Nice mod-redo in Portland for sale
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Hello Portlanders (Portlandites?). I'm an Austinite but while bored at work decided to check out the Portland Craigslist to see what the housing's like out that way - mainly lofts and what not. I discovered that decent loft apartments can be had for pretty cheap compared to Austin, but I digress... Back to point, I ran across a home for sale that might interest someone here. It's a renovation of an older home and for the price (again compared to Austin) looks to be a pretty sweet deal. Here's a couple pics and a link to the listing:
922 NE Skidmore, Portland, OR
$249k
[url href=http://www.ownerlisted.com/755]http://www.ownerlisted.com/755[/url]
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I looked on www.portlandmaps.com.. looks like ther might have been some remod done without permits. Type in the address and look under 'Permits/Cases' at top of page... a complaint and violation.. not sure if this has been resolved or how big a deal this is....
Oh hey, I know where that house is... it's not far from where I live. It's been for sale for months now which is strange in this neighborhood and market. It's a lot of money for for a loft on this end of town. I'm not so hot on the Galvalum on the exterior of a an old house, but I really like the floors and stair treads and slate wall. I'm digging this idea of modernizing older houses... I'm thinking of doing ranches and things as opposed to really old houses.
I live around the corner from this house.
it's on the market @ $249k, which is about right for the neighborhood if it was bigger and had a yard and driveway.
I personally love the house and the interior, but you need to be single or couple to live there, it'd be a stretch w/ a kid or intentions of a kid. real steep for not so much space.
also, there was/is a lot of work done to houses in this area of PDX w/o permits...some funky stuff can be had/built below the radar in these neighborhoods
jim
PS realpill, I live on corner of 12th and mason, the orange house with the Quonset hut for a second floor...
Hi Jim, I think I know the house... the roof looks like a giant piece of galv culvert cut in half?
There's another really cool house over there on 14th... it's a kind of craftsman meets sustainable... stucco with red cedar and black window frames and a metal roof? It's traditional but really nice.
There's a real mixed bag of remodels and infill in that neighborhood. I have a friend who lives in a craftsman south of you. The house was used in the film The Hunted. Benicio Del Toro crashed through her garage door like 8 times. She used the money from the movie to finish remodeling the house. Man, that movie SUCKED.
I live on Alberta between Cleveland and Rodney.
yeah, thats my house.
that house on 14th is nice. the people are cool too, we see them aorund when walking the baby...didn't coho build that? we watched it go up...
I don't know the movie house, but a friend was obsessed to w/ Benicio and then they bumped into each other -literally- @ the rekkid store, funny. yeah, the movie sucked.
we're lookin @ places over by you and a little north too. kinda south of peninsual park. we wanted to do a prefab, but lots are too expensive in NE. we did find a cool one in NW, behind the Mont. Park Building, up on the hill, but the road isn't don e yet and utes are gonna take ven longer...
jim
Oh Man, the houses and lots south of Peninsula Park (Piedmont District I guess?) sell so fast ti's crazy. I've tried to pick a couple remodeling projects in here, but they usually have multiple offers.
Our new house is doen by PCC Sylvania on a really cool treed lot with a view of Mt. Hood. I'm very excited, and to be honest, kinda glad to get out of NE. I've been here since '98 and seen a lot of really neat things happen here, but I want a little quieter setting and more yard. Good luck with your home search. We have looked around up on Skyline for land. Someday we'd like to build up there.
I watched that one on 14th go up. I think they used ICFs. Despite my fondness for mid-century modern, I like how they echoed the more traditional design elements of the houses surrounding them. It's sited and fenestrated well to catch the light from the south.
BTW, I'm new to the forum. I have a little bungalow in the Alberta Arts District but we're always cruising around looking for Rummers (had a bid on one a few months ago but the work it needed was immense). We're also looking at building a pair of townhouses on a lot on SE Stark in the next few years. We're leaning toward a fairly contemporary aesthetic with a roofline possibly similar to the new Broadway Veterinary Clinic on NE Broadway.
Check out the MLS #5014466... it's a 2400sqft Rummer for sale in SW portland/Beaverton... about 5 weeks ago it was priced at $389k... now its at $299k. The lot backs up to Fanno Creek (good and bad)... It still might be overpriced for the work that needs to be done,( no renovation done at all.. and needs it). But the location is close to downtown, but low crime in this area. I kinda like it, but my wife likes more modern, more natural light....
And here's a FSBO in the same neightborhood, ut this one has been remod for 379k, rundown below:
7220 SW 84th Ave
Rummer Style With Courtyard Atrium. Must See Inside To Appreciate. Vaulted Living Room w/Brick Woodburning Fireplace. Formal Dining Room w/Sliders to Patio. Remodeled Gourmet Kitchen w/Electric Range, Jenn-Air Downdraft, Wall Oven, Refrigerator, Dishwasher, Disposal, Breakfast Bar, Wood Flooring, Solid Surface Counters and Ash with Mahogany Inlay Cabinets. Enclosed 20x20 Atrium In Center Of House. Spacious Vaulted Master Suite w/Walk-In Closet. Master Bath w/Shower and Double Sinks. Main Bath w/Shower and Tub Combo.
6933 Sq. Ft. Lot w/Fenced Backyard, Easy Care Landscaping, Patio, Storage Shed and Automatic Sprinkler System. 2-Car Garage w/Door Opener. Vinyl Windows. Serpentine Heat. New Interior and Exterior Paint. Guaranteed Membrane and Composite Roof. 10 Minutes to Downtown. Great Beaverton Schools, Raleigh Hills Elementary, Whitford Middle, Beaverton High. Low Washington County Taxes. Walking Trail. Neighborhood Pool. Built in 1969.
I've been inside of both the Rummers you mention above. The one by Fanno Creek....wow, that one needs a LOT of work. There seemed to be settling in the foundation, and a few other major issues that scared me away. Also, there was a strange odor inside the house that seemed along the lines of mold. Granted, this was in February and it was extremely wet and rainy outside (the backyard was partially flooded), but these seemed like some pretty big obstacles.
The other FSBO Rummer is good sized, in decent shape, and has nice natural light in some of the rooms. The only drawbacks that I can see have to do with the remodeling job that the current owners did. Lots of traditional accents, i.e. wainscoting (sp?), trim, brass fixtures etc...While these elements wouldn't be out of place in a bungalow or more traditional type home, they don't fit at all in a Rummer. Coming in at $379k, and having to turn around and spend probably close to $30-50k to bring the home back to what it should be is a little daunting financially. Still, the home has great potential for the right person (with a good sized wallet!)
I agree.. I was inside the fanno creek one, and I noticed the concrete floor wasn't flat.... after seeing that house, my wife was totally against rummers. I still like them, but when we saw the house, it was listed at 389k and needed a lot of work.. plus they painted all the support beams white. I saw the potential, but realisticly, I could do a great remodel where we still are and still come in 100k less than the entry price for either of these homes.
Bjork, it sounds like you and I are living the same parallel lives! My wife feels the same way as yours: she's almost to the point where she doesn't even want to set foot in another Rummer after some of the shabbier ones we've seen. The reality is that the nicer Rummers hardly ever seem to make it onto the market, or if they do, are super inflated and priced astronomically high. It's very discouraging.
My wife and I have also toyed with the remodeling idea as well, but are still hoping against hope that we can find a nice Rummer or perhaps a really cool Dwell-esque contemporary style home one of these days. It's out there, we just have to find it!
Regardless of what happens, it's nice to know that there are other people out there who feel the same way that we do!!
Re: the Fanno Creek Rummer, my boyfriend and I were in negotiations with the seller a few months ago and had an inspection done as well as several estimates on work to make the house livable.
The foundation problems are severe and could require a new foundation or concrete overlay in half the house. The roof is in awful shape and the quote we got for a new roof was ~$10K. Legions of other problems: extensive dry rot, moribund boiler, broken appliances, showers needed to be rebuilt. When all was said and done, we determined that the house needed approximately $100K worth of work to bring it back. We revised our offer, but couldn't come to terms with the seller. I'm relieved, honestly. The houses around it aren't that nice and you could sink a lot of money into that place with little to show for it.
The damp smell might have something to do with the flood in the 1970s. The water came all the way up from the creek and into the house -- you can see the high water mark on the fabric covers of one of the sliding closet doors. They've done mitigation on the creek since then and eliminated the risk of flooding, but the damage has been done.
It makes me sad to think about, since the house has clearly been neglected for decades. While Rummers are beautiful and very livable houses, most home inspectors who have experience with them will tell you that they're poorly built and do not age well. At this point, I'd much rather integrate the aspects of Rummers/Eichlers that I like into new construction.
Wow, $100k in repairs....sounds about right for what I saw there. It's sad really, but like anything, if you neglect it long enough, the repairs start to mount up after a while. The good news is that you didn't end up in there with that mountain of repairs staring you in the face!
I agree with you in that the homes around that specific home aren't that great either. That's another problem with Rummers. Most are occupied by owners that don't really know what they have, or how to take care of them. My wife and I have been repeatedly steered away from Rummers by home inspectors as well. Maybe if our climate was different here they'd be held in higher regard like Eichlers, but overall, I've heard a lot of negative feedback about them. Still, I have this fascination with Rummers, and hope to someday own one of the nicer ones. Sigh.
Until then however, we've refocused our energies and are looking for something that I would call NW Contemporary Modern, if that makes any sense. We'd like something with clean lines, walls of windows, good indoor-outdoor relationship, lots of angles, lots of wood....not sure if what we want even exists to tell you the truth. We'll probably just have to build!
Sounds like some of the contemporary homes I've seen up around Skyline, honestly. We're looking for a lot of the same traits, and have more or less resigned ourselves to building new in the next few years.
I live in Tigard, which is tragically not cool, but that flaw aside, doesn't it seem like a modern development could work in Portland? All these patches of land are being bought by developers and these same old hideous houses are stamped onto 5,000 Sq/ft lots. Why couldn't one of these patches get bought and a bunch of Breezehouses put on it, instead?
Is it possible?
tmagee,
I'd love to see developments of modern houses. I'll make a deal with you...you find the land, and I'd be honored to design and draw the houses...maybe even in Tigard
Hello all,
Interesting about that house on Skidmore. I'm about a week from landing in Portland and have been searching Craiglist for a short-term rental when we get there and saw that place. I called the Susan (owner?) and sent her an email, but haven't gotten a response so I assume it's already been rented. I find it a bit interesting that it was on the market a couple months ago, I wonder if it was sold or if they decided to rent it an hold. From the pictures it looked very creative and intersting - it would have been perfect for ourselves as a couple of 2. In any event at least it gives some ideas for mod redo's of smaller houses which is something I'm interested in.
- Stevan
Speaking of mod redo's...The status on the remodel I'm doing for RealPill's house is all but complete with the design phase. Now comes the fun part...in for engineering and permits from the city of portland...always an interesting time. With RealPill's permission, maybe we can share pictures and drawings of the progress.
until later...
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