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Octagonal Carriage House in Hoboken
The New York Times

This odd octagonal home in Hoboken, New Jersey showed up as a featured property in The New York Times Real Estate section. A 3-story carriage house, the bizarre shape has us curious about the space and the challenge it presents.


 
 

More familiar with the challenges of curved walls and odd nooks and crannies, a small and tall octagonal home clearly presents major challenges. You can see more pictures of the unique space at The New York Times | Urban Cottage and the full real estate listing is over at Liberty Realty.

The 3 bedroom home is listed for $849,000. Why, oh why, is there no floor plan?

P.S. Red paint is really hard to pull off!

(Images: ©2009 Chester Higgins Jr./The New York Times)

Comments (24)

From the exterior, one would expect that an interesting interior w/ period paneling, wainscots, mouldings, divided lite windows, built-ins, etc. would be enclosed...

...but inside, it's just an oddly-shaped tract house.

posted by bepsf on August 31st 2009 at 5:45pm
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...with a rather blah décor...

posted by Daniel Poitiers on August 31st 2009 at 6:04pm
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to be sure, bepsf. the character of the house merrits something a little more old-world rugged.
Plus, and odd-shapped building situated in Frank Sinatra's home town should have equal the charm and "toughness"
new does not mean better.

posted by kerouazy21 on August 31st 2009 at 6:09pm
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I'm with bepsf, it's rather uninteresting on the inside.

posted by carrefour_ny on August 31st 2009 at 6:21pm
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that bedroom is awful.

posted by cocologo on August 31st 2009 at 6:48pm
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Promising from the outside, a let-down once inside. 849K? Don't think so.

posted by mirandabee on August 31st 2009 at 7:15pm
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very interesting exterior, but the inside is all jersey, and not in a good way.

posted by nstaab on August 31st 2009 at 7:58pm
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Getting past the decor, and after a good bit of negotiating, it has lots relatively inexpensive potential.

posted by muirwoods08 on August 31st 2009 at 8:35pm
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The space may be challenging inside, but it does not appear that the current owners have found any profound solution to it. As others have said, i think the decor could have been better, especially the bedroom.

posted by Aster on August 31st 2009 at 9:17pm
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I like the exterior...the interior, not so much.

posted by suzy8track on August 31st 2009 at 9:41pm
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There's an argument against red walls. Yuck.

posted by KidMoe on August 31st 2009 at 10:32pm
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Asking upward of a million in this market for a house in which the refrigerator door cannot fully open without smacking the stove? Are they mad? They might have a chance if they hire a staging decorator to whip up on the place and make the interiors meet the expectation of the exterior. But I doubt anybody who can swing a mortgage this size is looking for oddly cramped yet hellishly decorated space in Hoboken.

posted by amed studio on August 31st 2009 at 10:32pm
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I think that that bedroom was decorated by a gay vampire.

posted by Blandwagon on August 31st 2009 at 10:41pm
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Blandwagon, you owe me a keyboard! *mops furiously*

posted by k02 on September 1st 2009 at 12:39am
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So cool outside, so burbs inside......

posted by sciteach on September 1st 2009 at 5:56am
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Haha this is funny since I stayed in a cabin on my last vacation that was also octagonal. I figured it was the only place built like that...nice to know it isn't. There are many space issues to deal with with weird angles.

And blandwagon, you've had me laughing for the past few mins on that comment. It was hilarious.

posted by ChrisGal on September 1st 2009 at 6:46am
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Funny - only yesterday I was reading the listing of a "round" house (actually hexagonal) nearer my neck of the woods, in the UK: http://www.teamprop.co.uk/properties/GWL2155/3 Bedroom House For Sale in LEWES East Sussex.aspx

Also featuring red walls, and a lot less modern design.

Apparently it briefly belonged to Virginia Woolf.

posted by mockduck on September 1st 2009 at 7:05am
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Sorry, that link lost its formatting.

posted by mockduck on September 1st 2009 at 7:06am
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LOVE the exterior.

posted by jeffnyc on September 1st 2009 at 8:30am
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Interesting building.... I would buy just to get rid of everything inside... well, i'll keep the Imac...

posted by manu_pty on September 1st 2009 at 9:16am
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What a quirky little house. Too bad the owners have so little style.

posted by slowdown on September 1st 2009 at 11:43am
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love the exterior, hate the interior. Ugly traditional... granite counter tops, khaki, leather couches with rolled arms, and that red room is just awful.

posted by Cosmotosis on September 1st 2009 at 12:57pm
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Who decorated this place? If the asking price is REALLY in the $800,000.00 range, they had better step up to the plate. I'd start by painting and then redecorating. This house is interesting on the outside but looks awful on the inside. Sorry for being so critical but c'mon. Are they serious?

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