Beautiful Historic Home Looking for Caring New Owner

With the description you give it just underlines in bold the mysterious nature of the city demo list. Does it havae any logic at all?

This is an extraordinary house in a great neighborhood. Someone save it. I would if I lived in Buffalo.

What's the asking price and does the vacant lot come with the property?

This house should not be demolished. Bring in habitat for humanity! A crew of volunteers should at least be able to preserve the house for more than 30 days.

Are there any contractors out there willing to comment? What do you think the total dollar figure would be to totally redo this place? It looks to be in really bad shape. Given the location, would it be worth it to sink big time bucks into a total rehab?

There isn't enough information but one can guess not even being a contractor. Is the plumbing there? Does it work? What shape is the electrical? Furnace or boiler and is it there? Hot water tank? Right there you are talking at minimum $5K. Roof $5-20K. Porch another $5K-7K. Trees in the foundation - ouch.

Whats the purchase price of the house? If its anymore than $1 forget about it. Guarantee the city wants its deferred tax revenue. Yes you have the land value but you have a dilapidated house which may need to be dozed to offset the land value.

I would say the roof isn't all that new as stated judging by the big whole in the photo.

As MikeN stated there are many unknowns here but I think it is safe to say this house would require at least 50K to make livable and closer to 100K to complete. This is assuming most of the work would be performed by the owner. I would guess the plumbing, electrical, and heating system would need to be replaced or at the very least upgraded. The house is probably not insulated and also appears to need door and window replacement and or repair. On the interior the woodwork, plaster, and floors would need attention including the removal of modern materials and restoration of the original fabric. That said the house appears to be structurally sound and the exterior millwork is remarkably intact. I think this is doable by the right person and has the potential to be a very attractive home.

To start with, this house was reported as having an asbestos roof and asbestos flooring Abatement of these materials could be in excess of $12,000, not including required air monitoring.

Most of these abandoned houses have been stripped of their copper, meaning plumbing and wiring. To bring these up to code gets very expensive, unfortunately. And when the piping gets stripped, the asbestos that used to insulate the lines usually finds its way to the basement floor. Getting that cleaned up legally can cost thousands of dollars. So right off the bat, the asbestos cleanup could be a huge chunk of anyone's budget possibly.

I would like to see a real estimate of what plumbing and new electric service would cost for a typical house not unlike 557. I for one cannot do this myself. I can do other stuff, but wouldn't dare try electrical work. And the city is supposed to inspect it all before it gets buried behind drywall.

Has anyone done this all by the book? It would be so much easier if this was Pennsylvania as far as the asbestos goes at least.

3,072 square feet. That's a _big_ house. Think of the costs of maintaining a house of that size. Heating alone would be hundreds a month during the winter. Making a house of that size energy efficient by today's standards would take tens of thousands of dollars; insulation, roofing, new or thoughtfully rebuilt windows, an energy efficient furnace/boiler.

That's just the beginning, as others have said.

The numbers might work in a better neighborhood, but on the East Side ... well, it's going to take a very committed person to do that's needed to bring this house back to its former glory.

Set Buffalo Reuse loose, and pour out a little Genny for another fallen beauty. It's probably going to go, and whatever will replace it ... well, with residential construction costs at about $100 a square foot for something basic ... yeah, vinyl, subsidized, no regard to its context and setting. The usual.

This home, even in its dilapidated state, still has great curb appeal – Imagine what it must have looked like 100-years ago…

However…

In all honesty, unless you locate an individual or organization that truly wants to restore this beauty into its former glory, perhaps dropping $75,000-$100,000 in renovation cost, this grand old lady will not see another year.

It is a shame that we, “collectively” could not establish a “new” sub-division with plots solely earmarked for architecturally unique homes, such as this, and have it relocated by the likes of International Chimney to this new neighborhood slowly and selectively establishing an area that would depict every type of home built throughout the history of Buffalo.

The Wilkeson-Storms House on Busti Avenue would make for an excellent example of post-civil war Italianate construction.

If you consider all of the money spent on public housing, subsidized housing, renovations to both within a decade of abuse perhaps such a scheme would not appear to far-fetched.

Unfortunately, it does have a museum-sounding quality to it that may not appeal to many and the project would only be open to those who could afford to purchase these homes after total renovation and maintain them according with perhaps some form of association fee.

Yes, I am really out on a limb; so much so, that even I could not afford to live in such a neighborhood!

It could be a very lucrative proposition to the right person and the right time horizon (10-15 yrs) and the right person who can maintain the character of the facade and within reason the interior. Someone with a lot of money behind them and a lot of time for the investment return (i.e. equity through increasing property values and/or rents). You could create a fair amount of jobs from roofing, painting, masonry, HVAC going street to street; finish one move onto the next.

We give subsidies to commercial developers (even to ones within the Harbor district- :( ), why not residential developers. Although commercial developers invest their own money and then get tax breaks on the improved lot. The city in effect would give up half the expense of demolition (a save), and any back taxes which weren't going to be paid anyways (already 0), and then get homes back on the roles ($). Plus with a recapture you still can earn back any residual to prevent fly by nighters. Funds would be released as reimbursement.

This would also allow the city more funds to remove homes that truly need to be removed and are unsalvageable. Finding a way to put these empty lots (already bulldozed homes) to neighboring property owners would also reduce blight and save the city money in maintenance as well as tax collections. For bank owned repos its a not as easy proposition.

Here's another angle: Why not sell it to the Freegans for $1.00? I'm sure a few of the denizens of the Birdhouse would be happy to relocate. They'd be able to make a few repairs and at least make it livable. It's not going to be San Simeon, but I'll bet the Freegans have enough sense not to poop where they eat, so to speak. Plus, one of the chicks is hot.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/06/magazine/06Squatters-t.html?pagewanted=all

Regarding the asbestos. When I met with Al Steele and Commissioner Comerford yesterday it was reported to me that the asbestos has already been removed from the property.

The systems - electric, plumbing and heating - need to be replaced. FIgure the costs here DIY v. contrator. Same with the shell. The roof is in v. good shape, save for the new hole that demo crew punched. There was no evidence of water infiltration in the attic.

The purchase price - I would argue - is $1. If you have access to 50K, I think that would be the level the City would take seriously - please let me know. A phased in renovation, first floor then second floor is probably manageable at that price point.

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