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because they are most of the time absolutely ugly looking, they do not fit in with the context of the neighborhood, and most of all look totally out of place.
that's why I hate them.
If you ever want to see some of the most ugliest mcmansions in your lif3e, google maps Whitman Drive in Mill Basin Brooklyn, or Howard Beach in Queens.
Two houses from my sister on a block full of capes a gigantic three story mcmansion was somehow jammed on plot and the neighbors yard is now in shade most of day and she looks at a brick wall.
But in places like Little Neck every house has been torn down on some blocks and made mcmansions so I guess whatever,
Not all "mcmansions" are ugly, and by the same standards, not all "normal" looking houses are pretty either.
Bumping a thread 3 months later to post this? Butthurt McMansion owner in the house
I wouldn't want to live next to one because they're all deathtraps. Have you seen what happens to these chintzy newer "light wood construction" houses when they catch fire?
The word mcmansion is overused. Many don't look like mini-mansions but rather an updated colonial.
I do feel bad for those who live next to them and their imposing demeanor, but not all have small sideyard greenspace. There are restrictions on peak height (I think 27') so I'm not sure how any are allowed 3 levels unless you're counting the attic. The entire width of the home is also more restricted now (our 2nd story addition had to be slightly narrower than the 1st floor existing if without a variance). There are variance hearings if you oppose what a neighbor is doing outside of the restrictions.
The word mcmansion is overused. Many don't look like mini-mansions but rather an updated colonial.
I do feel bad for those who live next to them and their imposing demeanor, but not all have small sideyard greenspace. There are restrictions on peak height (I think 27') so I'm not sure how any are allowed 3 levels unless you're counting the attic. The entire width of the home is also more restricted now (our 2nd story addition had to be slightly narrower than the 1st floor existing if without a variance). There are variance hearings if you oppose what a neighbor is doing outside of the restrictions.
This varies from town to town. As for height restrictions, owners can go for a variance.
Hey all you homewoners out there (and any other persons otherwise knowledgeable about HOUSE TYPES):
I'm going to self-educate myself to understand all these terms bandied about referring to HOUSE TYPES (i.e., capes, ranches, hi-ranches, colonials, McMansions, and the like). What is a comprehensive list of house types that I can compile so that I can research them so as to be able to visually recognize each house type when I see one and therefore know what everyone is talking about?
So far, I have the following referenced house types:
Capes
Ranches
Hi-Ranches
Colonials
McMansions
Victorians
What other house types would you add to this provided list?
NOTE: some of these I recognize on sight and others I'm not sure. In the above examples, I don't necessarily know (at this moment of writing) what a "cape" or "ranch" or "hi-ranch" quite looks like but will research it on the web . . . but I do know what a "colonial", a "McMansion", and a "Victorian" looks like. What are other house types you can add to this list for me to become self-informed about?
Hey all you homewoners out there (and any other persons otherwise knowledgeable about HOUSE TYPES):
I'm going to self-educate myself to understand all these terms bandied about referring to HOUSE TYPES (i.e., capes, ranches, hi-ranches, colonials, McMansions, and the like). What is a comprehensive list of house types that I can compile so that I can research them so as to be able to visually recognize each house type when I see one and therefore know what everyone is talking about?
So far, I have the following referenced house types:
Capes
Ranches
Hi-Ranches
Colonials
McMansions
Victorians
What other house types would you add to this provided list?
NOTE: some of these I recognize on sight and others I'm not sure. In the above examples, I don't necessarily know (at this moment of writing) what a "cape" or "ranch" or "hi-ranch" quite looks like but will research it on the web . . . but I do know what a "colonial", a "McMansion", and a "Victorian" looks like. What are other house types you can add to this list for me to become self-informed about?
****IN THE REST OF THE COUNTRY, WHEN MOST PPL THINK OF "MCMANSIONS" THEY THINK OF GENERIC SUBDIVISION HOUSES THAT LOOK IDENTICAL. IN LI, IT SEEMS TO BE A DIFFERENT DEFINITION.
****IN THE REST OF THE COUNTRY, WHEN MOST PPL THINK OF "MCMANSIONS" THEY THINK OF GENERIC SUBDIVISION HOUSES THAT LOOK IDENTICAL. IN LI, IT SEEMS TO BE A DIFFERENT DEFINITION.
Thank you very much to both of you, MemoryMaker and OhBeeHave, for contributing to my educational attainment in being more broadly familiar with the nomenclauture and then the visual look of all these housing types.
Special thanks to you, MemoryMaker, for taking it upon yourself to post all those many useful photographic examples to aid me in this effort. I'll compile a textual and graphic/photograhic document of my own with all these and more examples and descriptions to become well-informed in this matter.
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