rockm
Spuds Moyogi
If you're in Sacramento, and have the cash (probably over a Mil would do it) you can buy a vintage property and house designed with bonsai in mind. Needs some thinning out for display, but it's pretty cool...
Got $800 grand for a bonsai display?
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Colorado
Masterpiece
Very cool!
Gabler
Masterpiece
At that price, the buyer(s) might just bulldoze the property and re-build to their own preferences.
rockm
Spuds Moyogi
I'd be very surprised if someone bought this as a knock-down. It might even be protected, since the architect was pretty well-known in N. Cali. The architect is one of the selling points. Interesting that just about every listing for a house designed by him I found in searches have had only one owner since being built in the 1960's.
A Restored Midcentury Wrapped Around a Reflecting Pool Lists for $1.39M in Sacramento, CA
Designed by prominent local architect John Harvey Carter, the 1968 home incorporates Japanese design influences and features a large conversation pit with a drop-down fireplace.
www.dwell.com
Lutonian
Chumono
If it was only 5,249 miles east and I had the cash, nice property (mind you there are direct flights to Sacramento from Luton holiday home maybe)
Gabler
Masterpiece
Good point. The listing is behind a paywall, so I can only comment on the price you gave.
RJG2
Omono
Wow, surprisingly affordable, considering the 1000sq ft. cape, 5 houses down from me is going for $550,000 (on 0.3 acres)...
Bonsai Nut
Nuttier than your average Nut
1/3 of an acre. Pretty tight for a bonsai setup. And 1/3 of an acre in Sacramento back in 1969 was chump change.
rockm
Spuds Moyogi
It's worth clicking through the listing photos. Feels bigger than it is. And there look to be existing Han Non Bo-ish plantings scattered around.
Cajunrider
Imperial Masterpiece
A million in Sacramento doesn’t go very far. Bulldoze and rebuild is out of the question. I actually like the house as designed.
Gabler
Masterpiece
I’m not saying I would bulldoze it either. What I mean to say is that in my admittedly limited experience, people in the market for a million dollar house tend to be picky, and the value tends to be in the land, not the structure built on it, so rebuilding isn’t an obstacle.
Bonsai Nut
Nuttier than your average Nut
You haven't lived in California. The median home price in 2022 was $831,460, which puts this house "below median".
qwerty Bonsai
Mame
nice design，really liked it，but two things concerned me. One，the overall decor feels old/low end, needs a lot of update, two, the insulation may not be good enough. Both fix will cost a lot.
Btw, Sacramento overall is not expensive area in California, not comparable to bay area
Btw, Sacramento overall is not expensive area in California, not comparable to bay area
rockm
Spuds Moyogi
There were several bids, apparently. I'd bet it went for more than a million...
Probably the first time I was glad to live in somewhat rural Illinois, although the real estate taxes are ridiculous here.
Shogun610
Masterpiece
Lol some of us on here just want to buy a fixer upper with land……… which to me to diy is better than any home some herb designs
Moridin
Shohin
Sacramento is pretty reasonable which is why I moved here from LA 15 years ago but the Bay area is its own animal. That said this house probably went for way more than listed just for being in the area of Sac it is in.
