Thoughts on this 10 million plus McLean house?

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Anonymous wrote:I only see 5 photos and the house is rather ugly IMHO, and I actually like modern style, this this is not attractive at all or interesting. The older home seems to have more charm. How much is 1 acre nowadays in mcLean? This is awfully overpriced and I cannot imagine it cost 4-5 mil to build. Someone here said the land cost was 1.7mil several years ago, I suppose it must be 3 mil now? But that doesn't sound right unless this specific part is some very special enclave. You can still buy old houses in mcLean with .5 acre lots for under 1.5 mil.

Looks like the pictures are taken down on the listing but you can still them on Artisans website. A good lot that's 1 acre in McLean is starting closer to 2 million and up. I agree it's probably cost somewhere between 4-5 million to build so the builder must have made a very nice profit.

It sounds sketchy the people would buy at this price knowing they could buy a lot and hire a builder to do the same thing saving 3-4 mil or more in the process.. Something else must be going on here. House doesn't look that elaborate to warrant the price and 1 acre isn't an estate exactly. Plus it's close to a cut-through commuter road

I think it's just the Artisan name which attracts high end buyers as seen by their previous sales. Lots in Elmwood estates tend to be attractive because it's 22101 zip code and are on the larger size of McLean. The are few 10 millionish houses in that area including one right across the street.

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There are a number of enormous houses going up in that area. Funny thing is the Balls Hill/Old Dominion intersection is horrible. You can wait 6-8 minutes for the light to turn green and odds are, you won't make it through the first time.

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Anonymous wrote:Looks like a nice space to host a convention.

That was my thought, too!

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Why are the backs of these homes always so much nicer than the front?

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www.mansionglobal.com/amp/articles/ebay-billionaire-jeff-skoll-is-buying-a-compound-outside-washington-d-c-312fd72d

Buyer is part owner of the capitals