Another price cut on this fantastic house, and I don't get it

Now $6,995,000

118 John Street was listed at $8.250 million on April 14th and that struck me as a reasonable price. You can read my and readers’ reaction to the house here, along with some of its and its late owner’s history (he established the Seven Bridges Foundation, next door).

But my enthusiasm has not been met, so far, by buyers shopping in this range, and today the price was cut a second time, to $6.995. The vagaries of the market place continue to surprise me, occasionally, and this is one of those times.

So, I dunno — too masculine (and how could that possibly apply to me?); too informal? Too Adirondacky? Regardless, someone’s going to pick this up at what I consider to be a good price.