Comments on: Good Deal or Not? Former Judging Building Edition

By: double wide dude

double wide dude — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 22:16:10 +0000

It looks like a three story double wide.

By: bogfrog

bogfrog — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 05:25:08 +0000

I like it as a stand-alone property; in the picture it seems both California and Asian. I wonder if they took a house plan initially designed for another location and then found land in DC to build a replica. Inside looks like your generic condo;

meanwhile, Stacy’s first one looks phenomenal!

By: Park View

Park View — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 02:36:09 +0000

Using the word architecture when describing the structure itself is an insult to architects everywhere. Clearly, no one with talent designed this building. It just is. Not only is the form not pleasing, the color is not harmonious with its surroundings. I just don’t know what they were smoking when they cobbled this beast together.

By: peaceyall

peaceyall — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 22:22:55 +0000

this is right around the corner from where i live so i walked by it everyday as the old purple house was replaced by this monstrosity. seeing how they built this thing, i wouldn’t trust it. they tore down everything except the front face and the front porch “foundation” – similar to the yellow building they did two houses over. that porch is already slanting downwards. the siding seems terrible. i wonder how the sound insulation is.

By: Alex

Alex — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 22:20:30 +0000

Stacy’s first one looks like a good deal to me.

By: Your a pickle and I am 2

Your a pickle and I am 2 — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 21:17:12 +0000

These are ugly and way over priced. I guess the developer missed the memo about the economy…

By: anon

anon — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 21:13:10 +0000

Actually the view out the back is super. You can see the entire park on floors 3 and 4

By: Stacy

Stacy — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 21:10:53 +0000

If you took this one, you’d be just as close to the metro and have a spare bedroom (although the second bathroom is a half not a full)–you could fix it up pretty nicely with the leftover hundred grand. http://www.redfin.com/DC/WASHINGTON/3638-WARDER-St-NORTHWEST-20010/home/10042273

And I also think this one is a TON cheaper and nicer (especially on the outside) though I don’t know enough to compare the areas: http://www.redfin.com/DC/WASHINGTON/646-IRVING-St-NORTHWEST-20010/unit-02/home/17945794

By: DC_Chica

DC_Chica — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 20:31:48 +0000

AngryParakeet, there are clearly trees in the old satellite shot at the bottom of the redfin page, but it’s possible that the tree trunks themselves are actually on the neighbors property. Either way, I agree with Anon@2:03, the concrete is ugly and not what I would hope to see off the back of my deck!

By: AngryParakeet

AngryParakeet — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 19:53:38 +0000

dc-chica: I looked up the property in a bird’s eye view map program showing the building under construction. The back yard used to be a row of garages/shacks – no trees or yard.