From the caps-lock, asterisk-punctuated copy for 402 Mignon St., listed since mid-December for $550K: “LARGE DESIRABLE CORNER LOT IN MEMORIAL BEND*NEW LARGE HOMES THROUGHOUT THE NEIGHBORHOOD*AN AMAZING LOCATION AND GREAT SPRING BRANCH SCHOOLS*PROPERTY SELLING FOR LOT VALUE ONLY*APPOINTMENT REQUIRED TO WALK THE PROPERTY*”
The 1956 flat-roofed building with redwood siding and terrazzo floors was designed by architect Harold Oberg and converted into an actual residence after sales in the neighborhood were completed.
- 402 Mignon Ln. [HAR]
- 402 Mignon [Memorial Bend Architecture]
- Previously on Swamplot:Â Why Is the Agent Telling Me This House Is Only Worth ‘Lot’ Value?
Filet Mignon, Please
I hope that when this house is inevitably demolished, the developer lets the materials be salvaged. Redwood siding, mmmm.
@Ian mmmm. Redwood sounds tasty. ?!?
Yes. Braised redwood is delicious with a light glaze and a parsley garnish.
Seriously though, reclaimed redwood siding is a very desirable material for any number of uses, it’s not exactly the new-growth #2 southern pine you’d get at Home Depot.
It is disappointing that we lose so many interesting houses to the wrecking ball.
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Those of us who live in “crimeridden” (*wink wink*) parts of town can take solace in the fact that at least our neighborhoods’ reputations keep the McMansions at bay. If you can cut through all the stories about crimes that happened ten or fifteen years ago, you can get a great, if dirty, Mod in Sharpstown, just waiting for you to fix it up and bring it back. And you really should look at those houses, because if you don’t, the “We Buy Ugly Houses” people will. And they’ll make them worse.