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[Seacove]

Here is another site that looks at Seattle home styles Curbed Seattle : The Seattle Neighborhoods and Real Estate Blog

How Much For This Haller Lake Mid-Century Modern 4-BR? - Pricespotter - Curbed Seattle

[Ira500]

Originally Posted by mkarch

Lack of appreciation, especially on the Eastside leads to abominations such as this mid-century modern craftsman. I bet it has crown molding around the vaulted ceilings.

1437 102nd Ave NE, Bellevue, WA 98004 | MLS# 412990 | Redfin

Being a real estate professional, I'm prohibited from making comments on actively listed homes, despite great temptations to do otherwise. But then I saw that the listing you linked to is sold, not listed, and I'm free to comment! Yay!What they call "beautifully remodeled" to me means removing the soul of the house and making it look like every other new house. Why would you do that to a Mid Century Modern? I can see doing that to 1940's boxes, which didn't have much character to begin with. But to try to create some kind of Mid Century Craftsman hybrid? Abomination is too kind a word.

[Seacove]

Originally Posted by Ira500

Being a real estate professional, I'm prohibited from making comments on actively listed homes, despite great temptations to do otherwise. But then I saw that the listing you linked to is sold, not listed, and I'm free to comment! Yay!What they call "beautifully remodeled" to me means removing the soul of the house and making it look like every other new house. Why would you do that to a Mid Century Modern? I can see doing that to 1940's boxes, which didn't have much character to begin with. But to try to create some kind of Mid Century Craftsman hybrid? Abomination is too kind a word.

Ha! I didn't post it because I particularly liked it but I'm in the minority that doesn't prefer Mid Century Modern above others. Some look great but some look like a cross between the Brady Bunch house and the Jetsons.

[Ira500]

Originally Posted by Seacove

Ha! I didn't post it because I particularly liked it but I'm in the minority that doesn't prefer Mid Century Modern above others. Some look great but some look like a cross between the Brady Bunch house and the Jetsons.

I think the listing to the house you linked to is active, so I can't comment on it. It was mkarch's link I was commenting on. But I can comment on Mid Century Moderns in general. A lot of houses real estate agents call Mid Century Modern really aren't. They're built around the same time, but a lot of real estate agents know absolutely nothing about architectural styles, and they'll call something whatever they need to if it will increase the chances that they'll sell it. I love the "Jetson's" style house, or what I think of as a classic Mid Century Modern. Big wood beams, tall ceilings, huge windows, usually in the back. The big complaints I hear about them is that it's hard to keep them warm. My daughter lives in one in LA. And if the weather outside falls below about 65, they're complaining about how cold it is.
In Seattle, people seem to prefer the Craftsman houses, and on the eastside people prefer newer homes. The Mid Century Modern isn't as sought after as it should be.

[mkarch]

The new construction in Seattle seems to be about 80% modern and only 20% craftsman at this point. We've only had 1 new craftsman go up in North Beach this year, and about 8 modern builds. Same seems to be going on in Ballard/Crown Hill and Greenwood - all the new homes are modern, not a single craftsman townhome as far as I can tell. They're still putting some SFH craftsman's in on blocks where modern wouldn't fit, but it's rare.

I'm glad we got ours when we did, the selection now is awful. And I relate to the heating issue - that's been our only major complaint with this style. No easy way to insulate vaulted ceilings and the single pane field set windows going up to the ceiling need to be replaced.