From HAIF, a brief but classic conversation from earlier this week about the house for sale at 423 Electra in Memorial Bend:
Has anyone been inside this house lately? The realtor seems to be a little confused in the HAR listing. It reads that it is 2 bed from 3, has 6 bathrooms, a garage and a manned gate?? well I guess the fence and gate was put in by a man. And its a “absolutely gorgeous must see” and also sold for “lot value”. huh? My biggest question is what’s with that front yard nursery plantings?
Is the house re-muddled too far?
The response, after the jump — from someone who’s been there. Plus: all the remaining photos from the listing!
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423 - I’m assuming that’s the Lars Bang designed house. When I saw it (before the previous owner), there had been some modifications - I remember some cool thing about the layout but I’m pretty sure this couple has done some hideous remuddling in the bathrooms. As for the landscaping - no one has a clue. They installed the gate about 5 years ago. If it can be removed and the outside cleaned up, it has a ton of great potential. It does have a big lot backing up to the nature sanctuary, too, which is a big bonus.
The house was listed in May for $499,000. The asking price was lowered to $399,000 at the end of November.
- 423 Electra Dr. [HAR]
- 423 Electra, Anyone been in this house lately? [HAIF]
- The House That Time and Architect Forgot [Swamplot]
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I have been in it. There are not 6 bathrooms, there is, however, a ton of work for anyone who takes this one on. You can tell it was a great MCM house at one time, and still retains original cabinetry in the kitchen and a lot of nice architectural touches, but damn. The train wreck is in the station.
This realtor must have skipped Grammar Class and instead taken the ‘CAPS LOCK KEY FOR MARKETING’ 101 course at HCC.