Comments on: Seattle Street of Dreams – 2006 http://raincityguide.com/2006/07/23/seattle-street-of-dreams-2006/ Seattle's Leading Resource for Real Estate Information Sat, 20 Mar 2010 05:05:28 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Robbie http://raincityguide.com/2006/07/23/seattle-street-of-dreams-2006/#comment-10344 Robbie Mon, 24 Jul 2006 18:36:21 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2006/07/23/seattle-street-of-dreams-2006/#comment-10344 BTW - Russ Cofano's impressions of the 2006 show are on the <a href="http://blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com/realestate/archives/105268.asp?source=rss" rel="nofollow">Seattle PI Real Estate blog</a>. BTW – Russ Cofano’s impressions of the 2006 show are on the Seattle PI Real Estate blog.

]]> By: ARDELL http://raincityguide.com/2006/07/23/seattle-street-of-dreams-2006/#comment-10324 ARDELL Sun, 23 Jul 2006 19:26:48 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2006/07/23/seattle-street-of-dreams-2006/#comment-10324 Gordon, It's "against the law" to walk people through other people's homes just for kicks and track up their carpet for no good reason, no good reason to the owner that is. Where is that "law". Could be in that code "Ardell's Code of Ethics as taught to her by her Mom" as reinforced by all the Catholic and Jewish guilt trips :-) I said that in a joking way, but it truly is a misuse of privelege to use a lockbox key to go "joyriding". Gordon,

It’s “against the law” to walk people through other people’s homes just for kicks and track up their carpet for no good reason, no good reason to the owner that is.

Where is that “law”. Could be in that code “Ardell’s Code of Ethics as taught to her by her Mom” as reinforced by all the Catholic and Jewish guilt trips :-)

I said that in a joking way, but it truly is a misuse of privelege to use a lockbox key to go “joyriding”.

]]> By: Gordon http://raincityguide.com/2006/07/23/seattle-street-of-dreams-2006/#comment-10323 Gordon Sun, 23 Jul 2006 18:44:01 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2006/07/23/seattle-street-of-dreams-2006/#comment-10323 Just for kicks sometimes, it would be fun if a small group of agents were to take a small group of folks around town on a tour of million-dollar-plus homes, because everyone would be shocked - shocked - at how little a million bucks - and more - buys you these days. Like Ardell says, everytime I preview or show a million or even multi-million dollar home, I come home and think how much better I like my modest little home. But then every once in awhile, I'll see a place that's maybe 700k-800k that absolutely knocks me out with its incredible architecture, floorplan, integration into the surrounding environment, attention to detail and finish work. Saw one like that a few weeks ago over by Carkeek Park... I guess it speaks to the overall Californication of our local real estate prices over the past 15 years or so. Just for kicks sometimes, it would be fun if a small group of agents were to take a small group of folks around town on a tour of million-dollar-plus homes, because everyone would be shocked – shocked – at how little a million bucks – and more – buys you these days. Like Ardell says, everytime I preview or show a million or even multi-million dollar home, I come home and think how much better I like my modest little home.

But then every once in awhile, I’ll see a place that’s maybe 700k-800k that absolutely knocks me out with its incredible architecture, floorplan, integration into the surrounding environment, attention to detail and finish work. Saw one like that a few weeks ago over by Carkeek Park…

I guess it speaks to the overall Californication of our local real estate prices over the past 15 years or so.

]]> By: Robbie http://raincityguide.com/2006/07/23/seattle-street-of-dreams-2006/#comment-10321 Robbie Sun, 23 Jul 2006 17:49:15 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2006/07/23/seattle-street-of-dreams-2006/#comment-10321 Yeah, there wasn't one house that wow'd me. Maybe $3-5 million doesn't buy as much as it used to or Ardell's skepticism rubbed of on me? I think the 1999 show was better. I liked the outside of the 1st home, the layout & backyard of the 3rd, the bottom floor layout of the 5th, the second garage of the 6h. If I could afford to build a custom home, I'd pick aspects of each. None of them had an elevator. None of them had enough air conditioning power. None of them had a good data center room for geeking or blogging. :) I think the "problem" with Street of Dreams is that it seems more to be a place for builders, designers, & vendors to show off ideas, products & services. Not necessarliy to show off somebody's dream home. Or as Ardell said, "I like the ideas, just not all at once". I'm guessing the advertising & admissions money goes to pay the builder, and then Street of Dreams sells the home? Maybe the promotional value to the builder, is worth losing money on the home? Still if you're a member of the general public, it's a nice way to see homes you'll never be able to afford. Random points: Supposedly Bill Gates home is about 5 times larger than the largest 2006 Street of Dreams home. It seems more impressive now that I have an idea of how much space that number equates to. Stephanie loved the rock shower that opened to the outside. Harrison loved the school bus because it "got him back home". :) Yeah, there wasn’t one house that wow’d me. Maybe $3-5 million doesn’t buy as much as it used to or Ardell’s skepticism rubbed of on me? I think the 1999 show was better. I liked the outside of the 1st home, the layout & backyard of the 3rd, the bottom floor layout of the 5th, the second garage of the 6h. If I could afford to build a custom home, I’d pick aspects of each. None of them had an elevator. None of them had enough air conditioning power. None of them had a good data center room for geeking or blogging. :)

I think the “problem” with Street of Dreams is that it seems more to be a place for builders, designers, & vendors to show off ideas, products & services. Not necessarliy to show off somebody’s dream home. Or as Ardell said, “I like the ideas, just not all at once”.

I’m guessing the advertising & admissions money goes to pay the builder, and then Street of Dreams sells the home? Maybe the promotional value to the builder, is worth losing money on the home? Still if you’re a member of the general public, it’s a nice way to see homes you’ll never be able to afford.

Random points:
Supposedly Bill Gates home is about 5 times larger than the largest 2006 Street of Dreams home. It seems more impressive now that I have an idea of how much space that number equates to.

Stephanie loved the rock shower that opened to the outside.

Harrison loved the school bus because it “got him back home”. :)

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