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Yup, I pass this monstrosity every day. I think that what what really takes the cake with this house is the non-existent yard- it takes up the entire plot leaving absolutely no room.

This house isn't that bad, it's just the angle that makes the garage stand out.

It's also pink.

Guilty - I would love to be able to move my family into a mcmansion. Preferably one very close in, or in NWDC. With four full real bedrooms upstairs, an upstairs laundry, up to date kitchen. I guess there's no accounting for taste, and I guess mine is bad. And how awesome it would be to have a real two car garage that works and is not some stupid one that doesn't even fit a car.

The older home stock in NWDC were all tract homes and McMansions fifty years ago.

Go ahead, flame away. For the record, I still live in an "acceptable" fifty year old house with terrible flow and a barely eat in kitchen and garage only useful for bikes and lawn mower. That's life quality for sure.

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Yup, I pass this monstrosity every day. I think that what what really takes the cake with this house is the non-existent yard- it takes up the entire plot leaving absolutely no room.

This house isn't that bad, it's just the angle that makes the garage stand out.

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Anonymous wrote:An old favorite on this board:

Wish we had a pic of its neighbor "Lamplight Manor" - you know, that huge house at the intersection of CT and Jones Bridge.

YES! Pass it everyday going home. Isnt there a CPA for hire sign in front of the gate all the time. Maybe its the owner..lol!

Anonymous wrote:An old favorite on this board:

Wish we had a pic of its neighbor "Lamplight Manor" - you know, that huge house at the intersection of CT and Jones Bridge.

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Yup, I pass this monstrosity every day. I think that what what really takes the cake with this house is the non-existent yard- it takes up the entire plot leaving absolutely no room.

Don't knock it till you try it. It's like dating the hot blonde, everyone talks bad behind her back but when you are dating her it's like the best thing ever. ENVY is a bitch.

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Anonymous wrote:This ones qualifies as a Garage Mahal McMansion, because of the ridiculous prominent placement of, well, you can see. Bonus points for the gratuitous and masturbatory turret.

Could you explain this term to me?

It means that turrets can only be placed on 1920 rowhouses in Dupont Circle and Capitol Hill and authentically bogus 1930s Tudors in Wesley Heights. Anywhere or anytime else, it's considered cheesy by the housing police.

Come on. I know some of the people on this thread are coming on too strong, but are you really going to defend turrets?

Sure. They can be delightful interior spaces.

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Anonymous wrote:This ones qualifies as a Garage Mahal McMansion, because of the ridiculous prominent placement of, well, you can see. Bonus points for the gratuitous and masturbatory turret.

Could you explain this term to me?

Gratuitous means extra, unnecessary. Masturbatory is something you do for your own pleasure that benefits absolutely no one else.

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Anonymous wrote:This ones qualifies as a Garage Mahal McMansion, because of the ridiculous prominent placement of, well, you can see. Bonus points for the gratuitous and masturbatory turret.

Could you explain this term to me?

It means that turrets can only be placed on 1920 rowhouses in Dupont Circle and Capitol Hill and authentically bogus 1930s Tudors in Wesley Heights. Anywhere or anytime else, it's considered cheesy by the housing police.

Come on. I know some of the people on this thread are coming on too strong, but are you really going to defend turrets?

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Anonymous wrote:This ones qualifies as a Garage Mahal McMansion, because of the ridiculous prominent placement of, well, you can see. Bonus points for the gratuitous and masturbatory turret.

Could you explain this term to me?

It means that turrets can only be placed on 1920 rowhouses in Dupont Circle and Capitol Hill and authentically bogus 1930s Tudors in Wesley Heights. Anywhere or anytime else, it's considered cheesy by the housing police.

Anonymous wrote:Here is what the side of a mcmansion looks like:

This really captures the essence of it.

Anonymous wrote:This ones qualifies as a Garage Mahal McMansion, because of the ridiculous prominent placement of, well, you can see. Bonus points for the gratuitous and masturbatory turret.

Could you explain this term to me?

Last time I drove thru my childhood neighborhood near Burning Tree ES (McMansion central) I noticed several turrets. Are we moving away from Craftman style toward Castle style?

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Anonymous wrote:People, the first two are not McMansions, they are just normal houses. People who build smaller homes than those will have a hard time selling, unfortunately.

And in what Hobbit land do you live?

sorry you are wrong, the hobbit land would be where the small homes are normal. what "Giant Ogre" land do you live in is the proper question.

No you are wrong. Hobbits live in a made up magical land. So THEREFORE in this land these houses would be considered "normal". Wrong interpretation my friend.