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Nick
 IP: 76.99.36.181 Aug 25, 08 - 9:36 PM |
Townhomes on Bodine
Has anyone seen the Newly Built Townhomes on Bodine? Do You think that they are going to sell for the 600,000 they are asking for? I'm just trying to get some info on the builders. If anyone has any info to add I'd greatly appreciate it. |
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tastymoog
IP: 76.99.20.106 Aug 25th, 2008 - 10:06 PM |
Re: Townhomes on Bodine
Do you mean Liberty Greene, on the corner of Bodine, across from the park? Meh. They look generic and poorly constructed. The empty side facing 3rd is (correct me if I'm wrong) probably going to be another row of townhomes, if they ever finish. Plus, the project is billed as a "gated community." Interesting, given the extreme proximity to other residences, including all the Tower/liberties walk rentals. People who desire to live in such enclaves shouldn't be living in the city. 
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Jordan
IP: 68.46.103.171 Aug 25th, 2008 - 11:07 PM |
Re: Townhomes on Bodine
$600?! 
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Nick
IP: 76.99.36.181 Aug 26th, 2008 - 3:23 PM |
Re: Townhomes on Bodine
I just think theyre way overpriced. But also The Townhomes that are on Green St. are going for $1 Mil and most of them are sold. |
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Michael
IP: 192.154.91.225 Aug 26th, 2008 - 3:30 PM |
Re: Townhomes on Bodine
where are the million dollar houses on Green?! |
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Nick
IP: 76.99.36.181 Aug 26th, 2008 - 4:10 PM |
Re: Townhomes on Bodine
They are on 17th & Green. They are about 5300 Square feet. Amazing roof top deck. |
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Potts
IP: 68.87.100.242 Aug 26th, 2008 - 4:28 PM |
Re: Townhomes on Bodine
I heard those places on 17th & Green have carriage/guest houses in the back too, believe it or not. They're freakin nice. |
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Nick
IP: 76.99.36.181 Aug 26th, 2008 - 4:58 PM |
Re: Townhomes on Bodine
Heres a link to the homes on Green, or search Carriages on Green St. Phila PA http://www.cbpref.com/New_Construction_Carriages.asp |
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Kent
IP: 72.92.117.46 Aug 26th, 2008 - 8:53 PM |
Re: Townhomes on Bodine
$600k seems like a lot of money for around here at first glance, but a lot of these new places are so much bigger than the existing homes that the cost per square foot is about the same. $600k for a 4000 sq. ft. house is basically the same price as $150k for a 1000 sq. ft place... but no one would bat an eye at the latter. |
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tastymoog
IP: 76.99.20.106 Aug 26th, 2008 - 8:59 PM |
Re: Townhomes on Bodine
Kent, I can see how cost per sq may seem reasonable given the larger home size. but 4000+sq in the city? Why? I think it's good that more people are realizing that living in the city is more sustainable than in the suburbs, but the supersized, private estate mentality needs to die with it.
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thedrafthorse
IP: 68.84.73.117 Aug 27th, 2008 - 9:17 AM |
Re: Townhomes on Bodine
All I know is that watching the construction in the neighborhood (both at Bodine & Wildey and on Bodine across from the carriage barn), I wouldn't buy any of those townhomes, let alone for 600K. And one does wonder when/if they are ever going to finish them. I dread them adding the final townhome to the row right there on the corner, because that will make Bodine going southbound (particularly when driving a horse & carriage) completely blind to people turning on to Wildey from Third. Apparently, everyone turning onto Wildey seems to have the need to floor it, and there is no stop sign at Bodine. |
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Lara
IP: 24.13.255.140 Aug 27th, 2008 - 9:33 AM |
Re: Townhomes on Bodine
The townhouses on Bodine are built by Daryl Rothmond (the same developer that built the metal houses that front Liberty Lands). I walked through the project on N.3rd and as a designer I can say that the finishes are very high-end and beautiful. The floor plan was open and bright. You should take a look. I would buy one if I could afford one. |
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tastymoog
IP: 76.99.20.106 Aug 27th, 2008 - 9:49 AM |
Re: Townhomes on Bodine
Lara, My boyfriend is a designer too, and thinks they're crap.  I wonder why Culbert + Rothmund isn't pimping this "beautiful" design along with the other residential projects listed on their website. |
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tastymoog
IP: 76.99.20.106 Aug 27th, 2008 - 9:55 AM |
Re: Townhomes on Bodine
those metal houses across from liberty lands are pretty cool, though... are you sure Rothmund is the designer of Liberty Greene? Or, are they just the developer and someone else did the design. Seems to be a big difference in quality compared with other projects. I can't find any info online, only the real estate agent. |
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Lara
IP: 24.13.255.140 Aug 27th, 2008 - 10:29 AM |
Re: Townhomes on Bodine
Is the Liberty Greene Project the red brick townhouses directly north of Liberty Lands? If so, then that is not a Rothmond project and I don't know who the builder is. The new townhouses west of the stables is a Rothmond project as well as the townhouses across the street from the metal houses. Sorry about the mix up. |
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tastymoog
IP: 76.99.20.106 Aug 27th, 2008 - 11:04 AM |
Re: Townhomes on Bodine
Lara, yep, the ones facing N3rd (but the unfinished portion facing the stables) is the one you have in mind... and I agree, those are much nicer than the brick ones in question (Liberty Greene). 
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seth
IP: 68.163.39.25 Aug 27th, 2008 - 1:39 PM |
Re: Townhomes on Bodine
Liberty Green is a David Pearleman project. He's out of cash as the finished homes aren't selling, so we all get to stare at a half done, somewhat forgotten project. They look ok from a distance, but up close the detail work is awful. The frame and panel work on the bays is disgraceful at best, and some of the interior trim could have been beautiful, but the materials were installed thoughtlessly. The only smart thing I see about that project, is hiding the electric and gas meters under the front steps in a little cubby. Yuck. |
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