rps324 Posted April 27, 2008 Share Posted April 27, 2008 This one is a bit different. It sits just off Lockwood, right across from the proposed Lovett Commercial developments there at the old Stewart & Stevenson site. Its also just a half block from the proposed metro rail line. How that will impact things in that area, if/when it all comes to fruition is anyone's guess., but I can't help but think there is a lot of upside potential. The house itself has some good bones, it is very livable although much needs to be done any way you cut it.519 Forest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VicMan Posted April 27, 2008 Share Posted April 27, 2008 This is in Houston ISD and is zoned to:* Lantrip ES* Jackson MS* Austin HS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jm1fd Posted April 27, 2008 Share Posted April 27, 2008 Poor old house. The remuddlers have just completely had their way with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moni Posted April 27, 2008 Share Posted April 27, 2008 Poor old house. The remuddlers have just completely had their way with it. Cute house at a great price. Maybe I just like old houses, but it looks very comfortable. Good furnishings could make all the difference, but I just like this old cottage style. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porchman Posted April 27, 2008 Share Posted April 27, 2008 Poor old house. The remuddlers have just completely had their way with it. The house looks cute from the outside. I would have used the same taupe color on the skirting. Inside: Does Pergo have any stock left? What's disturbing about the listing is how much the house being pushed as an "investment" (last pic) versus a place to live. The way I look at it is Eastwood is following the same upward curve as the Heights. (There has been some discussion on the HAIF about when the sushi joints move in.) However, if investors not residents dictate the future of the area, it could take a very different path. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rps324 Posted April 28, 2008 Author Share Posted April 28, 2008 The house looks cute from the outside. I would have used the same taupe color on the skirting. Inside: Does Pergo have any stock left? What's disturbing about the listing is how much the house being pushed as an "investment" (last pic) versus a place to live. The way I look at it is Eastwood is following the same upward curve as the Heights. (There has been some discussion on the HAIF about when the sushi joints move in.) However, if investors not residents dictate the future of the area, it could take a very different path. This house is not in Eastwood proper, but basically adjacent to it. If things play out as proposed it will be directly across the street from a fairly good size retail center. I don't know what is so "disturbing" about promoting the investment potential of a house in the middle of a commercial area, which is basically where this one is. Certainly it has value as strictly a residential property but either way the proposed development across the street is a huge factor in the future of this property. There is nothing disturbing about focusing on that. In fact as the listing agent it would be kind of stupid not to. Maybe I should put more emphasis on recent laminate floors as a sales pitch? And yes, I thought to myself when I put it on there, how long will it take jm1fd to say something about the interior finishes? True, they are not what many of us would have picked, but it does make it where the house could be very livable while you redid another part of the house to your own tastes. Unlike a lot of the redo houses I have sold in Eastwood proper, you could live in this one from day one and do work on it over time. When people see the ones, for example, Bill England has done over, they look so good many times people don't realize that most were just rooms with shiplap and much of the woodwork had to be "created" in them, walls moved, tile pulled off of hardwoods, etc. Many would require extensive work before you could ever really spend the night in them. This property is definitely a redo with lots of potential, the stuff like pergo can be removed. Try going into a mid-century modern that has had $.49 tile slathered over the poured terrazzo, now that is a flooring project. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicman Posted April 28, 2008 Share Posted April 28, 2008 However, if investors not residents dictate the future of the area, it could take a very different path.Unforunately some of the residents want everything that isn't in eastwood proper dozed. so the results may be very similar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porchman Posted April 28, 2008 Share Posted April 28, 2008 This house is not in Eastwood proper, but basically adjacent to it. If things play out as proposed it will be directly across the street from a fairly good size retail center. I don't know what is so "disturbing" about promoting the investment potential of a house in the middle of a commercial area, which is basically where this one is. Certainly it has value as strictly a residential property but either way the proposed development across the street is a huge factor in the future of this property. There is nothing disturbing about focusing on that. In fact as the listing agent it would be kind of stupid not to.Unforunately some of the residents want everything that isn't in eastwood proper dozed. so the results may be very similar.So, educate me...this is a doze lot? 9000 sf is really decent for a home, but a little tight for commercial use. What's the shake out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicman Posted April 28, 2008 Share Posted April 28, 2008 So, educate me...this is a doze lot? 9000 sf is really decent for a home, but a little tight for commercial use. What's the shake out?I went to some of the METRO meetings regarding the Harrisburg line, surprising to hear that the "historically conscious" of eastwood want everything north of Harrisburg dozed. i.e. the latins are holding em back. was quite humorous Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crunchtastic Posted April 28, 2008 Share Posted April 28, 2008 I went to some of the METRO meetings regarding the Harrisburg line, surprising to hear that the "historically conscious" of eastwood want everything north of Harrisburg dozed. i.e. the latins are holding em back. was quite humorous um, 'indigenous' is the preferred term. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan the Man Posted April 28, 2008 Share Posted April 28, 2008 There are worse re-muddles in the East End. Besides, most of the interior finishes could be easily changed.I also think the house looks very comfortable with nicely proportioned rooms. It's a good "starting point" for someone looking for a cosmetic redo that's livable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicman Posted April 28, 2008 Share Posted April 28, 2008 um, 'indigenous' is the preferred term. LOL i guess that's the pc term. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crunchtastic Posted April 28, 2008 Share Posted April 28, 2008 That's a good sized house on a big honking lot. You could really turn it into a compound. I've often wondered about that place; it seems like it has had a for sale sign out front forever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arisegundo Posted April 28, 2008 Share Posted April 28, 2008 I went to some of the METRO meetings regarding the Harrisburg line, surprising to hear that the "historically conscious" of eastwood want everything north of Harrisburg dozed. i.e. the latins are holding em back. was quite humorousReminds me of the fight over the Harrisburg Freeway. TXDot declared that the neighborhoods north and south of Harrisburg were so different that no one would mind a 550 foot-wide trenched freeway separating them. Wrong! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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