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Hekate

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

Thu Dec 29, 2022, 02:34 AM

Dec 2022

Oh my god.

You know what I want to live in? A single story hobbit-home with all woodwork panels and beams. I was taken aback when my teenage grandson told me how much he loves my place because it was hobbit-like — not round, of course, but with the wood. And I looked around and realized that the kid was right, and that was definitely why I fell in love with it at first sight too. Lucky us.

But the “world’s tallest building” is not for me. You couldn’t pay me enough to even visit the damn thing.

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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