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I'm going to go out on a limb and say it's the lack of staging that is the root cause for the photos not taking your breath away. It makes a big difference in photos and in person for scale more than anything.

I personally love Adele's work. Not everything she's done, but the majority of it.

I agree, the fireplace treatments leave quite a bit to be desired. Somehow they just don't fit in well. Other than that, I like both properties.

And since meredith commented on the lack of staging, I'm going to make a statement here that may have people coming after me with pitchforks and torches:

I really can't stand staging.

I've always prefered to view a place with no staging or furnishings. I like being able to see the bare bones of the place without any distractions. It gives me a much better feel for the space itself.

But that's just my personal opinion.

I don't think Adele spent much time at the actual site-hence the walls of glass looking directly at the neighbors and the home depotish bathrooms! Yikes! Goofy choppy floorplans.

MIT is a mediocre architecture school, anyway - touting its dean as design cred is naive.

Well well - look who's available for rent:

http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sfc/apa/1300981506.html