Developer unable to sell ugly monstrosities

[Anonymous]

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All built by the same developer. He seems to select charming, historic locations for his houses, and then builds something that is frankenstein monstrosity. Then he has his son list the houses. With the market becoming less favorable for this kind of activities, it will be interesting to see whether he can stay solvent.

[Anonymous]

They definitely look a little out of place in DC. Something like that might have gone over better in Seattle or San Diego or somewhere else on the West Coast.

[Anonymous]

The first two facades are more or less based on historically accurate buildings for this area. What's monstrous is the cheapening out on the sides and back. Developers often do that, usually with a fake brick/stone facade and vinyl siding everywhere else. The third one is awful all around but at least consistent. It's a lot of maximization of space that becomes angular and severe, and personally, I wouldn't want to live in those homes.

[Anonymous]

The first two look like small apartment buildings, which is not terribly ugly but also not particularly charming.

The third one is just ugly.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The first two facades are more or less based on historically accurate buildings for this area. What's monstrous is the cheapening out on the sides and back. Developers often do that, usually with a fake brick/stone facade and vinyl siding everywhere else. The third one is awful all around but at least consistent. It's a lot of maximization of space that becomes angular and severe, and personally, I wouldn't want to live in those homes.

Me again. The interiors aren't bad at all (assuming construction is solid, fittings are good quality, etc). It's just a shame the guy has such poor taste in exteriors. Cubes and rectangles are always hard to present in a soft and gentle way - I think the human brain keeps coming back to a thatched cottage ideal, even if they're not conscious of it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They definitely look a little out of place in DC. Something like that might have gone over better in Seattle or San Diego or somewhere else on the West Coast.

I am from San Diego and I promise these houses are not typical for SoCal.

[Anonymous]

Such eyesores. They wouldn't be bad if they were row houses (which by their nature have to be boxy), but SFHs? Why??

[Anonymous]

They look too big for their lots and not in keeping v with the character of the neighborhoods however in a scale of “ugly monstrosity” in this area these barely register!

[Anonymous]

"With the market becoming less favorable for this kind of activities, it will be interesting to see whether he can stay solvent."

I'm not a fan of these houses, but this is a bizarre statement. He has three houses listed, ranging from 1 to 79 days on the market. That's really not a lot for anyone in this business. It just makes you sound really bitter and jealous to make an accusation like that.

[Anonymous]

F people who build 7 bedroom homes and the people who think they need them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:F people who build 7 bedroom homes and the people who think they need them.

I guess blame all the kings and queens and emperors from thousands of years ago…they set the precedent.

[Anonymous]

They are awful. They look like apartment buildings, as pp said.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The first two facades are more or less based on historically accurate buildings for this area. What's monstrous is the cheapening out on the sides and back. Developers often do that, usually with a fake brick/stone facade and vinyl siding everywhere else. The third one is awful all around but at least consistent. It's a lot of maximization of space that becomes angular and severe, and personally, I wouldn't want to live in those homes.

Me again. The interiors aren't bad at all (assuming construction is solid, fittings are good quality, etc). It's just a shame the guy has such poor taste in exteriors. Cubes and rectangles are always hard to present in a soft and gentle way - I think the human brain keeps coming back to a thatched cottage ideal, even if they're not conscious of it.

Lol! That's a wild assumption.

Remember the overpriced cardboard houses in Foxhall (?) that were so poorly built they grew mushrooms?

These places are garbage: appearance over substance, intended for status-chasing suckers. Looking at the photos, I can just hear the echoes through the flimsy walls, and the reverb from the hollowcore doors. It'd be like living inside a drum.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The first two look like small apartment buildings, which is not terribly ugly but also not particularly charming.

The third one is just ugly.

+100

It’s like they decided not to use a real designer or architect for the exterior design.

[Anonymous]

Who is the builder so we know who to stay away from?