McMansions

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  1. OZ2

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    That makes more sense. No way are people of that stature of income are perusing Zillow lol
     
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  2. AptosDuck

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  3. PAHokie

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  4. Doc Louis

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    I couldn't find any info on it but kind of think it's an old funeral home maybe
     
  5. PAHokie

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    It said on the listing it was a nursing home.
     
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  6. Why?Pokes

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    Wasn’t the WTC especially susceptible to sway due to the design? Moreso than Empire, Chrysler, etc…?

    I had a fun time going down the “432 Problems” rabbit hole last night. Seems like the complaints sorted into four categories:

    Legitimate: water flooding and elevator issues

    Minor: some creaking and a loud trash chute

    Inconsequential: free breakfast at restaurant discontinued and NYCers mad at the design/skyline impact

    Truly unhinged: main source for the hit pieces irate that she was forced to ride a service lift and wear a hard hat to view her floor before construction was finished.

    Nothing I saw cited real complaints of excessive sway, but I didn’t have NYT access to read the primary article everyone else referenced.
     
  7. bigred77

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    What the hell thread did I just click on?
     
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  8. Why?Pokes

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    When Sarina Abramovich and her husband, who bought a high-floor unit for $17 million, was scheduled to move in, the building was still under construction. "They put me in a freight elevator surrounded by steel plates and plywood, with a hard-hat operator," she said. "That's how I went up to my hoity-toity apartment before closing."

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  9. Why?Pokes

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    Her husband worked extremely hard to become a Russian oligarch and pillage the post-Soviet economy so she wouldn’t have to be in the same room as someone in a hard hat.

    Can you imagine how traumatic that must’ve been for her?
     
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  11. Tommy Jefferson

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    Now THIS is a McMansion! Wow!
     
  12. Sanjuro

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  13. BayouMafia

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    that’s so terrible it’s cool
     
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  14. Nelson

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    Which turret would you guys pick to go full prepper in
     
  15. Keef

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    The random dome in the back is my early favorite
     
  16. bigred77

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    The sheer mass to make those vehicles look so tiny is just impressive
     
  17. TC

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    "The colors look a little monochrome..."
    "Say no more fam. Bam, random yellow panel."
     
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  18. Barves2125

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    Looks pretty huge and like it might be large enough to be considered a real mansion. Just a terribly, terribly ugly one.
     
  19. TC

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    McMansion doesn’t mean not a real mansion. Just means it’s for someone whose taste is far outrun by their money
     
  20. jokewood

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    That's fucking sick.
     
  22. Tiger Tiger Woods Y'all

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    The upkeep on those tanks is more than my mtg guaranteed.
     
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  24. bigred77

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    You're sick
     
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  25. Bo Pelinis

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    Lot of sick posters here!
     
  26. Fuzzy Zoeller

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    It's always been my dream to watch Pocahantas II in the pool while cars drive by.
     
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  28. devine

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    Dope theater

     
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  29. DuffandMuff

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    I need a four part documentary on this. Who originally owned the land and what was on it. Who currently owns it. Built at one time or multiple additions. So much more. 9 year old me loves it.

    We’re looking at five or six stories here?
     
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  30. THF

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    Not sure this fits but….
     
  31. steamengine

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    Being in Nevada I assume this is an ambitious hoarding effort for the coming water wars.
     
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  32. hensleya

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    Do people still put theaters in their homes? I can’t think of a bigger waste of space.
     
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  33. Wicket

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    If i had way more money than i do its something id want to do. Id for sure go more of a hybrid movie/video game room but i get the fun of a place where you specifically go to enjoy a movie or tv show
     
  34. bigred77

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    Look at the poor who can't afford a theater
     
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  35. hensleya

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    It’s just a redundant space. With TVs and surround sound these days, you can get a great multimedia experience in a family room or bonus room. Give me something unique, gym, etc…
     
  36. beerme

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    Ur assuming people w a movie theater space don’t also have a gym in their house
     
  37. IrishLAX2

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    I know a luxury builder in my area and he said golf simulators that double as a home theater are becoming very popular.
     
  38. hensleya

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    That’s fair, but it’s redundant regardless. It’s an outdated model. There’s a reason home builders don’t program it anymore, unless custom, just in the same way apartment communities don’t purpose-build movie rooms anymore.
     
  39. racer

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    Gym, the most unique of rooms.
     
  40. bigred77

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    I need a unique room, I'm thinking a florist room
     
  41. hensleya

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    Recession proof side hustle. I like it.
     
  42. hensleya

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    Custom home gyms and golf sims are the current flex, IMO.
     
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  43. devine

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    If I had a spare room I would use it for all of my candles
     
  44. Redav

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    I would have rooms for all kinds of dumb shit if I were rich
     
  45. TC

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    A golf simulator seems like it'd get old after the first time or so
     
  46. Bo Pelinis

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    We have a little toy room with no windows so I put a cheap ass projector and a sound bar in there and the kids fucking love covering the floor with blankets and pillows and having a movie night. Way more than just the tv/living room.
     
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  47. beist

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    Ever since I saw the movie Kingpin I've told myself that if I ever get that much money I'm going to have a bowling alley in my house.
     
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  48. Tobias

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    i miss when this account posted bad houses and not really cool ones

     
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  49. Gotch Yarbrough

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    They're probably a lot more practical in cold climates. They're fun/realistic enough to scratch the golf itch with friends when there's a foot of snow on the ground, and they make for a decent cold weather practice option too.
     
  50. Upton^2

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