DaveInVA wrote: 
And if you could scare the homeowners away, you'd have a real nice place there.

And its real, not a mock tudor as it was originally built in the 16th c. And yep thats me scaring all the tourists away to get the pic.

 BlueHeronDruid wrote: 
I could see doing that... just need to to the retire part (and then build the 5 million dollar 'retreat' - RP meetup and painting party!). 

 islander wrote: 
I love it when people "retire" here and get involved all over the place. We're better for it.

 BlueHeronDruid wrote: 
Seems like an interesting guy. It looks like the Pt. Hudson place is more of a loaner for non-profits. That explains why I've never seen anyone in/around the place.

 islander wrote: 
And it's a lot more than a house. Plus, if the assessor adjusts the information (adding those 2 bedrooms, and 4 other bathrooms, for example) somebody might be in for some serious tax sticker shock. Although I guess at that level it doesn't matter - $1300/month to $3000/month - meh.

Still wondering who Mr. Edward D Edwards is, though.

Ah. This is who he is. He also has a cottage at Beckett Point.

 BlueHeronDruid wrote: 
The taxes aren't so bad, the assessed value is probably closer to reality. So in my mind that would put the purchase price closer to 2.5M$. And with the jobs/location ratio something just over 2M$. I guess you have to ask to see if anyone will pay it. But that's a lot of cash for a house anywhere.

 islander wrote: 
It's assessed at $1.3 million. Current taxes are $16k. Actually, the assessor's information does not match the listing. It says 2 bedrooms, 3 baths, 5500 sf. And it's on about seven lots.

 BlueHeronDruid wrote: 
And only 4x the money!

 BlueHeronDruid wrote: 
Lottery house.

 islander wrote: 
Well, it sure beats the cannery by a mile. And alas, that day shall never dawn at druid labs.

 BlueHeronDruid wrote: 
Yeah, we walk by that one on the way uptown via the secret weird path to Lincoln beach dr.  It's really amazing. For a while while they were building the place behind/below the doll house (at lincoln and Jackson) you could look over the top of this place. I think part of the roof over the pool retracts. 

I hope to someday be the eccentric rich guy who blows all his money on a cool spot in Pete, but that day is not upon us just yet. 

 BlueHeronDruid wrote: 
Yes, I do remember it.

Maybe if we all pool our resources ... it's got 8 full and 2 half baths after all!

 BlueHeronDruid wrote: 
Bless you that you think you could humble yourselves to dwell in such spartan quarters.

 Antigone wrote: 
Do you remember it? After we parked the car, we'd have been walking directly toward it.

And talk about location, location, location! Even though it's near the skate park and yacht sales lot, I'd LOVE to be downtown....

 BlueHeronDruid wrote: 

I have often wondered what this building is. Any of you who've been here recently, or who went on the whale tour, might remember this building as being across from the event parking lot. hobbitt and I could be very, very happy here. All we need is to find some elderly multi-millionaires who are lonely and near death.

Staten Island's 'Godfather' house on the market for $2.89M

At least I can afford the mortgage on this one...