Future of the House

[ToroidalBoat]

And of course there's still no Google "Street View" that went by there AFAIK.

Also for any would-be garbage raiders: 14 blc is in a very secluded neighborhood, located on a culdesac off of a another culdesac off of a dead end circular road, of which there’s only one way in or out by vehicle making in incredibly easy to police.

 

[normankrasner]

Maybe they didn’t want to spend the money on central air?

what kind of heating does it probably have?

 

[Xarpho]

The fire damage seems to have mostly affected the interior, probably feeding more off junk than the actual structural integrity of the house (usually by that time, most material goods inside are gone). I know others have visited the house post-fire but I don't think they were really looking for evidence that the house had burned down at some point.

It's been about eight years since the fire, so it's also possible that the house has a significant mold/pest problem that would be difficult to remediate. If Barb has already dropped dead and Clover and whatever living pets are gnawing her on body for sustenance, then that's another black mark against the house, both metaphorically and literally.

to the best of my knowledge, in bank foreclosures within established neighborhoods they usually will not demolish a home unless it has irreparable damage (fire, flooding, collapsed floor, etc). they'd likely hire a junk removal service, refinish all the surfaces, and put it up for sale.

That's assuming that the house does not have any other major reputation issues. Locations of murders, for instance, depress sale prices by 10-15%, and in non-residential situations are usually remodeled beyond recognition if not demolished entirely. Everyone remembers Sandy Hook being completely demolished and rebuilt, but others are too--Columbine had the library turned into a rooftop garden, the Luby's shooting and The Good Guys! hostage situation had their buildings reconfigured, the Aurora theater shooting had the actual theater remodeled out of existence. Even the restroom in Colorado where the Larry Craig scandal happened was eventually removed due to the reputation it had and weirdos checking out the site where it happened.

I think that given the house's reputation and iffy condition, it will probably be demolished and likely a new address referencing the other street (it sits on the corner of Branchland Court and another street).

 

[Florence]

Raze it to the ground and salt the remains. 14 Branchland Court delenda est.

 

[IslamicContentental Belt]

The Weston family are hillbillies they’ve already shoved Barb into the shittiest Medicaid home they could find and are using the vacuum of any family or support system to swoop down the house in probate court and get every dime into their white trash paws before the market cools.

 

[Ophelia]

Sometimes houses have a heating system but not AC. They use window units or something. I don’t know how it works, just that it exists.

 

[Mariposa Electrique]

Sometimes houses have a heating system but not AC. They use window units or something. I don’t know how it works, just that it exists.

White trash ain't got central refrigerator air unless you're momma June.

 

[Ninjaacatss9]

I could buy it, I have the money.

 

[The Dude]

what kind of heating does it probably have?

A natural gas furnace, just like most houses built in that era. Maybe try reading the last page of the thread?

 

[normankrasner]

How much is the land alone worth? would anyone buy a new house on that land with a different address?

 

[The Dude]

How much is the land alone worth? would anyone buy a new house on that land with a different address?

The address is typically tied to the property, not the house itself in the US.

 

[Xarpho]

How much is the land alone worth? would anyone buy a new house on that land with a different address?

The address is typically tied to the property, not the house itself in the US.

A land plat could receive a new mailing address, even if the original plat on file with the county has the original address. This happens a lot of the time, especially to avoid confusion--a city not far from me converted tan old grocery store into the new city hall, and changed the address of the building to the adjacent street.

The idea is if 14 Branchland Court was sold, the new owner could have re-addressed to Westwood Drive since it sits at the corner.

As to the actual answer of the question, nearly every county in the United States has some sort of way of appraising property for tax purposes and all of them have similar language. The one for Greene County, Virginia is primitive but fairly detailed in terms of information (and it's free and online, a benefit that not all of the country's 3000+ counties can claim).

 

[Myrtle the Turtle]

Has anyone ever found blueprints of 14 Branchland? As much documentation thats life of Chris and his occupancy, I would think someone has dug them up.

 

[normankrasner]

Could they sell 14BLC as is with an address change? how hard would it be to get a change of address?

 

[normankrasner]

Has anyone ever found blueprints of 14 Branchland? As much documentation thats life of Chris and his occupancy, I would think someone has dug them up.

would that be public info?

 

[A Traveler]

would that be public info?

Probably. Even if it isn't theres so much footage from Chris that there's probably some impromptu blueprint stitched together by some ween.

 

[The Dude]

Could they sell 14BLC as is with an address change? how hard would it be to get a change of address?

Likely more trouble than its worth. And what would be the point exactly? No one who would buy the house would likely know or give a shit about who the Chandlers are. Stuff addressed to the old address would still be delivered there. Chris would still know how to travel there if he ever decided to swing by, as would any retards wanting to make some stupid pilgrimage there. I just don't see what benefit changing the address would bring.

 

[Phalanges Mycologist]

Ok we have an oral account at least https://www.reddit.com/r/ChrisChanSonichu/comments/uld30j/so_i_drove_by_14bc/

For context, I was on my way to Williamsburg to visit the historic section and rather than go directly there, I made Charlottesville to avoid DC traffic. I was coming from up north and Ruckersville was on the way to Charlottesville so I took a detour. I didn't go to record the house so there are no attached photos or video, but having followed Chris since 2008, I was curious so I decided to drop by and see the place.

For anyone who hasn't been there before, it's definitely jarring to visit. The neighborhood is actually really nice, with a mix of cheaper homes and large, well built houses. It reminds me of a nice suburb. The street 14BC is on dead ends where, if you drive down it, you have to circle around.

It's clear that 14BC was owned by people who never cared about upkeeping their property. Unlike the rest of the homes in the area, 14BC is way overgrown with various trees and other plants. The dreaming studio is on the side of the house, not in the back of it. The grass in the front yard is a mix of overgrown areas and dead patches. The windows are covered in grime and are opaque. There was some weird decoration on the door. To me it looked like a witch decal that has been rather weathered. It's evident that no one has lived here in a while.

Perhaps the most eerie part of this is that the house looks like it did back in the first videos Chris ever made. It's also fairly close to the next door neighbor, leaving that the fire could have easily spread to the other house. Fire damage wasn't apparent, so it's clear that the home was repaired to fix that damage but not to make it modern in any way. I didn't see any neighbors around.

It was quite surreal.

Thank you for that, I get the impression that Bob was to old and Barb an Chris didn't care, it's a shame as well I've looked at the layout a few times and its a lovely sized garden you could have a purely recreational area and a vegetable plot and a much larger workshop than is already there it's a shame the place has been left to get to the state it is now.

Funny you should mention that it looks decrepid compared to others there is a type of house where it's occupied but unkempt that makes it look semi abandoned and it's a shame really because they tend to spoil the area for everyone else, I hate the very American idea of HOA's but you'd think that if you looked around saw your neighbours maintaining basic upkeep and there houses looking nice youd at least make a basic effort to do the same - but then again Chandlers and Effort dont mix.

Almost definitely if Harriet is in charge. If Barb is capable of telling her sister to fuck off, she might welcome Chris back

But would he return to a home with his toys intact, or one Harriet has cleaned out?

I think it's likely that they visit semi regularly to make sure she's eating and the trash isn't piling up and hasn't died in the last few days but they haven't assumed full control over her day to day life and oddly I think that's something Barb would fight but she will accept help if they offer it especially while Chris isnt there to do all the fetching and carrying.

If she is still alive when Chris is released and he's not prohibited from returning by some legal restraint her asking him to come home, but her family protesting against it and keeping a eye on things.

Not yet. Field agents have recently reported that the house looks unlived in, though.

It has from descriptions sounded more unkept than anything and that was true as far back as when Chris and Bob moved back in with Barb, it's a shame as I said above it seems like it could be a nice house with a lot of petential.

Maybe they didn’t want to spend the money on central air?

How common is that in the US? In the UK and most of Europe we have a rather stable gentile climate and Aircons normally used in larg buildings and hotels not so much in homes unless your in a more variable local climate.

Has anyone ever found blueprints of 14 Branchland? As much documentation thats life of Chris and his occupancy, I would think someone has dug them up.

No but we know it's layout and general size well enough that nobody needs too, unless something needed to change for legal building compliance 14BLC was rebuilt exactly as it was in terms of layout as it was before the fire - the only exception to this might be can you hang this door on the left rather than the right etc where there is no functional change in the layout just how it's arranged.

We know how big Chris's old room is, and how he organised it in really deep detail to the point if you where there and needed to find something you could look at the Wiki and be within a foot or so of it, if anything post fire his organisation got worse and he seemed to have used left over shelving to organise his crap, now it's all in mixed box's or random piles of crap in his play room and bedroom.

 

[whitepaws]

It can get hot in Virginia, so it seems unusual that a middle class house built there after central air became common wouldn't have it. Maybe it's broken and the Chandlers can't afford to have it fixed.
If it does have central air, there must be a condenser next to the house somewhere, probably side or rear. I don't see one in any of the pictures.

 

[normankrasner]

Likely more trouble than its worth. And what would be the point exactly? No one who would buy the house would likely know or give a shit about who the Chandlers are. Stuff addressed to the old address would still be delivered there. Chris would still know how to travel there if he ever decided to swing by, as would any retards wanting to make some stupid pilgrimage there. I just don't see what benefit changing the address would bring.

fans of the Brady Bunch kept going to the house used for the beginning and end scenes (even though the show was shot at the Paramount lot), they were even ringing the doorbell asking for the Bradys, they eventually put a fence up, and later HGTV bought the house