5 Responses to “Dude, where’s the front door?”

1. bub Says:
   July 30th, 2007 at 7:47 am

   “3 or More Car Garage”

   Oh yeah these folks have their priorities straight! Just when we think we’ve seen it all burbed comes through once again.

   What a guy!

2. TenSpeedSF Says:
   July 30th, 2007 at 3:27 pm

   It’s a crappy West-coast interpretation of an unattractive, albeit pervasive, style on the east coast: the split-level.

3. Robert Says:
   July 30th, 2007 at 3:45 pm

   Nope, it’s a suburban interpretation of a San Francisco row house. South San Francisco and Daly City have a bunch of these (though closer together and fading into the fog.) They differ from east coast split levels because there are no living areas separated by half-levels.

   To me, split-level on this coast generally means the ranch-style tract homes built on hillside. The garage is at the lowest level, public rooms a half level up, and bedrooms above the garage. The peninsula’s teeming with them in the ’50′s suburbs, and I’ve always thought they have nice floor plans. They might not be worth $1.2 million, but they’re not bad for tract houses.

   There are some real New York-style split levels just off Meridian (below Hillsdale) in San Jose, and they looks just as crappy as they did on the east coast. At least the lower level won’t smell of mold. They also back up against one of the creeks, so there’s always the chance they’ll flood and the owners will have a real east coast experience.

   Robert, who still can’t forget three-and-a-half years in New York.

4. Tyrone Says:
   July 30th, 2007 at 9:34 pm

   Yes, it is a “detached single family home”. Detached from reality. LOL

5. DensityDuck Says:
   August 15th, 2007 at 4:33 pm

   At first glance, I’d say that it’s an over-and-under duplex that someone “converted” into a single-family.

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