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Much Ado About Mansionization? by: Charlotte Laws Is there a perpetual shadow hovering over your house? Do you feel as though you live in a Batman movie? You may be the victim of a neighboring McMansion or a new development trend called mansionization, the housing industry's equivalent to bigger portions and fast food. These mansionizers'”who are frequently 'spec' builders--buy small or dilapidated homes, raze them and erect massive structures, often resembling sterile apartment buildings. Except for meager set-backs, they swallow up the entire lot, dwarf their Liliputian neighbors and invade the privacy of adjacent yards with their second-story windows. It's sort of like jamming five hotels onto 'Baltic Avenue' and calling them a home. There simply isn't enough space without impacting the 'Community Chest' and monopolizing the other players in the game. Most U.S. building codes are 'mansionization friendly.' For example, Beverly Hills caps home size at '15
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