The varied geography of the homes was good and the design of each paired well with its site setting. I wonder if future profiles could include some sustainability details where major changes are made; for example: were the old cabinets in the Asheville house donated or otherwise repurposed, and did the Pasadena house upgrade include a more drought resistant strain of grass & was the addition of solar panels explored?
I think that background info credits the responsible homeowner and gives readers a little more depth to consider.
Loved the Asheville house.
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A nice offering of homes: plenty of variety but sadly, a reminder that sea level homes are soon to be a thing of the past.
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@Steve Soon? When? How sad that you believe that. So all of the Boston waterfront, as well as Manhattan, in fact the Eastern seaboard, are just sadly misguided to pour resources into it at all, when they should be packing up instead? Have you alerted the banks financing the development and the mortgages that the property is worthless? They are operating under a different prediction for the future.
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@Wolfran. Sorry dude, my money is on Steve.
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Seriously y’all should check out the property values and taxes in Alabama. 3,000 sq. ft. house on a big lot for less than $200,000, with property taxes around $600/year. I know people who telecommute to New York.
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Which is nice if for reasons of family and community roots and connections you really want to be in Alabama.
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@BamaGirl But, then again, it's Alabama. In real estate, it's location, location. location.
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Pleased to see the ceiling beams in the CA house werent painted white. The white on white ceiling trend needs to end.
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Wonderful wharf with the most colorful people roaming enjoying the sites and sounds of waterfront Boston before traveling out into the bay on their excursion jaunts of which a vast variety are available everywhere there.
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James Allen Walter can design a house for me any day. Wow!
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My Aunt and Uncle sold their home in Winchester and bought two condos (and knocked the wall down between them) on that same wharf in Boston I think, in the late '70s.
Most of the time I don’t think anything of it when I read about beautiful houses on beautiful land. Once in a while I do a double take- -how come it’s hardly ever American Indians/Native Americans who live in that beautiful place? Seems awry.
There truly is a sucker born every minute.
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The Pasadena house is gorgeous and would work great for a multigenerational family such as ours. My husband and I have been thinking how to give the different generations living in our little house more privacy, and love the "separate wings " idea. Superb idea for a remodel!
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California house: Too much lawn in a drought stricken region. Asheville house: Beautiful interior, and landscaping. Boston condominium: Internet entrepreneur material.
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"Parking spaces just outside the entrance can each be rented for $300 a month"
Considering all that land is going to be under water pretty soon, a boat slip might be a better option.
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Walk through the Boston condo during a King Tide, or within 48 hours of same. Unless you own a helicopter and a pontoon boat, this is not the place for you.
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@Lydia, Nonsense. It's at least 8' above the high tide mark, as the wharf was built to load and unload sailing ships.
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For a homeowner in the heart of Silicon Valley and a mile from Facebook, the Pasadena house looks downright underpriced. My 1400 sq ft 1940s little rancher on 8,000 square ft is half the size and 1/3 the land and was recently re-appraised for $500,000 more than the Pasadena mid century. Here, Menlo Park/Palo Alto, it could easily list for $4 + million on a 23,000 sq ft lot. What a difference some miles make !
Yes we all know real estate is expensive in that area
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@Jeanine IMO, not worth the Pasadena or Menlo Park/Palo Alto price.
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All three are beautiful, and very different from each other. The Pasadena house is the most appealing to me today - it's so Southern California, or at least what I think of Southern California style to be, and we're expecting another snow "event" tonight in Upstate NY. When I'm California Dreamin' this is what I'm dreaming of.
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@chrisinroch Except the lawn.
@Mickela Yeah, but at that price point, no one does their own yard.
The Pasadena house is gorgeous.
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The Boston place is the only one that looks worth even close to that much money. The Pasadena place looks very 1950 and dated, despite upgrades. But California is another universe altogether.
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@Paul Shindler Must respectfully disagree with you --Pasadena is an underrated location and the remodel looks to be thoughtfully and carefully done with quality materials. The only problem -- all that grass -- can be cured by installing native and Mediterranean plantings to reduce the water demand and increase seasonal color. Do this and you've got a very cool, chic, modern oasis. You're right about the California real estate market -- but this home looks fairly priced for its location and upgrades.
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@Paul Shindler
What you deem "dated" others find attractive. I personally love the aesthetic and design but would not want to live in Pasadena, the commute in and out are awful. And many of us really love our California universe; warts and all.
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@Paul Shindler The annual taxes and fees on the Boston condo total $31,702. I like the California house, but that state has many problems.
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