This is breathtaking. All of it. Kristi seems like an absolutely lovely & grateful person. I'm happy to see someone is actually LIVING and ENJOYING this beautiful home daily. What an absolute dream! Also, I think the whole team made the budget go extremely far, especially for Alaska, where sourcing goods & labor is notoriously expensive.. So well done.
This lady knows what she wants. I need her and the architect to help me build a house!! Amazing place. Especially love the little deck in the middle and the reading nook. And the egg chair. And the strawberry wall. Everything!!
I get what you're saying, but for accuracy's sake shift your digits one place to the left. In the US the top 1% possess $10.8 million in wealth. Also, that percentile is much better than the rest of us at preserving their wealth, so it would be unwise to call this home "overly" expensive. The odds are they won't lose money on it. Perhaps you meant "unaffordable"?
I just love american architecture! It is charming, timeless and always expressive in a beautiful way. This house perfectly suits the raw nature of Alaska. I hope one day I can move to the US. Greetings from Africa
She's delivering health care to Indigenous Alaskan children in rural Alaska, deploying U.S. federal dollars that otherwise wouldn't be spent there. I promise you, she's not making nearly as much as your dentist.
That's not bad considering moving concrete and steel instead of wood across Alaska. 100k for landscaping is ridiculous. ...... she bills med services to the government. That is what our Healthcare problem looks like.
Limited land on an island, everything, including the labor, has to be brought in over the water, site prep; I still don't see where all the money went.
@@davidcattin7006 Actually, I question that. I have met a number of architects who don't work in the field because it is so crowded. And just like lawyers, the grunt work is done by unlicensed graduate students and others who rely on the head of the company because they have the license without which no city planning office will accept a design. In a word, everything's negotiable.
The owner’s passion for her beautiful home shines through her detailed description of her estate. Amazing architecture and engineering. The landscape is amazing as it blends naturally into the natural beauty.
I really like how the Banker told her the house wasn't an investment. Sometimes in life, we want what we want, and that is our moment to choose anything that makes us happy. You can tell that the "Vanity House" makes her happy. She could also Airbnb it nowadays while she's traveling, and in that way it is an investment!
I agree the cost is unbelievably high, but costs of everything are going to be higher in Ketchikan-flying people in, sourcing and barging in the materials, etc. There are few (if any) other houses on the island built to this level of specification.
Nor well integrated on the coastline, as the other houses around. Bravo for rain catching. So refreshing to see US houses integrating ecological and sustainable concepts!
I say this sincerely, and I hope respectfully. There is nothing ecological about this type of construction. The wealthy will use buzzwords like "ecological and "sustainable concepts" as greenwashing. Any efficiency in operating the house through "sustainable" techniques will not ever overcome the impact from the initial construction. Note all that concrete for example. Is it a primary or secondary home (impact of flying to/from of each visit), etc.
1, water will erode the foundation of the house, and it will last about 20 years, give or take; 2, water collection from the root is a good idea, but very dumb when you are building a house next to a lake full of water; the house rooting is using cheap material? wind-proven? 3, no solar? no septic tank? so this house is connected to the grid? It would be great to build a solar, tidal and wind electricity generator in the house, so it's self-sufficient. The septic tank can also be used to fertilized a small farm, AKA, free unlimited vegetable. 4, too much concrete, it's expensive both in term of price and the environment cost. The house should instead build few meter above ground with little concrete used, and a deeper foundation can be drilled for prosperity. 5, I suggest this house to be sold ASAP to someone dumb to get the cost back. You can advertised this house as featured in WSJ, and I am sure some dunnnny would buy it for more.
It's very nice but I'm sorry..... 2.7 million to build that lovely but tiny and architecturally unremarkable home? I think you should qualify that with how much more expensive everything is up there because of shipping. That is not a multi-million dollar home just on its merits. It's expensive for the same reason a pack of spaghetti that people pay .99 for in the lower 48 costs $10 up there. Shipping.
It is a beautiful house with a beautiful view, but I would not want to be near those glass walls or so close to the shore during an earthquake or if there is tidal wave afterwards.
That would be a reasonable fear, but the region is not prone to very strong earthquakes (it's a tame section of the "ring of fire") and it would be very unlikely for a tidal wave to affect the shore where the house is because of the protective surrounding islands. That said, it does get very stormy and I'm sure it would be a little scary with a big storm happening at high tide.
People have no idea how much it costs to live anywhere in Alaska, let alone rural Alaska, where it's not uncommon for people who are already barely getting by to pay 20x(!!!) what we pay for electricity in the lower 48, where a jar of peanut butter is $20. Lack of basic road and utility infrastructure = $2M home. And good for her -- she deserves this exquisite place! She's delivering health care to Indigenous Alaskan children, deploying U.S. federal dollars that otherwise wouldn't be spent there. I think it's awesome that Ketchikan has people like her in it, bringing her expertise to the community and investing her life there.
I was surprised that this came from WSJ. Admittedly my Google interest algorithm features a lot of content about my birthplace, and I do like nature, photography, and architecture so I was thinking it was going to be cruise advertisement and was going to keep scrolling on, but then, the fact it was put out by WSJ piqued my curiosity about why ... do the rich and famous want an alternative to Sedona, Malibu, or Jackson Hole now that we're experiencing global warming?
Ketchikan has 8,000 people in it and her home is surrounded by other homes. Where should she live? In a home 5x that size outside in the Phoenix suburbs, where they're running out of water?
@@paillette2010Nope. I'm someone who accepts the reality that people live in homes, and a small, ecologically friendly one like hers is better for the environment than 99.9% of new build today. But instead of upbraiding the owners of all homes >2,200 sq ft in your own community (which is the U.S. average, so that's pretty much every home you see), you're going to trash a badass healthcare provider who's barely leaving a trace on this planet, save for the incredible work she's doing to help indigenous Alaskans. Spiteful.
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Interesting you got that out of the short time she's on screen. I didn't see anything like that. Some people aren't comfortable in front of the camera and their true personality does not show. We don't know anything about her other than she's a pediatric dentist and has a fabulous home. I imagine she has plenty of friends and company whenever she wants. Regards from Indiana!
True. But there's no expectation of any of us at any income level to put our money toward these problems. It's nice when people do, but not everyone does. As a dentist, I would guess she serves on several boards and donates time and money to worthwhile causes. Regards from Indiana!
She's delivering health care to Indigenous Alaskan children in rural Alaska, deploying U.S. federal dollars that otherwise wouldn't be spent there. And you do what for a living?
We get it already. Your homes accross the pond are made with stone or brick. Well guess what, so are ours. We have just as many stone and brick homes. So you all can stop saying this garbage on every single video. No one is impressed. Also those wood frames homes. They last at least a hundred years. That's longer than you should care to live on this earth. But other homes are 2 to 3 hundred years old including churches, schools, and other buildings.
Love the home and the cantilever design. I also appreciate how much thought went into the landscaping. One criticism, a missed opportunity with the backsplash in the kitchen....could have been really special.
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Oh how I love the way that the owner credited the Architect, then the Architect did the same to the Engineer! This is Teamwork you guys!
must be nice to blow 2 million of dad's money on a build 😂
I love her sense of style and attention to detail. Home is beautiful. The rainwater is a plus, smart idea.
This is breathtaking. All of it. Kristi seems like an absolutely lovely & grateful person.
I'm happy to see someone is actually LIVING and ENJOYING this beautiful home daily. What an absolute dream!
Also, I think the whole team made the budget go extremely far, especially for Alaska, where sourcing goods & labor is notoriously expensive.. So well done.
That egg chair is the same price as an Apple Vision Pro. What? 😆
but guess which one will last much longer?
She hustled and made her dream home. Respect
Beautiful looking property. I definitely love the rain water 💧.
This lady knows what she wants. I need her and the architect to help me build a house!! Amazing place. Especially love the little deck in the middle and the reading nook. And the egg chair. And the strawberry wall. Everything!!
This is a home only 0.1% of Americans can afford and 0.001% would pay for. Beautiful but overly expensive
I get what you're saying, but for accuracy's sake shift your digits one place to the left. In the US the top 1% possess $10.8 million in wealth. Also, that percentile is much better than the rest of us at preserving their wealth, so it would be unwise to call this home "overly" expensive. The odds are they won't lose money on it. Perhaps you meant "unaffordable"?
I just love american architecture! It is charming, timeless and always expressive in a beautiful way. This house perfectly suits the raw nature of Alaska. I hope one day I can move to the US.
Greetings from Africa
Good architecture but terrible building materials.
@@mustolourien5823 Why?
Everything is wood…
@@Melina.folina.123 Is that a bad thing??
@@mustolourien5823 What should they use? Thank you.
So this is why dentists raise their prices & over charge us every year. 😒
Nice work if you can get it ;o)
She's delivering health care to Indigenous Alaskan children in rural Alaska, deploying U.S. federal dollars that otherwise wouldn't be spent there. I promise you, she's not making nearly as much as your dentist.
2.07 million for that house? 😬
Architects, engineers, and materials. Yup, that's the price.
This is her 15 seconds of fame. Run with it gurllllll
Where are the B&W speakers and HiFi Rose audio system? I would want to take in a storm on the horizon listening to Vivaldi.
You mean Bose?
2 million for this?
That's not bad considering moving concrete and steel instead of wood across Alaska.
100k for landscaping is ridiculous.
...... she bills med services to the government. That is what our Healthcare problem looks like.
That’s a lot of money for a 1 bedroom house
Nice place! Must be nice have that amount of money lol
Limited land on an island, everything, including the labor, has to be brought in over the water, site prep; I still don't see where all the money went.
Architects are outrageously expensive. Factor in the engineering it took, materials, and labor. Seems like a fair price - and the location! :o)
@@davidcattin7006 Actually, I question that. I have met a number of architects who don't work in the field because it is so crowded.
And just like lawyers, the grunt work is done by unlicensed graduate students and others who rely on the head of the company because they have the license without which no city planning office will accept a design.
In a word, everything's negotiable.
The owner’s passion for her beautiful home shines through her detailed description of her estate. Amazing architecture and engineering. The landscape is amazing as it blends naturally into the natural beauty.
That house is a goner if a 8.0+ Earthquake hits the gulf coast of Alaska again and it will ! No way... I'd pay for that !
Interesting, did y'all disclose the square footage? Why not show the bathrooms? 8/10
It’s a good investment, as it’s beautiful and brings you joy. What. More could one want for their money, joy, beauty and peace.
It is beautiful ! And you are so lucky not to have snow , I would trade 6 months of rain for the 6 months of snow I have to live in anytime .
I would trade Indiana to live in that gorgeous home!
@@davidcattin7006 You own Indiana? Cool!
I really like how the Banker told her the house wasn't an investment. Sometimes in life, we want what we want, and that is our moment to choose anything that makes us happy. You can tell that the "Vanity House" makes her happy. She could also Airbnb it nowadays while she's traveling, and in that way it is an investment!
What a ridiculously over priced tiny home. Setting is beautiful.
I agree the cost is unbelievably high, but costs of everything are going to be higher in Ketchikan-flying people in, sourcing and barging in the materials, etc. There are few (if any) other houses on the island built to this level of specification.
Stunning home
I love this home :) love from anchorage ✌
Nor well integrated on the coastline, as the other houses around. Bravo for rain catching. So refreshing to see US houses integrating ecological and sustainable concepts!
I say this sincerely, and I hope respectfully. There is nothing ecological about this type of construction. The wealthy will use buzzwords like "ecological and "sustainable concepts" as greenwashing. Any efficiency in operating the house through "sustainable" techniques will not ever overcome the impact from the initial construction. Note all that concrete for example. Is it a primary or secondary home (impact of flying to/from of each visit), etc.
1, water will erode the foundation of the house, and it will last about 20 years, give or take; 2, water collection from the root is a good idea, but very dumb when you are building a house next to a lake full of water; the house rooting is using cheap material? wind-proven? 3, no solar? no septic tank? so this house is connected to the grid? It would be great to build a solar, tidal and wind electricity generator in the house, so it's self-sufficient. The septic tank can also be used to fertilized a small farm, AKA, free unlimited vegetable. 4, too much concrete, it's expensive both in term of price and the environment cost. The house should instead build few meter above ground with little concrete used, and a deeper foundation can be drilled for prosperity. 5, I suggest this house to be sold ASAP to someone dumb to get the cost back. You can advertised this house as featured in WSJ, and I am sure some dunnnny would buy it for more.
It's not floating
Wall Street Journal actually thinks that every human on earth is a Bruce Wayne.
They literally put vanity in the house.
Vanity does not have positive connotations.
Well, nobody wants to watch a video about a $57,000 house in Indiana! LOL!
@@davidcattin7006 There are videos of $1 houses in Detroit.
@@two-senseAnd yet, that's not what you clicked on.
😮😮wow
It's very nice but I'm sorry..... 2.7 million to build that lovely but tiny and architecturally unremarkable home? I think you should qualify that with how much more expensive everything is up there because of shipping. That is not a multi-million dollar home just on its merits. It's expensive for the same reason a pack of spaghetti that people pay .99 for in the lower 48 costs $10 up there. Shipping.
Gorgeous home, wow. Beautiful scenery, beautiful design.
Architect: how much do you want to pay for the house?
Her: Yes!
It is a beautiful house with a beautiful view, but I would not want to be near those glass walls or so close to the shore during an earthquake or if there is tidal wave afterwards.
That would be a reasonable fear, but the region is not prone to very strong earthquakes (it's a tame section of the "ring of fire") and it would be very unlikely for a tidal wave to affect the shore where the house is because of the protective surrounding islands. That said, it does get very stormy and I'm sure it would be a little scary with a big storm happening at high tide.
Its Ketchikan, that risk isn't there. And the heavy use of concrete makes it quite earthquake resilient.
why the seattle pricing tho
this is my plan right here...
Bella no doubt, but on the figures? They've gone way too far. I hope it works out when it's sold, why advertise it like that? And only for one sale
People have no idea how much it costs to live anywhere in Alaska, let alone rural Alaska, where it's not uncommon for people who are already barely getting by to pay 20x(!!!) what we pay for electricity in the lower 48, where a jar of peanut butter is $20. Lack of basic road and utility infrastructure = $2M home. And good for her -- she deserves this exquisite place! She's delivering health care to Indigenous Alaskan children, deploying U.S. federal dollars that otherwise wouldn't be spent there. I think it's awesome that Ketchikan has people like her in it, bringing her expertise to the community and investing her life there.
I can buy this also
👍
In no way am I complaining but it seems awkward to see this type of content from WSJ.
Right on, lady! You got everything you wanted. Much happiness!
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TLDR: the home was a waste of money and overpriced.
The architect looks like deadpool, I first thought that it was the actors house
Please take me there 😮😢
And leave me there!
Non of my ex's this beautiful!
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I was surprised that this came from WSJ. Admittedly my Google interest algorithm features a lot of content about my birthplace, and I do like nature, photography, and architecture so I was thinking it was going to be cruise advertisement and was going to keep scrolling on, but then, the fact it was put out by WSJ piqued my curiosity about why ... do the rich and famous want an alternative to Sedona, Malibu, or Jackson Hole now that we're experiencing global warming?
Neat
NOT IMPRESSED she over paid.
So ridiculous.
It's money well spend.....
Someone is not paying enough taxes
someone wants handouts
Lifestyles of the rich and privileged. Nice house though :)
This house was built on the tears of children.
Yeah, she's a dentist. Some kids cry; some adults cry. She earns her money; she can spend it how she likes.
i can't tell if she's 30 or 50
Yep, because everybody has 3.5 million for a home purchase.
It literally has a the word vanity in the title.
Everything on earth doesn't have to be for everyone
She needed a loan to buy a vanity house? Financial acumen may not be her strong suit.
The house is a gross insult to that beautiful property.
where any cruise missile can land easily from other side of pacific
Nothing like inserting the human stain further into wild habitats.
Tone deaf.
Cope
@@chickenfishhybrid44aww, a lower middle class apologist for the billionaires class?
Poor dupe.
Ketchikan has 8,000 people in it and her home is surrounded by other homes. Where should she live? In a home 5x that size outside in the Phoenix suburbs, where they're running out of water?
@@claremagee2592 oh so bad to worse is your solution?
@@paillette2010Nope. I'm someone who accepts the reality that people live in homes, and a small, ecologically friendly one like hers is better for the environment than 99.9% of new build today. But instead of upbraiding the owners of all homes >2,200 sq ft in your own community (which is the U.S. average, so that's pretty much every home you see), you're going to trash a badass healthcare provider who's barely leaving a trace on this planet, save for the incredible work she's doing to help indigenous Alaskans. Spiteful.
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Wait till climate change and rising sea level becomes a real bummer.
Really nice home but there’s still one major problem…it’s in Alaska.
I'm not American.. What's wrong with Alaska?
I see a beautiful house with a contemporary design. But I also see a lot of loneliness to the point that I feel sorry her.
Interesting you got that out of the short time she's on screen. I didn't see anything like that. Some people aren't comfortable in front of the camera and their true personality does not show. We don't know anything about her other than she's a pediatric dentist and has a fabulous home. I imagine she has plenty of friends and company whenever she wants. Regards from Indiana!
@@davidcattin7006 It's simple, you're not that perceptive!
@@ultimatepicks131 It's not your job to feel sorry for her, or make assumptions about her life. Your job is to take care of your life.
Imagine how many kids I can feed with 2 million plus dollars OR educate kids who are deprived of due to their socioeconomic conditions.
True. But there's no expectation of any of us at any income level to put our money toward these problems. It's nice when people do, but not everyone does. As a dentist, I would guess she serves on several boards and donates time and money to worthwhile causes. Regards from Indiana!
She's delivering health care to Indigenous Alaskan children in rural Alaska, deploying U.S. federal dollars that otherwise wouldn't be spent there. And you do what for a living?
Wasted money
Praise the Lord ✝️✝️✝️
For what? That she could afford this house? Praise her education and dental practice.
Too bad Alaska has to be built up like this. Disappointing.
Why was this home given a video? Bad job WSJ
Why do American want everything built with wood?!? Specially in Alaska?!
We get it already. Your homes accross the pond are made with stone or brick. Well guess what, so are ours. We have just as many stone and brick homes. So you all can stop saying this garbage on every single video. No one is impressed. Also those wood frames homes. They last at least a hundred years. That's longer than you should care to live on this earth. But other homes are 2 to 3 hundred years old including churches, schools, and other buildings.
Because Alaska is 2x the size of Texas and has a lot of wood?
What material do you recomment? [serious question]
Vanity house aka waste of money lol
Love the home and the cantilever design. I also appreciate how much thought went into the landscaping. One criticism, a missed opportunity with the backsplash in the kitchen....could have been really special.
Probably ran out of money - ha!