UPDATED AL--47 Bannister Way, Alameda, CA
Today's Craigslist post is another good-sized recent home on a misspelled street in 94502. 47 Bannister Way has the following specs:
From the Craigslist photos, this property looks nice enough if you're into cookie-cutter 1990s construction and HGTV-approved granite and Batman appliances.
The price history suggests owners who'd like to hold on to their shirts, but probably won't, if they paid for all the renovations and upgrades mentioned in the listing:
Update 4/3/09: Reader pvohra points out this property lies in a Mello-Roos district, and comes with sizable HOA dues ($342 / month). Yikes.
3 bedrooms, 2 1/2 bathrooms, 1,772 sqft, 3,459-sqft lot, MLS(r) #40400466, $639,000I don't know who Al is, or how he was updated, but apparently he comes with the property.STUNNING AND LIGHT FILLED 3 BEDROOM HOME. TASTEFULLY UPDATED KITCHEN WITH GRANITE COUNTERTOPS AND HARDWOOD FLOORS IN FAMILY ROOM. BATHROOMS UPDATED AL
From the Craigslist photos, this property looks nice enough if you're into cookie-cutter 1990s construction and HGTV-approved granite and Batman appliances.
The price history suggests owners who'd like to hold on to their shirts, but probably won't, if they paid for all the renovations and upgrades mentioned in the listing:
Property History for 47 BANNISTER Way
Which begs the question: why do people feel so compelled to redo a kitchen that's not even 20 years old? Whatever happened to built-to-last and rooms where function trumps shine? I don't begrudge appliance makers their brisk business in recent years, but what exactly justifies throwing away countertops and appliances barely old enough to graduate from high school?
Date Event Price Mar 17, 2009 Listed $639,000 Dec 04, 2003 Sold $567,000 Sep 13, 1991 Sold $265,000
Update 4/3/09: Reader pvohra points out this property lies in a Mello-Roos district, and comes with sizable HOA dues ($342 / month). Yikes.
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