55 Julian St
- July 7th, 2009
- Posted by Funsickle
- Posted in residential
299 Broadway - West End
Gorgeous Victorian across from Julian’s Restaurant, vacant for at least 5 years now and slowly falling into disrepair. Some boarded and broken windows on several floors.
Yet another house on Julian St. Same story as all the others, it’s amazing. Bought for 40k in late 90’s. Sold a year or so later for a 100% profit, then a foreclosure. Bought for 40k again, sold for a 100% profit, then sold again and again basically every year up until 08 (where it almost hits 300k) and now the party’s over. I really wonder if this street still has a chance of survival. I did actually see contractors working on these houses which was a good sign because all four similar houses were boarded up only a few weeks ago.
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Julian St. as I mentioned before has been one of the hardest hit streets I have visited. This foreclosed house is listed on the market for 51k. Hard to imagine it was purchased for close to 300k a few years ago. Someone with a stencil threw up some graffiti on the boarded up windows of this house and its next door neighbor.
Julian Street has been one of the worst hit streets I have visited in the Olneyville area. Take a look at it on google maps and see the difference a year or so makes.
The last sale listed for this house built in the 1800’s was in 04 for 245k. Check the google street view to see a for sale sign in the yard (probably from late 07 or 08). Looks like it has been left to rot since. There is access everywhere to this house, take your pick…windows, fire escapes, back door. Im sure the next door neighbor is extremely concerned, oh wait, that house is boarded up too….
