Tease those people bangs and push enjoy on your beloved Michael J. Fox flick. This 1980s architecture is certain to consider you again to the upcoming.
Architect Ralph A. Anderson, who also labored on the Houston Astrodome stadium, debuted this 3,294-sq.-foot modern dwelling in Houston’s Mid West neighborhood in 1988.
The eye-catching residence was a short while ago outlined for $465,000 and is pending sale.
“We had delivers within just 12 hrs of listing,” suggests Mark Fontenot, of Martha Turner Sotheby’s Worldwide Realty–Central Houston Brokerage. “I was amazed. I knew it was [either going to be] so popular, or it would sit on the sector for 6 months, due to the fact it was exceptional and diverse.”
‘Sleek, contemporary’ style and design
That “unique and different” high-quality turned out to be the just one-bed room, 2.5-bath townhouse’s providing position. Fontenot says buyers were drawn to the home’s “sleek, up to date style and design.”
The steel-framed, brick residence has had just two proprietors.
Inside of the final couple years, the dwelling was gifted to Houston Christian University by the estate of the family members who commissioned the style from the architect.
‘Last project’
“This home was his past architectural challenge in advance of he retired,” suggests Fontenot of Anderson. “He retired and passed absent a couple of several years later.”
The home’s open up flooring strategy spans three amounts linked by a floating staircase that ascends from the entry, around a 50 percent-moon courtyard.
In the sunken dwelling area, a 21-foot ceiling coaxes in pure mild.
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‘Still quite considerably 1988’
“It’s in excellent condition,” Fontenot says. “It’s in initial problem. They have not transformed a thing. It is nevertheless quite much 1988.”
Some of the original features contain a curved, glass-block wall in the entry and a brick surround hearth. The kitchen’s yellow, silestone countertops and backsplash have been imported from Spain.
An elevator to the second flooring could simply be expanded to the 3rd ground, Fontenot notes.
The property also has a two-car or truck garage and is just ways from the community pool.
“The design alone is very diverse from the rest of the local community,” Fontenot claims.
The interior is a standout because of its dimension, in comparison to the bordering scaled-down properties, which are “closer to 2,500 square toes,” he adds.
And maybe unsurprisingly, this ’80s time device appears to have charmed its subsequent owner
“According to the buyer’s agent, [they] don’t approach to alter everything with the residence,” Fontenot suggests.
