$5 Million Dollar Hurricane Proof Mansion

[DallasEast]

Click here for the article

 

[Melonfeud]

Click here for the article

I read the article, 230 feet from the shore,elevator, bank vault & wet bar,steel& concrete construction totalling 650 tons,,,but with all that exposed window glass not a single word could I find about metal roll downs to protect them,at $5 million it's a loser of a property if the interior is compromised and damaged,,,a 'cat 4' category can carry wind born projectile's 130- 150 m.p.h.

 

[DallasEast]

I read the article, 230 feet from the shore,elevator, bank vault & wet bar,steel& concrete construction totalling 650 tons,,,but with all that exposed window glass not a single word could I find about metal roll downs to protect them,at $5 million it's a loser of a property if the interior is compromised and damaged,,,a 'cat 4' category can carry wind born projectile's 130- 150 m.p.h.

I think the realtors selling the mansion can safety scratch your name off their ‘hard sell’ list.

 

[rags747]

Cool home, not sure it's worth $5m though. Reminded me of Bob Hope's home but then when looking again there is Zero comparison. Bob obviously lived very very well...

https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/2466-Southridge-Dr-Palm-Springs-CA-92264/18029489_zpid/

 

[Melonfeud]

Cool home, not sure it's worth $5m though. Reminded me of Bob Hope's home but then when looking again there is Zero comparison. Bob obviously lived very very well...

https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/2466-Southridge-Dr-Palm-Springs-CA-92264/18029489_zpid/

He was a savvy smart dude,that made his money work for him,instead of the other way around,,, I'd caught a taped rebroadcast on ,I think the Johnny Carson show, with him on it& when Johnny hinted about his accumulated wealth Bob got kinda' defensive about it pretty quick,I guess he was making major bank big time by the 1950's thru investments.

 

[DallasEast]

Cool home, not sure it's worth $5m though. Reminded me of Bob Hope's home but then when looking again there is Zero comparison. Bob obviously lived very very well...

https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/2466-Southridge-Dr-Palm-Springs-CA-92264/18029489_zpid/

The front looks sorta like that poker visor Hope would wear sometimes.

 

[GMO415]

Doesn't look zombie proof though

 

[Nightman]

Makes sense.....most hurricane damage comes when the roof flies off and the structure breaks down

 

[SlammedZero]

Doesn't look zombie proof though

No but this one is!



Back on topic, I like the house the OP posted though. I'm not sure I am big on the round shape of it but I am sure that is part of the design. Naturally, the person had to get a shot of their Porsche in front in one of the pictures. haha

 

[nobody]

I read the article, 230 feet from the shore,elevator, bank vault & wet bar,steel& concrete construction totalling 650 tons,,,but with all that exposed window glass not a single word could I find about metal roll downs to protect them,at $5 million it's a loser of a property if the interior is compromised and damaged,,,a 'cat 4' category can carry wind born projectile's 130- 150 m.p.h.

If you look closely at the exterior pictures of the windows, some look like they have metal roll downs and others look like bullet-proof glass thickness.

 

[Melonfeud]

If you look closely at the exterior pictures of the windows, some look like they have metal roll downs and others look like bullet-proof glass thickness.

COPY, I didn't look that closely.

 

[YosemiteSam]

Looks like a Hobbit Hole.

 

[DFWJC]

I read the article, 230 feet from the shore,elevator, bank vault & wet bar,steel& concrete construction totalling 650 tons,,,but with all that exposed window glass not a single word could I find about metal roll downs to protect them,at $5 million it's a loser of a property if the interior is compromised and damaged,,,a 'cat 4' category can carry wind born projectile's 130- 150 m.p.h.

Hey Melon. I'm sure the windows are protected. Hurricane house 101

 

[DallasEast]

Looks like a Hobbit Hole.

The first thing that crossed my mind when I first saw it, "Hey. That's Bilbo's place!"

 

[Longboysfan]

Is it tidal wave proof.

 

[DallasEast]

Is it tidal wave proof.

Good question. The article does not address the possibility.

 

[Melonfeud]

Is it tidal wave proof.

they did proclaim it's construction of steel&concrete at 650 tons,I don't feel like researching the hydraulic Force imparted by a 60+ foot wave,but I'd reckon it'd still be there after that blue convertible is washed away& wadded up

Hey Melon. I'm sure the windows are protected. Hurricane house 101

Maybe so,but the absence of its mention ,especially after boasting of it's ocean views ,is rather odd IMO

 

[Seven]

What a dump..............heh.

 

[The Fonz]

A mighty wind will take anything even this one.
Waste of money.

 

[Silver Surfer]

Looks like a Hobbit Hole.

They named it "Titanic".