Mr. Mom Moves In
310 West End Avenue
Two-bed, two-bath, 1,350-square-foot co-op
Asking: $799,000.
Selling: $830,000.
Charges: $1,495; 44 percent tax-deductible.
Time on the market: seven months.
MR. MOM MOVES IN
A recently divorced dad who sees his son every day was crashing in a rental on the Upper West Side, while desperately looking for a home away from home for him and his boy. He finally found this place, a two-bedroom corner apartment near 75th Street. "It had tall ceilings, nice big windows," said his broker, Joyce Weisshappel of the Corcoran Group. "It was just perfect for him." He made an offer; the sellers, represented by Louise Phillips of Insignia Douglas Elliman, accepted; but just before he signed a contract, another interested buyer came in with a higher offer. A bidding war began, and by the time it was over, the devoted dad had agreed to pay almost $50,000 more than the original deal. "He just needed to settle down and get something," said Ms. Weisshappel, "and this took us a long time to find." Not surprisingly, the dad plans to move in immediately. Then father and son will go about redecorating.