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It is always fun to read a glowing article in the Times about an obscure travel destination and smugly think to yourself: "Ha! We were there long ago", but this is ridiculous. Today's Great Homes section in the Times features the bachelor pad I built for myself in 1983/84.
If I recall correctly, the lot was $20K and the total construction cost was $80K. Construction was a nightmare. The builder was in way over his head. He was a small builder of spec homes and wasn't up to the specialized construction the architect demanded. He lost his shirt on the deal and almost went bankrupt.
Subsequent owners converted the garage to a master suite (The article gets it wrong here. The master suite and third bedroom must be on the lower, not upper, floor.), installed parquet flooring, and painted it garish colors. The bridge to the front door used to have solid railings (matching the decks on the back) and they let the landscaping go to h*ll, but it otherwise looks pretty much the same.
I sold it in 1991 for about $200K. Shoulda kept if for a rental, but who couldanode.
If I recall correctly, the lot was $20K and the total construction cost was $80K. Construction was a nightmare. The builder was in way over his head. He was a small builder of spec homes and wasn't up to the specialized construction the architect demanded. He lost his shirt on the deal and almost went bankrupt.
Subsequent owners converted the garage to a master suite (The article gets it wrong here. The master suite and third bedroom must be on the lower, not upper, floor.), installed parquet flooring, and painted it garish colors. The bridge to the front door used to have solid railings (matching the decks on the back) and they let the landscaping go to h*ll, but it otherwise looks pretty much the same.
I sold it in 1991 for about $200K. Shoulda kept if for a rental, but who couldanode.