A top-heavy brick tower tacked onto the front and Euro touches inside this designer-owned spread morphs a 1968 Lynn Park home into a something less provincial and more Provençal — or so the listing suggests. The slightly asymmetrical corner-lot property is a block east of the railroad tracks and two blocks north of Richmond Ave. at Drexel Dr. It’s a newly re-listed home seeking $899,900 with a new agent and agency, after a summer fling with a price tag $25K higher.
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Inside the tower, there’s a stairwell with north-facing windows above and at street level. Snazzy floor tiles define the entry hall that runs adjacent to an open living-dining-kitchen area with bleached oak floors:
At 2,530 sq. ft., the home is 1 sq. ft. smaller than the largest house on the block, HCAD figures show. Depending on how rooms upstairs get used, the house has 3 or 4 bedrooms, most of which claim at least one 13-ft. dimension. This bedroom and bathroom are on the first floor:
Upstairs, there’s this bedroom, which tries to make the most of its angles . . .
. . . another of the home’s 2 1/2 bathrooms . . .
. . . and this side-by-side setup:
Meanwhile, the 8,580-sq.-ft. lot’s back yard has several gathering areas, paved, decked, pebbled, pergolaed, patioed, or some combination thereof. There’s also a mosquito removal system, which probably explains why you don’t see any bugs in the pics:
The community carries a $600 annual maintenance fee.
- 4203 Whitman St. [HAR]
19 Comments
Hideous.
That tower is vomitous.
What? It needs that why?
Sounds a few hundred grand overpriced. You can get new construction for that kind of money in that area.
These days, I’d take faux Provençal over a stucco turret. I appreciate what they were trying to do by opening up that stairway to the second floor. The execution isn’t so good.
I love that the HO had fun making this cozy place. I like everything I see in the pics except for the front elevation (1st pic.)
It just looks rediculous though fully I appreciate the intent.
Nice $6.00 pavers in the yard.
What in the world is up with that living room. Anyone else notice the placement of the flat screen? Doesn’t look too comfortable.
If I had my druthers, I’d go all the way and install arrow slits and a small cannon – but I’m corny like that.
The inside isn’t bad, but the front elevation? All I can say is blecch.
Not to worry, someone will buy it as a tear-down. Then they can put a “real” French McMansion
This is a $500,000 neighborhood. $250k for the small lot and $250k for the house.
From Benny Cargill:
This is a $500,000 neighborhood. $250k for the small lot and $250k for the house.
maybe, but I think the house is more the 650k-700k range. The cheap houses back up to the railroad. This doesn’t. Its more than a block away from Richmond and its much larger than the other houses i’ve seen on HAR. And despite Swamplot’s discerning taste, I’m sure the front elevation is not a big turnoff to lawyers and doctors in the area.
Interesting art collection…
Not to be too nit-picky, but that kitchen set up is not great. The work triangle of refrigerator/stove/sink is just all wrong. The ‘fridge to the sink looks like it is a good 15 feet!
Lynn Park is much more than a %500,000 neighborhood.
Sorry, that should have been $$$$ not %%%%.
Owner was going for phallic not Provencal.
This may be a little off topic, but what is up with the deed restrictions in that neighborhood? For years there was a florist shop being run out of the former side loading garage of the house at Drexel & Alabama. Then they took out a few houses backing up to the RR tracks to create additional parking for Highland Village. Both represent some types of commercial encroachment into the neighborhood.
I’ve always digged that house, hope the owners get they’re asking price, it looks like a lot of hard work went into it. this site should be called bi_ _hlot. as the only post on here seem to be from angry people. its s free world people and thank goodness these hard working homeowners have the guts to do something different. not every house in Houston has to look like a hobby Lobby slash my wrist track home!