Show us Your cities big exepensive houses , mansions , new housing projects ( suburbs ) ect....

Typical Housing in Calgary
http://www.cwsf.info/2003/view.php?filedir=2003-05-14&filename=DSCN3084.JPG&size=800

New Typical Toronto housing
http://static.flickr.com/19/23191614_9b3a749493_b.jpg

St. John Newfoundland typical housing
http://www.capitalcoast.nf.ca/Photo_Gallery/paradise_1.jpg

http://www.capitalcoast.nf.ca/Photo_Gallery/paradise_5.jpg

Typical Vancouver Suburb housing
http://img509.imageshack.us/img509/6017/528987633368ceb43fb3fm.jpg

Some Vancouver Houses ) more expensive surburb )
http://img509.imageshack.us/img509/8167/52899018bbfce28e12b5bh.jpg

http://img509.imageshack.us/img509/2035/528989026734a47eb9b1aw.jpg
http://img509.imageshack.us/img509/315/58695602bc0e67574cb9tl.jpg

Looks beautiful and well-planned !

Yuck, looks awful....poorly planned and so prefab.
We have some sprawl like that but luckily we have older streetcar suburbs to buffer the blow.

Some suburban Philly, not the nicest but a good cross section from the Jersey burbs.
http://www.pbase.com/dolf/image/29743074.jpg
http://www.pbase.com/dolf/image/29743066.jpg
http://www.pbase.com/dolf/image/28870508.jpg
http://www.pbase.com/dolf/image/29086847.jpg
http://www.pbase.com/dolf/image/29086843.jpg
http://www.pbase.com/dolf/image/29086849.jpg
http://www.pbase.com/dolf/image/29086846.jpg

These are from suburban Detroit. They are of one of the wealthier neighborhoods in the Downriver area. Downriver is generally referred to as the "New Jersey" of the metro area.

http://downriverdetroit.net/waynecounty/riverview/009.jpg
http://downriverdetroit.net/waynecounty/riverview/010.jpg
http://downriverdetroit.net/waynecounty/riverview/011.jpg
http://downriverdetroit.net/waynecounty/riverview/013.jpg
http://downriverdetroit.net/waynecounty/riverview/014.jpg
http://downriverdetroit.net/waynecounty/riverview/018.jpg
http://downriverdetroit.net/waynecounty/riverview/020.jpg
http://downriverdetroit.net/waynecounty/riverview/022.jpg
http://downriverdetroit.net/waynecounty/riverview/023.jpg
http://downriverdetroit.net/waynecounty/riverview/025.jpg
http://downriverdetroit.net/waynecounty/riverview/030.jpg
http://downriverdetroit.net/waynecounty/riverview/032.jpg
http://downriverdetroit.net/waynecounty/riverview/033.jpg

Why do they call Downriver the New Jersey of Detroit?

Los Angeles

Bel Air- offered at $53,000,000

http://imgprd.nrtwebservices.com/California/properties/JPG_Main_White/5b1/81e540dd-d21d-47e4-8afe-94752b0335b1.JPG

Bel Air- offered at $43,000,000

http://imgprd.nrtwebservices.com/California/properties/JPG_Main_White/454/a226def0-21ff-4ed2-a9a0-508a60d59454.JPG

Spelling Mansion- Holmby Hills-Largest home in Los Angeles

http://netmode.vietnamnet.vn/dataimages/original/images549772_AaronSpelling.jpg

Beverly Hills- offered at $28,000,000

http://imgprd.nrtwebservices.com/California/properties/JPG_Main_White/f1a/f6b28d66-b8da-4d6c-a48c-4837b6dfdf1a.JPG

Beverly Hills- offered at $25,000,000

http://imgprd.nrtwebservices.com/California/properties/JPG_Main_White/d72/4ecc5be5-d662-4423-bc7c-e9a8f3b26d72.JPG

Beverly Hills-offered at $19,500,000

http://imgprd.nrtwebservices.com/California/properties/JPG_Main_White/f86/18da3f96-fefb-4693-8a51-b82c0a417f86.JPG

Why do they call Downriver the New Jersey of Detroit?

Downriver is the collection of communities along the Detroit River south of Detroit. Some of the cities date back to the early 1800's (Wyandotte, Trenton, Ecorse) but most of Downriver was developed some time between the 1910's and 1950's. It was once home to Detroit's steel industry with at least seven different plants along the river. It is also where most of Detroit's dirty industry is. The area is somewhat disconnected from the rest of the region but especially from the Northern Suburbs. Most of the people in Downriver worked in blue-collar jobs in the factories and refineries.

It mainly got such a reputation for the dirty industry similarity with New Jersey.

http://www.boatnerd.com/news/newpictures03b/dmdjack2003_0921CT.jpg

http://www.continuouswave.com/boats/river/images/6055.jpeg

Belvedere
$65,000,000
http://deckerbullock.com/images/545.jpg

Atherton
$25,000,000
http://www.apr.com/photo2/APR00488_3.jpg

San Francisco
$23,500,000
http://www.apr.com/photo2/APR00036.jpg

Here are ones for sale in The City that I think are beautiful and elegant...
San Francisco
$22,800,000
http://photos.gmacreco.com/MLSListings/140/Full/291888.1.jpg

San Francisco
$16,500,000
http://photos.gmacreco.com/MLSListings/140/Full/295522.1.jpg

San Francisco
$14,500,000
http://photos.gmacreco.com/MLSListings/140/Full/286727.1.jpg

San Francisco
$13,500,000
http://photos.gmacreco.com/MLSListings/140/Thumbs/281020.1.jpg

Some houses not for sale, but very nice IMO...

http://www.sfproperties.com/properties/2323hyde/images/large_prop_02.jpg

http://216.103.81.150/Jul01/116-1644_IMG_800.JPG

yeah, ok, philadweller...

looks like you may need some help (and a dose of reality):
http://www.globalphotos.org/philadelphia/20040822/RIMG7947.jpg

^^^^^^^^^ LOL!!!!!!!!!!! :hahaha:

@BayArea.. those are great shots of houses in SF.
You should have used some of those pix in the good
old CvsC days! Very impressive :cheers:

No I don't spatula city..I mentioned that we do have terrible sprawl but not so close to the city center.

SF is so ridiculously overpriced...I would rather live in the South of France or the Amalfi Coast for less. How fast do those homes sell.

SF is so ridiculously overpriced...I would rather live in the South of France or the Amalfi Coast for less. How fast do those homes sell.

Well I'd actually prefer a nice house in the Bay Area to one in the South of France (horribly overcrowded and overbuilt, rocky beaches... but hey it's got the name...) or in the Amalfi Coast. The Bay Area has way more to offer economically, culturally, or in terms of any kind of diversity (demographic, national origin, religious, culinary, sexual, whatever). And it is no less beautiful.

Oh, and I don't think the South of France is any cheaper than the Bay Area these days...

/\ Good point, Italy is not exactly the most homo-friendly country in the EU. The access of all these things you listed in San Francisco is remarkable. Demand is the reason for the exorbitant prices, way too many people like the Bay Area. We need to make more San Franciscos if prices are to go down. Those homes are quite stunning regardless of their value.

If I were to pay that much for a house on the water I would want that water to be warm and swimmable. I like to do more than just look at the water.

Marseilles has a few bargains right now, I'm not talking Cannes.

As far as bargains in Philly go...
Here in a decent neighborhood about 20 blocks from Center City.
$85,000 - Fully Rehabbed, No Closing Costs!
Beautiful rehabbed home at 21st & Reed Streets. 3 bedrooms, 2 full bathrooms, new everything!
Property includes a 1 year home warranty and Seller will pay Buyer closing costs...which is equal to about $4500!
http://b.im.craigslist.org/F7/Ya/Ft6GtQTcuKLyamRTecqnK0rCGttz.jpg

This one is in a great part of center city "the gayborhoood" Wash West.
Another steal but try getting a king sized bed up those stairs.

$219000 - Trinity on Quiet Side Street, Great Location!
1st floor kitchen with brick fireplace, 2nd floor living room with newer bathroom, 3rd floor bedroom. Dry unfinished basement. Great natural light.
Approx: 600 square feet
http://a.im.craigslist.org/Gk/wa/U0md5JxSR5KDwi1FtMKSzDhiNtkR.jpg

$975000 - RARE INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY
1st floor and basement is currently rented to commericial tenant with potential for owner occupancy. 2nd, 3rd and back part of 1st floor are one large apartment with potential for conversion to seperate units. Apartment will be delivered vacant. There is a rear garden area.
http://b.im.craigslist.org/an/t1/dbVkKjLxAixx7FtAv2nPO2V3b6N7.jpg

West Vancouver British Columbia


http://www.somersetcustomhomes.ca/gallery/kensingtonview_std.jpg

http://www.somersetcustomhomes.ca/gallery/beaconpool_std.jpg

http://www.somersetcustomhomes.ca/gallery/44thav~2_std.jpg

http://www.somersetcustomhomes.ca/gallery/ptgrey2_std.jpg

Deep Cove North Vancouver
http://www.somersetcustomhomes.ca/gallery/deepcovestairs_std.jpg

http://www.somersetcustomhomes.ca/gallery/deepco~6_std.jpg

http://www.somersetcustomhomes.ca/gallery/deepcovedining_std.jpg
http://www.somersetcustomhomes.ca/gallery/deepcovefrontbluesm2_std.jpg
http://www.somersetcustomhomes.ca/gallery/deepcovemillwork_std.jpg
West Vancouver
http://www.somersetcustomhomes.ca/gallery/matherpool_std.jpg

North Vancouver
http://www.somersetcustomhomes.ca/gallery/talltr~1_std.jpg

West Vancouver
http://www.somersetcustomhomes.ca/gallery/marine2a_std.jpg

Damn!!! Those are nice houses!

I'd be really interested in seeing mansions and stuff in New York City, London, Tokyo, Paris, and Hong Kong. I realize there might not be mansions but how about luxury apartments/ condos in these high cost of living cities?

they sure are!

http://www.globalphotos.org/philadelphia/20040822/RIMG7947.jpg

That is one of the most disturbing things I have ever seen. It's beyond sprawl, that might be some of the worst planning ever. Look at all the leapfrogging, and the lot sizes... you don't see shit like that here.

Bangalore(Current tech capitol of India), India
Some nice houses in Bangalore
http://bhavana_agarwal.tripod.com/images/bangalore/housing/2003_PalmMeadows1.jpg

http://bhavana_agarwal.tripod.com/images/bangalore/housing/2003_PalmMeadows.jpg

http://bhavana_agarwal.tripod.com/images/bangalore/housing/2003_MClassic_LivRm.jpg

http://bhavana_agarwal.tripod.com/images/bangalore/housing/2003_PalmMeadows2.jpg

http://bhavana_agarwal.tripod.com/images/bangalore/2004_MantriRythm_ModelApt.jpg



http://bhavana_agarwal.tripod.com/images/bangalore/2004_MantriElegance.jpg

You can see Barcelona most exclusive mansions here:
;)
http://skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=174777
:wink2:

some merchant homes in st. john's, newfoundland.

https://prhpprivate.snsl.biz/images/1636.jpg

https://prhpprivate.snsl.biz/images/2140.jpg

https://prhpprivate.snsl.biz/images/1640.jpg

https://prhpprivate.snsl.biz/images/1227.jpg

https://prhpprivate.snsl.biz/images/693.jpg

https://prhpprivate.snsl.biz/images/1217.jpg

https://prhpprivate.snsl.biz/images/632.jpg

https://prhpprivate.snsl.biz/images/2166.jpg

https://prhpprivate.snsl.biz/images/1477.jpg

https://prhpprivate.snsl.biz/images/735.jpg

https://prhpprivate.snsl.biz/images/2119.jpg

https://prhpprivate.snsl.biz/images/2127.jpg

Oh spatula get over yourself. When you live in the city sprawl is a rarity and on that note it is unseen by urbanites. To go there is like going to the zoo.

Oh spatula get over yourself. When you live in the city sprawl is a rarity and on that note it is unseen by urbanites. To go there is like going to the zoo.

Sounds pretty much like most cities. Older, fairly dense suburbs, and the
new ones with subdivisions. Is Philly growing slower than other cities,
without as many new suburbs?

$975000 - RARE INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY
1st floor and basement is currently rented to commericial tenant with potential for owner occupancy. 2nd, 3rd and back part of 1st floor are one large apartment with potential for conversion to seperate units. Apartment will be delivered vacant. There is a rear garden area.
http://b.im.craigslist.org/an/t1/dbVkKjLxAixx7FtAv2nPO2V3b6N7.jpg
I love this. This is so idyllic to me. Who wouldnt want to live upstairs from a bustling sidewalk in a vibrant, densely populated neighborhood? You could sit on your window sill and get more entertainment then from watching TV. Although, The Californian in me cringes at the thought of trying to find parking for my Range Rover. LOL

Here are some nice houses in my neighborhood in Oakland...none are for sale, I just like 'em.

http://markbecker.com/portfolio_mb/completed_homes/pages_indepth/6001_manchester/lg_frontview.jpg

http://markbecker.com/portfolio_mb/completed_homes/pages_indepth/165_apine_terrace/lg_frontview.jpg

http://markbecker.com/portfolio_mb/completed_homes/pages_indepth/6224_broadwayterrace/lg_frontview.jpg

http://markbecker.com/portfolio_mb/completed_homes/pages_indepth/6382_brookside/lg_front_view.jpg

http://markbecker.com/portfolio_mb/completed_homes/pages_indepth/11_beechwood/lg_frontview.jpg

http://markbecker.com/portfolio_mb/completed_homes/pages_indepth/100_beechwood/lg_frontview.jpg

http://markbecker.com/portfolio_mb/completed_homes/pages_indepth/5972_margarido/lg_frontview.jpg

http://markbecker.com/portfolio_mb/completed_homes/pages_indepth/5972_margarido/lg_front_door.jpg

http://markbecker.com/portfolio_mb/completed_homes/pages_indepth/6148_hill_road/lg_view.jpg

If I were to pay that much for a house on the water I would want that water to be warm and swimmable. I like to do more than just look at the water.

True... the water is always cold or at least chilly. And California in general doesn't seem to get the beautiful azur, turquoise or otherwise exotically colored sea that you often find in the Med.

Love theose Spanish revivals in Oakland. Very vernacular to the Bay area. Oakland has become quite posh these days.

The typcal north american "sprawl" in the suburbs is not so common here in Italy, mainly because the country is full of mountains and so the flat terrain is "rare" and the prices not low.

You can find some "american sprawl" mainly in the Po valley, practically the only real "plain" of Italy.


Suburbs Verona
http://www.green-village.it/5_Cantiere/Scorci/images/7_jpg.jpg

http://www.green-village.it/5_Cantiere/Inglesina%20B/images/0_jpg.jpg

http://www.green-village.it/5_Cantiere/Inglesina%20B/images/2_jpg.jpg

http://www.green-village.it/5_Cantiere/Giorgia%20A/images/dietro0_jpg.jpg

http://www.green-village.it/5_Cantiere/Liset/images/01_jpg.jpg

http://www.green-village.it/5_Cantiere/Carolin/images/01_jpg.jpg

http://www.green-village.it/5_Cantiere/Carolin/images/03_jpg.jpg

http://www.green-village.it/5_Cantiere/Desana/images/03_jpg.jpg

http://www.green-village.it/5_Cantiere/Scorci/images/1_jpg.jpg

http://www.green-village.it/5_Cantiere/Scorci/images/6_jpg.jpg

http://www.green-village.it/5_Cantiere/Scorci/images/5_jpg.jpg


suburbs Cremona
http://www.suresina.it/images/Via%20Geronda.jpg

http://www.suresina.it/images/Via_Solferino.jpg

Turin Suburbs
http://www.piemontecase.it/Foto/monf.jpg

http://www.tecnocasa.it/resizefoto.srv?idNazione=it&idContratto=athn5&idImmagine=5215F&size=2

Mantua suburbs
http://www.tecnocasa.it/resizefoto.srv?idNazione=it&idContratto=mnhs1&idImmagine=5766F&size=2

Vicenza suburbs
http://www.tecnocasa.it/resizefoto.srv?idNazione=it&idContratto=vihd8&idImmagine=5175F&size=2

http://www.tecnocasa.it/resizefoto.srv?idNazione=it&idContratto=vihd0&idImmagine=5192F&size=2

Milan suburbs
http://www.tecnocasa.it/resizefoto.srv?idNazione=it&idContratto=vaha7&idImmagine=5412F&size=2

http://www.tecnocasa.it/resizefoto.srv?idNazione=it&idContratto=vaha7&idImmagine=5342F&size=2

^thanks northern italian, those are very interesting.

Oh spatula get over yourself. When you live in the city sprawl is a rarity and on that note it is unseen by urbanites. To go there is like going to the zoo.
I just posted once, philadweller, Boris550 quoted me. Anyway, with that bit of confusion out of the way, I just found it amusing how you posted photos of lovely streetcar suburbs complete with some guys fishing in a river in response to those suburb pics. Just kind of amusing... that's all!

Sydney

Dream Homes
http://www.realestate.com.au/objects/props/9124/102259124mm1127453193.jpg http://www.realestate.com.au/objects/props/6433/102716433mm1139062200.jpg


http://www.realestate.com.au/objects/props/9422/102649422mm1133961009.jpg http://www.realestate.com.au/objects/props/8473/102758473mm1139231405.jpg

http://www.realestate.com.au/objects/props/2611/102882611mm1139362271.jpg http://www.realestate.com.au/objects/props/8427/102808427mm1132969098.jpg

http://www.realestate.com.au/objects/props/8441/102788441mm1138942853.jpg http://www.realestate.com.au/objects/props/3468/102773468mm1131929669.jpg

http://www.realestate.com.au/objects/props/6870/102646870mm1125878260.jpg http://www.realestate.com.au/objects/props/8973/102958973mm1138799405.jpg

http://www.realestate.com.au/objects/props/6148/102976148mm1139404207.jpg http://www.realestate.com.au/objects/props/6250/102716250mm1131060095.jpg

http://www.realestate.com.au/objects/props/7149/101927149mm1124205720.jpg http://www.realestate.com.au/objects/props/0030/102590030mm1138779588.jpg


http://www.realestate.com.au/objects/props/0510/102970510mm1139276725.jpg http://www.realestate.com.au/objects/props/6156/102706156mm1138779588.jpg


http://www.realestate.com.au/objects/props/3163/101973163mm1138367404.jpg http://www.realestate.com.au/objects/props/1606/102041606mm1129510755.jpg

http://www.realestate.com.au/objects/props/7813/102967813mm1139190259.jpg http://www.realestate.com.au/objects/props/2670/102782670mm1138972204.jpg

http://www.realestate.com.au/objects/props/1647/102921647mm1137382861.jpg http://www.realestate.com.au/objects/props/5819/102875819mm1134958577.jpg
http://www.realestate.com.au/objects/props/5172/102955172mm1139231416.jpg http://www.realestate.com.au/objects/props/1756/102941756mm1138142585.jpg

http://www.realestate.com.au/objects/props/9007/102959007mm1139231416.jpg http://www.realestate.com.au/objects/props/5696/102895696mm1139271495.jpg


Will Do

http://www.realestate.com.au/objects/props/1054/102971054mm1139283961.jpg http://www.realestate.com.au/objects/props/9068/102489068mm1138335301.jpg

http://www.realestate.com.au/objects/props/7539/102377539mm1116312653.jpg http://www.realestate.com.au/objects/props/0781/102950781mm1139203734.jpg

http://www.realestate.com.au/objects/props/8649/102908649mm1137134128.jpg http://www.realestate.com.au/objects/props/5732/102845732mm1133302561.jpg

http://www.realestate.com.au/objects/props/4924/102684924mm1139062200.jpg http://www.realestate.com.au/objects/props/7625/102967625mm1139340780.jpg

http://www.realestate.com.au/objects/props/7503/102477503mm1129948437.jpg http://www.realestate.com.au/objects/props/8522/102658522mm1126228937.jpg

http://www.realestate.com.au/objects/props/0528/102030528mm1119033965.jpg http://www.realestate.com.au/objects/props/6106/102976106mm1139397302.jpg

some expensive homes in suburban Rotterdam

http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/2069/afbeelding0078qa.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

and some expensive apppartments in Den Bosch (one app. here costs a million euros!)
http://img302.imageshack.us/img302/4373/denbosch293gp.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

^ now that is cool!

Barcelona mansions by forumer MET:
;)
A petición de algunos foreros, me he decidido a rescatar el zret que hace más de un año colgué acerca de la avendia que más me gusta de Barcelona.
http://foto.epson.com/es/crea_foto.asp?idFoto=263669&idAlbum=28616&tamanio=5
Sus orígenes hay que buscarlos en la Sociedad Anónima Tibidabo fundada en 1899 por Salvador Andreu (el de las famosas pastillas para la tos) quien quiso urbanizar la montaña a modo de una ciudad jardín al gusto europeo de la época... para ello se abrió la Avenida del Tibidabo que desde el primer momento fue transitada por tranvías que llegaban a la parada del primer funicular de España el cual permetía llegar a la cumbre de la montaña donde se construyó un parque de atracciones y una sala de fiestas para atrarer a la burguesía hacia la nueva urbanización...

De todo aquello, que no acabó de cuajar del todo, nos queda el parque de atracciones, el funicular, el Tramvia Blau y por supuesto casas modernistas a lado y lado de dicha avenida. :)

La Av. Tibidabo empieza en la Pl. Kennedy donde encontramos uno de los edificios más emblemáticos, sobretodo por su torreón; La Rotonda. Antiguo hotel modernista ahora venido mucho a menos al ser el Hospital de Sant Gervasi (hospital terminal :( )...

http://foto.epson.com/es/crea_foto.asp?idFoto=263667&idAlbum=28616&tamanio=5

http://foto.epson.com/es/crea_foto.asp?idFoto=263666&idAlbum=28616&tamanio=5

http://foto.epson.com/es/crea_foto.asp?idFoto=263670&idAlbum=28616&tamanio=5

según tengo entendido la inmobiliaria de Núñez i Navarro adquirió el edificio para devolverle su esplendor de hace ahora un siglo...
Un zorro vigila la escalera de acceso a la antigua cafetería, justo donde arranca la avenida y la línea del tranvía.

http://foto.epson.com/es/crea_foto.asp?idFoto=263671&idAlbum=28616&tamanio=5

http://foto.epson.com/es/crea_foto.asp?idFoto=263672&idAlbum=28616&tamanio=5

Pues ahora es cuestión de ir subiendo y admirar los palacetes que se fueron construyendo. Si bien hay edificaciones de diverosos estilos, el modernismo gana por goleada. ;)
En esta primera parte, la avenida es recta y con una pendiente bastante suave.
http://foto.epson.com/es/crea_foto.asp?idFoto=263673&idAlbum=28616&tamanio=5

http://foto.epson.com/es/crea_foto.asp?idFoto=263674&idAlbum=28616&tamanio=5

http://foto.epson.com/es/crea_foto.asp?idFoto=263675&idAlbum=28616&tamanio=5

http://foto.epson.com/es/crea_foto.asp?idFoto=263676&idAlbum=28616&tamanio=5

http://foto.epson.com/es/crea_foto.asp?idFoto=263677&idAlbum=28616&tamanio=5

http://foto.epson.com/es/crea_foto.asp?idFoto=263678&idAlbum=28616&tamanio=5

http://foto.epson.com/es/crea_foto.asp?idFoto=263680&idAlbum=28616&tamanio=5

http://foto.epson.com/es/crea_foto.asp?idFoto=263679&idAlbum=28616&tamanio=5

La mayoría de estas torres albergan hoy consulados, sedes empresariales y universitarias, clínicas privadas, geriátricos, bares musicales, restaurantes, colegios, guarderías e internados de gente bien. Estamos en el barrio de Sant Gervasi de Cassoles, uno de los más exclusivos de Barcelona.

Ésta es una de mis preferidas... :)
http://foto.epson.com/es/crea_foto.asp?idFoto=263681&idAlbum=28616&tamanio=5

http://foto.epson.com/es/crea_foto.asp?idFoto=263682&idAlbum=28616&tamanio=5

http://foto.epson.com/es/crea_foto.asp?idFoto=263683&idAlbum=28616&tamanio=5

Justo al lado encontramos otra preciosidad que quita el hipo... sobretodo por sus forjados... :eek:
http://foto.epson.com/es/crea_foto.asp?idFoto=263684&idAlbum=28616&tamanio=5

http://foto.epson.com/es/crea_foto.asp?idFoto=263685&idAlbum=28616&tamanio=5

http://foto.epson.com/es/crea_foto.asp?idFoto=263686&idAlbum=28616&tamanio=5

http://foto.epson.com/es/crea_foto.asp?idFoto=263687&idAlbum=28616&tamanio=5

TRANQULIDAD... que el edificio ya está en buenas manos (aunque no sean las mías... :bash: :cry: :love: )
http://foto.epson.com/es/crea_foto.asp?idFoto=263688&idAlbum=28616&tamanio=5
Noviembre de 2003.

http://foto.epson.com/es/crea_foto.asp?idFoto=263689&idAlbum=28616&tamanio=5
Enero de 2005.

Sigamos subiendo... :drool:
http://foto.epson.com/es/crea_foto.asp?idFoto=263690&idAlbum=28616&tamanio=5

http://foto.epson.com/es/crea_foto.asp?idFoto=263691&idAlbum=28616&tamanio=5

http://foto.epson.com/es/crea_foto.asp?idFoto=263692&idAlbum=28616&tamanio=5

http://foto.epson.com/es/crea_foto.asp?idFoto=263693&idAlbum=28616&tamanio=5

Llegamos ahora a otro edificio emblemático de la avenida y de la ciudad condal... El Frare Blanc, premio al mejor edificio de Barcelona el año 1913, tal como luce aún la placa en su fachada.
Actualmente alberaga el restaurante El Asador de Aranda
http://foto.epson.com/es/crea_foto.asp?idFoto=263694&idAlbum=28616&tamanio=5

http://foto.epson.com/es/crea_foto.asp?idFoto=263695&idAlbum=28616&tamanio=5

Frente a él hay este palacete de gusto francés...
http://foto.epson.com/es/crea_foto.asp?idFoto=263697&idAlbum=28616&tamanio=5
...y el consulado de China... totalmente vallado y ultravigilado con cámaras de infrarojos y con una cola inmnesa de chinos en la acera para sus papeles...

Si subimos un poco más encontramos este "castillo" de ladrillos rojizos.
http://foto.epson.com/es/crea_foto.asp?idFoto=263696&idAlbum=28616&tamanio=5

Este edificio hace esquina con una calle estrecha que va a parar a las cocheras del tranvía. :)
http://foto.epson.com/es/crea_foto.asp?idFoto=263702&idAlbum=28616&tamanio=5

Sólo circula los fines de semana y cada día en Semana Santa y verano al tratarse de un transporte turístico. Los días de cada día un autobús ruidoso y contaminante hace su trayecto... :(
Desde 1971 y durante 33 años ha sidoe el único tranvía que había en las calles de Barcelona... hasta la primavera pasada en que el Trambaix y el Trambesòs le quitaron el monopolio :colgate:
http://foto.epson.com/es/crea_foto.asp?idFoto=263703&idAlbum=28616&tamanio=5

Justo al lado de las cocheras, la avenida salva la Ronda de Dalt mediante un puente y empieza a retorcerse para encaramarse a la montaña de una forma no tan suave... si lo comparamos con lo que dejamos atrás...
http://foto.epson.com/es/crea_foto.asp?idFoto=263701&idAlbum=28616&tamanio=5

Las vistas y los edificios siguen siendo dignos de ver.
http://foto.epson.com/es/crea_foto.asp?idFoto=263698&idAlbum=28616&tamanio=5

http://foto.epson.com/es/crea_foto.asp?idFoto=263700&idAlbum=28616&tamanio=5
Entrada de la Casa Muntadas, masia mediaval reformada al gusto modernista y que está envuelta por unos enormes jardines. Todo de propiedad privada.
Aquí podemos verla, es la de color blanco, detrás asoma la casa Arnús, la torre que corona la avenida.. :drool:
http://foto.epson.com/es/crea_foto.asp?idFoto=263704&idAlbum=28616&tamanio=5

Enfrente hay la sede de la OUC; Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, La UNED de la Generalitat.
http://foto.epson.com/es/crea_foto.asp?idFoto=263699&idAlbum=28616&tamanio=5

La avenida sube y sube y aquí ya encontramos construcciones más modernas residenciales y los bares musicales que cada noche ofrecen vistas a toda la ciudad... :cheers2:
http://foto.epson.com/es/crea_foto.asp?idFoto=263705&idAlbum=28616&tamanio=5

http://foto.epson.com/es/crea_foto.asp?idFoto=263706&idAlbum=28616&tamanio=5

Diós, como me gusta esa casa... :drool:
http://foto.epson.com/es/crea_foto.asp?idFoto=263707&idAlbum=28616&tamanio=5

http://foto.epson.com/es/crea_foto.asp?idFoto=263708&idAlbum=28616&tamanio=5

Curiosamente en la parte final de la avenida encontramos los edificios más altos, pero que no rompen para nada el encanto.
http://foto.epson.com/es/crea_foto.asp?idFoto=263709&idAlbum=28616&tamanio=5

http://foto.epson.com/es/crea_foto.asp?idFoto=263710&idAlbum=28616&tamanio=5

http://foto.epson.com/es/crea_foto.asp?idFoto=263711&idAlbum=28616&tamanio=5

http://foto.epson.com/es/crea_foto.asp?idFoto=263712&idAlbum=28616&tamanio=5
Estas casa, con sus torreones y balcones, junto con la pendiente de la avenida y el tranvía me recuerda un poco a San Francisco... savando las distancias, claro... :sleepy:

Y por fin coronamos la avenida, que no el Tibidabo ;)
http://foto.epson.com/es/crea_foto.asp?idFoto=263713&idAlbum=28616&tamanio=5

Aquí, en la Plaza Doctor Andreu, en homenaje al promotor de la urbanización de la zona, hay la estación del funicular que sube a la cumbre del Tibidabo, que con sus 512 metros es el punto más alto de la ciudad (sin contar la Torre de Collserol ;) ).
http://foto.epson.com/es/crea_foto.asp?idFoto=263714&idAlbum=28616&tamanio=5

http://foto.epson.com/es/crea_foto.asp?idFoto=263715&idAlbum=28616&tamanio=5

La placa conmemora los primeros 100 años del tranvía y del funicular... por cierto, éste último necesitado de una reforma... Los trenes están pintados así, no son graffities gratuitos ;)
http://foto.epson.com/es/crea_foto.asp?idFoto=263716&idAlbum=28616&tamanio=5

http://foto.epson.com/es/crea_foto.asp?idFoto=263717&idAlbum=28616&tamanio=5

Volviendo a la plaza, encontramos más restuarantes y bares de copas, además de la tercera gran joya de la avenida; El Pinar o Casa Arnús, del propietario de la antigua Banca Arnús... También se la conoce como la Casa de les Bruixes (de las Brujas) porqué su privilegiada situación la hace destacar de noche cuando esta iluminada en medio de la oscuridad de la montaña.
http://foto.epson.com/es/crea_foto.asp?idFoto=263718&idAlbum=28616&tamanio=5

http://foto.epson.com/es/crea_foto.asp?idFoto=263720&idAlbum=28616&tamanio=5

Una vista de la parte final de la avenida desde la plaza...
http://foto.epson.com/es/crea_foto.asp?idFoto=263719&idAlbum=28616&tamanio=5
Hay buenas vistas de toda la ciudad.. lástima de día nublado... :(

Y para acabar dos fotillos de la catenaria del tranvía... A mi me gustan a pesar de ser un poco caóticas... pero ya sabeis que a mi me gustan las cosas raras... :?
http://foto.epson.com/es/crea_foto.asp?idFoto=263721&idAlbum=28616&tamanio=5

http://foto.epson.com/es/crea_foto.asp?idFoto=263722&idAlbum=28616&tamanio=5

Pues esto es un pequeño resumen de lo que se puede ver en la Avinguda del Tibidabo... a pesar del tiempo ha conseguido milagrosamente conservar su esplendor, aunque el tiempo le da un toque decadente que le da solera... :)

a10! :runaway:
:wink2:

some expensive homes in suburban Rotterdam

and some expensive apppartments in Den Bosch (one app. here costs a million euros!)
http://img302.imageshack.us/img302/4373/denbosch293gp.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Wow!! Attack of the giant toasters!!

A few expensive suburban houses in Stockholm.

http://www.skeppsholmen.se/img/dynamic/9_43766_bigImg_4666.jpg

http://www.skeppsholmen.se/img/dynamic/9_45609_bigImg_7103.jpg

http://www.skeppsholmen.se/img/dynamic/9_48094_bigImg_1114.jpg

http://www.skeppsholmen.se/img/dynamic/9_47530_bigImg_5888.jpg

http://www.skeppsholmen.se/img/dynamic/9_48618_bigImg_9701.jpg

http://www.skeppsholmen.se/img/dynamic/9_48599_bigImg_9993.jpg

^^ I thought that black one was a barn....

Hey! Could I see some from Westmount In Montreal, Plus that rich suburb out side of Montreal!! Hey Let's see some in Toronto!!! Maybe the Bridle Path or Some Pics of Rosedale and Forest Hills!!!!!!!!Post some pics. !!!!!!!!!!SOOOOOOOOON !!!!!!!!!!!!!

Here's a typical apartment complex in Hong Kong:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v737/homeofthereds/hkscreensaver107.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v737/homeofthereds/hkscreensaver148.jpg

1000 sq. ft apartments can cost as much as US$ 1m.

Now for the mansions and houses in Hong Kong:

Red Hill:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v737/homeofthereds/127_2722.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v737/homeofthereds/127_2723.jpg

Some in Toronto

http://www.simplycondos.com/mansions/images/m2.gif

http://www.simplycondos.com/mansions/images/m3.gif

http://www.simplycondos.com/mansions/images/m1.gif

KGB took some pics of some Toronto mansions a while ago, maybe he'l post them here.

Here are a few from the Greater Toronto area... the first is in Hamilton, and was built around 1830:

http://img235.imageshack.us/img235/6646/nov2005dundurncastle1835greekr.jpg

http://img471.imageshack.us/img471/4089/2005sept19rosedalehome6ya.jpg

http://img471.imageshack.us/img471/9039/2005sept19rosedalehomei8tc.jpg

http://img17.imageshack.us/img17/7913/oct2404casaloma2hz.jpg

http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/2167/03nov2005jarvisstvii4eh.jpg

http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/5589/03nov2005jarvisstiv0xp.jpg

http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/1131/03nov2005jarvisstiii9fp.jpg

http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/910/03nov2005jarvisstii4si.jpg

http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/5182/03nov2005jarvissti2rr.jpg

http://img483.imageshack.us/img483/7915/2005sept18uoftfacultyoflawjpg5.jpg

Some of the above are no longer residential, but were originally homes in the city.
Here is an old beauty from 1822, built with handmade bricks as it was before a
brick factory set up in Toronto:

http://img206.imageshack.us/img206/3818/2005sept18campbellhouse1822jpg.jpg

more...
http://img206.imageshack.us/img206/3946/oct2404spadinahouse5ls.jpg

http://img206.imageshack.us/img206/2001/2005sept19rosedalehomec0ra.jpg

And finally, one I would love to live in. Just a small stone cottage in Rosedale....

http://img206.imageshack.us/img206/360/2005sept19stonerosedalehome3fk.jpg

I am sure some of the TO guys have better shots than the ones I have...next
summer I will get better ones. Not having a car hampers one's ability to drive
through leafy neighbourhoods snapping photos! :)

^^the first picture is of Dundurn castle. It's more like a tourist place for visiting. I live not that far away from it.

These are the pic i took in summer last year:

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a99/gokusingh/dundurn/durdarn012.jpg

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a99/gokusingh/dundurn/durdarn007.jpg

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a99/gokusingh/dundurn/durdarn008.jpg

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a99/gokusingh/dundurn/durdarn011.jpg

^^^^ It is my favourite house in Ontario... it is about the size of the White House,
maybe a bit smaller... and had the first flush toilet in North America (installed in 1830,
4 years before one went into the White House). It was installed by the son of the
inventor of the flush toilet (Thomas Crapper... I kid you not). It was the very
first Italianate style building built in North America, and was built by a London architect. Your picture shows the cute aviary house, and the cock fighting pit... only the aristocracy were allowed to have cockfights. The basements are very cool, and are stone secret tunnels dating back to the War of 1812 when the British repelled the attacking Americans.

http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/7881/nov2005dundurncastletunnelunde.jpg

Rear view..

http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/6646/nov2005dundurncastle1835greekr.jpg

The old coach house:

http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/2006/nov2005dundurncastle1835coachh1.jpg

Nice Pics

Great images !

^^ I thought that black one was a barn....
Well it's supposed to resemble one. According to the site where I found the pic, building barn-like housing is very popular in USA and this is the first of it's kind in Sweden..

Houses in Bangalore, India
http://img345.imageshack.us/img345/4694/407411103yqngtpph1gq.jpg

http://img435.imageshack.us/img435/5942/407411570wvmemqph2tk.jpg

http://img337.imageshack.us/img337/5136/407411874zkrzyoph2pr.jpg

http://img417.imageshack.us/img417/8518/407411480cjsuunph6dn.jpg

http://img422.imageshack.us/img422/7533/407411487wkdmneph1uc.jpg

http://img142.imageshack.us/img142/6563/2003palmmeadows19hf.jpg

http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/8308/2003palmmeadows23rh.jpg

That neighborhood in Bangalore looks like Miami.

Unfortunately I'm 1,000 miles away from home, so I can't take any pics. However, there are really a lot of nice houses in the area that I live in (the South Shore of Boston). There's a house that was estimated to be worth around $30 mil, and a few others relatively close to that aswell. Along with that we have the former estate of one of the first US Presidents, John Quincy Adams. Here's a couple pics of houses that I found on sale around here:
$7 mil
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v633/tmac9wr/Duxbury.jpg
$5.5 mil
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v633/tmac9wr/Cohasset1.jpg
$4 mil
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v633/tmac9wr/Marshfield.jpg
$3.5 mil
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v633/tmac9wr/Cohasset2.jpg
$2.5 mil
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v633/tmac9wr/Hingham.jpg

If this thread is still around by the time I go home for summer, I'll be sure to drive around and find the real nice houses. Not saying that the ones I just showed aren't nice...but there are a lot better ones.

Detroit proper has several areas of nice or formerly nice mansions including the Boston-Edison and Indian Village areas. In addition there are the homes of the auto barons: Ford's Fairlane Manor, Matilda Dodge's Meadowbrook Hall, the Edsel and Elanor Ford estate, etc.
Hudkina (or anyone else), do you have pictures of these?

I only have pictures of one of Detroit's first wealthy subdivisions from the 1870s to 1910s: Brush Park:
1. Mansion converted to B&B:
http://www.majhost.com/gallery/DecoJim/DetroitBrushPark/brushpark13.jpg
2. House that retailer J.L.Hudson rented before building his own mansion:
http://www.majhost.com/gallery/DecoJim/DetroitBrushPark/brushpark03.jpg
3. Mansions currently undergoing restoration:
http://www.majhost.com/gallery/DecoJim/DetroitBrushPark/brushpark16.jpg
4a. The Ransom Gillis house (restoration about to begin at time photo was taken - October 2005):
http://www.majhost.com/gallery/DecoJim/DetroitBrushPark/ransomgillishouse04.jpg
4b. The Ransom Gillis house (restoration in progress; I took this picture on March 26, 2006).
http://www.majhost.com/gallery/DecoJim/DetroitBrushPark/ransomgillishouse42.jpg

^^^ Breaks my heart to see a grand old Victorian house demolished, so
bless 'em for restoring it.
@Sideshow Bob. Who in their right mind would want their house to look
like a barn? Not me....

Taller, Better:
If you want to see an image of the house before it fell into ruin:
63 Alfred (http://63alfred.com/home.htm)

Currently, the some brickwork has been restored and a plywood roof has been installed. I can only hope that some of the original detailing is reproduced.

Some nice mansions in Kuala Lumpur.

http://img233.echo.cx/img233/4589/house13gx.jpg

http://img221.echo.cx/img221/4225/house24de.jpg

http://pwp.maxis.net.my/szehoong/pix/kuala%20lumpur/big_houses/IMG_1186sm.JPG

http://img255.echo.cx/img255/7127/68947575ttgamyph6mc.jpg

http://img254.echo.cx/img254/1082/richhouse14sg.jpg

http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/4387/sheikfadzil1gy.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v245/rafreen/jusco/Image271.jpg

http://img393.imageshack.us/img393/6677/img11186zu.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b283/szehoong/Nice%20Houses/IMG_6553.jpg



http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v188/argory/Kuala%20Lumpur/Picture071-2.jpg

http://msittig.freeshell.org/imgs/malaysia_kualalumpur_view.jpg

http://www.pnm.my/yangpertama/Photo/radio3.jpg

http://www.morsko-prase.hr/albums/album42/Slike_013.jpg

http://www.hbp.usm.my/conservation/imagesJPG/images11/wlokekl.jpg

http://www.hbp.usm.my/conservation/imagesJPG/images11/pamkl.jpg

http://allmalaysia.info/attractions/archives/2003/6/6carcosa1-ctr.jpg

http://www.featurecontact.com/Images/Items/JDW03925-L.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b283/szehoong/Nice%20Houses/IMG_6553.jpg

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d163/picaddict_1975/Damansara%20hts/DSC00232.jpg

http://pwp.maxis.net.my/szehoong/pix/kuala%20lumpur/big_houses/IMG_8288sm.JPG

Here are some home pictures from Columbia, SC

I prefer living in the city so these first images are of homes in in-town neighborhoods:

http://webzoom.freewebs.com/waccamatt/neighborhoods/forest%20hills%20melrose%20heights/melrose%20heights%20cottage.jpg

http://webzoom.freewebs.com/waccamatt/neighborhoods/shandon/5%20points%20art%20deco.jpg

http://webzoom.freewebs.com/waccamatt/neighborhoods/shandon/pink%20mansion%20shandon.jpg

This is a very typical Columbia-style bungalow

http://webzoom.freewebs.com/waccamatt/neighborhoods/shandon/shandon%20bungalow.jpg

http://webzoom.freewebs.com/waccamatt/neighborhoods/shandon/shandon%20colonial.jpg

http://webzoom.freewebs.com/waccamatt/neighborhoods/shandon/shandon%20georgian.jpg

http://webzoom.freewebs.com/waccamatt/neighborhoods/shandon/shandon%20harden%20st%202.jpg

http://webzoom.freewebs.com/waccamatt/neighborhoods/shandon/shandon%20harden%20st.jpg

http://webzoom.freewebs.com/waccamatt/neighborhoods/shandon/shandon%20nice%20yard.jpg

http://webzoom.freewebs.com/waccamatt/neighborhoods/forest%20hills%20melrose%20heights/forest%20hills%20another%20art%20deco.jpg

http://webzoom.freewebs.com/waccamatt/neighborhoods/forest%20hills%20melrose%20heights/forest%20hills%20mansion.jpg

http://webzoom.freewebs.com/waccamatt/neighborhoods/forest%20hills%20melrose%20heights/forest%20hills%20mediterranean.jpg

http://webzoom.freewebs.com/waccamatt/neighborhoods/forest%20hills%20melrose%20heights/forest%20hills%20still.jpg

http://webzoom.freewebs.com/waccamatt/neighborhoods/forest%20hills%20melrose%20heights/forest%20hills%20stone%202.jpg

http://webzoom.freewebs.com/waccamatt/neighborhoods/forest%20hills%20melrose%20heights/colonial%20devereaux%20at%20kilbourne.jpg

http://webzoom.freewebs.com/waccamatt/neighborhoods/forest%20hills%20melrose%20heights/heathwood%20mansion.jpg

http://webzoom.freewebs.com/waccamatt/neighborhoods/forest%20hills%20melrose%20heights/heathwood%20adger%20rd.jpg

http://webzoom.freewebs.com/waccamatt/neighborhoods/vista%20residential/more%20gov%20hill.jpg

http://webzoom.freewebs.com/waccamatt/neighborhoods/vista%20residential/gov%20hill.jpg

http://webzoom.freewebs.com/waccamatt/neighborhoods/earlewood%20park%20keenan%20terrace/earlewood%20park%20stone%202.jpg

http://webzoom.freewebs.com/waccamatt/neighborhoods/earlewood%20park%20keenan%20terrace/earlewood%20park%20stone.jpg

http://webzoom.freewebs.com/waccamatt/neighborhoods/earlewood%20park%20keenan%20terrace/river%20drive.jpg

http://webzoom.freewebs.com/waccamatt/neighborhoods/earlewood%20park%20keenan%20terrace/gadsden%20st%20in%20earlewood.jpg

http://webzoom.freewebs.com/waccamatt/neighborhoods/elmwood%20park%20cottontown/another%20nice%20renov%20cottontown.jpg

http://webzoom.freewebs.com/waccamatt/neighborhoods/elmwood%20park%20cottontown/cottontown%20gamecocks%20fans.jpg

It even snows here on occasion

http://webzoom.freewebs.com/waccamatt/snow%20at%20the%20house.JPG

http://webzoom.freewebs.com/waccamatt/neighborhoods/earlewood%20park%20keenan%20terrace/keenan%20terrace%20mediterranean.jpg

http://webzoom.freewebs.com/waccamatt/neighborhoods/elmwood%20park%20cottontown/elmwood%20park.jpg

http://webzoom.freewebs.com/waccamatt/neighborhoods/elmwood%20park%20cottontown/elmwood%20park%20tile%20roof.jpg

http://webzoom.freewebs.com/waccamatt/neighborhoods/wales%20garden%20wheeler%20hill%20hollywood%20hills/favorite%202.jpg

http://webzoom.freewebs.com/waccamatt/neighborhoods/wales%20garden%20wheeler%20hill%20hollywood%20hills/wales%20garden%20fountain.jpg

http://webzoom.freewebs.com/waccamatt/neighborhoods/wales%20garden%20wheeler%20hill%20hollywood%20hills/wales%20garden%20tile%20roof.jpg

http://webzoom.freewebs.com/waccamatt/neighborhoods/wales%20garden%20wheeler%20hill%20hollywood%20hills/wales%20garden%20with%20greyhounds.jpg

http://webzoom.freewebs.com/waccamatt/neighborhoods/wales%20garden%20wheeler%20hill%20hollywood%20hills/hollywood%20hills.jpg

http://webzoom.freewebs.com/waccamatt/neighborhoods/wales%20garden%20wheeler%20hill%20hollywood%20hills/more%20wales%20garden.jpg

http://webzoom.freewebs.com/waccamatt/neighborhoods/usc%205%20points%20downtown/swiss%20family%20robinson%205%20points.jpg

http://webzoom.freewebs.com/waccamatt/neighborhoods/usc%205%20points%20downtown/usc%20area%20wheres%20the%20olive%20tree.jpg

http://webzoom.freewebs.com/waccamatt/neighborhoods/usc%205%20points%20downtown/usc%20neighborhood.jpg

http://webzoom.freewebs.com/waccamatt/neighborhoods/usc%205%20points%20downtown/seibels%20house.jpg

Here are a few suburban pictures from Columbia, SC for those of you who prefer the suburbs:

http://webzoom.freewebs.com/waccamatt/neighborhoods/Forest%20Acres%20Arcadia%20Lakes/arcadia%20lakes%204.jpg

http://webzoom.freewebs.com/waccamatt/neighborhoods/Forest%20Acres%20Arcadia%20Lakes/forest%20acres%20tudor.jpg

http://webzoom.freewebs.com/waccamatt/neighborhoods/Forest%20Acres%20Arcadia%20Lakes/lake%20katherine%20williamsburg.jpg

http://webzoom.freewebs.com/waccamatt/neighborhoods/Forest%20Acres%20Arcadia%20Lakes/arcadia%20lakes%201.jpg

http://us.f3.yahoofs.com/class/000464187450/_fs__a2ff89c41d3fd14d64f10de35e1f75de_0.jpg?cf_L5gyCW8NF_ADF

http://image.homesandland.com/image/2077/3/2077121053.jpg

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While I didn’t find anything in the $25,000,000-$35,000,000 range here that appealed to me or impressed me...or even began to meet my needs of my preceived station in life, I have to say that a couple of the $56,000,000+ homes did pique my interest and might begin to deliver the life style that I truly deserve. Hopefully the home I purchase will be far removed from the “little people” I’ve encournted along the way, and near by to the “right people” whose I company I deserve (and who deserve me as one of their neighbors, as well).

The question is: would a down playment of 0.00000000000001% (contingent on my getting a good price on the sale of my studio condominium*) allow me to get financing (and a good interest rate) on a $60,000,000 home?

* I did put in a new regrigerator and microwave and replaced the broken tiles in the bathroom in the condo, if that helps to know.

While I didn’t find anything in the $25,000,000-$35,000,000 range here that appealed to me or impressed me...or even began to meet my needs of my preceived station in life, I have to say that a couple of the $56,000,000+ homes did pique my interest and might begin to deliver the life style that I truly deserve. Hopefully the home I purchase will be far removed from the “little people” I’ve encournted along the way, and near by to the “right people” whose I company I deserve (and who deserve me as one of their neighbors, as well).

The question is: would a down playment of 0.00000000000001% (contingent on my getting a good price on the sale of my studio condominium*) allow me to get financing (and a good interest rate) on a $60,000,000 home?

* I did put in a new regrigerator and microwave and replaced the broken tiles in the bathroom in the condo, if that helps to know.

:cheers1: I'm with you, let's think big!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v453/pwright1/DowntownSeattle116.jpg

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Is there anywhere in North America where they currently build new suburbs with modern houses rather than Post Modern replicas?

Is there anywhere in North America where they currently build new suburbs with modern houses rather than Post Modern replicas?
PostModern was a style in the 80's, but I don't think that would apply to
the style of most housing shown in these threads. I think you may be
thinking of neo-classical, perhaps.
I think you will find housing in North America that is almost as modern as
that of Australia.

This house is really awesome.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v453/pwright1/seattle023Small.jpg

wow...those mansions are incredibleee

Let's see some from West Vancouver!! Their are some beautiful homes there!!

Here are some mansions in Detroit's Indian Village neighborhood which was developed starting in 1895 and ending in the 1920s. Indian Village, which is a few miles east of downtown, consists of several blocks along each of three streets: Seminole, Iroquois, and Burns that cross East Jefferson Avenue.

I took these pictures on March 11, 2006.

1. Typical houses in Indian Village:
http://www.majhost.com/gallery/DecoJim/IndianVillage/indianvillage35.jpg

2. The Buhl house (1908):
http://www.majhost.com/gallery/DecoJim/IndianVillage/buhl_house27.jpg

3. The Mary Edgar House (1913):
http://www.majhost.com/gallery/DecoJim/IndianVillage/maryedgarhouse30.jpg

4. The Bingley Fales house (1907). This is the largest house at 15,000 square feet:
http://www.majhost.com/gallery/DecoJim/IndianVillage/faleshouse41.jpg

5. Louis Kamper house (1917). Mr. Kamper is the architect who designed several Detroit landmarks such as the Book Tower and the Book-Cadillac Hotel:
http://www.majhost.com/gallery/DecoJim/IndianVillage/kamperhouse42.jpg

If you are interested, more pictures are at:
http://www.majhost.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=108865

The biggest mansion in the United States is located just south of Asheville. 250 rooms on 8,000 acres (at one time 125,000 acres) of gardens, farmland, and forest park. It boasts four acres of floor space, and when it was completed in 1895, it was one of the most technologically advanced structures on earth.

Biltmore House:

http://images.43things.com/place/00/01/94/103550xl.jpg

I can't find any decent pictures, but Asheville is littered with grand houses, including Zealandia Castle, Homewood Castle, Seely's Castle, Richmond Hill (now a hotel), Cedar Crest (also now a hotel), and plenty of others.

Here are some from Regina, Canada.

not as Amazing as some of the other homes in this thread, but not bad considering it's just Regina lol


http://img49.imageshack.us/img49/419/1774hd.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img49.imageshack.us/img49/4749/dscf15328ci.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img301.imageshack.us/img301/5797/2492oz.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img301.imageshack.us/img301/6431/4967ky.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img160.imageshack.us/img160/7237/dscf15336wt.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Indian Village is beautiful... really nice. You guys should have shown those pix in
some of the City vs threads! ;)
I love the Biltmore, but for the life of me I can never figure out what they were
thinking of when they designed the area just to the left of the central entrance.
What on earth are those 3 things that look like ugly ascending exterior stairways for? Bizarre and ruins the balance. But, I would love to see inside!!!

Palacio de Malacañan, The Official Residence of the President of the Republic of the Philippines

Cute kids having their field trip
http://www.globehoppers.us/busykids/10-03preskpalace.jpg

The Palace Grounds/Exteriors
http://www.geocities.com/hkpaa/ph_erap_marcosroom.jpg
http://cebu.jocv.net/album/su_albums/11_23_1.jpg

Palacio del Gobernador, Intramuros, Manila
http://www.treasury.gov.ph/images/palacio.gifhttp://images.wcities.com/www.wcities.com/cityrecords/244323.jpg

The others were destroyed during the war.

I love the Biltmore, but for the life of me I can never figure out what they were thinking of when they designed the area just to the left of the central entrance.

What on earth are those 3 things that look like ugly ascending exterior stairways for? Bizarre and ruins the balance. But, I would love to see inside!!!

That's the staircase tower, actually. :hahaha: The grand staircase runs in a spiral up the inside. That's also where the elevator (original to the house) is located, as well as the biggest chandelier in the house, which hangs down with the staircase more or less wrapping around it as it ascends.

There's a thread here on SSC about Biltmore, and it includes some interior shots. Go here to take a look! (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=122403)

The pictures are lousy, but here's what I could find of Asheville's other great houses.

Homewood Castle:

http://www.dupontcastle.com/castles/homewood.jpg

Seely's Castle:

http://www.dupontcastle.com/castles/seely2.jpg

Zealandia Castle:

http://www.heritagewnc.org/historic_register_sites/zealandia/Ball2258.jpg

Some house in Biltmore Forest, a town sandwiched between Asheville and the Biltmore Estate property:

http://www.thepaintforce.com/images/gallery_enlarged/BiltmoreForestHouse.jpg

Samuel Reed House (now a hotel):

http://www.biltmorevillage.com/images/biltmorevillageinn.jpg

Richmond Hill:

http://www.iloveinns.com/images/north_ca/richmo01_lg.jpg

Cedar Crest:

http://www.ncbbi.org/images/inn-images/cedar%20crest_lg.jpg

Battle Mansion:

http://www.askyewolfe.com/battlehouseasheville.gif

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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v453/pwright1/seattle2/seattle6/16048Medium.jpg

Indian Village is beautiful... really nice. You guys should have shown those pix in
some of the City vs threads! ;)

Thanks for the comment. It would have been difficult to post those Indian Village pictures in the City vs. City forums since I only took them a few days ago! I only joined skyscrapercity in December just in time to discover a lot of mean comments right before the thread category was shut down.

Indian Village and Brush Park (see earlier) are within the CITY limits of Detroit. I suspect that some (but not all) of the other mansions, however nice, are in some suburb or even in a rural setting.

Biltmore, the Vanderbuilt mansion, was (as I recall) built on a 125,000 acre peice of land, hardly an urban setting. Since it is the largest house in the entire USA, I can image it was hard to resist including it in this forum.

The pictures of the NC mansions/castles make me wonder if some of the rich of the late 1900s were intending to bring back feudalism!

Biltmore, the Vanderbuilt mansion, was (as I recall) built on a 125,000 acre peice of land, hardly an urban setting. Since it is the largest house in the entire USA, I can image it was hard to resist including it in this forum.

The pictures of the NC mansions/castles make me wonder if some of the rich of the late 1900s were intending to bring back feudalism!

Funny you should mention that. George Vanderbilt bought the town of Best and turned it into Biltmore Village, a Tudor-style collection of homes and shops centered around a small cathedral, outside the gates of Biltmore Estate. He was a king in his castle, and had his little town of subjects just past the gates. Asheville later annexed Biltmore Village, as well as the adjacent town of Victoria, so the city limits go right up to the estate boundaries. All the other houses (and believe me, there are dozens more that I couldn't find pictures of) are also inside the city limits.

Homewood Castle is in the Montford neighborhood, while Zealandia and Seely's Castle are located on the side of Beaucatcher Mountain, in a neighborhood called Town Mountain that overlooks downtown. Cedar Crest and the Reed House are in Biltmore Village, while Richmond Hill is located on the edge of Richmond Hill Park, the largest city park in town -- it was actually once the grounds of the Richmond Hill estate. The Battle Mansion is located next door to the city's largest hotel, on the side of Sunset Mountain. That one house in Biltmore Forest is one of many like it, because Biltmore Forest is one the richest ZIP codes in the US. Somehow, Biltmore Forest managed to fight off Asheville's annexation attempts and exists as an independent entity.

Like Detroit, we've got an incredible record of the wealth that once was, and in some cases still is, right here.

Dallas proper

Swiss Avenue
http://www.dougnewby.com/images/body/neighborhoods/munger_place_and_swiss_avenue/swiss/5439_swiss_1.jpg
http://www.dougnewby.com/images/body/neighborhoods/munger_place_and_swiss_avenue/swiss/5500_swiss_1.jpg
http://www.dougnewby.com/images/body/neighborhoods/munger_place_and_swiss_avenue/swiss/5921_swiss_1.jpg

Preston Hollow
http://www.dougnewby.com/images/body/neighborhoods/Preston_Hollow_&_Estate_Neighborhoods/Walnut_Hill_&_Forest_Lane/Mayflower/5555_walnuthill_01.jpg
http://www.dougnewby.com/images/body/neighborhoods/Preston_Hollow_&_Estate_Neighborhoods/Preston_Hollow/Preston_Hollow_Addition/5323_parklane_02.jpg
http://www.dougnewby.com/images/body/neighborhoods/Preston_Hollow_&_Estate_Neighborhoods/Preston_Hollow/Sunnybrook_Estates/9707_meadowbrook_01.jpg
http://www.dougnewby.com/images/body/neighborhoods/Preston_Hollow_&_Estate_Neighborhoods/Preston_Hollow/inwood_addition_1/5333_edlen_01.jpg
http://www.dougnewby.com/images/gallery/straitlaneestatehome/large/straitlaneestatehome_13.jpg
http://www.dougnewby.com/images/gallery/straitlaneestatehome/large/straitlaneestatehome_10.jpg

Turtle Creek
http://www.dougnewby.com/images/body/neighborhoods/turtle_creek_corridor/Katy_Trail~Turtle_Creek/placedesvosges/placedesvosges_1.jpg
http://www.dougnewby.com/images/body/neighborhoods/turtle_creek_corridor/Katy_Trail~Turtle_Creek/Park_Bridge_Court/2833_Park_Bridge_Court_1.jpg
http://www.dougnewby.com/images/body/neighborhoods/Highland_Park_and_University_Park/highland_park/old_highland_park/acreage/4320_stjohns_01.jpg
http://www.dougnewby.com/images/body/neighborhoods/Highland_Park_and_University_Park/highland_park/old_highland_park/acreage/4316_stjohns_01.jpg



there are other hoods, plus the billions(exaggeration) of mansions and estates in Las Colinas, Coppell, Southlake, Grapevine, Flower Mound, Frisco, Highland Village, West Plano, Fairview, Rockwall, Arlington, etc, etc. There are simply a ton of them in DFW.

Greenwich, CT, a suburb of NY.
http://pproperties.com/files/181391/74-800.jpg
http://pproperties.com/files/181391/51-800.jpg
http://www.raveis.com/Greenwch_pix/61447.jpg
http://www.raveis.com/Greenwch_pix/61036.jpg
http://www.raveis.com/Greenwch_pix/60804_1.jpg
http://www.raveis.com/Greenwch_pix/62378.jpg
http://www.raveis.com/CMLS_pix/98261583.jpg
http://www.raveis.com/Greenwch_pix/60922.jpg
http://www.relistingpictures.com/Darien2_pix/A7P1/8855.jpg

Here is some from Vancouver :)
http://pictures.mls.ca/mls/reb19/highres/7/91371271.jpg
http://pictures.mls.ca/mls/reb89/highres/4/v5770141.jpg
http://pictures.mls.ca/mls/reb89/highres/7/v3816371.jpg
http://pictures.mls.ca/mls/reb89/highres/3/v5049331.jpg
http://pictures.mls.ca/mls/reb89/highres/8/v5755181.jpg
http://www.bcacc.com/houses-vancouver/kingsgateestate/images/images1/kingsgatea.jpg
http://www.bcacc.com/houses-vancouver/kingsgateestate/images/Pool-View.jpg
http://www.greatestates.ca/imgca/103bc308.jpg
http://www.luxuryrealestate.com/sharedImages/props/748/lre_big_576748_1.jpg
http://www.luxuryrealestate.com/sharedImages/props/138/lre_big_101138_1.jpg
http://www.luxuryrealestate.com/sharedImages/props/632/lre_big_96632_11.jpg
Sorry the pics are so small :bash: