A reader reached out the other day, wondering about the construction they've noticed on 10th Street, just south of South Street. For many years, 605 S. 10th St. was a simple brick wall with a garage door. That property has historically been connected to the adjacent home at 603 S. 10th St., providing two car parking and a second entrance to the home.

In the past

This double-wide property went on the market a couple years ago, going under contract in less than two weeks. A really nice interior, close proximity to South Street amenities like Whole Foods, and the aforementioned two-car parking were surely major selling points. But if you pass by the property today, you'll see that the brick wall and garage door now have a couple of floors above them. Our first thought was that the owners of the home split off this property, building a second home to either move into or sell off to someone else.

Current view

But if you look carefully at the image of the construction, you'll notice something significant is missing. Spoiler alert, there's no front door. It turns out, the owners of the property didn't make a real estate play with the lot next door, but instead decided to build an addition to their home. Once the construction is finished, they'll have a rare home indeed, with 32' of width on the upper floors and parking downstairs. Impressively, the new addition blends in with its neighbors fairly seamlessly, maintaining similar brick color and matching window heights.

Blends in with the surrounding buildings

From an investment standpoint, it typically doesn't make sense to build an addition like this, since two homes side-by-side are generally worth more than a single double-wide home. But wow, the final product is going to be all kinds of nice, and the owners will get to enjoy this home for many years to come.