228 Cherry is a 4 bed/2 full/2 half bath home with 2,500 sq/ft. Gut renovation. Listing broker says of course there’s central air. Right around the corner from Franklin Elementary. Offers due Tuesday you guys.
Month: April 2015
4/30/2015: 49 Eliot just listed for $875k
49 Eliot is a 4 bed/2.5 bath with 2,252 sq/ft that was just listed for $875k. Just under 1/4 acre of land. Nice house — even for Eliot. So close to Randlett you’ll be able to hear our block party.
4/30/2015: Kitchen renovation — excavation
So they brought in a backhoe yesterday and laid waste to the backyard. Ripped out the back stairs and small roof overhead. Then dug out the perimeter of the new foundation (21×8′) — which is only 5-6′ deep since it will be a crawl space and not a full basement underneath the addition.
I’m kinda encouraged that they were able to bring in a dump truck with trailer and backhoe on top without crushing the driveway. The real test will be today/tomorrow when they park the 80,000 lbs cement truck on the driveway and start pouring the foundation.
Pete’s been clear from the jump that I’m not allowed to use and/or touch power equipment. Did he talk to the guys at Star Quality Construction that did my front steps last summer? I mean I thought me & Star Quality made magic together. Not gonna kill you to leave the backhoe & keys overnight, is it Pete? When I mix Coors Light and power equipment — wonderful things happen!
4/29/2015: 46 Harris Rd just listed for $999k
46 Harris Rd is a 5 bed/2.5 bath home with 4,044 sq/ft that was just listed for $999k. Big house, big price. Harris Rd is located just off N. Gate Park — close to Randlett Park. So they’ll probably get their price. Offers due Monday you guys.
4/28/2015: 5 Cappy Circle under agreement
Listed for $699k and sold in a weekend. Only question is how much over-asking price did it go for?
4/28/2015: Kitchen renovation — design
So we’re adding a 21×8′ addition off the back of the house to accommodate a new mudroom and half bath. Also, going to open up the wall (a little) between the kitchen and dining room. Here’s the new design:
Here’s the rear view. Adding 2 more windows over the sink. South-facing so it should let in a lot of light. The new stairs will be wood — maybe trex? I don’t know.
And side view. Our lot is only 7,500 sq/ft — so we didn’t want to make the addition too big and ruin the backyard.
We don’t love the idea of a flat roof over the addition but didn’t have any other options. We ruled out skylights after this winter. Last thing we need is water damage you guys.
4/27/2015: Kitchen renovation – cost
So Management & I met with our general contractor, Pete Ekdahl, yesterday. Kitchen renovation is gonna cost $112k you guys. This is about what we expected. We had estimates as high as $150k.
You might be saying whoa that’s a lot for a kitchen — this guy must be made of USDs. (I’m not.) We’re doing a 21×8′ addition off the back to make space for a mudroom and half bath. Pete says anytime you do an addition, the price is going to jump up because you’re dealing with foundation, framing, roof, siding, etc.. Makes sense. We could have renovated the existing space for around $75k, but there wouldn’t have been room for the mudroom and half bath.
Here’s the existing floorplan. With that stupid half bath next to the stove.
4/25/2015: Kitchen renovation – will the cement truck crush our driveway?
Spoke to our general contractor, Pete, today. Our work has been approved and we got our permits from the city. The small addition we’re doing off the back of the house fits within the city’s setback requirements. That’s the good news.
Bad news is when we pour our new foundation, the cement truck may crush our driveway. Pete says the cement truck weighs 80,000 lbs and the excavator thinks our driveway may get smashed to shit. So we have that going for us.
Kinda feel like there should be an over/under on whether or not it gets smashed. Would love to get some action going on this.
Meeting with Pete tomorrow morning to go over budget, design and timeline. Hope to have a design to share with you guys next week.
4/24/2015: 62 Cherry Place – under agreement
Yes, you read that right. 62 Cherry Place is under agreement. Talk about egg on my face.
Here I am sitting at my desk, typing with my stupid index fingers thinking I know everything about real estate. So f’ing smart with my little blog. Talking about how long it’s taken 62 Cherry to sell. I’ll tell you what — someone got sick of my BS and straight up bought the place.
Gigantic chair and all.
Sometimes in the blogging game you get posterized. But you gotta keep blogging.
4/23/2015: 5 Cappy Circle just listed for $699k
5 Cappy Circle is a 3 bed, 2 bath Cape with 2,200 sq/ft that was just listed for $699k. You guys know this place — on the way to Franklin School. Offers due Sunday 5pm.
4/22/2015: Napoleon grills — are you kidding me?
Saw a commercial last night for Napoleon Grills and almost spit out my Coors Light. Like why am I even renovating my kitchen when I can just buy one of these? Could save myself $100k.
Let’s start with the Prestige PRO Series. Just look at this beast.
Has 2 lids and can cook up to 50 burgers at one time. One side has a rotisserie, the other can cook like an oven — in case you guys want a cake or something. Need to nuke some meat? This hoss has 123,000 BTUs. That’s like using the exhaust of an F-16 to grill a t-bone. Check out the Infrared Sizzle Zone.
Not impressed? The PRO series also has integrated wood smoker.
Night light controls.
Also comes with a phone charger and integrated ice bucket — in case you need to make a quick trip to Cold One City. This thing doesn’t have a price, it has an MSRP of $4,349. Like a truck with a hemi or something.
4/22/2015: 65 Fairway under agreement
65 Fairway took 1 weekend to sell. We should have new neighbors in late June. Was listed for $849k.
4/21/2015: 72 Randlett & 161 Randlett under agreement
72 Randlett & 161 Randlett each took 1 weekend to sell. Both are now under agreement and scheduled to close in June. This should come as news to no one. It’s Randlett Park you guys.
4/16/2015: 161 Randlett just listed for $699k
161 Randlett is a 3 bed/2.5 bath with 2,406 sq/ft — which includes a partially finished basement. Property is being sold in as-is condition. Open houses Saturday & Sunday 2-3:30. It’s Randlett Park — so it will be a bid war.
4/16/2015: 65 Fairway just listed for $849k
65 Fairway is a 3 bed/2bath with 2,230 sq/ft (includes partially finished basement). Open houses Saturday & Sunday.
4/15/2015: W. Newton Hill real estate porn
45 Pickwick was just listed for $3.995M. New construction home with 5 beds, 7.5 baths and 7,251 sq/ft. Custom bar, wine cellar, play room and gym. Obviously.
1592 Comm. Ave. was just listed for $3.599M. 6 bed, 6.5 bath with 7,000 sq/ft. Billiard room, game room and media room. Get a load of the backyard on this one.
4/14/2015: Randlett’s 1st Little Free Library
The Little Free Library is up and it’s awesome. Flowers boxes with real flowers – are you kidding me?
Wanna be real clear on something – cause I know how you guys get. This is not a stash box for booze. Don’t do this.
Jim worked hard on this and it’s for the kids. So keep it clean gang.
4/14/2015: 164 Fairway – going big
Real Home Solutions is going big on 164 Fairway. Additions off both sides of the house – pretty much right up to the property line on either side. Can you even do that bro?
If this is a spec house and comes back on the market, expect it to be over $1M you guys. Sold for $640k back in July.
4/11/2015: Block Party save the date
Block Party is Saturday, June 6th. Put it in your calendar you guys.
4/11/2015: For all the Randlett speeders
Turns out you don’t have to go through the City to get a new street sign. You guys just need Amazon Prime. Just posted this sign in front of our house. Mostly to protect the kids, partly to piss off Randlett speeders.
For all the sign haters, remember the immortal words of Rob Base & DJ EZ Rock from their 1988 smash hit It Takes Two:
You don’t like it
So what
I don’t care.
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