Hunh - hadn't realized they'd also moved it 20 feet. I'll look again next time I go past, but it sounds like they're splitting the parcel of land and building a second house. Which would totally be worth the cost of moving it over, especially right there.
It's been awesome to watch in bits and pieces, that's for sure.
yeah, i'm pretty sure the foundation to the left is where the house used to be. i understand why you'd want to split the parcel! but it doesn't look like they've gained a lot more space? so why move THAT house over, rather than building two new ones, or building a new one where you've moved the old one to?
The thing that puzzles me is that there isn't enough room now between house and garage to maneuver a car. Maybe they'll demolish the garage, since it has no historic significance.... and put parking under the house, like so many others in Arlington.
There might be some arcane zoning regulation that says you can't have more than N buildings on a parcel of Z size? So 2 is okay but 3 would be right out.
But as to the why not just build a new house where the old house is now sitting, I dunno..
Maybe they're just redoing the foundation and then will move the house right back where it started.
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Date: 2014-06-15 10:35 am (UTC)It's been awesome to watch in bits and pieces, that's for sure.
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Date: 2014-06-15 09:10 pm (UTC)i understand why you'd want to split the parcel! but it doesn't look like they've gained a lot more space? so why move THAT house over, rather than building two new ones, or building a new one where you've moved the old one to?
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Date: 2014-06-15 10:20 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2014-06-16 01:33 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2014-06-17 02:30 pm (UTC)But as to the why not just build a new house where the old house is now sitting, I dunno..
Maybe they're just redoing the foundation and then will move the house right back where it started.