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It's quite... cheap looking, despite how big it is. The essence of a mcmansion really.

Here's the listing

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[–] pugsnroses77 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

its the 4 garages for me thats embarassing

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I would kill for that much garage space in something less generic looking.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

I live in a sort of wealthy area and this guy has a barn with his Ferraris in it. Barn definitely looks pretty good too.

[–] pugsnroses77 2 points 1 year ago

id absolutely adore all the workspace itd open up but the house just looks atrocious the way theyre set up

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Laminate flooring, boring carpeting, home depot tiles, backsplashes and cabinets... 1.8 million doesn't give you a lot.

[–] eestileib 5 points 1 year ago

It looks like an extended stay hotel.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Looks like it's made of card.

A house of cards, if you will.

[–] meldroc 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Oh yeah, that flat beige stucco facade - gets him extra soullessness points!

[–] Noteleks 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This whole area of Colorado is new, cheaply built McMansions for 500-800k with nothing to justify it.

[–] Radium 4 points 1 year ago

I a part of the state that has no real redeeming value other than the fact that is close to Boulder and Denver.

It’s also full of a fun mashup of the worst people. The tech bros who think Boulder is too liberal and want something rural and the rural folks who have lived there forever and hate everyone from the cities

[–] pastermil 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] Radium 4 points 1 year ago

Even better, they custom built this which means they actively chose it. They are mock-ups of this exact same angle and thought “yeah, that looks fantastic!”

[–] weirdwallace75 -2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Oh no, people other than the Old Money families have some money now! Horrible!

[–] notexecutive 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It doesnt matter who you are:

Bad taste and terrible design are universal!

[–] weirdwallace75 0 points 1 year ago

And that house's design is no worse than any other house's design.