Home of the Week

I'm launching a new feature this week and I promise not to only feature my listings or CB listings. Some properties deserve to be highlighted, and here is my pick of the week:

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4832 Commonwealth, built in 1911 is one of the last original La Canada homes. I used to spend summers on the East Coast with family and this house reminds me of my cousin's home in Harwood, Maryland. If you are looking for charm and warmth combined with great character this house could be for you. And what an address! The other 3 homes listed on Commonwealth range in price from $3,000,000 - $6,300,000.

This listing was in escrow but fell out because the buyers were unable to close (really...no fault of the house!).

This house does happen to be listed in my office with Carey Haynes (818-599-8066). Call your agent or one of us if you would like to see this lovely property.

Comments

[gamehaus]

Tough call.. there's no street parking on Commonwealth for guests, the kitchen is incredibly small for such a large house and the one car garage is an afterthought. The separate hobby-room is nice and the lot is enormous by LA standards. If I were buying in that price range, I'd wait.

[gillan]

Thank you for posting a comment gamehaus! Real estate is like art and very subjective, hence the diversity of architecture. I responded to the Commonwealth house on an emotional level because of my love for old homes on the east coast. Clearly you had a different reaction and the issues with the house became more apparent.
In future "home of the week" features, I will attempt to be more objective. However, my personal taste will inevetably win out and cause disagreement. Again, thank you for your comment and reading the blog!

[gamehaus]

Well it's your blog, you can make whatever house you want the home of the week! That house was totally weird though. The owners were putting food into their family room cabinets, and the brick work was built into the kitchen, making a remodel a tough proposition. The dining room needed to be sacraficed for a modern kitchen and that would have required the den to be converted to a dining room and all that custom cabinetry ripped out. And then the second floor was a frankenstein of additions/renovations. I can't believe that that house went back into escrow with multiple offers, but great news for La Cañada.

[gillan]

It is apparent you did not like this house. To each his own. If you were choosing "home of the week," which house would it be?