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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am tired of the huge 5000 square-foot big big mansions everywhere. I like that House has character and charm. This house has that.[/quote]

Some new houses in McLean have unique designs. I am not sure how people think about their styles. This one has a more Japanese-inspired feel, especially with the landscaped courtyard. Although it's a big house, it still feels warm and inviting. 
https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/6816-Dean-Dr-Mc-Lean-VA-22101/51755343_zpid/

This one is fully contemporary, and feels like a museum.
https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/6910-Bright-Ave-Mc-Lean-VA-22101/51728252_zpid/

Does this one have a green roof on top of the garage?
https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/1446-Cola-Dr-Mc-Lean-VA-22101/51756394_zpid/[/quote]

Looks like a flower bed or grass patch on top of the garage? Funky.

At least they’re not black and white McFarmhouses. But still not my cup of tea. I wish there were more new builds in McLean that had more traditional architecture in the style of Old Town or Spring Valley. Not saying they all have to be traditional, but every new build is some hyper modern flat roofed house or a black and white McMansion. So yawn—would it kill the builders to at least add in some variety?[/quote]

Older homes had been around for a while, so they got personalized and changed by the owners over the decades.  Landscaping can make a world of difference, so is paint and fencing and additions.  You don't see them the way they were when they were originally built, if you did, you may have had the same opinion when they had similar look and feel and similar set of styles popular at that point in time.

The new homes of today  (in 3 popular styles now) are delivered to be sterile and lacking any features that make the place a lived-in home.  over the years they change, as is already seen with older mcMansions, and split level/rambler homes like the one this thread is referring to.    When this house was originally built, it looked like all the other boring brick ramblers around that area.  Previous owners changed it to their tastes and now you have a unique, more charming home as a result.

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Fair point. Although plenty of the 80s and 90s McMansions are still plenty soulless, ha. I’d like a bit more variety in the base architectural styles, though. I imagine if I were around when the brick ramblers were going up, I’d be begging for an end to the brick rambler madness—that’s just the nature of trends, I suppose!

I do get excited when I see a new build go up that isn’t 90 percent vinyl siding.[/quote]

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