2024 Real Estate Observations (Boston, Westwood: big house, store, design)

[id77]

Originally Posted by newenglandgal123

Is inflation starting to pinch the wallets of multi millionaires now too?? I'm surprised to see this one still sitting....16 Great Rock Rd, Hingham, MA 02043 | MLS #73190690 | Zillow

Or the multimillionaires looking to buy right now aren't interested in that much cookie-cutter space in a McMansion in Hingham.

[massnative71]

Originally Posted by id77

Or the multimillionaires looking to buy right now aren't interested in that much cookie-cutter space in a McMansion in Hingham.

"Cookie cutter"?

[lrfox]

Originally Posted by id77

Or the multimillionaires looking to buy right now aren't interested in that much cookie-cutter space in a McMansion in Hingham.

I actually looked at the photos from the front and thought that it actually looked pretty well done for a McMansion. Not quite the absurd mishmash of unnecessary features I'm used to and the garage isn't completely disproportionate to the rest of the house. Then I saw the side and rear. Yuck. My opinion matters not because I couldn't afford this even if I wanted to. But I do think there are buyers who can afford $3,000,000 and want something a little more than 7,000 generic square feet on a cul-de-sac.

[CaseyB]

For a 7,000 sq. ft. house it only has 4 bedrooms.

[newenglandgal123]

Originally Posted by lrfox

I actually looked at the photos from the front and thought that it actually looked pretty well done for a McMansion. Not quite the absurd mishmash of unnecessary features I'm used to and the garage isn't completely disproportionate to the rest of the house. Then I saw the side and rear. Yuck. My opinion matters not because I couldn't afford this even if I wanted to. But I do think there are buyers who can afford $3,000,000 and want something a little more than 7,000 generic square feet on a cul-de-sac.

That's what I thought and why I actually like the front....looks pretty classic and stately...doesn't have all those odd multiple roof angles like some mcmansions. Side and rear doesn't bother me....it looks like it has a private backyard which is the key thing...not in a fish bowl with neighbors directly on every side. Inside is nice too...pretty simple, clean, vanilla but still that is so much better than some of the more gaudy mcmansions of late.

[GeoffD]

Originally Posted by lrfox

I actually looked at the photos from the front and thought that it actually looked pretty well done for a McMansion. Not quite the absurd mishmash of unnecessary features I'm used to and the garage isn't completely disproportionate to the rest of the house. Then I saw the side and rear. Yuck. My opinion matters not because I couldn't afford this even if I wanted to. But I do think there are buyers who can afford $3,000,000 and want something a little more than 7,000 generic square feet on a cul-de-sac.

It wouldn’t be so jarring in the back if it were landscaped reasonably. For a 2005 house, it’s really spartan. It looks like the builder sprayed grass seed in 2005 and it hasn’t been touched since beyond mowing it.

[newenglandgal123]

Originally Posted by GeoffD

It wouldn’t be so jarring in the back if it were landscaped reasonably. For a 2005 house, it’s really spartan. It looks like the builder sprayed grass seed in 2005 and it hasn’t been touched since beyond mowing it.

Jarring in the back if it were landscaped reasonably???? What do you call this??? Look at pic #41....looks pretty serene to me. Slate patio could use a powerwash but....I see lots of trees and greenery. 16 Great Rock Rd, Hingham, MA 02043 | MLS #73190690 | Zillow

[id77]

Originally Posted by massnative71

"Cookie cutter"?

Irfox covered it below with 'generic'. This house has no character, it looks like a bigger version of a typical 2000s mass-produced home.

Originally Posted by lrfox

I actually looked at the photos from the front and thought that it actually looked pretty well done for a McMansion. Not quite the absurd mishmash of unnecessary features I'm used to and the garage isn't completely disproportionate to the rest of the house. Then I saw the side and rear. Yuck. My opinion matters not because I couldn't afford this even if I wanted to. But I do think there are buyers who can afford $3,000,000 and want something a little more than 7,000 generic square feet on a cul-de-sac.

The first pic in the listing convinced me it was a McMansion. The excessive use of dormer windows, the multiple roofline angles (though admittedly more subtle than on some), the columned entrance...there's enough there. They snuck in some drop ceilings later on too, because why not cut one more corner?

Credit to the builder for avoiding obscene use of stone facades at least.

[Iced_Coffee]

Originally Posted by lrfox

I actually looked at the photos from the front and thought that it actually looked pretty well done for a McMansion. Not quite the absurd mishmash of unnecessary features I'm used to and the garage isn't completely disproportionate to the rest of the house. Then I saw the side and rear. Yuck. My opinion matters not because I couldn't afford this even if I wanted to. But I do think there are buyers who can afford $3,000,000 and want something a little more than 7,000 generic square feet on a cul-de-sac.

OH lord, that side/rear perspective is truly awful. You really weren't kidding.

[StuartM1]

It's fairly well staged. Big beautiful home. But I can't imagine the salaries/networth necessary to cover just taxes, insurance, cleaning, building and grounds maintenance, heat, etc.

Incredible.