So McC is having another taxpayer subsidized ATTEMPT to sell houses in the city.
Here is the list of open houses in the taxpayer subsidized ad in the paper for Jan 27 open houses. The houses highlighted in green are repeat appearances. The mayor claims Schenectady is the "clear winner" in cost as to where to live, if that's the case, why are there so many houses making repeat appearances on the taxpayer-funded open house bus tour?
Here's a few notes about some (most) the houses that information that is important to taxpayers as well as prospetive buyers.
1101 Ardsley Rd. This has been on the open house tour virtually each time and STILL no one wants to buy. Perhaps McC's cheerleader that posts on these boards can explain why there is no success. It is a very nice looking house, nicely landscaped, though the wallpaper may be nice the print could use a change if someone likes wallpaper, but perhaps the owners should remove the wallpaper and I'm surprised McC's crony Prudential hasn't instructed the owners to do so.
1154 Ardsley is a city tax foreclosure—because the homeowner could not afford to pay King Philip’s taxes on the lavish Proctors and the lavish banquet hall, and the gold ceiling, etc. Owner listed for sale in May 2008, stayed on the market til removed the end of Sept 2009, no buyers (because NO ONE wants to buy IN the city of Schenectady). It is owned by the city, as of the date it was placed on the MLS.
1334 Garner Ave – price is a joke. And the sidewalk needs massive expensive replacement.
1700 Guilderland Ave – Woefully outdated, formica countertops – that’s a joke.
1702 Guilderland Ave – it’s not on the open house tour but it is next door to the above listed house that is on the tour this time but it was necessary to bring this up. It too was on the mayor’s homes program, gee, it has not sold either. In fact, the mayor’s crony Prudential Homes was unable to come through for the owner and got rid of them as a realtor and have listed with Realty USA and dropped the asking price to 149,900. But the mayor and his crony assessor still insist the house will sell for $166,100 and refuse to reduce the assessment value; perhaps since the cheerleader also lives on Guilderland Ave maybe he can explain.
1003 Nott St. This is a joke, the owners have been trying to sell since 2008! It was originally listed with the mayor’s crony Prudential May 2008. Periodically it was taken off the market for a couple weeks or a month or so. After about 18 month’s McC’s crony Prudential couldn’t sell it and it was listed with another realtor for almost a year. Taken off the market for about six months, the owner tried to sell FSBO for a few months to no avail, took it off the market. In Feb 2012 the owner tried with yet another realtor to no avail, then changed realtors AGAIN in August last year and back to McC’s crony Prudential, asking price currently at $179,900 and it STILL will not sell! Mayor STILL insists the house will sell for $218,700 and REFUSES to reassess!
926 Ontario St, rather confusing to refer to the MLS number because this was NOT listed in 2013 but rather in 2011; but as the EVIDENCE PROVES that no one wants to buy a house in the city, it was taken off the market in Sept 2012 and now relisted with McC’s cronies. But after almost years on the market, started with McC’s crony Prudential, couldn’t sell, went through two other realtors, they are back to Prudential . The mayor RFUSES to reassess and insists the house will sell for $116,100. And again, woefully outdate, I mean really, who has paneling in the rooms?
1306 Richard St, HA HA. It’s being listed as “remodeled kitchen” Is that a joke? Look at it, it has yellow formica countertops, that’s like right out of the 1969 Brady Bunch TV show but yellow instead of orange!
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