Ensculptic is still on my mind, but the yearning edge has been worn away. Watching friends actually go through the contorted process of trying to purchase the property (yes, we do have wonderfully crazy friends!!!!) and finding out how impossible any kind of financing is so long as Ensculptic is standing has pushed the desire under again. Unless and until one of us wins the lottery, it has become clear that Ensculptic will not belong in our circle of friends.
Cold comfort comes from knowing that the only way the property will be sold is if someone can come up with most of the purchase price in cash. In this economy, that's not super likely.
