Huge mansions in US...post pictures or web links

Will do. My plan is buy a car in Florida and drive it back to Vancouver. Tour the South while I do it. So not sure the time frame or season.

 

Ditto, Z! Let me know if you ever come by Texas.

Nathan is right on about the South. I lived in Memphis and loved it. Lots of poverty in the Deep South, but man, some of the greatest, friendliest people in this country. And, if you can't get a good meal in the Deep South, you have no one to blame but yourself.

I do, however, NOT miss the summer humidity.

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Yep. I like Texas. Had fun in Dallas a few years ago.

 

Now something in the US 1500 Ridge Of Wildcat Dr, Snowmass, CO 81654 | Zillow the house is currently owned by Lois Pope, widow of the founder of the National Inquirer.

 

Back to Canada. Its an o.k. house, maybe a little too modern. But its on a great lake. Chic Modern on Lake Okanagan Yours For $10.5-Million (PHOTOS & VIDEO) | Pricey Pads the house mentioned in the description, Luminescence was on HGTV million dollar rooms show. That one has had several price reductions and been on the market 3 or 4 years. Houses in the development don't seem to sell.

 

I went through this house a while back Lake Tahoe..modern lots of glass and at $40m a bit pricey the views were great though...
Ski The Future

 

I like Lake Tahoe. Parents had a house in Incline until we got too old to go skiing with the parents on weekends. I watch the area, mostly Incline. This is more my style

Lake Tahoe Real Estate, Resort homes for sale Sierra Sotheby's International Realty

 

I'd like to see this house from the driveway, from the Gulf it's impressive!

https://www.google.com/maps/@24.7594311,-80.9873532,163m/data=!3m1!1e3

 

Ah rats the dealer sold the car I wanted.

This next one is nice: 18.09-Acre Tuscan Inspired Estate Hits The Market in Richmond, B.C. For $26-Million (PHOTOS) | Pricey Pads

But if it was me Id save a few mill and buy Chad Kroeger of Nickelback house. Its been on the market about two years now. Right around the corner from my house now actually.

https://www.realtor.ca/Residential/Single-Family/16243848/30709-NORTH-BURGESS-AVENUE-Abbotsford-British-Columbia-V4X2A6

 

Another Canadian gem. Great garage. Helicopter pad. Amazing views. $9.7 million CDN. Been for sale for awhile. First go around was for sale by owner. They broke down and got an agent. Only drawback its on Vancouver Island.

6720 Willis Point Road - Island House Sellers

 

I really like that. As big as it, it still appears very homey.

 

Yes, was very well designed. Some houses over 6k sqft. feel more like a hotel VS a home.

A better deal: This 8.39-Acre Central Saanich Waterfront Estate Can Be Yours For $5.888-Million (PHOTOS) | Pricey Pads

Don't like the house as much. Nice property though. Id add a pool.

 

I know this place. I've enjoyed watching the progress from the satellites.

 

Not a hughe mansion in the US... But it IS the residence of the US ambassodor in Stockholm...
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Took out part of the balustrade to install a dish?

 

The house is ok. Needs some work on the inside and updating. Great location and like the pool. The dock is excellent.

Fort Langley Riverfront House for sale: 5 bedroom 9,000 sq.ft.

 

This is in Windermere, FL. What architectural style is this?
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Pretty nice take on the Loire valley French Chateau...
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That is not a singular architecture style but a mix. While nowhere near as bad as the houses here: Worst of McMansions What is with some window having shutters and most not?

 

Yeah saw that link in the silver section I think. Some of those are pretty bad. The neighborhood of the house I posted does have some nice mansions, but most there and in the surrounding neighborhood are McMansions. The really high quality estates in FL all seem to be built along the Gold Coast down in the south. The rest have McMansions to varying degrees.

 

that mcmansion site is awesome. learned a ton. really goes into depth on many things that I always struggled to describe.

 

Vancouver is mostly mcmansions these days. Its the popular thing to buy an old house tear it down and build a big box. Some sellers are now even trying to sell with a no tear down clause. A few have even taken less money because the buyer is local and guarantees they'll not redevelop.

On topic. I really like this house: Shope Reno Wharton Masterpiece Reduced to $19.9-Million in Rye, New York (PHOTOS) | Pricey Pads

 

We had this beast up for sale this year up the road from me for 85m: http://www.thesun.co.uk/living/1265847/stunning-85-million-mansion-goes-up-for-sale-once-owned-by-popstar-cher-and-comedian-eddie-murphy/

The place needs a lot of help, it is mid-reno and having had friends go see the place during an event recently, it'll cost another 10m to get it in order.

 

I posted an unfinished mansion a few posts back here. It was on the market a few years. My brother and I nicknamed it the White Elephant. Started at $20million and sold for under $3million. The builder died midway through building the 40k sqft. monster. The widow by five or six years just wanted it sold.

My next one fits the thread. It has a famous person connection. I knew about it back in the day. My uncle is very good friends with these guys that are a somewhat famous band in Canada. Uncles friends band was managed by the same manager as BTO and did some work on the recording studio.

776 H Street Rd, Lynden, WA 98264 - Home For Sale and Real Estate Listing - realtor.com®

The house is a little old for my taste. But I really like the location. Its rural but has major amenities nearby. Seattle 2hrs drive. Vancouver under 1hr.

 

so tacky. I was ok with the outside and aerial, but the interior view was dreadful.