Seems there are some real bargains in the luxury home market. I started saving today. All I need is another $9.7995 million, and an urge to live in Dallas . . .
For someone as bronchial as you are, Dallas would be a good place to live. It is really hot, and they have bugs...big bugs. Dallas is not a place of cowpokes like it is so often portrayed, I was born and raised there and spent probably 25 of my 33 years of existence living there and can count on 1 hand how many times I saw an actual live cow or horse. Lets not confuse Dallas with Crawford...
8500 sq feet - bathroom pool that faces an apartment building and an office building. No privacy, no view, no heliport. The statues are copies (bad ones at that) not originals. The front hall is modelled on a shopping mall. Is there a gift shop? The archetecture is uninspired, the location is mundane, the ambiance pedestrian.
You deserve better. Build something tasteful and slightly larger for much less money in the Alaska with 1000 acres of trees on a lake with spectacular mountain views and its own airfield. Use local wood, stone and art. With global warming Alaska will be the next California while Dallas will be a dessert so you will get spectacular appreciation. And if it stays cold, you will still get great skiing and good hunting and fishing and cozy fireplaces.
Just FYI for those who have never been there and think it's some conservative backwater.. In the last Dallas mayoral election, an openly gay man got 45% of the vote without any sort of negative mentions about his sexual preference. A gay man has never gotten nearly that close in places commonly accepted as super liberal such as SF or NYC. Actually, the political landscape would probably be a good one for Megan--socially liberal but economically "conservative" (read: pro-business.. as an aside, I really hate the use of the word conservative for liberal economics).
The Mac & Cheese at Hattie's would be good and you could go to the Democratic Watch party next Tuesday just outside in the Bishop (from the street name) Arts District, maybe hear about the torts bar lawyer, Fred Baron, who just died. Get some Mexican sugar cane Cokes.
Dallas is sort of like one giant sprawling suburb. It may have a lot of people, but they are very spread out. Its population density puts it the category of Eugene, Oregon, and Lincoln, Nebraska. DC is about three times as dense as Dallas.
I've gotten the feeling you enjoy crowded sidewalks, streetlife, and the general hustle and bustle of a metropolitan area. If that is correct then you'd hate Dallas.
I moved here after having spent my life in SF, LA, NYC, and Toronto. There is no streetlife, nothing is walkable, and 90% of the commercial real estate is dedicated to boring chain stores.
You get all the crime and traffic of a big city, but all the cultural excitement of the suburbs. Despite living in a "good" neighborhood (probably not that far from the house in that listing), in the last 2 months my small circle of friends have been robbed at gunpoint, had a car broken into, had a car stolen, and had a house robbed. It has a very high crime rate, amongst the worse in the nation. Twice that of NYC and in the same neighborhood as Detroit, Baltimore, etc.
I have a good job here so I'll probably stick around for a couple more years, but there is no way I could make Dallas my permanent home.
That being said, for Texas, its pretty liberal (probably 2nd only to Austin), but you still run into a fair number of people who still say things like, "the coloreds," at least compared to my "northern" experiences. But, on the flip side, Dallas does have a strong gay community and other such liberal entities. Its hardly all cowboys and rednecks or anything like that.
That's true, Nylund, Megan would probably hate it. The "hustle and bustle" is fairly negligible. Although to be fair about the crime, Dallas crime statistics were so high for so long because the way that they reported property crimes. For example, ten cars in a parking lot whose windows were all smashed in would be counted as ten separate crimes instead of how many cities reported them as one. The violent crime stats are pretty low. And as far as racism goes, I never really noticed any overt racism, and there were no more racially-tinged comments than there are where I am now (with lots of NE boarding school kids).
Enough about Dallas -- what about the castle in West Orange? I mean, jousting in the front yard? After a stunt like that, it's hard to imagine the neighbors complaining about your loud stereo.
Uh... There's a pool between the front entrance and the fireplace! sol vason was harsh to shopping malls comparing them to this erection.
I don't know how much money the seller is going to get at closing, but he should have used a designer instead of acting on his really... strange... dream. In that case he'd have somebody to sue.
I don't know much about West Orange, but it looks nice enough from space. The problem I see with the castle is that the property line is only about 75 feet from a certain Interstate 280, and one end of the castle is perhaps 170 feet from the highway.
"she could hear the cars roll by out on 441 like waves crashin' on the beach"
I've been living in Dallas for the last ~15 years and could never understand the crime statistics. Can recall maybe couple of my friends getting their cars broken in... that's about it. Robbed at gunpoint, huh? Nylund, you must be living somewhere way south of I635... and how does one get robbed while driving, anyway? ;-)
A 10mil house at Turtle Creek is just that -- an expensive mansion in a [relatively small] VERY expensive area. OTOH, the "good neighborhoods" -- in the upper-middle class understanding of the word -- are 'round here in Plano/Frisco/Allen area. $300K will buy you a ~3000 sq.ft. house without any sources of crime in at least a 10-mile raduis.
Hey we're working hard at being a little more pedestrian these days with the (delayed) Trinity River Project, Victory Park and massive urban renewal shit going on. Too bad DART is run by fools, and if only we'd been able to pony up what was needed to actually bring the Cowboys to Dallas...
Still, we have all the same "cultural" draws of NE cities, it's just ours are more spread out. You live here longer than a year and you'll figure out pretty quickly where all the cultural/nightlife districts are. We have upwards of 20-30, they're just all spread out across the metroplex.
Plus we have rodeos. Those are a blast. Beat that NY!
Radiant-heated floors...mmm...in Dallas?!
Those will be useful for 1 week per year.
The $9.775M is the easy part.....the living in Dallas part would be tough to stomach.
Which is more difficult to acquire?
For someone as bronchial as you are, Dallas would be a good place to live. It is really hot, and they have bugs...big bugs. Dallas is not a place of cowpokes like it is so often portrayed, I was born and raised there and spent probably 25 of my 33 years of existence living there and can count on 1 hand how many times I saw an actual live cow or horse. Lets not confuse Dallas with Crawford...
8500 sq feet - bathroom pool that faces an apartment building and an office building. No privacy, no view, no heliport. The statues are copies (bad ones at that) not originals. The front hall is modelled on a shopping mall. Is there a gift shop? The archetecture is uninspired, the location is mundane, the ambiance pedestrian.
You deserve better. Build something tasteful and slightly larger for much less money in the Alaska with 1000 acres of trees on a lake with spectacular mountain views and its own airfield. Use local wood, stone and art. With global warming Alaska will be the next California while Dallas will be a dessert so you will get spectacular appreciation. And if it stays cold, you will still get great skiing and good hunting and fishing and cozy fireplaces.
Just FYI for those who have never been there and think it's some conservative backwater.. In the last Dallas mayoral election, an openly gay man got 45% of the vote without any sort of negative mentions about his sexual preference. A gay man has never gotten nearly that close in places commonly accepted as super liberal such as SF or NYC. Actually, the political landscape would probably be a good one for Megan--socially liberal but economically "conservative" (read: pro-business.. as an aside, I really hate the use of the word conservative for liberal economics).
The Mac & Cheese at Hattie's would be good and you could go to the Democratic Watch party next Tuesday just outside in the Bishop (from the street name) Arts District, maybe hear about the torts bar lawyer, Fred Baron, who just died. Get some Mexican sugar cane Cokes.
Dallas is sort of like one giant sprawling suburb. It may have a lot of people, but they are very spread out. Its population density puts it the category of Eugene, Oregon, and Lincoln, Nebraska. DC is about three times as dense as Dallas.
I've gotten the feeling you enjoy crowded sidewalks, streetlife, and the general hustle and bustle of a metropolitan area. If that is correct then you'd hate Dallas.
I moved here after having spent my life in SF, LA, NYC, and Toronto. There is no streetlife, nothing is walkable, and 90% of the commercial real estate is dedicated to boring chain stores.
You get all the crime and traffic of a big city, but all the cultural excitement of the suburbs. Despite living in a "good" neighborhood (probably not that far from the house in that listing), in the last 2 months my small circle of friends have been robbed at gunpoint, had a car broken into, had a car stolen, and had a house robbed. It has a very high crime rate, amongst the worse in the nation. Twice that of NYC and in the same neighborhood as Detroit, Baltimore, etc.
I have a good job here so I'll probably stick around for a couple more years, but there is no way I could make Dallas my permanent home.
That being said, for Texas, its pretty liberal (probably 2nd only to Austin), but you still run into a fair number of people who still say things like, "the coloreds," at least compared to my "northern" experiences. But, on the flip side, Dallas does have a strong gay community and other such liberal entities. Its hardly all cowboys and rednecks or anything like that.
That's true, Nylund, Megan would probably hate it. The "hustle and bustle" is fairly negligible. Although to be fair about the crime, Dallas crime statistics were so high for so long because the way that they reported property crimes. For example, ten cars in a parking lot whose windows were all smashed in would be counted as ten separate crimes instead of how many cities reported them as one. The violent crime stats are pretty low. And as far as racism goes, I never really noticed any overt racism, and there were no more racially-tinged comments than there are where I am now (with lots of NE boarding school kids).
Enough about Dallas -- what about the castle in West Orange? I mean, jousting in the front yard? After a stunt like that, it's hard to imagine the neighbors complaining about your loud stereo.
I was just thinking the same thing Squid! And at only 2mm, it's a veritable bargain!
I prefer the castle. Even in West Orange.
Uh... There's a pool between the front entrance and the fireplace! sol vason was harsh to shopping malls comparing them to this erection.
I don't know how much money the seller is going to get at closing, but he should have used a designer instead of acting on his really... strange... dream. In that case he'd have somebody to sue.
I don't know much about West Orange, but it looks nice enough from space. The problem I see with the castle is that the property line is only about 75 feet from a certain Interstate 280, and one end of the castle is perhaps 170 feet from the highway.
"she could hear the cars roll by out on 441 like waves crashin' on the beach"
Nyland-
You get all the crime and traffic of a big city, but all the cultural excitement of the suburbs.
Because the only exciting 'culture' is modern dance, the symphony, and live theatre...
Can you believe these hicks actually enjoy HS football, country music, and NASCAR?!
I've been living in Dallas for the last ~15 years and could never understand the crime statistics. Can recall maybe couple of my friends getting their cars broken in... that's about it. Robbed at gunpoint, huh? Nylund, you must be living somewhere way south of I635... and how does one get robbed while driving, anyway? ;-)
A 10mil house at Turtle Creek is just that -- an expensive mansion in a [relatively small] VERY expensive area. OTOH, the "good neighborhoods" -- in the upper-middle class understanding of the word -- are 'round here in Plano/Frisco/Allen area. $300K will buy you a ~3000 sq.ft. house without any sources of crime in at least a 10-mile raduis.
Hey we're working hard at being a little more pedestrian these days with the (delayed) Trinity River Project, Victory Park and massive urban renewal shit going on. Too bad DART is run by fools, and if only we'd been able to pony up what was needed to actually bring the Cowboys to Dallas...
Still, we have all the same "cultural" draws of NE cities, it's just ours are more spread out. You live here longer than a year and you'll figure out pretty quickly where all the cultural/nightlife districts are. We have upwards of 20-30, they're just all spread out across the metroplex.
Plus we have rodeos. Those are a blast. Beat that NY!