Comments on: Good Deal or Not? “WELL PROPORTIONED ITALIANATE HOME” edition

By: Truxtonite

Truxtonite — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 04:53:45 +0000

I viewed this home and it was beautiful! I loved all of the details that were kept in the home in the renovation. This house is two blocks from the NY Ave metro (soon to be NOMA metro) and all that NOMA now has to offer which is growing by the day. Many shops are in walking distance in NOMA and in Mount Vernon Triange and this neighborhood has been on a major upswing. Its no shock that SOME cannot survive in this area with all of the growth, the neighbors wont stand for it. Eventually SOME will move to one of the thier more commercial locations and whoever buys this house will gain major equity!

By: Stefan

Stefan — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 22:19:53 +0000

From some research I’ve done, I also seriously doubt this house is an italianate style. My best guess would be classic Federal style.

By: Stefan

Stefan — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 22:17:23 +0000

Not really. The house might have a security system. Many people would prefer not to have gates and instead rely on a monitored security system.

By: annonny

annonny — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 16:43:47 +0000

Calling this house “Italianate” makes about as much sense as calling the Wilson building “grecian” because it has columns on the front.

It’s a nice house, and it’s basic row house vernacular architecture. I guess I shouldn’t let it bother me, but this kind of real estate puffery is just annoying.

By: kes

kes — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 16:31:20 +0000

The MLK branch of the DC library has a Washingtoniana collection, which includes thousands of historical photographs and old maps of DC, including a how-to guide on researching the history of your house: http://www.dclibrary.org/node/3305

By: A

Fri, 06 Jan 2012 14:26:42 +0000

Presumably you took advantage of the discount as well when you bought the place, though? Unless it came in afterwords in which case I understand being annoyed.

By: AngryParakeet

AngryParakeet — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 23:10:52 +0000

I contributed to SOME and am on their mailing list. Last issue described their opening a new building/location (in addition to their main one) and I found it irritating that its location was completely left out of the long article!

By: jcm

jcm — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 22:47:31 +0000

No, what I’m saying is don’t buy a house next to the airport and then whine about all the loud jets flying overhead.

By: victoria

victoria — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 22:43:50 +0000

True about the “bad block” discount – but shouldn’t there be at least a bit of outrage over this? For years I lost at least $300.00 dollars a month in rent for some apts. I owned near the Irving St. Homeless shelter, because I couldn’t in good faith ask full market rent when I knew the window wells would be pissed in several times a week, homeless men would sneak in and s**t in the washers, or jerk off in the basement doorway.

I believe we need to care for all the wretched, but there is definitely a real cost to all those who live nearby.

By: eli

eli — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 22:30:07 +0000

They overspent on this renovation. This location would do great as a mid market rental with your basic renovation and cheap fixtures. Instead they tarted it all up with fancy finishings and surprise, now it won’t sell.