PTown - live right next to the Boatslip, Tasteful Friends

Wow, it's so New Englandy. It really captures that Cape Cod feel 😉

I think it's great as is

It's basically a few feet above sea level on the beach, right?

^ Just think of all the hot dick you could catch with a house like that in PTown...

Convenient.

I like it, but those stairs look awfully steep.

It's just a stroll to Dick Dock next door.

What memories! 35 years ago - my first trip to Provincetown - I had sex with a friend of a friend on this house's beach. He was scorching hot with a big dick and I have no idea why he was interested in me when there was a huge buffet in front of him.

I was young and innocent and had no idea what the ravages of sand were like.

Back on subject...this is going to sound ridiculous, but the way real estate has soared in Provincetown, I would have expected this place to go for a lot more than $3.3M.

^ Yeah, a beach house like that anyplace else would be a lot more

It’s rather noisy and crowded there.

^ Only during season, which is where you make the big bucks renting it out. The rest of the year you have the town, beach and house practically to yourself

Was that the old Marten House?

I could do my best "Evita" impersonation from that deck, but as you all know I'm soon to be unemployed and unable to make major purchases.

R10

Yes, it is the old Martin House.

If you don’t mind the thump of a disco 12+ hours a day, it’s a great location.

Better investment than Fire Island - FIP houses have a much more limited audience and use.

The interior is beautiful - I would generally find this collection of eclectic antiques too cluttered, but somehow this works surprisingly well.

I honestly don’t know what kind of buyer could deal with that location next to a club and PTown’s prime cruising spot.

R16

It IS noisy and annoying, but only half the year. And as stated above, if you want, you can make a shitload of money renting it out in-season. Out of season is quiet.

But beyond that, there is a certain cachet in not only owning what was The Martin House, but a house right on Commercial Street and right on the water.

The pretension runs deep in Provincetown these days. Or, at least, in many people that are now buying here. The hoi-polloi can't afford it anymore.

And its relatively "low" price probably reflects all the location issues.

PTown is fun, but Ogunquit is more my speed these days.

I miss the restaurant at the Martin House, it was so good. Love this house just the way it is, doesn't need any fixing up.

What was the Martin house? A B&B?

It was a beloved restaurant, though it had it's critics. Lots of little dining rooms. Great location on the water.

Now owned by two gay men - a couple - that renovated it and turned it into a single residence. They've also opened a few Guest Houses here in Provincetown.

I got fucked on the beach in front of this house late one night in the rain by a well-known news anchor. I was still buzzed after leaving the Crown & Anchor.

^ Ooh, spill girl 😛

It was Walter Cronkite, and he was amazing.

^ Should have guessed 🙄

[quote]the way real estate has soared in Provincetown, I would have expected this place to go for a lot more than $3.3M.

We won't know what it sells for until it's sold.

I wouldn't want it, but I'd hardly call it a fixer-upper. I'd never buy anything that close to the water, unless it was elevated.

R26

True, especially because everything here is now a bidding war and my RE friends tell me it's astonishing how people are buying with hundreds of thousands or even millions in cash.

This was before and after COVID but truly was insane when people were trying to buy second homes and getting out of cities.

My grandfather inherited a house on Commercial St. (away from downtown). Sadly, he immediately sold it for a song to the next door neighbor.

Lots of great restraint options in those bedrooms: the beds, the rafters, etc.

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