As we were zipping up 3rd Street yesterday, a sign on a one-story garage at 722 N. 3rd St. caught our eye. It's not so common that we cover the planned construction of a one-off home, but when the developers are kind enough to post a sign with a rendering, it's tough to resist.
It's a little tough to see the image on the posted sign, so here's a better look at what's coming soon:
Developers bought this property back in 2012 and the little garage actually sits on an impressive 18'x85' lot. They're planning to demolish the garage and replace it with a single-family home, already listed for sale for a whopping $990K. The price is on the high side for this neighborhood, but when you consider that the house will be enormous, it's not an outrageous price. The listing describes a home that'll clock in at almost 3,700 sqft, with 4 bedrooms, 4.5 bathrooms, and two-car parking. Though the property runs very deep, the rear yard is quite small, perhaps because there's a sheer wall from another building at the back of the property line.
Instead of having most of the open area in the back (though there will still be a small rear yard and decks from the upper floors), the home will have a courtyard in the middle of the property, open to the sky. We don't see this too often but when we do it's always a cool feature.
One more thing to mention- this garage was previously associated with 724 N. 3rd St., a property that got totally renovated a few years back.
Over a decade ago, both buildings were home to the Kind Cafe, a vegan restaurant and commissary that would probably crush it today but was a little ahead of its time back then. We're pretty sure that the No Parking sign on the garage is leftover from that business, actually. Here's to hoping that whoever eventually buys the house that gets built here somehow finds out about this and eats a vegan cheesesteak and pours out some Kombucha in their honor. We know we would.