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Mar. 1st, 2004 09:11 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
dancerjodiIts on the same street the old Waltham Hospital is on. Its HUGE and has a neat wrap-around porch, large rooms, 1/2 finished basement and a fireplace. Its also apparently got recently updated kitchen, bathrooms, updated electrical and updated windows.
The catch? Its got no land. There is a teeny side yard (at present there is a Virgin Mary in a bathtub in it) and the back is paved. There is parking for 2 cars (I'd assume enough more room for a picnic table or jacuzzi, which we hope to get some day).
I poked our realtor about it. He sold the place 6 years ago and said that since then its sold twice. He also noted that "we have to start somewhere" and asked if we want to get in to look at it. Hrm.
Here is the listing - the chain link fence you see is actually the side of the house. The front faces a main street and as you can see, there is no front yard to speak of. The Virgin Mary is located on the side of the house opposite the chain-link fence.
City living, gotta love it! This place is 2 blocks from our old apartment (i.e. a neighborhood that would most likely not appeal to your average young professional trying to move in to one of the new condo complexes)
The catch? Its got no land. There is a teeny side yard (at present there is a Virgin Mary in a bathtub in it) and the back is paved. There is parking for 2 cars (I'd assume enough more room for a picnic table or jacuzzi, which we hope to get some day).
I poked our realtor about it. He sold the place 6 years ago and said that since then its sold twice. He also noted that "we have to start somewhere" and asked if we want to get in to look at it. Hrm.
Here is the listing - the chain link fence you see is actually the side of the house. The front faces a main street and as you can see, there is no front yard to speak of. The Virgin Mary is located on the side of the house opposite the chain-link fence.
City living, gotta love it! This place is 2 blocks from our old apartment (i.e. a neighborhood that would most likely not appeal to your average young professional trying to move in to one of the new condo complexes)
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Date: 2004-03-01 07:40 am (UTC)--Andrea
Waltham house
Date: 2004-03-01 08:11 am (UTC)I doubt it - the house is 1560 square feet, the property is around 1700 square feet. That includes a 2 car driveway and the listing mentions a bulched from the basement . . . that doesn't leave a lot of room for yard :)
Truthfully, we want less yard than we have now. We thought all that green would be nice but it takes me 2 hours (a week) to mow it all. I like pants and the like but I'm more of a houseplant/windowbox kind of person. I have a difficult time keeping things green.
I think if Brian is game we'll go look at it - it couldn't hurt. I love the location - a 2 minute walk from Moody Street :)
Re: Waltham house
Date: 2004-03-01 09:52 am (UTC)don't forget the square footage is counting both the 2nd floor and first floor. so there might be a bit of a somverville-styled back yard. enough to cut w/a weed wacker. & keep a grill.