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Good Deal or Not? Weekly Wed. House Porn “rarely found architectural gem” edition
This house is located at 118 3rd St, SE:
The listing says:
“Now offered for 1st time in over 40 yrs, Baxter House is that rarely found architectural gem eagerly awaiting rediscovery. 4 lvl ,4000+ glorious SF, bow-front Victorian beholding the Library of Congress across the street. Dbl parlor with 2 FPLs, abundant orig wood flrs, trim, banisters. 3 window rounded bow on 3 levels. Garage or poss. 2 car pkg pad. 3 blks to metro.”
You can see a virtual tour here.
This 6 bed/2.5 bath is going for $1,425,000.
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My goodness, That’s the highest price I’ve seen on a place that needs a total gut renovation… I guess it’s the location, but geez, that place has a bunch of “character”.
The bedrooms are bathrooms that suspiciously aren’t shown might indicate otherwise, but I’m not seeing a gut job here. This house is huge, has a ton of beautiful original features, includes parking, and is in one of the most expensive blocks in Capitol Hill. I wish I had the money for this because it seems like a good deal to me!
Yeah, there’s a lot of great details in this place. But you’d still need to dump A LOT of money into this place to modernize it.
The rooms seem really small. I imagine a single family would want to try to take down some walls to open up the layout a little more. That’s gonna cost $$$. And I’m sure the kitchens and all the bathrooms need to be updated.
Oh god, I hope not. This trend of tearing down original structure to make an open layout depresses me.
Couldn’t agree more. I detest “open concept” and so wish the developers had left the rooms in our house as, well, rooms.
Seems like there’s more important things in this world to be depressed about. What’s wrong with open floor plans? If you’re a family of 4, what good is 6 bedrooms? Knock some walls down and open it up. It’s so much more inviting and it’s easier to watch your kids, entertain guests, etc. Someone who’s going to buy $1.4 million for this well-kept shell will probably also have the cash to properly integrate and design the modern and classic elements in a tasteful manner.
Maybe “depressing” is too strong of a word, but knocking down walls destroys the original flow and character of the house. Usually it makes it harder to arrange furniture, and can make the interior look like a barn or warehouse. There are instances where it is done well, but usually it is not.
Also, in my experience looking for houses in Capitol Hill (and I saw A LOT), the ones that were renovated to have open layouts stayed on the market much longer and/or sold for less than those where the original layout was retained. So I don’t think it’s a smart idea if you plan on selling someday.
For 1.4 million, you get to know my pro-terrorist views.
LOL, I saw that too.
WTF is this place? Do people actually live here? It looks like a meeting space/rec center for some sort of organization.
From the pics, it seems the house is run/owned by a Episcopal Church member. Shocka, she [and I have no doubt the person is a old white hippie] supports Palestinian terrorism.
FYI, it is possible to support a free Palestiian state and still oppose terrorism; just as it is possible to support Israeli sovereignty while opposing its displacement policies.
Ooh, this might be better than the bike/car “discussion.”
Have you ever met one of these outspoken ‘supporters?’ This person wouldn’t just lay her kafiya randomly. Oh, they love wearing their support ‘literally’ on their sleeve. And they support ‘all’ type of resistance. Sorry to burst your bubble on this fact. And that includes blowing up buses and blowing themselves up in pizza parlors for example.
Not that I want to get into this discussion, but these people aren’t kumbaya type of people.
Are these serious remarks? Just because someone has one of those scarves? Wow.
What am I missing here? I didn’t see any references to terrorism.
I’m assuming this discussion is about the black-and-white textile on the back of the chair in pic #9 of 21 (labeled “Pastor’s Office).
Is that definitely a kaffiyeh, and not just a black-and-white throw? I didn’t think kaffiyehs had tassels at the corners, but maybe they can??
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaffiyeh
I thought it was a throw– I have a bedspread that is very similar.
I don’t get it. Time to get creative (but weird) with the captions but no time to photograph the bathrooms or bedrooms? Almost as many photos of the ‘views’ and block as of the interior.
Bad deal. Great location, tons of space, but needs a TON of work (that kitchen…).
Someone will pay, though. For the location and potential, I’m sure someone will pay what they’re asking.
What’s wrong with the kitchen? One of the cabinets looks like it might be damaged, and the dishwasher should be white to match the other appliances, but it’s nice otherwise. Unless you’re the type that thinks stainless steel and granite countertops are mandatory.
I suspect that this was some sort of group house or non-residential places. The kitchen microwave has a sign on it, there are no beds in any of the rooms, the multitude of chairs set up in “meeting” fashion, and the basement looks like it was a meeting space of some sort.
So who knows what kind of renovating you’d need to do to make this place “livable.”
Huh, I had the opposite reaction. I thought it was lived in by a family with kids who grew up to be teenagers (hence the basement). Probably they grew up and moved out and the parents are looking to move to something smaller. I thought the sign on the microwave was the tag left on from a new installation, and the office with all the chairs was there because why not have an office area if your house has 6 bedrooms? I could be totally wrong though.
I don’t know exactly what this was used for but I want to say it is/was some small “interest group” (I didn’t think it was St. Marks right next door but hard to tell) – I don’t think anyone lived in either permanently or temporarily which likely accounts for the worn state of the place. Definitely seems a bit pricy for all the work needed (some of which is cosmetic) so likely location is the driver. The Adams Building of the Library of Congress is right across the street so the across the street neighbors are quite!
I think this place is a steal. Yes, it needs a lot of work, but it’s totally liveable, and you can’t beat the location. I hope they don’t tear out the woodwork and beautiful moldings. I’d love to be able to afford a place like this and then fix it up.
Per St. Mark’s website:
“Baxter House is where our administrative offices are housed, at 118 Third Street, Southeast, just a couple of doors past our Third Street courtyard as you are walking towards Independence Avenue. The offices of the Clergy, Director of Youth Ministries, and Parish Administrators are in this building.”
“Baxter House is where our Al Quida administrative offices are housed, at 118 Third Street, Southeast, just a couple of doors past our Third Street hammam and mosque as you are walking towards Independence from Zionist Pigs Avenue. The offices of the Muellah, Director of Youth Intifida Ministries, and Parish Terrorist Cell Administrators are in this building.
This seems unnecessarily inflammatory.
I’m not familiar with St. Mark’s, but most of the Episcopal ministers/congregations I’ve encountered are pretty liberal and peace-oriented.
Agreed. I’m not religious, but I’ve done the yoga and meditation classes at St. Mark’s and felt it was relaxed and welcoming environment.
Seems high. I don’t even think an investor could split it into condos at a profit. If an individual poured several hundred thousand into fixing it I don’t think you’d raise the price by any more than the fix-up costs…
i think this comments thread is hilarious. I hope my bedspreads don’t broadcast my pro-Palestinian views. LOL.