Troll-chic home under bridge sells for $181K over ask all cash

Publish date: 2024-08-18

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A uniquely bizarre compound has blown through price expectations. 

In a sign of the times, an Alhambra, California, abode that went viral for its odd location on the side of a bridge has commanded more than its ambitious price of $249,000. 

Last week, the 1340 E. Main St. one-bedroom closed for a whopping $430,000, or $181,000 more than its listing price.

When it was listed, the unique home was among only 10 properties in LA County priced at under $250,000. 

“Truth be told, the sellers even had doubts before consulting a professional agent if the property could even sell for maybe $100K — $150K,” Compass agent Douglas Lee told The Post of the former owner’s initial doubts. 

In addition to paying over 30% more than requested, the buyers also paid all cash (“With the removal of all contingencies from acceptance,” Lee noted, adding, “If I can sell this, I can sell yours too!”).

Soon after it hit the market, the notably strange, 462-square-foot unit immediately drew attention from folks intrigued by its affordability and novel placement as part of Los Angeles’ infrastructure. 

“I decided to just do open houses for an hour Saturday and an hour Sunday,” Lee told a local news outlet last month.

“So even on that, we had at least 40 to 50 groups within that hour coming because they were just curious to see.”

Home sweet bridge. Jam Press/Compass
The property has a patio with nearly the same square footage as its interior. Jam Press/Compass
The former owner mostly used the unusual residence for storage. Jam Press/Compass
The home’s only bathroom. Jam Press/Compass
The apartment has one bedroom. Jam Press/Compass

In addition to its quirky address barely adjacent to a major roadway, the domicile also boasts a rooftop patio nearly the same size as the house, but separated from the street only by a metal fence.

The former owner mostly used the unusual residence for storage, meaning it had been vacant for close to 20 years and is in need of numerous renovations, including approximately $3,000 worth of mold abatement. 

The happy seller bought the property for just $72,000 in 2005 with plans to “use it as like kind of a man cave, a place to just chill out, meditate or whatever,” Lee explained. “But he never really got around to that.”

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