Top 10 Megamansion Development Fails

[@Walk_on_Part_In_a_War]

That was a surprisingly enjoyable 13 minutes and 44 seconds. No pointless hyperbole, very interesting tidbits and just the right amount of sarcasm. Great work!

[@BuildingTales]

Thanks, glad you enjoyed it!

[@KandeShack]

“Overlooking Lake Thceohyrzmug or something”😂😂😂

[@davidnicholson6680]

That house in Canada is insane. It's in the absolute middle of nowhere and ridiculously huge. The indoor boat dock is like something out of James Bond.

[@johnhunter4008]

Like Bill Gate’s house in Washington. Xanadu 2.0 I think he calls it.

[@mipa-fs4vu]

Engrossing video. The zoom ins from high above took the video to the next level for me! Nice touch!

[@BuildingTales]

Thanks!!

[@Liedaho]

These trophy homes are big, lonely and usually empty. When the family does use them, they'll tend to gather in the smallest rooms. These homes are from an age when you and your large entourage of family, friends and servants spent an entire season in them. Today they are just as big but only used by three or four people, if at all.

[@BuildingTales]

Yea it does seem like a different story if you had a big house but a large, multi generational family to fill it. Like you said, there's almost something a little sad about having a giant house, but it getting very limited use.

[@randomnickify]

Has entire island, stores explosives at home 😂

[@johnstewartrichards5922]

Lake pronunciation. Timiskaming = Tim Is Ka Ming. The name is from the Algonquin Temikami or Temikaming, meaning "deep body of water with rapid winds”.

[@BuildingTales]

Appreciate the info!

[@hgordonf]

Thank you for this documented and researched collection of Mega Fails. Awesome work ! I subscribed !!

[@BuildingTales]

Thanks!

[@tomperkins5657]

Excellent video! Kept my attention and, best of all, NO AI VOICE!

[@BuildingTales]

Thanks, really appreciate the kind words!

[@PhilipGermani]

Quite interesting and very well done. Truly fascinating topic!

[@BuildingTales]

Glad you enjoyed it, thanks for watching!

[@heatherjones6647]

Buckingham Palace is state owned. Windsor Castle is the private residence of the UK Royal Family.

[@BuildingTales]

Appreciate the clarification!

[@krell2130]

Awesome vid! Human made vids > AI vids (and it's not even close). How do you get such crisp, detailed images on Google earth?

[@BuildingTales]

Thanks, really appreciate the support! The google earth videos are from google earth studio... its free but its a more advanced version of google earth where you set different camera paths/zoom in/zoom out/pan from one place to another ... all kinds of really cool stuff. Then once you've set the camera than you can download the whole thing, which lets you get the better quality. I've only just scratched the surface of what you can do, I'm sure there's some people out there that are able to do some really amazing stuff with it!

[@DMBVR4]

I like how Woodchester Mansion and Sunninghill Park are both listed as #2 lol

[@Metal0sopher]

Sometimes you just have to have two twos.

[@jeffd9193]

Seems he lost count at some point as there are 11 homes ranked and 2 honorable mentions for a total of 13. Way to go Building Tales! 😂

[@Kodakcompactdisc]

I really enjoyed that video, thank you 🙏

[@BuildingTales]

Glad to hear it, thanks for watching!

[@SGT_Fon]

Side note about Bannermans island. The guy used surplus Springfield trap door rifle barrels he had on hand as rear for the cement work. He had so many it was cheaper to use them then buy bew

[@bscottb8]

Don't forget "The Devil's Palace," begun but abandoned in Sussex, UK.

[@nemo227]

It not usually a good idea to build with excessive ego.

[@janeflip1]

What fun! Love these stories!

[@stevesmith8155]

Thanks. My personally largest fails are trivial in comparison.

[@martinchamberlin3359]

13:02 a $3000 fine isn't even a slap on the wrist for these people

[@tyronejackson6593]

There’s a place like this in West Linn Oregon. Known as the Hollywood house or Hollywood Video house. Project was started by the founder of Hollywood Video and then abandoned partially finished. Something like 50,000 sq ft +, recent sold for a couple million at auction I believe.

[@Doc1855]

They laid up their treasures on earth and not in heaven

[@zodarian6705]

That's because heaven isn't real

[@Doc1855]

@ Then I guess you’re going to hell

[@JeromePJr]

Isn't Heaven like Narnia and imaginary place?

[@Haywire-Alguire]

Lake 'Something' located in Ontario, Canada. 🇨🇦 😆👍

[@pinsow55]

Just found this channel. You've got a new subscriber. Good stuff dude 💪💪

[@BuildingTales]

Thanks, appreciate it!

[@alexzandraepeters1846]

Wentworth Woodhouse is a massive home with over 365 rooms

[@krafka]

#8 Smith Mansion looks like a structure built in Fallout 4.

[@Mecknificent]

Super fun video! Lots of these have videos from within from urban explorers if anyone in the comments were curious, they are a quick google away.

[@BuildingTales]

Thanks! and yep there's all kinds of cool videos from urban explorers for just about all of these!

[@kimberlysheridan5530]

So Mr. Smith technically died at home

[@buckodonnghaile4309]

Tim Miss Ka Ming.

[@julianb1474]

There was also a sleazy Russian element to the Prince Andrew/Sunninghill story. What a surprise. " to be the official residence of the Duke of York from 1990 until 2004; it was sold in 2007 to Timur Kulibayev for $19.7 million which was $4 million more than the asking price.[1] The house fell into disrepair and was demolished in 2016"

[@EricMcConnaughey]

See Enes Yilmazer for a tour of 'The One'. Really cool.

[@triz313]

Nice video. Some really wild houses in this and even more crazy that they were never completed. Too much money and time?! A little feedback on your video- the audio is so flat and then. Learn about compression and EQing. Most video editing suits have some pretty good presets to help give your VO more depth and oomph. Keep up the great work!

[@BuildingTales]

Thanks for the feedback!! ... lots for me still to learn from the video editing side of things! Appreciate the suggestions, ill definitely do a deeper dive into those things you mentioned to make the audio a little more listenable

[@triz313]

@@BuildingTales Clarity was there, and your voice is fine. Just learn about adding that punch to your VO and it will really help make your videos more complete. If you want to talk shop and get more info let me know!

[@pamelabough2008]

Tem-is-kem-in is how you say the name of the Canadian lake. If you are going to read over video at least get the names correct. The house that was demolished in England was full of black mold. Not a safe place to live for anyone.

[@YourAlcoholicUncle]

I think it's funnier to mispronounce it. No one cares about canada

[@curiousworld7912]

Most of these houses are terrible, aesthetically. And, if someone with enough money wants to build their own fever-dream; they're now more likely to want to situate and design it themselves, rather than settle for someone else's mess. At least the 'Robber Barons' of the 19th-20th cent. had enough sense to hire artists and craftsmen to design and build their ego-driven mansions, rather than believe they had enough talent to design their own, or worse.

[@michaeltutty1540]

Lake Ta-Misk-ah-Sing. Also known as "The back of beyond". Tim Buck Three is the first town towards civilization. Timbuktu is the second. Lol.

[@thisbushnell2012]

Hubris meets a fool with money.........

[@Nikolaus3007]

so there are 2 number 2?

[@BuildingTales]

Yes

[@te4bag_k1ngp1n]

Is "the one" featured on black ops 2?

[@Haywire-Alguire]

Rich people like wasting money in weird ways. These videos are proof of that.

[@cholst1]

McMansions as they are also known as

[@MrStevos]

Amazing thing about #1 Hadid Mansion. This guy made his fortune in construction of high end real estate projects in that same area ! He must have successfully gotten thousands of permits & plans approved ! Just none for himself ??

[@BuildingTales]

I wondered the same thing... seems like someone with his experience would know better than to try to pull that off

[@janeflip1]

Lake Something! Too funny!

[@shawnvalencia8124]

This disqusts me. Children starve, people can't affords medications. This is what people feel is a necessity. Sad.

[@zodarian6705]

Freedom means free to do something that you personally disagree with. And you're free to do something that I personally disagree with. Otherwise it's not fucking freedom.

[@Emilio-i7d]

People can do whatever the hell they want with their money. If I’m rich I have no need to feed your children or buy your medication. Pathetic liberal thinking

[@GordonHolland-m5r]

A fire, tell me this wasn't for insurance to build something else.

[@PapaDon46]

[@barbarapiesse3343]

What a waste of money. Go big or go home, lol. I'd be happy to just have a quaint 3 bdrm bungalow w/ yard & picket fence. But living in Canada ya that's just a dream now..

[@Krushnow]

Uh... you did #2 twice

[@Kbarboza94]

People get a little bit of money in their pockets and blow it all away on something extravagant, losing it all in the name of materialism.

[@christopherzehnder]

A lot of people don’t understand that happiness comes from within. Money is important to everyone, but it’s not the answer to everything.

[@kgjekdl]

@@christopherzehnder it is the answer to everything

[@mindyrolston3915]

The house in Dubai has to be one of the ugliest houses I've ever seen that's just it's tacky it's ugly

[@GeneralLeia]

Teh-MISS-ka-ming

[@SJW-u2i]

Um... Here "are" ten; not here "is" ten.

[@secboss]

Lake TA MISS KA MING

[@VUO4E]

a lot of second places...

[@nixboox]

Someone can't count to ten...

[@joshuajones634]

These repurposed would be a good idea.

[@tonkysue207]

Enjoyed this,subscribed at ..lake something😂.💙uk

[@BuildingTales]

Thanks, glad you enjoyed it!

[@johnwood551]

Do a video on all giant mansions the multi millionaire sports stars and Hollywood stars homes that are now for sale or can’t sale.

[@MegaSat666]

Pointless mentioning about Antilia.. Were you lost? 😢😢

[@Haywire-Alguire]

That isn't a mansion.....its a damn city !! 😆

[@tomperkins5657]

My faith journey asks if upon death my Higher Power will ask about their stewardship regarding the poor. No, I don't know but I wonder if they had their reward on earth.

[@danialholden2064]

I'm from the area of the Peter Grant mansion. The lake is pronounced lake tah-miss-ka-ming say it all in one breath hahhhahahhhhahaha.

[@JamesRichardWiley]

Who needs this?

[@reedgolden]

Antilia is abhorrent. If there’s a structure that should be vandalized, that’s it. Sure it’s grand when viewed in person, but those inside overlook slums. It’s no wonder the Tata family, one who does a lot of good for India’s less fortunate, sees this as an abomination.

[@JayZed-tl5bc]

No mate, that would happen in the U.S. as well. Point taken though.

[@stickynorth]

Only in England would royalty rather demolish a home than make it into shelter for the unhoused... SMH... And this is why I'm a Canadian republican...

[@harkinsclark1417]

The house wasn't even owned by the royal family having been sold years before it's demolition, my colleague worked on the homeless shelter concept but the yearly running costs were simply too high and the conversation costs were far higher than the cost to build a new facility.

[@SuAllison-Lenk]

Where in Canada have you seen a mansion turned into a home for homeless. We don't have Republicans in Canada..... Either. Stop with your stupid comments.

[@gooddypm]

Tell you what, since Canada is so great we’ll send our homeless to your province then shall we?

[@hlonydlamini4496]

Lol

[@daviddiehl-gy2sq]

And your country is still shit.

[@zodarian6705]

Huge mansion equals huge taxes. Simply not worth it.

[@UristMcKerman]

Laughs in Saudi 😂😂😂.

[@zodarian6705]

@UristMcKerman yeah well good for them I'm not in Saudi Arabia am I

[@martijnkeisers5900]

Americans and bad taste; a perfect match! 😂

[@BuildingTales]

To be fair to America... half the ones on the list aren't from America

[@martijnkeisers5900]

@BuildingTales U proof my point.

[@BuildingTales]

@@martijnkeisers5900 elaborate...

[@michaelstapelberg7751]

what about putins mouldy palace??

[@marktweet7395]

These houses aren’t very. Attractive

[@johnwood551]

Proof that millionaires have more dollars than sense . And most aren’t re sale-able and are left to rot.

[@marktweet7395]

Leave it to the bureaucrats

[@JohnCarlsen-o2t]

Conspicuous stupidity

[@joshrawlings2621]

One Word... Disgusting..🤑

[@panpsychism_]

Really- no effort at all? Temiskaming : pronounced te-miss-ka-ming. Not complicated at all.