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Old 04-14-2016, 04:33 PM
 
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I'm partial to the old Victorian's, personally. But I see many beautiful new homes.
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Old 04-14-2016, 04:39 PM
 
Location: NC
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In general there is an expectation that infill homes will match the 'spirit', if not the architecture, of the existing neighborhood. But it is up to the entity handing out the building permits to decide what is acceptable. To beautify a neighborhood requires that there is some design feature in common. But if the old neighborhood is seedy and deteriorated, with no historical value, then it is a different story.
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Old 04-14-2016, 05:50 PM
 
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they call these monstrosities
It's like a house with an inferiority complex. I don't like it. Especially the garage on the front. I don't understand spending money to build a house and slapping an ugly ole garage door on the front of it.

But it's not the worst house I've ever seen, either.
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Old 04-14-2016, 05:52 PM
 
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At 5250 sqft, I think it certainly qualifies as huge.
https://www.redfin.com/CA/Arcadia/21...6/home/7240143
But, hey, it's a bargain at $3.2M

We have the same issue in our neighborhood.
The old timers are happy that the Latino gangs no longer rule, but they hate the new modern houses like mine.
I'm with the old timers (even though I'm still south of 40). That's hideous.
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Old 04-14-2016, 05:58 PM
 
Location: South Park, San Diego
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Meh, over the top but pretty typical for the move-up, developer designed house in suburban California. At least it is on an over 10k SF lot so it is not crammed in cheek-by-jowl against older, more modest houses.
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Old 04-14-2016, 06:00 PM
 
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That's a very common design for my area of So Cal. Even many of the older homes here (30+ years) have garages directly in front or within sight of the front door. Flat roofs aren't really an issue since we don't get any snow or even that much rain, so the design works for this region, although I prefer a sloped roof myself. I like the overall design compared to the older tract homes around here that have even less character and look like they're hopelessly stuck in the 1970s. To have a truly unique home, one would have to do a custom build, but the permits are impossible to get around here unless you have north of $1M to spend on a home and the time and patience to deal with the city.

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Old 04-14-2016, 06:07 PM
 
Location: OH>IL>CO>CT
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That's a very common design for my area of So Cal. Even many of the older homes here (30+ years) have garages directly in front or within sight of the front door. Flat roofs aren't really an issue since we don't get any snow or even that much rain, so the design works for this region, although I prefer a sloped roof myself. I like the overall design compared to the older tract homes around here that have even less character and look like they're hopeless stuck in the 1970s. To have a truly unique home, one would have to do a custom build, but the permits are impossible to get around here unless you have north of $1M to spend on a home and the time and patience to deal with the city.
Just wait, in 40 years this home will be "dated".
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Old 04-14-2016, 06:10 PM
 
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Just wait, in 40 years this home will be "dated".
True dat.
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Old 04-14-2016, 06:13 PM
 
Location: Denver CO
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I've seen far far worse, but it's still a bit what, to use a Yiddish word - ungapatchka. Just a bit too overdone.
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Old 04-14-2016, 06:20 PM
 
Location: under the beautiful Carolina blue
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I would love to see the old "crap shacks"...but not a fan of this kind of house. It's like people have no sense - they take every design element they have ever heard of and throw it in their new abode with no thought to whether it works aesthetically or not.
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