Comments on: Houston Home Listing Photo of the Day: Out of the Closet http://swamplot.com/houston-home-listing-photo-of-the-day-out-of-the-closet/2012-10-16/ Houston, Texas real estate development, home buying, landscape, and design Sat, 18 May 2013 05:02:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Spirit of '05 http://swamplot.com/houston-home-listing-photo-of-the-day-out-of-the-closet/2012-10-16/#comment-296746 Spirit of '05 Thu, 18 Oct 2012 04:00:34 +0000 http://swamplot.com/?p=48508#comment-296746 The décor doesn't match even in the same room. They might as well have taken cues from the William List School of Home Décor. The décor doesn’t match even in the same room. They might as well have taken cues from the William List School of Home Décor.

]]> By: Native Houstonian 74 http://swamplot.com/houston-home-listing-photo-of-the-day-out-of-the-closet/2012-10-16/#comment-296688 Native Houstonian 74 Thu, 18 Oct 2012 03:04:54 +0000 http://swamplot.com/?p=48508#comment-296688 commonsense, the lot you referenced was the home for Diane Lokey Farb and the late Harold Farb, who passed away 6 years ago this month. She had the home, although partially built, demolished. She is selling the lot. commonsense, the lot you referenced was the home for Diane Lokey Farb and the late Harold Farb, who passed away 6 years ago this month. She had the home, although partially built, demolished. She is selling the lot.

]]> By: commonsense http://swamplot.com/houston-home-listing-photo-of-the-day-out-of-the-closet/2012-10-16/#comment-296643 commonsense Thu, 18 Oct 2012 02:24:38 +0000 http://swamplot.com/?p=48508#comment-296643 That one backs to the golf course, totally different ballgame. Some of those homes are 15-30 mln. That one backs to the golf course, totally different ballgame. Some of those homes are 15-30 mln.

]]> By: Jon http://swamplot.com/houston-home-listing-photo-of-the-day-out-of-the-closet/2012-10-16/#comment-296621 Jon Thu, 18 Oct 2012 01:43:26 +0000 http://swamplot.com/?p=48508#comment-296621 This house is not overpriced. New listing for a 2 acre LOT in RO for $10M. It's a different world folks, this ain't Cinco Ranch. http://search.har.com/engine/3482-Inwood-Dr-Houston-TX-77019_HAR34251942.htm This house is not overpriced. New listing for a 2 acre LOT in RO for $10M. It’s a different world folks, this ain’t Cinco Ranch.

http://search.har.com/engine/3482-Inwood-Dr-Houston-TX-77019_HAR34251942.htm

]]> By: miss_msry http://swamplot.com/houston-home-listing-photo-of-the-day-out-of-the-closet/2012-10-16/#comment-296608 miss_msry Thu, 18 Oct 2012 01:28:46 +0000 http://swamplot.com/?p=48508#comment-296608 Courtney and her mother both married well. Courtney and her mother both married well.

]]> By: Native Houstonian 74 http://swamplot.com/houston-home-listing-photo-of-the-day-out-of-the-closet/2012-10-16/#comment-296567 Native Houstonian 74 Thu, 18 Oct 2012 00:29:48 +0000 http://swamplot.com/?p=48508#comment-296567 This was the home of Christopher & Courtney Sarofim from 2000 to 2009 when they moved "across the street & HUGE upgrade" to Ravenna, 2995 Lazy Lane, the Stephen Power Farish home. The Sarofim's had their wedding reception at the home in December 2000, Tony's, At Home catered and the heaters in the party tent stopped working during the party. This was the home of Christopher & Courtney Sarofim from 2000 to 2009 when they moved “across the street & HUGE upgrade” to Ravenna, 2995 Lazy Lane, the Stephen Power Farish home. The Sarofim’s had their wedding reception at the home in December 2000, Tony’s, At Home catered and the heaters in the party tent stopped working during the party.

]]> By: doofus http://swamplot.com/houston-home-listing-photo-of-the-day-out-of-the-closet/2012-10-16/#comment-296485 doofus Wed, 17 Oct 2012 22:07:37 +0000 http://swamplot.com/?p=48508#comment-296485 KG knows his stuff. This house is overpriced, but only slightly. And the uber high end folks who build custom homes wouldn't dream of only paying $150 per square foot. KG knows his stuff. This house is overpriced, but only slightly. And the uber high end folks who build custom homes wouldn’t dream of only paying $150 per square foot.

]]> By: asprout http://swamplot.com/houston-home-listing-photo-of-the-day-out-of-the-closet/2012-10-16/#comment-296392 asprout Wed, 17 Oct 2012 19:34:42 +0000 http://swamplot.com/?p=48508#comment-296392 With an asking price of $9M, seems like they could have sprung for professional photography. Yeesh. With an asking price of $9M, seems like they could have sprung for professional photography. Yeesh.

]]> By: Benny Cargill http://swamplot.com/houston-home-listing-photo-of-the-day-out-of-the-closet/2012-10-16/#comment-296332 Benny Cargill Wed, 17 Oct 2012 18:16:53 +0000 http://swamplot.com/?p=48508#comment-296332 @ KG, point taken. It will be interesting to see what price or if this puppy sells @ KG, point taken. It will be interesting to see what price or if this puppy sells

]]> By: KG http://swamplot.com/houston-home-listing-photo-of-the-day-out-of-the-closet/2012-10-16/#comment-296292 KG Wed, 17 Oct 2012 17:13:27 +0000 http://swamplot.com/?p=48508#comment-296292 Benny - You are right that you can build a very nice house for $150/sqft, but when you are in this stratospheric range, $150 is your starting point and you jump off from there.... . Your roof will be slate and not composition. Goodness knows how much that costs, and how it impacts your structural engineering. . Your floors will be stone and/or wide plank salvaged wood and not 2 1/2" plain sawn oak. . Your facade will be brick, not hardi plank, and bricks will cost $2-$3 each and not 50c. And on an 8,000 sqft structure you may get 50,000, 100,000 bricks. Then you pay the mason. . Your trim and doors will be custom manufactured and not stock. . Your window package will be custom manufactured and not stock. Saw one house where custom fabricated metal windows cost $250,000. For the windows. . Your light cans will cost 10x the cost of the cans you get in a builder spec house. You will have paid a lighting designer a fortune to tell you how to position those lights. . Your HVAC, security, A/V systems will be state of the art, each of which will run tens and tens of thousands, if not more. You will insulate your house to an extreme level. . And so on and so on. It all adds up... But yes, you can build a nice house for $150/sqft, but if you are building on a 50,000 sqft lot on the corner of Kirby and Inwood, you just won't. Benny – You are right that you can build a very nice house for $150/sqft, but when you are in this stratospheric range, $150 is your starting point and you jump off from there….
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Your roof will be slate and not composition. Goodness knows how much that costs, and how it impacts your structural engineering.
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Your floors will be stone and/or wide plank salvaged wood and not 2 1/2″ plain sawn oak.
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Your facade will be brick, not hardi plank, and bricks will cost $2-$3 each and not 50c. And on an 8,000 sqft structure you may get 50,000, 100,000 bricks. Then you pay the mason.
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Your trim and doors will be custom manufactured and not stock.
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Your window package will be custom manufactured and not stock. Saw one house where custom fabricated metal windows cost $250,000. For the windows.
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Your light cans will cost 10x the cost of the cans you get in a builder spec house. You will have paid a lighting designer a fortune to tell you how to position those lights.
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Your HVAC, security, A/V systems will be state of the art, each of which will run tens and tens of thousands, if not more. You will insulate your house to an extreme level.
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And so on and so on. It all adds up… But yes, you can build a nice house for $150/sqft, but if you are building on a 50,000 sqft lot on the corner of Kirby and Inwood, you just won’t.

]]> By: Benny Cargill http://swamplot.com/houston-home-listing-photo-of-the-day-out-of-the-closet/2012-10-16/#comment-296234 Benny Cargill Wed, 17 Oct 2012 15:52:23 +0000 http://swamplot.com/?p=48508#comment-296234 you can build a top of the line new house for $150 per SF. Im talking the best of everything. this $9 mill listing is worth $4 to $5 mill. lot is along Kirby drive so the giant brick fence does help from traffic noise but that is one busy intersection. The 4 acre lot of west lane is only a small part buildable. a big part of it is wooded in flood area sloping to the bayou you can build a top of the line new house for $150 per SF. Im talking the best of everything. this $9 mill listing is worth $4 to $5 mill. lot is along Kirby drive so the giant brick fence does help from traffic noise but that is one busy intersection. The 4 acre lot of west lane is only a small part buildable. a big part of it is wooded in flood area sloping to the bayou

]]> By: jen http://swamplot.com/houston-home-listing-photo-of-the-day-out-of-the-closet/2012-10-16/#comment-296232 jen Wed, 17 Oct 2012 15:50:23 +0000 http://swamplot.com/?p=48508#comment-296232 Delete comment. I see what you are attempting to say. I am just confused about peoples perceived value which is much more important than market value. Delete comment. I see what you are attempting to say. I am just confused about peoples perceived value which is much more important than market value.

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