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50 States of McMansion Hell: St Charles County, Missouri

Hello Friends! As they say, Missouri loves Company! And boy do we have some: Today's house, built in 1999, has 4 beds and 5 baths, toppling almost 4,000 square feet. It can be all yours for around $750,000 USD.

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Anonymous

Here's a question: do any architects specialize in taking McMansions and remodeling them into something more tasteful and energy efficient? Is it even possible? Sounds like people could build a career on it.

L

There are a ton of rear entry garages where I'm from (Dallas) in both tasteful and not so tasteful houses. Although we have a pretty even mixture from what I've seen - just depends on the neighborhood. I know it is less common in some cities than others but is it really that unusual throughout the country? I've travelled quite a bit but I've never really paid attention to that. I think putting the entry in the back improves curb appeal. Maybe I'll find out in your upcoming "Looking Around" series!

Anonymous

Somehow I get the feeling that since McMansions are usually shoddily constructed it's more cost-effective just to raze them and start again.

Anonymous

Improves curb appeal, but usually results in less efficient use of space since it forces the driveway to arc back behind the house. Given that suburbia is already space-wasteful...