This spec house was built right on Delmar, just west of Big Bend. Asking price was around $850,000, and it sold in just a few weeks.
http://townandstyle.com/7036-delmar-blvd/
http://townandstyle.com/7036-delmar-blvd/
^Thanks for posting. The number of empty lots left in S-D is really getting whittled down at this point. I like the new bollard/gate posts. New sidewalks will also be a good addition to this stretch of the block.
X3 wants to build a house in the neighborhood. Look for drawings in the next preservation board meeting agenda. Hope it happens!
The Preservation Review Board agenda has drawings of the house proposed for 5766 Pershing.
https://www.stlouis-mo.gov/government/d ... 3-2015.pdf
https://www.stlouis-mo.gov/government/d ... 3-2015.pdf
Didn't line up the basement windows with the ones above on the right one. Attention to detail!
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^ Calm down. What is the price point on these houses pictured?
I feel like there should be a pretty simple formula for determining how much of a building's non-street-facing side(s) can be covered in siding. For instance, if there's a five foot gangway, facing brick need only be wrapped 5-8 feet back; if it's ten feet, maybe you need to have brick cladding for the first 20 feet of depth. For anything larger, the whole of the side needs to be brick, but it doesn't need to be of the same quality as that of the primary facade. Of course, this wouldn't apply for corner buildings...
Even driving through expensive West County neighborhoods, vinyl siding is usually hiding just behind the fancy brick and stone facades. Just a sign of the times.
Shameful.quincunx wrote:Didn't line up the basement windows with the ones above on the right one. Attention to detail!
The base price is $319k. The one on the corner (right) is 2 feet wider (which probably explains the window screw-up) and has lots of options including geothermal heating, I hear went for over $400k. 10 year tax abatement.moorlander wrote:What is the price point on these houses pictured?
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From a design standpoint, I feel like Skinker DeBaliviere really should demand better from future projects. At this price point, there needs to be an architect involved.
The design for those were approved over ten years ago, and I prefer these which have the peak facing the street over the others. Before this set there was Kingsbury Square which was done by the same developer in the early 90s.
The two more recent projects are the house on 6100 Pershing and the proposed one at 5766 Pershing by X3. There are pics/plans earlier in this thread.
Stay tuned for another new project coming soon!
The two more recent projects are the house on 6100 Pershing and the proposed one at 5766 Pershing by X3. There are pics/plans earlier in this thread.
Stay tuned for another new project coming soon!
Wut?hebeters2 wrote:those homes are to close to each other..that is all
^Agreed. They are too close. For $400k, there should be bright natural daylight on all sides, not just the street and rear. And even a minimal effort at attention to detail and visual interest. Like this:
https://www.google.com/maps/@44.911592, ... zavxbw!2e0
I don't understand why builders, anyone at all, insists on brick exteriors if they can't be bothered to do something interesting with the masonry. Brick without detail work is almost as soulless and anonymous as vinyl.
https://www.google.com/maps/@44.911592, ... zavxbw!2e0
I don't understand why builders, anyone at all, insists on brick exteriors if they can't be bothered to do something interesting with the masonry. Brick without detail work is almost as soulless and anonymous as vinyl.
The windows not lining up doesn't bother me. I think some times a little quirk here and there gives everyone to take a second look.
What bothers me at that price point is the entrance. What happened to the real porch? Did the builder get a quote on the porch and forgot to ask if it was for one house or all three? Did the carpenter get the order wrong? The entrances on these houses just makes everything else that looks bad more prominent. Put a real porch on those pups and your lack of detail in bricks is less noticeable. Put a real porch it gives a break between windows on different floors. Windows for basements are overrated. A good porch is underrated.
What bothers me at that price point is the entrance. What happened to the real porch? Did the builder get a quote on the porch and forgot to ask if it was for one house or all three? Did the carpenter get the order wrong? The entrances on these houses just makes everything else that looks bad more prominent. Put a real porch on those pups and your lack of detail in bricks is less noticeable. Put a real porch it gives a break between windows on different floors. Windows for basements are overrated. A good porch is underrated.
Yup. It's one of the things I was looking for when I bought my house a few years ago.dredger wrote: A good porch is underrated.