Behind this door...
House gawking: This might be the most unusual house in Albany's Center Square/Washington Park neighborhood: a kind of 60s mod space with skylights, tucked behind a courtyard with a garage door (and parking). List price is $269,000 ($129/sq foot).
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Wow.
Whatever interesting qualities that place has (and it does have some) are pretty much undercut by TL Metzger & Associates' ham-handed way of showing it.
Would it be too much to ask that the place be staged? Just a little? Do they know what that means? And what's growing behind that shower curtain, anyway?
Would a floorplan be too much to ask?
I'm not an expert but I have sold a house, and if the time ever comes again, TLM&A is not on my short list. Good luck with the sale.
... said ChuckD on Aug 9, 2012 at 7:17 PM | link
I would have never guessed something so modern was hiding on Spring Street. But really, could they have spent a few more minutes staging the house? Straighten some pillows, hide the cheap Big Bird nest chairs and unplug the hairdryer? Maybe show us where you'd put a dining room table in that open 2k sqft space?
... said abby on Aug 9, 2012 at 7:22 PM | link
I wanted to like this one, but it misses the mark for me. Is that what's known as a "conversation pit?" There's a lot of carpet in the house, and the heaters are a real turn-off.
... said Kerosena on Aug 10, 2012 at 10:35 AM | link
Agree about the staging and presentation. Weird camera angles, sloppy looking beds, generally incoherent and confused appearance. (And that dirty white bath mat!)
... said KM on Aug 10, 2012 at 11:08 AM | link
By "cheap Bid Bird nest chairs" do you mean the $1000+ Henry Bertoia Diamond Chairs?!?!! I would die to have those chairs in my house.
http://www.knoll.com/products/product.jsp?prod_id=62
But yeah, I agree the pitctures and staging are BAD.
... said Jessica R on Aug 10, 2012 at 11:45 AM | link
Dude! Yes, I totally thought those were the fold-up papasan chairs ala Target. :)
... said abby on Aug 10, 2012 at 1:27 PM | link
Like Kerosena, I want to like this, but can't. I love mid-century design and the mod-look of this house, but too many things look dated and/or cheap. The bathrooms need updating, the kitchen needs updating, the carpet and built-in couch in the living-room-pit needs to torn out and replaced with some nice hardwood.
And I agree with everyone else posting about the need for better photos. This is a really unique home for our area and should be marketed better!
... said Paul on Aug 10, 2012 at 1:41 PM | link