Is this a McMansion?

[Anonymous]

To me, a McMansion is a mass produced home sited in new developments on former farmland so there are no mature trees around. It's where every house is the same and is usually garishly big, with a two-story foyer and no charm whatsoever.

[Anonymous]

No.

[Anonymous]

No. It’s good quality, custom, brick on all four sides and its exterior doesn’t look like someone made it up from a mix of styles. It’s classic.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/4920-Lawn-Ave-Western-Springs-IL-60558/3893806_zpid/?

Appreciate any input!

According to the Oxford Languages, whatever that is, a "McMansion" is a large modern house that is considered ostentatious and lacking in architectural integrity.

This to me is totally subjective. What's ostentatious to one person, is elegant to another. So with that said, to me this is not a McMansion. It's quite tastefully done and not at all distasteful or gaudy.

[Anonymous]

Had to post-

https://mcmansionhell.com/101

[Anonymous]

All you never wanted to know about McMansion architecture

https://mcmansionhell.com/101

[Anonymous]

It's McMansiony but not the worst sort of New Jersey variety.


The overproduced Redfin-style photos with extreme angles make it look tackier than it probably is in real life.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:That's a totally meaningless, if derogatory, term used by people who can't afford the properties they apply the label to.

Uh, no.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Had to post-

https://mcmansionhell.com/101

I love this, but I really like that she has an actual set of criteria besides "it's tacky."

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is it technically a McMansion? Probably. But my unpopular opinion is that it looks nice and better quality than 90% of the McMansions around here. Hate the all-beige color scheme interior though.

This is pp who said it is. IMO the "custom" build quality doesn't overcome the middle finger at the neighbors ostentation, thus the desire to give it a pejorative label like McMansion.

It's hard for me to tell from these photos what the rest of the neighborhood is like?

OP, not sure why you are asking the question? Some people will find it ostentatious and I don't fully disagree with that. But the first floor layout is good, quality looks nice from photos, and if I needed to move to the area and had the budget (I don't) then I would consider it.

I just looked at it and the houses around it on google maps and in my opinion, I say no, it isn't.

[Anonymous]

I vote No, it looks like it has some high quality construction materials.

[Anonymous]

It's the epitome of McMansion. The dictionary definition.

[Anonymous]

No.

[Anonymous]

Nope

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's the epitome of McMansion. The dictionary definition.

Did you read the quote above? This house doesn’t meet that at all. It may not be your taste but by no means would this be over the top large tacky home.