Make me beautiful--1904 Schiller Street, Alameda, CA
Another little house came on the market this week, so far north on Schiller you can probably smell the truck fumes from the comfort of your breakfast nook. Behold the end of the block at Clement:
In addition to its unfortunate location, 1904 Schiller Street has the following unappetizing specs and description:
In addition to its unfortunate location, 1904 Schiller Street has the following unappetizing specs and description:2 (3?) bedrooms, 2 (1? 5?) bathrooms, 1,066 sqft, 4,104-sqft lot, MLS(r) #40427280, $412,900
MAKE ME BEAUTIFUL AGAIN. Public Record show 3 beds 1 bath, but home is being used as 2 beds and 1 bath [...] finished basement with bonus room and half bath. Permit unknown. Buyer(s) are advised to inspect and check with City.
One thing that puzzles me is the discrepancy between the public records and the description; usually, when the public records show n bedrooms and the house has m rooms used as bedrooms, m is greater than n, not smaller. What happened to that third bedroom? Is the "bonus" room the elusive third bedroom in the public records, which was added accidentally? What's the deal? And speaking of deal, what's up with the tarp-looking thing in the wasteland backyard (photo at Redfin; can't show here).
Another thing is the "Buyer(s) are advised to inspect and check with City" bit, which should really go without saying, especially given the space constraints in MLS(r) listings. The fact the agent chose to make it very clear to potential buyers raises another, very large red flag.
Lastly, and this creeps me out a little, this very address appears to be or have been used as some sort of a day-care center for small children ("Violet's House Childcare"). It has a very positive review on Yelp and good grades on another site I've never heard about, so for all I know it is/was heaven on earth, but that just doesn't really jibe with this listing--I have a hard time imagining running a comfortable, happy, fun day-care center in a house in this condition. It may also have been the headquarters for a consulting agency of some sort named Blue Herring Advisory Group, but I couldn't find any information about whether the herring and the violet ever overlapped.
If this is what you get for $412,900 ($387 / sqft), I just can't figure out why anybody is buying anything at all. But evidently some bright bulb paid almost 50% more for this thing just 3 1/2 years ago (the entry for June 22, 2009 is most likely a bank taking the house back or some other distressed transaction).
Another thing is the "Buyer(s) are advised to inspect and check with City" bit, which should really go without saying, especially given the space constraints in MLS(r) listings. The fact the agent chose to make it very clear to potential buyers raises another, very large red flag.
Lastly, and this creeps me out a little, this very address appears to be or have been used as some sort of a day-care center for small children ("Violet's House Childcare"). It has a very positive review on Yelp and good grades on another site I've never heard about, so for all I know it is/was heaven on earth, but that just doesn't really jibe with this listing--I have a hard time imagining running a comfortable, happy, fun day-care center in a house in this condition. It may also have been the headquarters for a consulting agency of some sort named Blue Herring Advisory Group, but I couldn't find any information about whether the herring and the violet ever overlapped.
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If this is what you get for $412,900 ($387 / sqft), I just can't figure out why anybody is buying anything at all. But evidently some bright bulb paid almost 50% more for this thing just 3 1/2 years ago (the entry for June 22, 2009 is most likely a bank taking the house back or some other distressed transaction).
Property History for 1904 SCHILLER St
Date |
Event |
Price |
|---|---|---|
Sep 01, 2009 |
Listed |
$412,900 |
Jun 22, 2009 |
Sold |
$429,652 |
Mar 24, 2006 |
Sold |
$600,000 |
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