July 8, 2005
3 bedroom, 3 bath, and 5 Parkinson’s - Bid now!
So I saw this property online:
3 bedroom, 3 bath, 26 years old. $675,000 asking. So this will probably end up being sold at $700,000 and will likely require at least $25,000 worth of remodelling since it was built 26 years ago. So… that’s $725,000 for 1694 square feet. That’s only $428 per square foot.
Not too bad right? I mean, still it’s better than the $502 per square foot studio that’s being listed, right?
Wait a minute… it’s on Whisman. Whisman… hmm.. that seems familiar. Why back in 2002… yes yes… now it comes back to memory:
Oh that’s right - there’s a Parkinson’s cluster in that neighborhood. Oh that’s right, it’s a few blocks away from a SuperFund site where they are cleaning the soil by pushing using the chimney method. Ah, the joys of TCE.
No wonder this is such a steal.
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3 Comments to “3 bedroom, 3 bath, and 5 Parkinson’s - Bid now!”
July 8th, 2005 at 8:11 am
Yikes… I never would have thought to look into industrial waste around a potential home…
remind me to get your advice and consent before I buy a home here!!
July 8th, 2005 at 11:32 am
Sadly it was only by chance that I happened to read the Mountain View newspaper that day in 2002.
July 9th, 2005 at 6:26 pm
Denis,
I had a similar problem with my home in Bombay, India. The joy of having a home away from such disaster is priceless!
–Ram
http://insideram.blogspot.com
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