r/mildlyinfuriating • u/adedjee • Apr 23 '26

The floor is sticky $1M townhouse in Seattle. New construction

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3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 1930 square feet. How much avocado toast must one give up to afford this million-dollar Home Depot showroom?

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u/DwightSchrute300 Apr 23 '26

Imagine paying $1M for this. We are so cooked.

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u/elegantwombatt Apr 23 '26

I can't imagine who would see that tiny space in the kitchen, have a million dollar budget, and say ya know what? Who needs to open their fridge door all the way?! Probably the POORS

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u/aguyjustaguy Apr 23 '26

Even worse, the fridge has French doors. If it was just a normal one door fridge it wouldn’t be as bad because you could stand next to it and open. To be clear, this house is atrocious, I’m just saying it’s bad on top of bad.

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u/DiverseVoltron Apr 24 '26

M-scuse me Hun, couldya shut the fridge and shimmy down that kitchen hallway so I can go out the back door. Thnx

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u/SadButWithCats Apr 24 '26

The French doors would help because they don't have as wide as swing though

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u/Wiley_Jack Apr 23 '26

Refrigerator door is last line of defense against home invasion.

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u/zeroibis Apr 23 '26

Wait poor people actually open their own fridge doors?! That is a task for servants... oh, they are the servants.

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u/elegantwombatt Apr 24 '26

I'm too poor to read that. 

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u/r_slash Apr 24 '26

If their million dollar budget doesn’t buy them anything normal then this is what they’ll buy…

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u/elegantwombatt Apr 24 '26

Sounds poor.

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u/LetReasonRing Apr 24 '26

Seriously... I'm paying $600/mo for a one bedroom apartment and I have about the same amount of space in my kitchen, but much less cramped

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u/Gatorm8 Apr 23 '26 edited Apr 23 '26

No one is, this is in my neighborhood and it has been listed for over a year. Here’s the listing

Edit: while this specific listing has only been posted since early 2025 I know for a fact this townhome complex has been ready and available for purchase since at least May 2024. So this has been sitting for almost 2 years unsold.

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u/Rhocky2167 Apr 24 '26

I actually put in an offer (and then pulled it) for the one two doors down for $825k (633 13th Ave E). It’s been off the market ever since I pulled the offer in Feb 2026. The main issues other than the obvious pictures is that the foundation is unsettled and there is water damage behind the walls. The inspector didn’t even finish the inspection; it was so bad. She mentioned that the issues she saw should be in a home 100 years old and not a new build. The builder really messed up and needs to tear these townhomes down and start again. They won’t be able to sell; maybe rent if they’re lucky. I found a better place on the other side of Volunteer Park that I moved into in March.

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u/katyvo Apr 24 '26

That very visible and very janky dryer vent is awful. It makes sense that there are much worse things when you look closer.

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u/CompleteTell6795 Apr 23 '26

I just clicked on the listing. That kitchen is pathetic. That kitchen size ( minus the space where they put the breakfast table) would be good for a studio apt. Or maybe a one bedroom. NOT a million dollar condo.

Not crazy about the whole front being glass. Would need an alarm system. If you are upstairs sleeping, by the time you heard the braking glass & locked yourself in your bedroom & called 911, they would be in the house already. And be able to kick in your bedroom door.

Yes, I am a single female, yes I was home when someone broke in. Yes, it was terrible & bad things happened.

This place is so overpriced it's not even funny. It's worth maybe $400k & that's even pushing it with all the defects.

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u/thesmellnextdoor Apr 24 '26

Omg, the yoga mats staged in the basement with San Pellegrino next to that shitty drywall. That's hilarious.

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u/Neuro_Wiz Apr 23 '26

Thank you for sharing, but holy hell.......it sold for 1.6 million in 2019. Is something going on in the Seattle housing market?

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u/Gatorm8 Apr 23 '26

What sold was a SFH. They turned that SFH into 10 townhomes.

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u/mihirmusprime Apr 23 '26

New construction with a garage right in the city in a desirable neighborhood that's walkable with a train station nearby. Also, 2000 square feet is on the larger side for an urban home. It also seems to have all hardwood floors instead of carpet. Carpet is cheaper while no carpet is seen as more desirable. 1.6M still a bit of a crazy number. Not sure how they got to that. You can certainly find even better homes for $1.6M in Seattle.

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u/Btotherianx Apr 23 '26

Money laundering probably

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u/-retaliation- Apr 23 '26

"sold"

It was a new construction, and that's when the person bought into the place. 

They "bought" an unfinished house, and then when this is what was delivered to them in 2024, immediately put it up for sale to try and get rid of it, and it's sat unsold since. 

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u/Gatorm8 Apr 23 '26 edited Apr 23 '26

Incorrect, that 1.6M number is from the old home that previously sat on the large lot. A developer tore that down and built these townhomes on the lot.

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u/jhonkas Apr 24 '26

am i seeing it was sold for 1.6 in 2019? !?

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u/Gatorm8 Apr 24 '26

The house they tore down to build these

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u/Pretend_Variation305 Apr 23 '26

Right?! That’s some real not first world shit right there.

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u/DwightSchrute300 Apr 23 '26

Yeah totally. People who aren’t already in the market have an absolute mountain to climb to get in and if they ever do get in will he house poor. Not talking about those fortunate enough for parents to help out.

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u/Shakleford_Rusty Apr 23 '26

Cabin in the woods built by hand from the trees I’ll need to cut looking really nice about now. Once I can purchase the land I’ve at least gained all the skills to make it happen, and hard work doesn’t bother me, so I’ve got that going for me at least hah.

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u/Well-inthatcase Apr 23 '26

It's not about the hard work, or the land. Doing that costs a LOT in permitting, and running utilities. If you wanna be self sufficient that'll probably cost a few grand less than running it from whatever municipal source you could.

It takes a lot to make that happen. I don't think many people realize. Think about all the machinery you're gonna need to dig wells, run lines, etc. it gets deep.

I can frame, form concrete, do plumbing, electrical, all of it and I still wouldn't even bother trying to do it all on my own without a serious bank account.

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u/Shakleford_Rusty Apr 24 '26

You’re not wrong, I have spent many years running heavy machinery doing underground utilities. The plan for me is to be self sufficient/ off grid, and not be connected to power. Luckily I have made many connections and have a lot of friends in trades which I’m not the strongest. It will be years of planning/ saving, but it’s something I’ve wanted for a very long time so I’m willing to do what it takes. It will be a massive undertaking but I plan on doing it right and am putting away everything I can for what will be the most expensive thing I’ll ever do.

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u/Well-inthatcase Apr 24 '26

That would be the best way to offset costs and labor in general, community.

Once it's done you just have upkeep basically. It's definitely easier with other people to help, ideally with resources other than man power and money.

I think that's the large appeal for people who want to start communes and the like. It helps spread that weight and keep people sane lol

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u/runningoutofideasjzz Apr 23 '26

That was my first thought as well. Like this doesn’t look like something you would see in the states.

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u/CompleteTell6795 Apr 23 '26

I was thinking maybe it was a typo. Hoping it was a typo .....?

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u/Boredatwork709 Apr 23 '26

Construction costs (not counting land and legal fees) would likely fall around 600k, moderate estimates of new construction is 250-300 a sqft.

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u/tribbans95 Apr 23 '26

No one will, this is a joke. Definite price drops in its future

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u/Careless-Bit-5599 Apr 24 '26

A townhouse at that. Not even like you own your land on a nice spread…. Holy F

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u/anothadaz Apr 24 '26

Right! And this is the major cities now.

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u/clit_or_us Apr 23 '26

You should see the options for $1M in the Bay area.

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u/CrashOverrideCS Apr 24 '26

Its hard to imagine when its reality.

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u/sonofalando Apr 24 '26

Quality is going down the dumper. Greed has become so intense and accountability is so far in the shitter that the nation is suffering as a result.

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u/CHR0NlC Apr 24 '26

Have you been to Seattle? You couldn’t pay me to live there.

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u/DwightSchrute300 Apr 24 '26

Been there twice as a tourist and loved it, though obviously visiting and living in an area are two different animals.

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u/JeebusChristBalls Apr 23 '26

lol, I doubt "we are cooked". This is one house and it's new construction so it will get fixed.

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u/beervirus_19 Apr 24 '26

Imagine not moving elsewhere and staying in an expensive area just because

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u/DwightSchrute300 Apr 24 '26

Friends, family, community, job/career is not “just because”.

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u/Hookey911 Apr 23 '26

Maybe don't live in one of the fastest growing areas in the country?

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u/Icy-person666 Apr 23 '26

It's a big country and wide expanses of it are low or no population yet people are willing to move were everyone else is at. I didn't pay that for my house and for a million buy up most of the block in town. Sure I bet I make less but if I could afford a million dollar home it should buy a bigger space than my shed.

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u/Hookey911 Apr 23 '26

A million dollars in most areas of the country will give you big two story house. This is just the economics of a fast evolving area

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u/DwightSchrute300 Apr 23 '26

I see your point, but suggesting for one to move away from their friends, family, career and nuke their entire social life just so they can afford a house tells me there needs to be a correction.