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Quote: missedhervee

It's not that simple.

They'd still be here, but perhaps not quite so visible.

Due to our failed mental health system and chronic drug use by many we now have this huge pimple on the face of the American Dream.

Do you just squeeze the zit or try to eliminate the acne altogether?

I have homeless on the streets here where I live. I see people giving them money. I see no reason why they would leave as long as it continues.

From what I understand, during an extreme cold spell, there are actually few homeless that have to be picked up by the police because they don't know any better. Most seem to find these shelters when they need to despite the perception they're too mentally ill to function well enough to get to one. Some are, of course.

Best time to observe potentially incompetent homeless people is when they don't see you or anyone around. If they're really messed up their behavior is still messed up when they're alone. I've seen a few like that in Vegas.

Quote: missedhervee

Homeless people are already in my neighborhood.

My suggestion would get them out of it and away from any other neighborhoods.

Sorry AZD but as written the law currently does not allow you to shoot the homeless on sight, no bag limit.

Maybe if Trump wins ...

So you just want them away from you. Typical compassionate liberal!

Quote: rxwine

It's hard to regulate behavior like sleeping in public places. It's the same with people trying to throw the porn slappers off the Vegas sidewalks.

Something about Constitutional rights.

That is why the thing to do is put in spikes and other measures to just make it as uncomfortable as possible.

Quote: AZDuffman

So you just want them away from you. Typical compassionate liberal!

Are you trying to be coy?

Did you not read my realistic suggestion?

C'mon, what do YOU suggest to cure the homeless problem?

Also, do you have ADD?

I am NOT a liberal, I vote Libertarian.

This is a 7 million dollar home tax free in Texas, because it is designated as a pastor's home. Evangelical preacher Kenneth Copeland has made 750 million off his Christian parishioners' He avoids a $150k tax bill annually.

Homes in the US where main house is over one acre in square footage

Since WWII

1. unfinished 85,000 Versailles Windermere, Florida David A. Siegel
2. unfinished 49,951 Chateau Bray Madisonville, Texas James and Sonya Bray
3. 2021 105,000 The One Bel Air, Los Angeles, California Nile Niami
4. 2016 72,215 Pensmore Highlandville, Missouri Steven T. Huff
5. 2011 44,925 Le Palais Beverly Hills, California Lola Karimova-Tillyaeva
6. 2010 49,568 8271 E Left Hand Fork Hobble Creek Springville, Utah Tom Mower
7. 2010 49,300 The Pritzker Estate Los Angeles, California Anthony Pritzker
8. 2010 48,438 1299 Via Tivoli Henderson, Nevada Pierre Omidyar (via Ohana Properties, LLC)
9. 2009 50,853 Chase Mansion West Hartford, Connecticut Arnold Chase
10. 2008 51,000 Hacienda De La Paz Rolling Hills, California John Z. Blazevich
11. 2006 45,891 457 Bel Air Road Los Angeles, California Beny Alagem
12. 2003 64,000 Fair Field Sagaponack, New York Ira Rennert
13. 2002 45,854 Villa Collina Moorestown, New Jersey Vernon Hill
14. 2001 57,000 Eschman Meadows Nashport, Ohio Awesome87 LLC and SPG87 LLC
15. 2000 49,000 Ziff Mansion Pawling, New York Dirk Edward Ziff
16. 2000 48,000 Champ d'Or Estate Hickory Creek, Texas “The Olana” Walter Wedding Estates
17. 1997 54,400 Chateau Montagel Shoal Creek, Alabama Medical Cloud Computing, LLC
18. 1995 66,000 Xanadu 2 Medina, Washington Bill Gates
19. 1994 44,234 Villa Vittoriosa Fayetteville, Georgia Rick Ross
20. 1991 52,897 Hala Ranch Aspen, Colorado John Paulson
21. 1988 53,503 The Manor Los Angeles, California Petra Ecclestone
22. 1985 48,515 50 Poplar Hill Drive Farmington, Connecticut Casey Askar
23. 1971 60,000 San Sylmar Sylmar, California Nethercutt-Richards family
24. 1947 68,500 Hearst Castle San Simeon, California California Department of Parks and Recreation
25. 1945 62,220 Gemini Manalapan, Florida Dirk Edward Ziff

Complete list (including demolished ones)

1. 178,926 1895 Biltmore Estate Asheville, North Carolina The Biltmore Company
2. 109,000 1919 Oheka Castle West Hills, New York Gary Melius
3. 105,000 2021 The One Bel Air, Los Angeles, California Nile Niami
4. 100,000 1917 Whitemarsh Hall Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania (demolished in 1980)
5. 97,188 1909 Arden House Harriman, New York Mo Tianquan (via Research Center on Natural Conservation)
6. 96,582 1932 Winterthur Winterthur, Delaware Winterthur Museum, Garden and Library
7. 90,000 1882 Cornelius Vanderbilt II House New York, New York (demolished in 1926)
8. 90,000 1927 Shadow Lawn West Long Branch, New Jersey Monmouth University
9. 88,000 1929 Meadow Brook Hall Rochester Hills, Michigan Oakland University
10. 85,000 2025 Versailles Windermere, Florida David A. Siegel
11. 80,000 1897 Florham Florham Park, New Jersey Fairleigh Dickinson University
12. 80,000 1899 Harbor Hill Roslyn, New York (demolished in 1947)
13. 75,000 1908 Indian Neck Hall Oakdale, New York St. John's University
14. 72,215 2016 Pensmore Highlandville, Missouri Steven T. Huff
15. 72,000 1919 Inisfada North Hills, New York (demolished in 2013)
16. 70,000 1901 Idle Hour Oakdale, New York Dowling College
17. 70,000 1895 Woodlea Briarcliff Manor, New York Sleepy Hollow Country Club
18. 70,000 1900 Lynnewood Hall Elkins Park, Pennsylvania Richard Yoo
19. 68,500 1947 Hearst Castle San Simeon, California California Department of Parks and Recreation
20. 66,341 1896 Grey Towers Castle Glenside, Pennsylvania Arcadia University
21. 66,000 1995 Xanadu 2.0 Medina, Washington Bill Gates
22. 64,500 1915 Stan Hywet Hall Akron, Ohio Stan Hywet Hall Foundation
23. 64,000 2003 Fair Field Sagaponack, New York Ira Rennert
24. 62,500 1927 Mar-a-Lago Palm Beach, Florida Donald Trump
25. 62,482 1895 The Breakers Newport, Rhode Island Preservation Society of Newport County
26. 62,220 1945 Gemini Manalapan, Florida Dirk Edward Ziff
27. 60,000 1916 Pembroke Glen Cove, New York (demolished in 1968)
28. 60,000 1920 El Mirasol Palm Beach, Florida (demolished in 1958)
29. 60,000 1971 San Sylmar Sylmar, California Nethercutt-Richards family
30. 58,000 1903 Duke Farms Hillsborough Township, New Jersey (demolished in 2016)
31. 57,000 2001 Eschman Meadows Nashport, Ohio Awesome87 LLC and SPG87 LLC
32. 56,881 1928 Castle Hill Ipswich, Massachusetts The Trustees of Reservations
33. 56,368 1901 Andrew Carnegie Mansion New York, New York Smithsonian Institution
34. 56,000 1903 Blairsden Peapack-Gladstone, New Jersey T. Eric Galloway
35. 55,360 1864 Ralston Hall Belmont, California Notre Dame de Namur University
36. 55,000 1849 Rockwood Hall Mount Pleasant, New York (demolished in 1942)
37. 55,000 1800 White House Washington, D.C. National Park Service
38. 55,000 1857 Belle Grove White Castle, Louisiana (demolished in 1952)
39. 55,000 1885 Elm Court Lenox, Massachusetts Travaasa Experiential Resorts
40. 55,000 1929 Roundwood Manor Hunting Valley, Ohio Sylvia Korey
41. 54,838 1801 Dumbarton Oaks Washington, D.C. Harvard University
42. 54,400 1997 Chateau Montagel Shoal Creek, Alabama Medical Cloud Computing, LLC
43. 54,246 1883 Searles Castle Great Barrington, Massachusetts John Dewey Academy
44. 53,503 1988 The Manor Los Angeles, California Petra Ecclestone
45. 53,000 1858 Nottoway White Castle, Louisiana Paul Ramsay Foundation
46. 52,897 1991 Hala Ranch Aspen, Colorado John Paulson
47. 52,300 1906 Felix M. Warburg House New York, New York Jewish Museum of New York
48. 51,000 2008 Hacienda De La Paz Rolling Hills, California John Z. Blazevich
49. 50,853 2009 Chase Mansion West Hartford, Connecticut Arnold Chase
50. 50,729 1909 Perry Belmont House Washington, D.C. Order of the Eastern Star
51. 50,316 1914 Otto H. Kahn House New York, New York Convent of the Sacred Heart
52. 50,000 1907 Crocker-McMillin Mansion Mahwah, New Jersey Ilija Pavlovic
53. 50,000 1892 Reid Hall Purchase, New York Manhattanville College
54. 50,000 1903 Wingwood House Bar Harbor, Maine (demolished in 1953)
55. 50,000 1906 Riverside New York, New York (demolished in 1948)
56. 50,000 1912 Hempstead House Sands Point, New York Nassau County, New York
57. 50,000 1919 Seven Springs Bedford, New York Donald Trump
58. 49,951 2025 Chateau Bray Madisonville, Texas James and Sonya Bray
59. 49,842 1938 Lutcher Brown Estate Terrell Hills, TX Candace Humphreys
60. 49,568 2010 8271 E Left Hand Fork Hobble Creek Springville, Utah Tom Mower
61. 49,300 2010 The Pritzker Estate Los Angeles, California Anthony Pritzker
62. 49,000 2000 Ziff Mansion Pawling, New York Dirk Edward Ziff
63. 48,515 1985 50 Poplar Hill Drive Farmington, Connecticut Casey Askar
64. 48,438 2010 1299 Via Tivoli Henderson, Nevada Pierre Omidyar (via Ohana Properties, LLC)
65. 48,000 2000 Champ d'Or Estate Hickory Creek, Texas “The Olana” Walter Wedding Estates
66. 47,000 1909 Nemours Wilmington, Delaware Nemours Foundation
67. 46,054 1928 Greystone Mansion Beverly Hills, California City of Beverly Hills
68. 46,050 1914 Carolands Hillsborough, California Charles Bartlett Johnson
69. 46,000 1898 Elstowe Manor Elkins Park, Pennsylvania Dominican Sisters of St. Catherine de' Ricci
70. 45,891 2006 457 Bel Air Road Los Angeles, California Beny Alagem
71. 45,854 2002 Villa Collina Moorestown, New Jersey Vernon Hill
72. 45,843 1901 Townsend House Washington, D.C. Cosmos Club
73. 45,000 1855 Illinois Executive Mansion Springfield, Illinois State of Illinois
74. 45,000 1893 Yaddo Saratoga Springs, New York Corporation of Yaddo
75. 45,000 1907 Darlington Mahwah, New Jersey Jaime Garrido
76. 45,000 1914 Henry Clay Frick House New York, New York Frick Collection
77. 44,936 1905 Anderson House Washington, D.C. Society of the Cincinnati
78. 44,925 2011 Le Palais Beverly Hills, California Lola Karimova-Tillyaeva
79. 44,309 1938 Glencairn Bryn Athyn, Pennsylvania The New Church
80. 44,234 1994 Villa Vittoriosa Fayetteville, Georgia Rick Ross
81. 44,229 1892 Ochre Court Newport, Rhode Island Salve Regina University
82. 44,000 1899 Hyde Park Hyde Park, New York National Park Service
83. 43,793 1904 Boldt Castle Alexandria Bay, New York Thousand Islands Bridge Authority
84. 43,561 1928 Marland Mansion Ponca City, Oklahoma City of Ponca City

Curious about the One Belair by Nile Niami, I googled and found out it is in bankruptcy.

What kind of a moron decides to go out and spec build a half billion dollar home?

He deserves the dunking stool.

C'mon, those few who can easily afford a home that expensive will undoubtedly have their own ideas as to how it should be built in mind as opposed to subscribing to Niami's idea of what a dream home should look like.

Plus his target audience is narrowed by his design choices; I for one cannot see Gates, Bezos or Musk wanting to have a nightclub in their home (that's kid's stuff).

Quote: CNN

A gargantuan residence in Los Angeles dubbed "The One" by its developer is now on track to be sold after the owner defaulted on more than $100 million in loans and debt, according to court documents. In an Instagram post last summer, Nile Niami, the project's developer, pitched the 105,000-square-foot home as having seven pools, a 50-car garage, a 10,000-bottle wine cellar and even its own nightclub. Promoted as being the largest and most expensive urban property in the world, "The One" was expected to come to market for $500 million, according to the video Niami posted on Instagram. The home is promoted as having a four-lane bowling alley, a 50-seat movie theater, a putting green, wellness center and gym, beauty salon, juice bar and tennis court.

Quote: missedhervee

Curious about the One Belair by Nile Niami, I googled and found out it is in bankruptcy.

What kind of a moron decides to go out and spec build a half billion dollar home?

A few people have tried to spec homes for record breaking prices. It never works.

One of the worst (image below) had to be partially torn down and the remaining portion was relisted for $5.5 million. It was once expected to command $275 million.


The home below (12 bedrooms, 21 baths) started at $250 million and included a fleet of pricy cars and staff for a year, went to $188 million, and then $150 million. It finally sold for a rumoured $94 million.



The world’s ultra wealthy have not shown a willingness to spend the same kind of money on a home that they do on things like megayachts or private jets. I think they would rather own multiple homes that can be bought and sold on a whim. The world's most expensive yacht was $1.5 billion (not counting a $5 billion yacht with 10,000 kilograms of solid gold and platinum).The $1.5 billion yacht is owned by Roman Abramovich, the Russian billionaire, and is called "The Eclipse" It has an intruder detection missile system, two helipads, 24 guest cabins, two swimming pools, a dance hall, hot tubs, a mini-submarine, armor plating, bulletproof windows, and an anti-paparazzi shield with sweeping laser beams.