{"id":3091,"date":"2023-08-16T04:16:43","date_gmt":"2023-08-16T04:16:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/billingsrealtybrokers.paradiseinnovations.com\/index.php\/2023\/08\/16\/ready-to-bloom-long-unfinished-california-home-needs-a-buyers-fantastic-finale\/"},"modified":"2023-08-16T04:16:43","modified_gmt":"2023-08-16T04:16:43","slug":"ready-to-bloom-long-unfinished-california-home-needs-a-buyers-fantastic-finale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/billingsrealtybrokers.paradiseinnovations.com\/index.php\/2023\/08\/16\/ready-to-bloom-long-unfinished-california-home-needs-a-buyers-fantastic-finale\/","title":{"rendered":"Ready To Bloom: Long-Unfinished California Home Needs a Buyer\u2019s Fantastic Finale"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The next owner of an unfinished home<\/a> in the hills of Berkeley, CA<\/a>, will not only enjoy a great view but just might also smooth things over with the neighbors.<\/p>\n

However, the buyer should be prepared to put in a lot of work. As the listing suggests, \u201cCall your contractor!\u201d<\/p>\n

Initial permits for the property were first filed 49 years ago<\/em>\u00a0by an artist and musician.<\/p>\n

Now the masterpiece-in-waiting is listed for $1,189,000.<\/p>\n

Aerial view<\/p>\n

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Amazing roof design<\/p>\n

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\u201cHe loved architecture, and it was kind of a lifelong project\u2014and he passed away, and it was still incomplete,\u201d explains East Bay Property listing agent Gerry Bakalian<\/strong>, of the original owner. \u201cI think it could be repurposed to have that open floor plan that everybody\u2019s looking for, and it could be very clean and sophisticated with remarkable views.\u201d<\/p>\n

The structure is mostly steel and wood. In a video the owner made before he died, he says he built the shell of his home to enjoy the views and listen to and create music.<\/p>\n

Unfinished interior<\/p>\n

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A soaring ceiling and circular openings are some of the fantastical details.<\/p>\n

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The main level is a pyramidlike tetrahedron, and the flower-shaped roof design has 12 conical vaults of cylindrical steel. Translation: It looks very cool and is unlike anything else in the neighborhood.<\/p>\n

Initial plans called for several bedrooms on various levels, music spaces, and other living areas.<\/p>\n

The owner pulled the permits in 1974 and had a full set of drawings. But after starting work on the place, he \u201cgot waylaid into delays and then permit expirations, so he had to re-up them,\u201d Bakalian explains.\u00a0\u201cSome people in the neighborhood were upset, because he was kind of a one-man show and didn\u2019t move the process along, like someone would with a full crew and everything. He oversaw everything and was very particular.\u201d<\/p>\n

Plans<\/p>\n

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Parcels<\/p>\n

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Building codes and other requirements have certainly changed in nearly 50 years, so Bakalian says the buyers will need to conduct their own due diligence before making an offer.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re offering up all the structural accounts, the soil reports, the plans, and people are welcome to do their own chronology through Berkeley,\u201d Bakalian says.<\/p>\n

And there\u2019s room to expand. The listing also includes the vacant adjacent lot, too, he adds.<\/p>\n

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Exterior<\/p>\n

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Views<\/p>\n

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Stairs<\/p>\n

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While it\u2019s possible to tear down the structure and start fresh, Bakalian doesn\u2019t envision that happening because of the costs and requirements associated with dismantling the steel construction.<\/p>\n

He notes that there is definite potential but has not evaluated what it might cost to finish the project.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s an end-user kind of proposition,\u201d he says. \u201cWe\u2019re hoping the buyer is somebody who really wants a kind of unicorn property. It could be a really great opportunity for somebody who has vision.\u201d<\/p>\n

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