Maybe partly because many people would be looking at it as a near-gut on the interior. If the rehab was done in 1985 or shortly before it was at a higher interest rate/ lower quality period of construction.

I like a lot of it in it's concept, but you're basically looking at a 30 year old infrastructure without much historical context on the interior. Even in the photos I can pick up ripply drywall, trim that isn't all that great and a deteriorating baseboard hot water heat set up.

I'll bet it needs a lot of work.

Average per sq. foot real estate price in the town is $201, which would price out at $1,065,300. They are 13% below the average then... maybe looking for a quick sale?

The issue is it's in Ossining. Not one of the more desirable Westchester locations, for some valid and some not-so-valid reasons. There's an inner city-type area. Sing Sing prison is there. Property taxes are high but schools aren't rated as highly as many other Westchester towns, probably mostly because it's more economically diverse than most around here. Farther out commute-wise than many people want. It's 45 minutes if you catch an express train-- 55 or 60 minutes on the regular local trains. It's true you can get a lot more house for the money in Ossining than you can in most of Westchester.

I love that it hasn't been tarted up in the usual gut reno, lets make it look like an English castle mode. For me, the draw would be proximity to a protected wildlife area adjoining the house. I'd buy it.

I also like it.

Of course, the B&W checkerboard floors make my heart sing.

It has mid-century Regency atmosphere to it, which is really nice. I like the bathroom with the black shower tile rather than it having white shower tile.

I checked out the house on Trulia. The NYT photos are more flattering to the house. There is a lot of plain drywalled space inside the house kind of typical to the era but a bit disappointing compared to the exterior and the setting. I still think it has great qualities but the pricing was probably set with regard to some of these factors.

This post was edited by palimpsest on Fri, Jun 7, 13 at 16:18

Hate the floor tiles ... like the rest of the house, especially the path to the nature preserve.

I like the home. It works for me.

Taxes are high in Ossining. A house that I know of, which sold for much less than that house had a tax bill of over $20,000.

I love it! I love the black and white floor tiles.

Does it have a garage?

Taxes are high in Ossining. A house that I know of, which sold for much less than that house had a tax bill of over $20,000

That's true all over Westchester.

That house, no matter what the condition, would sell for significantly more money in almost any other town in the county.

This post was edited by sas95 on Fri, Jun 7, 13 at 17:31

Ossining is filled with crackheads !!!