Wanna Live at Sanjaya’s House?
Not with him, of course! Sanjaya Malakar’s house is up for sale! Apparently, Federal Way (his home town) just isn’t where the action’s at. Read on…
You voted for him on “American Idol,” now you can eat in Sanjaya Malakar’s kitchen and sleep in his bedroom.
The curiously coiffed crooner — actually, his soon-to-be stepfather — is selling the Federal Way home where the 17-year-old lived for two years before his life got swept up in Idoldom.
“We’re going to be moving to Hollywood in October,” Sanjaya’s mother, Jillian Blith, explained by phone from New York — the latest stop in the American Idols Live Tour ‘07.
“We just feel that we need to be down there for the (music) industry,” Blith said.
It’s not just about Sanjaya. Shyamali Malakar, Sanjaya’s sister and fellow “Idol” contestant, also hopes to continue her music career, and Blith’s fiance, Chad Quist, is a professional musician who has played with, among others, Big Brother and the Holding Co., Janis Joplin’s former band.
But this story is about a house — specifically, a five-bedroom, one-bathroom Federal Way split-level built in 1963. OK, it’s not where Sanjaya grew up, but he did live there during high school, and it does feature a recording studio Quist built in the basement.
The music theme extends beyond the studio to the music note above the doorbell, the baby grand piano and the double bass in the basement family room. There’s also a poster on the dryer from a Big Brother and the Holding Co. gig at Coeur d’Alene Casino.
Realtor Dennis Fletcher, who formerly worked with Quist writing radio and TV jingles, expects to put the house on the market Sept. 4.
And he is playing the Sanjaya card with gusto.
Fletcher plans an autographed photo of Sanjaya for the back of the listing flier, Sanjaya-themed house ads in local newspapers and magazines, and a Sanjaya song clip to accompany a slide show of house photos on a listing Web site. Stickers depicting the house will adorn the back of his business card, and he will distribute T-shirts featuring a photo of Sanjaya and his sister to various Federal Way businesses. Sanjaya portraits will be sprinkled throughout the house.
“I’ve probably spent, so far, about $2,500, $2,600,” Fletcher said. “It’s marketing for me, too.”
The Sanjaya factor helps the house stand out from dozens of others for sale nearby, he said. “I’m just trying to get attention to the house.”
But Fletcher insisted there was no Sanjaya premium added to the $360,000 asking price.
It’s a good price for a big house with a big yard and new windows, wood floors, tile, fixtures and plumbing, he said.
“The house is solid.”
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1 opinion for Wanna Live at Sanjaya’s House?
gerriG
Aug 30, 2007 at 5:18 pm
He is sooooooooooooooooo cute.
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