#mcmansion — Public Fediverse posts

The cost of doing business:
Sydney developer who illegally cut down native trees lodges plan for $10m mansion

"Property developer Amir Abu Abara illegally cut down hundreds of native trees to build a $3 million mansion in Sydney."

The new development application includes "features the same tenpin bowling alley, indoor basketball court, gym with a sauna, infinity pool, movie theatre, prayer room, man-cave, library, and an underground car park with six car spaces."

"An environmental report found Mr Abara's property was situated on environmentally-sensitive land and home to threatened species like koalas and the powerful owl."

"The way this has happened will lead to this becoming an acceptable business model." >>
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-01/developer-amir-abu-abara-trees-cut-down-sydney-mansion/106515314
#biodiversity #wildlife #trees #NSW #McMansion #OpEx #BusinessAsUsual #cars #housing

The cost of doing business:
Sydney developer who illegally cut down native trees lodges plan for $10m mansion

"Property developer Amir Abu Abara illegally cut down hundreds of native trees to build a $3 million mansion in Sydney."

The new development application includes "features the same tenpin bowling alley, indoor basketball court, gym with a sauna, infinity pool, movie theatre, prayer room, man-cave, library, and an underground car park with six car spaces."

"An environmental report found Mr Abara's property was situated on environmentally-sensitive land and home to threatened species like koalas and the powerful owl."

"The way this has happened will lead to this becoming an acceptable business model." >>
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-01/developer-amir-abu-abara-trees-cut-down-sydney-mansion/106515314
#biodiversity #wildlife #trees #NSW #McMansion #OpEx #BusinessAsUsual #cars #housing

This house is not AI, but it kind of looks like AI, b/c at first glance it looks nice, but when you really look at it and think about how you move through the space, you begin to feel unsettled. Like, why is that elbow turned that way? Why would I want to take a bath between two sinks? WTF is dividing the kitchen and the Butler’s pantry? 😩 😝

This is what happens when builders try to be architects/designers!

https://redf.in/xoqPUw

#McMansion #SurrealEstate #RealEstate #InteriorDesign

This house is not AI, but it kind of looks like AI, b/c at first glance it looks nice, but when you really look at it and think about how you move through the space, you begin to feel unsettled. Like, why is that elbow turned that way? Why would I want to take a bath between two sinks? WTF is dividing the kitchen and the Butler’s pantry? 😩 😝

This is what happens when builders try to be architects/designers!

https://redf.in/xoqPUw

#McMansion #SurrealEstate #RealEstate #InteriorDesign

So Donald Trump, deluded in his unshakable conviction that he is the world's greatest dealmaker and peacemaker, still thinks it's okay for him to negotiate with Putin the butcher about ending the Russian war on Ukraine without #Zelenskyy as part of the talks - including negotiating giving away the sovereign territory of Ukraine.

(Donnie, how would you like it if I, a Canadian, negotiated with Mexico and agreed to give Mexico Florida, including your #TackyWorld theme park / McMansion, without even letting you take part in the discussion?)

I'm going to propose my own peace deal to end the Russian #assault on the innocent victim #Ukraine:

1. Russia withdraws to its properly recognized borders as of 2013, pre-Crimean-invasion.

2. Russia demilitarizes everything within 1000km of its western borders, and agrees to international observers/inspectors to audit compliance.

3. A duty or tax on all Russian oil and gas sales to pay for complete rebuilding of Ukraine.

4. Most importantly, the heads of both Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump on pikes in the middle of Kyiv, in Independence Square.

That sounds fairer to me than anything Mr. I-Bankrupted-Three-Casinos has proposed.

#USPol #MangoMussolini #Trump #Putin #war #Ukraine #peace #deal #TackyWorld #MarALago #StableGenius #incompetent #sociopath #narcissist #Russia #USA #McMansion #tacky

So Donald Trump, deluded in his unshakable conviction that he is the world's greatest dealmaker and peacemaker, still thinks it's okay for him to negotiate with Putin the butcher about ending the Russian war on Ukraine without #Zelenskyy as part of the talks - including negotiating giving away the sovereign territory of Ukraine.

(Donnie, how would you like it if I, a Canadian, negotiated with Mexico and agreed to give Mexico Florida, including your #TackyWorld theme park / McMansion, without even letting you take part in the discussion?)

I'm going to propose my own peace deal to end the Russian #assault on the innocent victim #Ukraine:

1. Russia withdraws to its properly recognized borders as of 2013, pre-Crimean-invasion.

2. Russia demilitarizes everything within 1000km of its western borders, and agrees to international observers/inspectors to audit compliance.

3. A duty or tax on all Russian oil and gas sales to pay for complete rebuilding of Ukraine.

4. Most importantly, the heads of both Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump on pikes in the middle of Kyiv, in Independence Square.

That sounds fairer to me than anything Mr. I-Bankrupted-Three-Casinos has proposed.

#USPol #MangoMussolini #Trump #Putin #war #Ukraine #peace #deal #TackyWorld #MarALago #StableGenius #incompetent #sociopath #narcissist #Russia #USA #McMansion #tacky

The NSW coast - Bird-free concrete blocks surrounded by lawns

"A track takes us into a small area of regenerating coastal rainforest, where lilly pillies are growing, and the air is filled with the sounds of birds, frogs and insects. Flannery says this is an example of coastal protection done right. The forest was saved from development after a long-running campaign by traditional owners, the Dharawal people."

"We exit the beach via stairs that lead to a manicured grass area, bike path and a row of large houses. Flannery is unimpressed. Unlike at his home, there is no bird habitat and, unsurprisingly, no birds. "This is not my thing. This is just concrete blocks surrounded by grass. To my mind, it’s as boring as batshit.”
>>
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2025/apr/26/tim-flannery-what-were-seeing-is-the-last-gasp-of-the-patriarchy
#NSW #coast #sprawl #McMansion #lawns #suburbia #MidNorthCoast #beaches #Birds #catbird #biodiversity #conservation #ClimateBreakdown

The NSW coast - Bird-free concrete blocks surrounded by lawns

"A track takes us into a small area of regenerating coastal rainforest, where lilly pillies are growing, and the air is filled with the sounds of birds, frogs and insects. Flannery says this is an example of coastal protection done right. The forest was saved from development after a long-running campaign by traditional owners, the Dharawal people."

"We exit the beach via stairs that lead to a manicured grass area, bike path and a row of large houses. Flannery is unimpressed. Unlike at his home, there is no bird habitat and, unsurprisingly, no birds. "This is not my thing. This is just concrete blocks surrounded by grass. To my mind, it’s as boring as batshit.”
>>
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2025/apr/26/tim-flannery-what-were-seeing-is-the-last-gasp-of-the-patriarchy
#NSW #coast #sprawl #McMansion #lawns #suburbia #MidNorthCoast #beaches #Birds #catbird #biodiversity #conservation #ClimateBreakdown

@skinnylatte

An ugly #McMansion

@skinnylatte

An ugly #McMansion

#McMansion

#McMansion

McMansion Hell, v funny. Also McMansion 101, really cool stuff, you learn why they're so bad.
#architecture #McMansion #design #real #estate #USA #home #suburb #sprawl #commute #big #garage #huge #house #roof #pitch #nub #gable #shed #flat #foam #columns #supporting #nothing #asphalt #instead of #landscape #huge #useless #spare #rooms #square #feet https://mcmansionhell.com/

McMansion Hell, v funny. Also McMansion 101, really cool stuff, you learn why they're so bad.
#architecture #McMansion #design #real #estate #USA #home #suburb #sprawl #commute #big #garage #huge #house #roof #pitch #nub #gable #shed #flat #foam #columns #supporting #nothing #asphalt #instead of #landscape #huge #useless #spare #rooms #square #feet https://mcmansionhell.com/

i'm still somewhat stuck on that stupid mcmansion

(this one: https://mastodon.murkworks.net/@moira/112240034632592083 )

#architecture #mcmansion

i'm still somewhat stuck on that stupid mcmansion

(this one: https://mastodon.murkworks.net/@moira/112240034632592083 )

#architecture #mcmansion

@mls14 @KydiaMusic I can't decide if that entryway is a lightly-disguised raingun or an attempt to hide the mysterious entry roofhat

#architecture #McMansion

@mls14 @KydiaMusic I can't decide if that entryway is a lightly-disguised raingun or an attempt to hide the mysterious entry roofhat

#architecture #McMansion

@mls14 @KydiaMusic

that one window is a gift that keeps on giving

#architecture #mcmansion

@mls14 @KydiaMusic

that one window is a gift that keeps on giving

#architecture #mcmansion

@mls14 @KydiaMusic Oh yeah. She'd have some things to say, starting right... here, I think:

#architecture #McMansion

@mls14 @KydiaMusic Oh yeah. She'd have some things to say, starting right... here, I think:

#architecture #McMansion

🔗 "McMansion Hell: We've found it folks: McMansion Heaven" https://mcmansionhell.com/post/741171396971053056/weve-found-it-folks-mcmansion-heaven
#architecture #McMansion #windows #design

🔗 "McMansion Hell: We've found it folks: McMansion Heaven" https://mcmansionhell.com/post/741171396971053056/weve-found-it-folks-mcmansion-heaven
#architecture #McMansion #windows #design

oh HELLS yeah MORE PHOTOS

I FOUND IT

https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/354-County-Road-211-Bremen-AL-35033/215031920_zpid/

[slaps hood] you could film so many Columbo mysteries in this bad boy

#architecture #McMansion #postmodern

oh HELLS yeah MORE PHOTOS

I FOUND IT

https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/354-County-Road-211-Bremen-AL-35033/215031920_zpid/

[slaps hood] you could film so many Columbo mysteries in this bad boy

#architecture #McMansion #postmodern

this... I haven't seen a McMansion Hell update in a while, but this...

this is _magnificent_.

i want more photos. i want them _so bad_. but for now just... start here:

https://www.tumblr.com/mcmansionhell/741171396971053056/weve-found-it-folks-mcmansion-heaven

#architecture #McMansionHell #McMansion

this... I haven't seen a McMansion Hell update in a while, but this...

this is _magnificent_.

i want more photos. i want them _so bad_. but for now just... start here:

https://www.tumblr.com/mcmansionhell/741171396971053056/weve-found-it-folks-mcmansion-heaven

#architecture #McMansionHell #McMansion

SuperCity24 - Location 4.5 - Area 4/4

A walled community of McMansions. A place where everyone drives a golf cart around and there is golf, tennis, swimming and of bar with food. This is for the wealthy who are not rich enough for their own compound (see 4.1). It probably was advertised as having 'small town charm'.

#lore24 #city24 #supercity24 #ttrpg #solorpg #artprompt #sketchbooksolorpg #drawing #mcmansion #community

SuperCity24 - Location 4.5 - Area 4/4

A walled community of McMansions. A place where everyone drives a golf cart around and there is golf, tennis, swimming and of bar with food. This is for the wealthy who are not rich enough for their own compound (see 4.1). It probably was advertised as having 'small town charm'.

#lore24 #city24 #supercity24 #ttrpg #solorpg #artprompt #sketchbooksolorpg #drawing #mcmansion #community

Ok, this is a guilty pleasure😎

https://mcmansionhell.com/

#architecture #mcmansion

@fionatribe
There’s an epidemic of this everywhere.

People are assholes. They build a 90% coverage house, fucking up the neighborhood, because they’re obsessed with extra square footage.

And also too cheap to buy the #McMansion they really want on an appropriately sized lot.

@fionatribe
There’s an epidemic of this everywhere.

People are assholes. They build a 90% coverage house, fucking up the neighborhood, because they’re obsessed with extra square footage.

And also too cheap to buy the #McMansion they really want on an appropriately sized lot.

@gemelliz More smokescreen - implying that opening up the greenbelt will somehow provide housing for the many urban residents who desperately need it when it will mostly be profitable #McMansion's.
People needing housing can't afford to be commuting from places like #Clarington. As has been pointed out land isn't the problem.
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-more-housing-is-no-explanation-for-fords-attack-on-the-greenbelt/ #onpoli

@gemelliz More smokescreen - implying that opening up the greenbelt will somehow provide housing for the many urban residents who desperately need it when it will mostly be profitable #McMansion's.
People needing housing can't afford to be commuting from places like #Clarington. As has been pointed out land isn't the problem.
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-more-housing-is-no-explanation-for-fords-attack-on-the-greenbelt/ #onpoli

New post on Ordinary Homes: McMansions! A look at tax policies & lifestyles that led to it, ways cities have tried to stop them (while still leaving incentives for them in place), as well as the new type of compact #McMansion popular in the western US.
https://ordinaryhomes.blogspot.com/2023/08/mcmansion.html 🏘️

New post on Ordinary Homes: McMansions! A look at tax policies & lifestyles that led to it, ways cities have tried to stop them (while still leaving incentives for them in place), as well as the new type of compact #McMansion popular in the western US.
https://ordinaryhomes.blogspot.com/2023/08/mcmansion.html 🏘️

"oversized ... or disjointed in style"

"Hello! Professional architectural historian checking in here ..." In Ask Metafilter, Preserver addresses Mchelly's question about "McMansion" as architectural nomenclature.

https://ask.metafilter.com/373446/Are-McMansions-forever#5309173

#McMansion #architecture #history #design #language #style #aesthetic

"oversized ... or disjointed in style"

"Hello! Professional architectural historian checking in here ..." In Ask Metafilter, Preserver addresses Mchelly's question about "McMansion" as architectural nomenclature.

https://ask.metafilter.com/373446/Are-McMansions-forever#5309173

#McMansion #architecture #history #design #language #style #aesthetic

@SomaFMrusty

It's the equivalent of a #McMansion with a rusty car up on blocks on the front lawn.

He has no taste. That's why he has to constantly tell people how #classy he is.

@SomaFMrusty

It's the equivalent of a #McMansion with a rusty car up on blocks on the front lawn.

He has no taste. That's why he has to constantly tell people how #classy he is.

@CiaraNi
Carbon pricing on food is a great idea! Plant-based meat and dairy alternatives are usually a lot more expensive than the originals, despite cheaper ingredients. IMHO all consumer products (especially giant SUVs & pickups!) should have a #CarbonTax. Also home sales (new & resale). Bet that would cut down on #McMansion developments! Maybe even add carbon tax to property taxes for all homes, since large homes cost more to heat/cool. And bring back tolls, but for carbon, on all highways.

@CiaraNi
Carbon pricing on food is a great idea! Plant-based meat and dairy alternatives are usually a lot more expensive than the originals, despite cheaper ingredients. IMHO all consumer products (especially giant SUVs & pickups!) should have a #CarbonTax. Also home sales (new & resale). Bet that would cut down on #McMansion developments! Maybe even add carbon tax to property taxes for all homes, since large homes cost more to heat/cool. And bring back tolls, but for carbon, on all highways.

"The McMansion owner is unbothered by the cost of heating and cooling a four-thousand-square-foot mausoleum with fifteen-foot ceilings. They see no problem being dependent—from the cheap material choice of the house to the driving requirements of suburban life—on oil in all its forms, be it in extruded polystyrene columns or gas at the pump. The McMansion is American bourgeois life in all its improvidence."

https://thebaffler.com/outbursts/bad-manors-wagner

#housing #mcmansion #architecture #oil #america

"The McMansion owner is unbothered by the cost of heating and cooling a four-thousand-square-foot mausoleum with fifteen-foot ceilings. They see no problem being dependent—from the cheap material choice of the house to the driving requirements of suburban life—on oil in all its forms, be it in extruded polystyrene columns or gas at the pump. The McMansion is American bourgeois life in all its improvidence."

https://thebaffler.com/outbursts/bad-manors-wagner

#housing #mcmansion #architecture #oil #america

"In essence, the only certainty is that when Americans get richer—through generational wealth transfer or through industry—they tend to seek out McMansions."

@mcmansionhell for The Baffler Magazine: https://thebaffler.com/outbursts/bad-manors-wagner

#Longreads #EditorsPicks #Housing #Architecture #McMansion #Home #Nonfiction #Essay

I made an AI art thing. 👀 Fit for McMansion Hell, this neighborhood! Bing gives me a creepy Mars-rover-esque vehicle...on a pedestrian-and-bicycle-only street. The houses don't look much like log cabins either. Totally nails the creepy vibe of the Owens Valley, though.

#AI #artificialintelligence #AIart #thoughts #artist #thoughts #technology #self #suburb #housing #McMansion #McMansionHell