Anonymous
Post 09/13/2012 14:03     Subject: Re:The mother of all McMansions in Cleveland Park
Will there be a drive thru? My favorite is Chicken Fettuccine with Alfredo Muck from a Can. Glad to see from picture that there will be extra seating on the extended 'palazzo'.
Anonymous
Post 09/13/2012 14:01     Subject: The mother of all McMansions in Cleveland Park
Their poor neighbors.
Anonymous
Post 09/13/2012 14:00     Subject: The mother of all McMansions in Cleveland Park
Anonymous wrote:That would stop me from buying the house next door. Which I love.

It's the $4 million price tag that would stop me. (I assume you mean the farmhouse.)
Anonymous
Post 09/13/2012 13:57     Subject: The mother of all McMansions in Cleveland Park
Interesting link & photos. The 2005 aerial photo shows the old NCS (later Youth for Understanding) dorms. They encroached even more on the farmhouse...and were quite ugly. Of course, there was no conservancy then.
Anonymous
Post 09/13/2012 13:42     Subject: The mother of all McMansions in Cleveland Park
Anonymous wrote:Who is the architect?

I have to admit I was expecting something much worse after all that vitriol, but that mis-proportioned arched whatever on the right is pretty terrible.


Barnes Vanze. The HPRB application has been posted by the ANC: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/16494644/ANC3C/2012/2012-09-18/File%20Rosedale%20Manos%20House%20Plans.pdf
Anonymous
Post 09/13/2012 09:04     Subject: Re:The mother of all McMansions in Cleveland Park
Looks like a monastery.
Anonymous
Post 09/13/2012 02:43     Subject: The mother of all McMansions in Cleveland Park
Who is the architect?

I have to admit I was expecting something much worse after all that vitriol, but that mis-proportioned arched whatever on the right is pretty terrible.
Anonymous
Post 09/12/2012 22:14     Subject: Re:The mother of all McMansions in Cleveland Park
Is this an outpost of Georgetown Visi?
Anonymous
Post 09/12/2012 20:45     Subject: Re:The mother of all McMansions in Cleveland Park
Anonymous wrote:Come on. Let the process take care of this. If the public wants to comment and weigh in on this proposal then that is what they should do if they see fit. Let's not trample on the rights of the owners of the property, too. There needs to be a balancing of rights here and people need to remember that.


No property owner rights are being trampled on here. The folks proposing the palazzo don't own the property yet. They know it's a real longshot to get past historic preservation review. Their architect has said publicly that the property purchase won't happen unless and until they get approvals.
Anonymous
Post 09/12/2012 10:10     Subject: The mother of all McMansions in Cleveland Park
That bunch wont allow solar panels. I'll be amazed if they approve this.
Anonymous
Post 09/12/2012 10:07     Subject: Re:The mother of all McMansions in Cleveland Park
Come on. Let the process take care of this. If the public wants to comment and weigh in on this proposal then that is what they should do if they see fit. Let's not trample on the rights of the owners of the property, too. There needs to be a balancing of rights here and people need to remember that.
Anonymous
Post 09/11/2012 19:28     Subject: The mother of all McMansions in Cleveland Park
Anonymous wrote:The amazing part is that these people had the audacity to even propose it.


More amazing to me is that they think it's tasteful and attractive enough to build?!
Anonymous
Post 09/11/2012 18:08     Subject: The mother of all McMansions in Cleveland Park
Where there's money, there's a way.
Anonymous
Post 09/11/2012 17:36     Subject: The mother of all McMansions in Cleveland Park
Anonymous wrote:It's the olive garden of italian style mansions, and I kind of like it


Sort of the "Never ending pasta palazzo"
Anonymous
Post 09/11/2012 16:54     Subject: The mother of all McMansions in Cleveland Park
It's the olive garden of italian style mansions, and I kind of like it