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Good Deal or Not? Weekly Wed. House Porn “8 working fireplaces” edition
This house is located at 1213 O St, NW:
The listing says:
“Breathtaking historic home flawlessly renovated. 4 finished levels w over 3500 sq ft. marble foyer, elegant living room, 11″ ceilings, gracious din room w dumb waiter, gourmet kitchen w SS appliances & granite counters. 8 working fireplaces, 2 parking spaces & back porch overlooking perfectly manicured garden”
You can see a virtual tour here.
In Dec. 2009 this house was going for $1,850,000. Today this 4 bed/3 bath is going for $1,790,000.
Category: Logan Circle, Real Estate
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Why on earth would 8 working fireplaces be a selling point?
Why wouldn’t they be?
Eight? Why does one need 8 working fireplaces? Would you use them all at one time? I just find it excessive and silly for I would not be able to enjoy all the fireplaces at once.
I think of them more as a desirable architectural feature (though admittedly challenging to decorate around) than a useful thing. Of course, I do appreciate the occasional fire in the winter! My house is smaller and has three fireplaces, and I love them all. And there are things you can do to mitigate the draftiness.
My original comment was a response to the fact that they highlighted “working” fireplaces. I think fireplaces can be a great feature in a home (whether they work or not) and when a listing talks about a couple of fireplaces but none of them works, that is disappointing; it would be nice to have at least one that works. On the flip side, I just thought having and emphasizing 8 working fireplaces seemed silly and excessive.
they were listed, not highlighted. if you had working fireplaces, and 8 of them, you’d mention it too in your listing.
like for instance, why is a “marble foyer” a selling point? it’s just something to mention to make your house sound different.
and it’s not like they installed 8 fireplaces last year so they could have something to crow about on redfin. These are all original fireplaces from back in the day when the Admiral who owned this place would have actually wanted fireplaces in many rooms so he could use them heat the room he was entertaining his comrades in.
This place is A+++.
fcuk me that is awesome.
The house is well appointed, but the layout seems to be a bit cramped/box-y (that or they have too much furniture cluttering up the place). And look at the bed crammed in that window nook in picture 12. That’s just weird.
we went to an open house here two weeks ago, and I can assure you it is not cramped in any way. In fact, it is the most amazing and desirable place I’ve ever been in. This place is absolutely magnificent – full of original details, high ceilings on every floor, tons of skylights, just astonishing. If only it wasn’t about 4x my price range.
I’d like to see a GDoN Revisited aggregate, so we could see a summary of all the GDoNs, the PoPville predictions, and the ultimate result.
I think that’s a great idea! I realize that PoP has a GDoN Revisited feature, but I would love to see a chart of GDoNs, comparing original asking price to final sales price, and the overall predictions of the GDoN commentariat. Other info, such as location of the property, might be interesting, too.
It seems that most GDoNs are judged to be “overpriced” in the comments. Ones that are not deemed overpriced are often judged to be priced deliberately low in order to start a bidding war (which might be true). It seems rare that a GDoN is generally judged to be Goldilocks –”just right.” But that’s just my impression.
It wouldn’t have to be a scientific analysis, but it might be a reality check for avid GDoN fans like me.
oh yes please! I love these old victorians and location! location! location!
Although the furniture isn’t to my taste, it’s not horrendously atrocious. Usually in these million-plus homes the interior decorating looks like dog vomit.
Seems like lately I’ve seen a couple of these reduced prices on high-end houses, whereas a year or two ago, asking prices were still going up for houses in this bracket. I wonder if high value houses are simply lagging in relation to the market as a whole.
The updated virtual tour photos are a big improvement. But apparently the ermine snuggie on the living room is always there. The rich are different.
Good lord that’s amazing. It’s possible I would never leave if I lived there.
This house used to belong to a friend of mine, and it is indeed fabulous. The kitchen is in the basement, sorta like another house we saw a while back. Huge rooms, great details, awesome place.