March 6, 2008
We Probably Would Have Forgiven The "Sheik" (But Not The "Tray")

From the listing for 1800 Bryant #107: “Very conteporary 2 bath loft with 13 foot ceilings and custom coloration, built-in bookcase with ladder, quality appliance and stained cement floor. Tray sheik!”
UPDATE: As a reader notes, "Tray sheik!" has suddenly disappeared from the listing.
∙ Listing: 1800 Bryant #107 (1/2) - $619,500 [MLS]
First Published: March 6, 2008 8:00 AM
Comments from "Plugged In" Readers
LOL!!!
Posted by: Sparky at March 6, 2008 9:20 AM
what does it mean for the place to require a business license to occupy? do they enforce that? if you retire or sell your business would you be evicted?
Posted by: hotep at March 6, 2008 9:21 AM
even funnier since "sheik" is pronounced like "shake".
"Tray sheik"
"Be careful, don't spill those cocktails !"
Posted by: The Milkshake of Despair at March 6, 2008 9:22 AM
It doesn't require a business license to occupy, as noted in the listing it *technically* requires a business license to occupy.
Translation, get a business license and pretend to be an artist. No one will ever check.
That qualifies you to live in a place that was allowed by the city to be built only on the basis that it would help struggling artists, as a live/work loft. Nothing could have been further from the truth.
As I have pointed out so many times on this site: many things are said and done that are not facts.
Posted by: tipster at March 6, 2008 9:37 AM
Is it me, or aside from the living room, do the ceilings look especially low in the rest of the place (kitchen & loft), ie, 13 ft ceiling / 2 = 6.5 feet in the kitchen and loft. (Notice there's no room above the door jam on the entry door in the kitchen!) Ugh.
Posted by: tony at March 6, 2008 9:40 AM
I see they have taken the tray sheik out of the listing, but still not done a spell check for "conteporary" I hate sloppy stuff like this.
Posted by: Oceangoer at March 6, 2008 9:44 AM
Ug-lee.
Places like this are going to get crushed in the next 12 months.
Posted by: Foolio at March 6, 2008 9:46 AM
1. tragic
2. not a loft
3. not selling at that price
Posted by: amused at March 6, 2008 9:52 AM
While I think tipster has it right - it has not been an issue that live/work lofts were occupied on a purely residential basis, I'm wondering if this might become an issue at some point like illegal in-law space. Up until pretty recently, it was held that illegal in-law space was just as good as legal space if the quality was similar - until they started enforcing the building code more strictly and now it's realized to be something different - especially if your neighbor complains and makes you bring it up to code. Do you think a neighbor can complain and make you prove that you have some commercial occupancy going?
And another one of my favorites...Chow!
Posted by: Miles at March 6, 2008 9:57 AM
Very funny. Hard to believe in a market like this that an agent would be so careless.
Posted by: recentinfinitybuyer at March 6, 2008 12:24 PM
Perhaps basic literacy will one day be a prereq for a RE license.
Posted by: DerrySF at March 6, 2008 2:27 PM
I have the guts to admit I spent about a minute looking for a tray in the picture before reading the detail (editors: quoting the word "Tray" would have cut that time to a few seconds :) )
They could have played the "tray sheik" as irony, but removing it tips their hand :) Also, while we are piling on, the books in that bookcase will hurt you in an earthquake...
[Editor's Note: Done (and agreed).]
Posted by: dub dub at March 6, 2008 3:12 PM
How would you say "ca coot trop share" in Realtor-ese?
Posted by: Jimmy (Bitter Renter) at March 6, 2008 5:59 PM
It is pretty nice for what it is. Very smart? The big window, concrete floor, and other features of this high ceiling condo unit come together well. The custom book case is a nice touch, but might not be for everyone. The blue colors don't work for me, but I could be rid of them over a weekend. Chop the price about in half and I could imagine being there.
Posted by: Mole Man at March 6, 2008 6:34 PM
Spelling police, calm down.
Punny! Very, very punny.
Plus the agent got all of your eyeballs on the lsiting, that is not so careless.
Tray Sheik "so screwball".
Have a highball.
Posted by: Kathleen at March 8, 2008 1:07 PM
1800 Bryant Street #107 closed escrow with a reported contract price of $590,000 (4.8% under asking) on 5/27/08, but was just updated according to the MLS this afternoon.
Posted by: SocketSite at July 30, 2008 3:29 PM
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