I don't think the /s is really required. It actually is a bargain.
1.5 initial tag. If market picks back up, it will go to highest bidder.
It’s a townhome, so pretty much market price.
town house, not standalone house with a yard
It's odd that they would debase it like this. Even if getting the floor space means you have to build a place with 3 stories above and 2 basements below, that seems like a better plan. Being unattached from neighbors is highly desirable.
It's why I live in a less exciting and not as progressive geographic location. I could not afford to have a buffer space around my house in new york or california and for me I value my solitary personal home with yard and trees over some (really great) economic and cultural benefits that would come from living in other more expensive regions.
A proper town home has a yard and no garage - but I don’t usually see those being built in CA.