Wanna Live On Park Lane? Four Million Dollar Foreclosure
I found 5810 Park Lane on the Roddy Real Estate Foreclosure List — assessed value is $4,259,310. Original amount of loan was $4 million, unpaid balance $3,923,216. Here’s what makes me a bit sad: as you know, I’m a new house gal and I do prefer well-designed, well-scaled new construction. (In fact, I almost have to have new construction as much as I insist on marble around my jetted tub.) (And build as big as you want, it’s your money.) This house — 9307 square feet on at least an acre lot. What kills me is they tore down a perfectly elegant white home with stately columns that just exhaled “Southern charm and grace.” Mint julips. Love me those white columns, but gone. For. This. I bet I can find you a photo of what was there before… hint to Trustee: get some more trees out there fast.
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I could be wrong but I thought this house was built on a vacant lot by Sharif-Munir. The corner lot of Douglas and Park that has been vacant since I can remember (circa 1997). I’ve seen this house and it’s a beaut. What a shame.
Yeah, I think that’s right–I don’t ever remember this lot having anything other than trees on it.
It’s just kind of blah for $4 million, and has a really odd placement on the lot. The fence around it is really dinky. I’d prefer a nice stone wall–at least that would block the view to the house a big. It just seems a little exposed.
*a bit
You’re right! It has been empty for over 10 years. I wonder how much the land was purchased for?