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17. Those soaring ceilings are going to make for cold rooms.

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Wed Dec 28, 2022, 03:10 PM

Dec 2022

But I guess the heating bill is not an issue.

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Got a spare quarter of a billion dollars lying around? Here's an apartment for you. [View all] progressoid Dec 2022 OP

That Place Is 17,500 Square Feet ProfessorGAC Dec 2022 #1

Honestly, I feel a bit nauseated at the extravagance albeit it is a bit fascinating. hlthe2b Dec 2022 #2

Every time he touches anything I cringe at the fingerprints that will have to be cleaned😣 hedda_foil Dec 2022 #6

Yes... if you were not already OCD, all that glass & gleaming stainless, marble... hlthe2b Dec 2022 #7

That went through my mind as well Retrograde Dec 2022 #19

I'm acrophobic anyway, and I couldn't help thinking of how hard it would be to get to safety if tblue37 Dec 2022 #58

There must be hot and cold running servants who clean constantly. Irish_Dem Dec 2022 #18

How's that trickle down stuff working? LakeArenal Dec 2022 #3

I couldn't buy this. I lost out to this guy bronxiteforever Dec 2022 #4

I'd trade in twitter for a 172 of those lame54 Dec 2022 #5

I wouldn't let my dog live in a dump like that... Chainfire Dec 2022 #8

I would be miserable in there. No trees right outside the window plus vertigo. chowder66 Dec 2022 #9

Call me old fashioned, but I like living closer to the ground. GoodRaisin Dec 2022 #10

Me too. Demovictory9 Dec 2022 #37

I have a single level home, and so does my ex. House of Roberts Dec 2022 #46

Wish I was in a single level home. GoodRaisin Dec 2022 #49

Two kitchens... EarthFirst Dec 2022 #11

One is for personal family use, the other for the chef and cook staff? Irish_Dem Dec 2022 #20

Caterer's kitchen, off the ballroom. marybourg Dec 2022 #35

Yes exactly. Irish_Dem Dec 2022 #36

Pfft. I was in a house in Lincoln Nebraska that had three. progressoid Dec 2022 #21

If they can afford it, many Jewish families have two kitchens Genki Hikari Dec 2022 #40

Many Amish families have two kitchens. Chellee Dec 2022 #55

Can't imagine what the HOA is. jalan48 Dec 2022 #12

Yearly HOA fee is probably more than most regular houses cost. Irish_Dem Dec 2022 #15

Hard to believe, things are way out of whack. jalan48 Dec 2022 #39

Ye, US wealth has shifted to the top 10%. Irish_Dem Dec 2022 #44

I was expecting to hate it, but I didn't. I love it. Efilroft Sul Dec 2022 #13

That's not an apartment. It's a washing machine. Yavin4 Dec 2022 #14

LOL Hekate Dec 2022 #64

The telescope adds a nice touch Retrograde Dec 2022 #16

I like a clean neutral palette like they have, but it is cold and uninteresting. Irish_Dem Dec 2022 #23

Those soaring ceilings are going to make for cold rooms. Irish_Dem Dec 2022 #17

Yep. progressoid Dec 2022 #24

I had a friend with a two story living room. Irish_Dem Dec 2022 #26

I can't even imagine Sympthsical Dec 2022 #27

Yep we cannot even imagine the HOA fees and utility bills. Irish_Dem Dec 2022 #28

27 foot ceilings? MiniMe Dec 2022 #22

A house full of echos I_UndergroundPanther Dec 2022 #54

I'm mad he didn't show the closets iemanja Dec 2022 #25

The closets look like rooms. Irish_Dem Dec 2022 #29

That's what I wanted to see iemanja Dec 2022 #30

I am always fighting with my closet. Irish_Dem Dec 2022 #32

I think a hobbit hole would suit me better Torchlight Dec 2022 #31

Doesn't Scream 'Cozy' DET Dec 2022 #33

It looks a lot like an office block iemanja Dec 2022 #62

How long does the elevator ride take? nilram Dec 2022 #34

Nope. No way. LuckyCharms Dec 2022 #38

I could live in 1700 sf Genki Hikari Dec 2022 #69

Not any place I want to live at! Emile Dec 2022 #41

I would take it for a quarter of a thousand Renew Deal Dec 2022 #42

It feels so...cold and sterile Genki Hikari Dec 2022 #43

I know what you mean I_UndergroundPanther Dec 2022 #51

What revolting waste. Scrivener7 Dec 2022 #45

If I had that ballroom I'd use it as a cat rescue and have cat trees and bridges all over the room. IcyPeas Dec 2022 #47

Yeah I'd do the same I_UndergroundPanther Dec 2022 #52

Sorry, don't like heights. Don't care much for the decor either. Vinca Dec 2022 #48

Me too. Chellee Dec 2022 #56

Good place to launder ill gotten money. GoodRaisin Dec 2022 #50

Meh -- if I had that kind of money, I'd rather have an old gothic mansion Poiuyt Dec 2022 #53

I'll check the couch cushions. tblue37 Dec 2022 #57

It would make me sick living there Mr.Bill Dec 2022 #59

Tax the rich! wackadoo wabbit Dec 2022 #60

And if the power fails? Does this extravagance have its own helo pad? niyad Dec 2022 #61

Vertigo. I'm getting vertigo & my feet are cramping. I need to breathe into a paper bag or something Hekate Dec 2022 #63

I'm With You DET Dec 2022 #67

I feel like I would get freaked out that high with the huge windows JI7 Dec 2022 #65

Developed by Extell Development Company and Shanghai Municipal Investment Group dalton99a Dec 2022 #66

Beautiful and terrifying. Wingus Dingus Dec 2022 #68

If I had $250 million to spend on a place to live.... A HERETIC I AM Dec 2022 #70

Too much caviar, not enough toast Bryan Dec 2022 #71

Ugh. llmart Dec 2022 #72

If I had a quarter of a billion $ mnhtnbb Dec 2022 #73