Sunday, July 23, 2006

Pricy Ugliness in Novato

What's so special about this Novato POS? It comes in at 3 br 2 ba, built in 1954, 1650 sq ft and asking $685,000. The interior is updated but nothing fancy certainly not by Marin standards. So what's the deal? I guess what made me post this was the ugliness factor and price combination.

5 Comments:

Blogger marine_explorer said...

I'll give this one the Albedo Award for its use of concrete and white paint.

July 23, 2006 11:54 AM  
Blogger Marinite said...

The interior is all white too including the cabinets and counter tops. The current owner really, really likes white.

July 23, 2006 2:20 PM  
Blogger Dana Muise said...

I've come to think of 1950 through 1970 as a time where bay area architects were in some kind of creative brain fart, or people didn't bother using them and let the contractor build the house as he saw fit. I guess back then, hiring an architect would cost more than the land & house was worth. This is a perfect example. The owner probably paid $5,000 for the land and another $5K for a house to be built for his modest family. He probably had a 30 year loan on it too! Who the hell knew it would end up like this?

July 23, 2006 7:14 PM  
Blogger marine_explorer said...

I've come to think of 1950 through 1970 as a time where bay area architects were in some kind of creative brain fart

I know what you mean. Whether due to poor home design or bad city planning, many neighborhoods of that period lack warmth and character. Contrast that to those bungalow neighborhoods built a little earlier. We'd pick the latter over most homes built in the 70s.

July 24, 2006 12:21 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

C'mon, is Novato really Marin? Not in my book.

August 09, 2006 9:23 AM  

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