supercool midcentury house, SF bay area - Beyond Tiki

A aquarj Tiki Socialite SF bay area, CA Joined: Apr 02, 2002 Posts: 1125	A aquarj Posted posted on Tue, May 10, 2005 6:35 PM Is the neighborhood crappy? I thought Belmont was supposed to be a pretty nice area. Well, I moved into Belmont 5 1/2 years ago, actually just a couple blocks from there. Maybe the neighborhood WASN'T crappy 6 years ago, but today, who knows. I was a little surprised at the "low" price too, in light of the recent degree of sticker shock up and down the bay area. I can't really explain it, because the place has a view, it's convenient to shopping and freeways, and it's clearly been kept well (built in the 50s). But like many midcentury floorplans, it's small-ish in overall square footage, and has just a carport not a garage. Also no yard, and sort of an immaculate cleanliness that a lot of people can't conform to in everyday life. It's kinda hard to bring in overflowing shelves of cds and records and tikis and other junk without destroying the atmosphere. Great for a hipster "never-nested" single person or couple, but probably not a family house. On top of all that, I think a lot of regular people aren't interested in this style other than seeing it as a novelty. And the people who like midcentury style probably more actively look in the more dedicated Eichler neighborhoods, so this is kind of an oddball situated among other more normal houses. -Randy

Is the neighborhood crappy? I thought Belmont was supposed to be a pretty nice area.

Well, I moved into Belmont 5 1/2 years ago, actually just a couple blocks from there. Maybe the neighborhood WASN'T crappy 6 years ago, but today, who knows.

I was a little surprised at the "low" price too, in light of the recent degree of sticker shock up and down the bay area. I can't really explain it, because the place has a view, it's convenient to shopping and freeways, and it's clearly been kept well (built in the 50s). But like many midcentury floorplans, it's small-ish in overall square footage, and has just a carport not a garage. Also no yard, and sort of an immaculate cleanliness that a lot of people can't conform to in everyday life. It's kinda hard to bring in overflowing shelves of cds and records and tikis and other junk without destroying the atmosphere. Great for a hipster "never-nested" single person or couple, but probably not a family house.

On top of all that, I think a lot of regular people aren't interested in this style other than seeing it as a novelty. And the people who like midcentury style probably more actively look in the more dedicated Eichler neighborhoods, so this is kind of an oddball situated among other more normal houses.

-Randy

Post #157777 by aquarj on Tue, May 10, 2005 6:35 PM