Originally Posted by barry12345

The design at least on the front elevation is really strange. At least to me. As soon as I saw the picture I though it might be a good building to convert into medical offices.

Sometimes a minor exterior change of a façade can help a lot. Possibly not in this case. May take a substantial front wing.

Strange some large trees are not present either. Another thing if I were to buy this place to rent out as a residential unit. I would not do it as for that kind of rent expected. I would at least expect it to look like a home. Making it hard if not impossible to find a tennant. This buildings future may be something other than residential. Tough though if it is fixed use by local zoning regulations.

I would try to find the original architect and have a talk with him. There is little chance it was built from stock plans.

Why the unbalanced glazing design? The preliminary drawings must have looked as bad as the finished product. Maybe the client called too many components of the design. A Spanish tile roof might help a little. Although the structure may not be heavy enough to enable it. It could take a raised seam copper roof though.

Unbalanced designs are an everyday build and if done tastefully can work well. The bottom line is pretty much accept it as is or spend a substantial amount of money.

This I know is a hard cruel evaluation. It to me is just what it is. No matter who would want to buy it. Perhaps my vision is not what it normally is right now. I just do not see any easy substantial improvement. On the other hand I might just be having a bad day.