Welcome back--1600 Dayton Ave, Alameda, CA

To my surprise, an old favorite that failed to sell for the longest time is now back on the market. 1600 Dayton has the following specs:

6 bedrooms, 4 1/2 bathrooms, 4,000 sqft, 9,555-sqft lot, MLS(r) #40408137, $1,799,000

Gold Coast Estate-1928 Original owner, custom. Sunken LR, outstanding craftsmanship. New Kitchen, new appliances. [...] natural wood entry, french doors, gothic touches, hardwood floors. [...]

At $1.8M ($450 / sqft) it's getting closer to the price it needs to be for a high-end mansion type, although it's still a mighty big check to write. It's certainly priced better today than it was the last few times it was listed:


or:

Date	Event	Price
May 04, 2009	Listed	$1,799,000
Dec 16, 2008	Delisted	*
Sep 29, 2008	Price Changed	*
Mar 25, 2008	Price Changed	*
Jan 02, 2008	Listed	*
Jul 07, 2007	Listed	*

The neighborhood is about as good as it gets, and while it's not my cuppa architecturally speaking, it might actually sell this time around, assuming it's structurally sound (one of the issues with another very large property that remains unsold after multiple large price drops, in addition to its owner's questionable ethics, was its giant brick foundation and a lot of "deferred maintenance" on the roof and various other parts). The one thing I vaguely remember from one of Dayton's prior incarnations was some truly hideous wood paneling in one of the rooms, but it shouldn't incur too big a penalty.


Thanks for the well wishes, everyone.