- 68 Winthrop Drive
68 Winthrop Drive has sold for $1.865 million while number 63 across the street has an executed contract, last asking price $1.395. I’m pretty sure that 63 represents a good value, so should 68 be worth some $500,000 more? Maybe – it’s on 0.58 of an acre vs. 63′s 0.4, has a better yard (a brook runs through #63′s back yard) and sits up on a slight hill, with nice views. It’s not a pure land sale, although it could be. The house was perfectly maintained by its former owner and, although dated, could easily be modernized and even expanded. Its price might be a little high but then again, 63 was a relocation company sale, and those tend to be slightly below market. All in all, I think both buyers will do well here on this street.
I’d have recommended both houses – in fact, I did, to a couple of clients. I have to start pushing harder.
#63 can not do any construction beyond where the house sits now due to the setback from the brook. Several builders looked and walked away.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-05-23/ubs-committed-to-investment-bank-in-u-s-chief-gruebel-says.html