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.
posted by Marinite at 7/23/2006 10:55:00 AM
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I'll give this one the Albedo Award for its use of concrete and white paint.
The interior is all white too including the cabinets and counter tops. The current owner really, really likes white.
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?
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.
C'mon, is Novato really Marin? Not in my book.
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