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Real Estalking

Navigating the wild and scary world of Real Estate in search of the perfect house.

Observation – The Senseless Loss of Inisfada

Posted on July 17, 2023

INISFADA - Manhasset, North Hempstead, Nassau County, New York   Buckle up Buttercups – I’m in a real mood – angry, frustrated and most of all disheartened - Again! In all honesty, it’s a mood that started in late 2013 (yes, I do tend to fester over these things!), but this mood has been recently reawakened.  This diatribe may very likely be the first of several rants or verbal installments on this particular topic (Hell, I could create an entirely separate website on this subject alone – maybe call it “people and things...

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Sold: Homewood, The Perfect House

Posted on July 6, 2023

188 Dorset St W, Port Hope, Ontario, Canada Homewood is a house I have a real connection with, having been a weekend guest on numerous occasions in the distant past and can honestly tell you - this place is just magical!  Not that I don’t go to a lot of weekend events at friends’ homes and cottages (hey, I’m a popular guy!) -the difference here is the home itself.  This captivating place in Port Hope was like stepping back in time – stepping back visually of course while not giving up...

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For Sale: Mansion … Hospital … Hotel?

Posted on June 30, 2023

1500 Brinker Road, Wellsburg, West Virginia Square Feet 80,443   Beds 61, Full Baths 24 Half Baths 40 Listed on the National Register of Historic Places Dec 31.1984 (link),   Ok now, bear with me on this one for a minute and let me explain.  This one at first glance looks like an out-of-control army barracks (or … haunted psych hospital?), but … when you start looking closely (and doing some honest googling of the address) you realize that somewhere in the middle of this jumble of kindling is a turn of the century...

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For Sale: Vintage Philip Johnson-Designed Lakefront Retreat in Willsboro NY

Posted on June 14, 2023

Now here’s a sweet little MCM charmer, which is not only captivatingly stunning, but also comes with quite the pedigree.  The 1949 modernist dwelling was designed by the famous Phillip Johnson (1906–2005), who was not only the founding director of the Museum of Modern Art's Architecture Department, he is responsible for an impressive portfolio of international post-modern architectural commissions (Manhattan’s iconic “AT&T Building” and nearby “Lipstick Building”, and Pittsburgh’s PPG Place to name but a few). Johnson is best known however for his own New Canaan, CT weekend home, simply...

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Movie Houses: Psycho

Posted on June 12, 2023

There are few movies where a single building can create the atmosphere required to set the scene for an entire film.  Some that do: the isolated Timberline Lodge in Oregon (standing in as the Overlook Hotel in 1980’s The Shining); the large Dutch Colonial house at 112 Ocean Avenue (1979’s The Amityville Horror), and the J Paul Getty home used as Gloria Swanson’s decaying renaissance mansion on Sunset Boulevard (1950).   When properly presented and with the right creative team, a building can become the movie’s centerpiece, setting the stage on which the actors perform.  The...

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