Shed roof style hill home over in Westlake area. The current owners seemed to have opted for more the mountain home motif, but this easily could be brought around to more modern sensibilities.
3 comments July 10th, 2006
I’ve written about this area before. It is up north just above Braker and west of I95. It is a patch of mid-century modern influenced homes. Here is a picture set. I view it as a under-valued gems in the making though there are real question about whether the area will support prices like South Austin fetches (think Stenger) anytime in soon.
I should really buy this place, but I won’t be doing so, so if you are looking for a nice MCM renovation opportunity, I highly suggest taking a look. Overall, I think it is good deal, though a bit close to the freeway (convenient commuting opportunities!). Great bones and large lot make for an attractive renovation job.
Add comment July 6th, 2006
For the pictures, could be a interesting remodel opportunity of this 1957 home.
1 comment June 29th, 2006
Could be a nice canidate for a renovation. Next to Kealing Park in East Austin.
Add comment June 18th, 2006
In Area 3. I am just going off pictures on this one.
Full Listing.
Add comment March 19th, 2006
Needs updating, but certainly much cheaper than similar homes in Rollingwood :)
Full Listing.
2 comments January 6th, 2006
Certainly needs some work, especially on the interior to get to more in the modern look, but seemingly good potential.
Thanks to Sarah for the pointer.
1 comment January 5th, 2006
I come across a lot of “almost” modern homes. I can ignore the contemporary new builds well enough, but it is the older mid-century ones that I keep coming back to, wondering what to do with them.
The biggest thing in their favor is the price. At $300k and under, there isn’t a lot of mid-century modern proper gems left. Stengers used to fall into that category, but their prices have climbed (rightly so over all) to above that by and large.
Stenger homes were built for the times. The target Stenger home price was under $20k. Depending on what formula you adhere to, that translate to roughly $150k. It is hard to image that happening in today’s developments. The agava is certainly trying. Stenger in the past has been described as a spec developer. That isn’t strictly true. Stenger bought quite a bit of land and then sought clients. The houses where not built without a buyer. He did, however, work off templates in many cases which where modified as the clients desire and budget allowed.
Anyhow, the point being, there isn’t a lot of options in the mid, low-end of market for existing modern stock so some compromises as well as creative remodels may be the best option available to many.
Below are a list of mid-century homes which have hints of modernism whether through initial design or later remodelling. All are under $500k, many in the $250k range. There are probably quite a few others out there and from time to time I’ll post a round up.
1 comment December 8th, 2005
So this picture shows a lovely looking 50’s style MCM interior. However, as you flip through the listing you’ll notice that the details have been modified over the years. There looks to be a great house under it all.
Add comment September 10th, 2005
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