Down the road from Jobs' widow's house.
I suppose it could have been worse. The house that once stood on this spot was a relatively modest one-storey home with a lovely front garden. The house under construction doesn't take up the whole lot, fortunately, but it's terribly large as most new builds in Palo Alto tend to be. From our vantage point across the street, our client, who grew up in the house in which she currently lives (read: she's not minted) told us of the charming 1920s home that once stood across the way. It had been built for the original owner's wife. Our client then said while pointing at the construction site, 'That's a nine million dollar tear-down!' Now with both hands in front of her face, she turned them into pistols and shot while blowing raspberries at the new build over the road. PFFFT!
I couldn't have said it better myself.
She sums up how I feel about McMansions too. And there are way, way toooo many of them.
ReplyDeleteAnd that someone would PAY nine mill to have a house be torn down a rebuilt. That's nuts.
DeleteSuch charm lost. Deep sigh.
ReplyDeleteNine million dollar nuts.
DeleteWhat a shame to tear down the old house. Our building code says you must renovate the old footprint and may add the equal foot print as additional space. This is worthy of your client's opinion.
ReplyDeleteYes, thank you.
DeleteWell, like they say, there is no constant except change.
ReplyDeleteIt's a waste of space and materials, unnecessary destruction.
ReplyDeleteIt is. It really is.
DeleteYes, I prefer the house to the right too.
ReplyDeleteAnd how small it now looks with the bigg'un coming in.
DeleteIt's a thing here too. They demonlish a normal looking ranch home and build a McMansion in it's place . The zoning people go after $$$$ and it changes the whole flavor of the neighborhood. It's frustrating. Why do people need big houses, everyone has smaller families then they used to.
ReplyDeleteSandy's Space
Good point. Smaller families in mega-large homes seems to be the trend...
DeleteWhat really galls is that the home purchasers spent 9 mill to have the house be torn down.