to Westover) and tear downs still go for under $1m for the most part. I didn’t relative it was quite so high in Lyon Village. It still seems like a lot of money to drop either way on having to tear down or do a major reno still. Based on the street view, it doesn’t look like a ton of new construction, which may be due to the lot size and being hard to build something new. So my vote is it will be a reno and MMH won’t really affect the outcome. But then again who knows![/quote]

Yup. For a good lot, tear downs can go for even more than that.

There are some new builds/renovations around the corner. I'm guessing this will just be a regular renovation because the lot is so small. Or maybe a renovation to build out two units - the main house plus rebuild the garage as an ADU. 
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