Riverside Sale

1 Club Road, nee 136 Riverside Avenue), has sold for $2.250 million. A fine old 1850 house that could stand some updating, it started at $2.995 in June and was still priced at $2.750 when it was reported as pending in August. A bold low offer can still work, sometimes, even in this market. Brother Gideon, whose listing this was, tells me that the buyers intend to retain and renovate rather than raze and replace, a decision all Riverside residents should applaud.

(One reason, possibly, for this property’s sluggish market performance might be because would-be buyers looked up the address on Zillow, and were gravely disappointed by what they found upon arrival.)