UE - Whole Subdivision of Abandoned McMansions

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  • @ProfessionalDad
    @ProfessionalDad 5 ปีที่แล้ว +126

    I bet the architect was goin for that "WW2 war torn village " look. Mission accomplished!

  • @CobraAquinas
    @CobraAquinas 6 ปีที่แล้ว +453

    Those houses look like they have a skin condition.

    • @witchynerdhermit
      @witchynerdhermit 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      I didn't know houses could get mange.

    • @medici__
      @medici__ 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      hives😭😭😭

    • @selendriamuganogo7077
      @selendriamuganogo7077 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Lmaooooo

    • @estebantia2413
      @estebantia2413 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Lol actually maybe the reason they left the project, they just couldnt bear the sight of it anymore!

    • @RitualCat
      @RitualCat 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      They made me think of cows

  • @DMills-un1tl
    @DMills-un1tl 6 ปีที่แล้ว +513

    I work for a national construction firm. The very first thing I thought when I saw no roads or land development is "bank fraud". Without proper land development FIRST, you can't truly make a development like this work. Somebody borrowed a hell of a lot more than they ever truly planned on putting into this sham.

    • @antongirdeux07
      @antongirdeux07 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      so since the fed borrows the money, we would need to look at someone from inside the bank requesting the loans. if what you're saying is right it's straight up embezzlement.

    • @djhaloeight
      @djhaloeight 5 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      hell yeah, no roads/infrastructure = scam of some sort. there was a subdivision in georgia that was like this. there were roads but no sewer or electric/utilities, nor plans for them. it was called greenleaf...was in forsyth county. there’s pics/video online that urbexers posted from before it was all demolished. smaller houses than these but still same idea. and these houses are nowhere close to million dollar homes, especially in missouri. i’d say closer to $350k-$400k.

    • @christinamata3405
      @christinamata3405 5 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      I know nothing about construction or development, but seeing that they were building homes *before* roads existed seems really counterintuitive and foolish to me.

    • @hijinxxxx
      @hijinxxxx 5 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Seems like the people doing the construction must've known something fishy was going on. While they're installing insulation and bath tubs, delivered on a dirt road??? What a crazy scam.

    • @cjackson9627
      @cjackson9627 5 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Exactly what I was thinking! Usually when subdivisions are built, roads, power, sewer, curbs and erosion protection are put in first then you start building.

  • @ThexNerdish
    @ThexNerdish 5 ปีที่แล้ว +214

    lol this is the Fyre festival of housing development.

  • @asbrand
    @asbrand 7 ปีที่แล้ว +147

    Just amazes me how much time, money, and effort went into this...and all for nothing. Just imagine being a construction guy, working long, hard hours to build these homes. Doing your best. Just to have it abandoned and left to rot.

    • @ricog8209
      @ricog8209 7 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      asbrand I don't think it's a loss to the construction worker as he will be paid for his labor. I think it's the investors who felt the pinch .

    • @asbrand
      @asbrand 7 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      Oh, I didn't mean the loss of revenue. Just, the waste of the time and effort. Even if I get paid, I don't want my work just being tossed to the side and abandoned. Workman's pride.

    • @ricog8209
      @ricog8209 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      asbrand ok. I see.

    • @livesimplyandhumbly
      @livesimplyandhumbly 7 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      +asbrand
      These houses may look fancy but they are of the cheapest construction. These houses are of the 2x4 nature. The weakest, cheapest type. Meant for two or at most 3 generations.

    • @bobbigarcia882
      @bobbigarcia882 7 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Doing their best? These modular homes are quite easy to build. I'm sure it's like putting a storage together. They built a community near where I'm from quite fast. I swear, one day I was driving to work and they were putting up the walls and on the drive home people were already moving in!

  • @Ladonnadissima
    @Ladonnadissima 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    This is my comfort video and I return to watch it every now and then. I’d like to buy one of them and live in this area because of the feeling it gives me

    • @marygracesmith296
      @marygracesmith296 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      ok thank you! i feel like im alone in actually loving these kinds of
      houses! im not saying they are stunning BUT the liminal feeling and childhood innocence they give me it’s hard to explain but i do want to just live somewhere like this and be alone. it’s a spiritual experience.

  • @nywvblue
    @nywvblue 7 ปีที่แล้ว +173

    This makes me incredibly sad. I hate waste.

    • @stac123100
      @stac123100 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      nywvblue me as well

    • @JohnSmith-ti9xx
      @JohnSmith-ti9xx 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      No its a good thing, these houses were tacky pieces of shit

  • @chainsawjackson944
    @chainsawjackson944 5 ปีที่แล้ว +70

    I was part of the crew that moved the cabinets in those. I remember thinking damn these are gonna be nice !! Lol

    • @cathy3046
      @cathy3046 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      So would you say the quality of the cabinets was on point for the high end type of development they were intending?? Some have said all of the building materials were bottom barrel... I just don't see that from the videos I've seen, but then, looks can be deceiving. **shrug**

    • @Knot04
      @Knot04 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@cathy3046 “high end” or not, modern construction consists of cheap, cost-effective material and nothing more.. about the only thing that changes is size. Also, coming from an electrician, I was not impressed with the ceiling fans lol

    • @cathy3046
      @cathy3046 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@Knot04 as a consumer, neither was I. LOL

    • @jacobkudrowich
      @jacobkudrowich 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Knot04 the insulation looks quite shoddy aswell.

  • @b.r.3232
    @b.r.3232 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1040

    Should turn it onto a paintball park.

    • @RaikageTay
      @RaikageTay 7 ปีที่แล้ว +65

      B. R. Thats an amazing idea.They could even do a zombie themed version in the fall! It could contribute to the nearby cities and not be such a waste of space.

    • @casadilla111
      @casadilla111 7 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      I actually really like that idea.

    • @aaronzornes5067
      @aaronzornes5067 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Airsoft

    • @passiveaggressivenegotiato8087
      @passiveaggressivenegotiato8087 6 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      you said that in jest, but where this is located (Branson Mo) - someone could probably make a successful paintball park there, because they're all about entertainment for tourist.

    • @JESUSfreak00
      @JESUSfreak00 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      B. R. good idea💡

  • @crispappletart
    @crispappletart 7 ปีที่แล้ว +413

    A friend of mine calls places like this, "white collar ghettos." Cheaply and quickly built with no real care or quality, all look exactly the same. Only goal is to pack as many people in as quickly as you can to make more and more money. I don't know how or why anyone would ever want to live in a place like this. I guess they think it imparts some sort of status onto them. Yuck.

    • @rmpbklyn
      @rmpbklyn 6 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      too bad they don't reclaim the land, even a golf course would be better, at least the bird would have trees instead of fans

    • @grinhousekiller
      @grinhousekiller 6 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      I’ve always called em cookie cuter neighborhoods, and yes they are god awful. When I see these neighborhoods only one thing comes to mind, rich assholes selling garbage to the BMW driving idiots.

    • @skyejp4975
      @skyejp4975 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I think they look like warts on the landscape

    • @BackSeatJunkie
      @BackSeatJunkie 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      You can't successfully build "white collar" homes in **blue collar** communities.

    • @AW-zv2to
      @AW-zv2to 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      grinhousekiller preach! And they all act entitled when their 4000 square foot house isn’t even worth 300k my house only has 1800 square feet and it’s still worth at least 400k

  • @LifeWitSed
    @LifeWitSed 7 ปีที่แล้ว +784

    The designs are ugly. Especially those stone patches...

    • @magnanimousknight1162
      @magnanimousknight1162 6 ปีที่แล้ว +60

      Those stone patches look like disease blotches to me.

    • @CheshireCad
      @CheshireCad 6 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      My best guess is that they planned to put another type of stone facing there. Probably thinner, so that it almost blends together, and looks more "natural".

    • @Shellross65
      @Shellross65 6 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Magnanimous Knight I'm guessing that the stone "blothes" were a way to save on materials...if this was a deliberate scam then I'm sure they didn't want to spend anymore than necessary to make it look as legit as possible

    • @wuestion9473
      @wuestion9473 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Probably why they failed.

    • @AnnekeOosterink
      @AnnekeOosterink 6 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      My guess is, they wanted the houses to look like old stone cottages, with plaster falling off and the stones underneath showing. Like all mcmansions, it's all for show and no substance. The houses aren't made of stone, but particle board, the stone is very obviously pasted on, rather than the plaster wearing off and showing the stone base, wanting a cottage, but building it way too large for the style, making it look fake as hell.

  • @davidb3979
    @davidb3979 5 ปีที่แล้ว +51

    The size of those houses yet they have no gardens. If I was going to buy a house that big I would want some land around it.

  • @browns99df
    @browns99df 7 ปีที่แล้ว +131

    The bricks looks like some strange disease

  • @mollypaananen3193
    @mollypaananen3193 7 ปีที่แล้ว +92

    I love the videos of exploring abandoned places.... but it really hits me hard, the waste of it all.... I've been homeless, displaced before, nowhere to go in the cold of winter, non survival in a car in the heat of summer.... These trashed abandoned homes are like a slap in the face, almost torture to someone who's struggled to keep a roof at times over my families head....

    • @uniquelydifferent7605
      @uniquelydifferent7605 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Molly Paananen so true. and the fact the government allowed it is crazy. i wish i was the builders or knew them personally because it would have ended so different.

    • @rubylioness727
      @rubylioness727 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Molly Paananen Wow Sorry hun. This is sad. Ridiculous, the amount of waste in this country the people who suffer.

    • @donnamariedavidson5065
      @donnamariedavidson5065 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Molly Paananen I hope you are ok hun, and that you are in a better place now.

    • @vibenvy7953
      @vibenvy7953 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Hang in there my friend. Life has some wicked chapters, but nothing we cant handle.

    • @carolchurch3727
      @carolchurch3727 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Molly Paananen I'm so glad by the Grace of GOD u were able to move on and recover from that. Especially cause this winter was way harsh very.

  • @jabney3277
    @jabney3277 7 ปีที่แล้ว +262

    I wonder how many contractors, carpenter's and other trades got screwed on this project? makes me sick.

    • @davidm4160
      @davidm4160 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      John Abney , I was thinking the same thing.

    • @GhostTweeHubBub
      @GhostTweeHubBub 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Could be why it was never completed.

    • @Sarah-eh7bw
      @Sarah-eh7bw 6 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      And the utter waste of resources in a world that already wastes so much, too. Awful!

    • @Ethyn_Jackson
      @Ethyn_Jackson 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      They got paid for the work they did, lol.

    • @princelorian
      @princelorian 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      They got paid what probably happened was someone took out a huge loan/grant made these cheap as possible and ran off with the extra

  • @EmdrGreg
    @EmdrGreg 6 ปีที่แล้ว +132

    Someone thought the faux stonework would give the houses a more antique look. Fail. But as some have pointed out, it was a scam from the ground up.

    • @DavidLLambertmobile
      @DavidLLambertmobile 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Classic US 🇺🇸 McMansion... as another post mentions, no streets, sewers, curbs, traffic signs 🚦🚧🛑. No police or private security patrols. 👎.

  • @Laura-Kitty
    @Laura-Kitty 7 ปีที่แล้ว +487

    The stone patches make it look like the houses have a bad case of eczema.

    • @Salmagundiii
      @Salmagundiii 7 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      "I think it was deliberately designed like that to look like an old castle, "
      except there are no old castles in Missouri, so even if they'd been completed, it would have looked absurd

    • @sanniepstein1007
      @sanniepstein1007 7 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      ch-- Let the homeless complete them. They aren't helpless. The homesteading model could work: make it, it's yours.

    • @moose7063
      @moose7063 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Salmagundiii and there's no castles in Texas yet my house has a "drum tower" just like a castle. You can have the idea of it and not make it an actual castle. Use your brain

    • @Laura-Kitty
      @Laura-Kitty 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      LOL yes, that's it! Psoriasis!

    • @StereoMonolith1
      @StereoMonolith1 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Laura You're a cutie, Laura. Stay beautiful.

  • @cjw2661
    @cjw2661 7 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    all that material that could be reclaimed. Doors, windows, countertops etc. I would LIVE to have some of that stuff.

    • @cjw2661
      @cjw2661 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      love not live. oop

    • @rmpbklyn
      @rmpbklyn 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ikr, why don't they even auction the homes, it make a great show LOL

    • @zguy95135
      @zguy95135 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I was thinking the same thing. I could use some new dual panes and that rounded front door would look great on a little backyard office.Those french doors with the integrated blinds are expensive!

  • @citrusmixer1313
    @citrusmixer1313 7 ปีที่แล้ว +69

    These McMansions are cheesy in a 2004 "Desperate Housewives" kind of way.

  • @adatshhc
    @adatshhc 5 ปีที่แล้ว +56

    Ghastly. They should have gone to jail for public eye sores. The siding is atrocious.

    • @WarriorOfWriters
      @WarriorOfWriters 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Siding is atrocious as a rule. If you can't afford bricks don't fucking build it.

    • @ts121084
      @ts121084 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      There are people today who actually defend these crimes against architecture, claiming that our descendants a hundred years from now will have a certain appreciation for them.

    • @adatshhc
      @adatshhc 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@ts121084 There are people today that claim that the pyramids were constructed by aliens. So generally speaking we just cannot trust people.

    • @Jemalacane0
      @Jemalacane0 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@WarriorOfWriters That's complete bullshit!

    • @doordieace5high
      @doordieace5high 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The people behind this subdivision are actually doing various prison sentences for racketeering, money laundering, and other white collar crimes related to this bogus subdivision and other failed projects they were involved in.

  • @Cpl.Cadaver
    @Cpl.Cadaver 6 ปีที่แล้ว +383

    I don't know what you see but I see a lot of salvage in those houses.

    • @pamelabustos8693
      @pamelabustos8693 6 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      I saw some granite

    • @craftpaint1644
      @craftpaint1644 6 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      True and it would clean the land up. This situation is the sucky side of capitalism for sure.

    • @ReflectedMiles
      @ReflectedMiles 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Kobain You mean Americans don't have a Roma Encouragement and Social Support Programme? If the UK didn't, what would happen to the economy of Calais? ;-) Good thing it's not wasteful like the Americans.

    • @cabzombierb
      @cabzombierb 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Greg Espinoza leave , Asshole !

    • @cabzombierb
      @cabzombierb 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Kobain ; You want us to kick your ass again !

  • @Abcflc
    @Abcflc 7 ปีที่แล้ว +896

    uhm million dollar homes? as an architect I can confidently say those are cardboard dumpsters...

    • @Rehunauris
      @Rehunauris 7 ปีที่แล้ว +142

      Aren't all McMansions and houses like that made from low quality materials?

    • @buringplumbranches
      @buringplumbranches 7 ปีที่แล้ว +149

      i build better and more functional homes in Sims

    • @GrzegorzDurda
      @GrzegorzDurda 7 ปีที่แล้ว +59

      Exactly. Its matchstick construction. Its all for the foe rich.

    • @BackyardExploration
      @BackyardExploration  7 ปีที่แล้ว +164

      Yeah, didn't know. Everyone on youtube is an architect

    • @DP-jy2ge
      @DP-jy2ge 6 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      Not just cardboard, but profoundly bad design. Actually no design. At all

  • @joebrown1382
    @joebrown1382 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1051

    Usually have the streets & infrastructure in before construction.

    • @paulbrown1585
      @paulbrown1585 7 ปีที่แล้ว +251

      Exactly, this was a failure from the start.

    • @focusedfreebird
      @focusedfreebird 7 ปีที่แล้ว +170

      Joe Brown looks like a medieval village

    • @purdygirlxo
      @purdygirlxo 7 ปีที่แล้ว +77

      Blue Bird yes...i thought it looks like midieval village too!..Great movie set!

    • @jetta.silence6356
      @jetta.silence6356 7 ปีที่แล้ว +48

      Blue Bird That would be cool if it could be developed into like a year round ren faire park. Lots of shops restaurants, food stands, demonstrations of archery and alot more. Christmas time would be beautiful. Sleigh rides , tree sales. Unfortunately I guess not.

    • @creepybunny255
      @creepybunny255 7 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      No, not really. I can tell you right now, just in my little town here, there is probably 8 or 10 subdivisions, right now being built, not even gravel roads yet! All still dirt. There's on by my dad's place that they are building... oh I'd say about 30 homes or more, at the same time (killing my old bmx bike riding trails mind you) and there are concrete driveways going to a dirt path.

  • @RepresentativePress
    @RepresentativePress 5 ปีที่แล้ว +136

    "A federal court has sentenced three people to serve time in prison for their role in a failed housing project in Stone County ... sentenced in a federal court in Kansas City, Kansas, on Wednesday for their role in committing bank fraud in relation to the Indian Ridge development. The failed development has been dormant since 2009, with several homes still in their unfinished state. David Drake, age 76, and Donald D. Snider, age 57, were each sentenced to five years in federal prison, while Heather A. Gibbs, 54, who is Snider’s wife, was sentenced to three years probation. The sentencings are the latest in a series of fines and sentences relating to the Indian Ridge development near Branson West." - More details in fraud case related to failed Indian Ridge development by Cliff Sain Jan 27, 2017

    • @iElementGraphics
      @iElementGraphics 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Can you link where you read this?

    • @basillah7650
      @basillah7650 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Funny how they had enough money to stay away from court over 10 years.

    • @NSUScooter
      @NSUScooter 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Representative Press ☞ they’d get more time than that for 5 pounds of marijuana lol

    • @imeakpan
      @imeakpan 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      America, the fraudulent and wasteful.

    • @DVFDrinkOrDie
      @DVFDrinkOrDie 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Fuck, their sentence was nothing. I'd do that time for the kind of money they walked off; they still come out ahead with a pile of money in a offshore acct, that needs a good scrubbing is all, before you can spend it. Easy to do; after you get out of prison. 5 years is nothing.

  • @stephaniefarrar3133
    @stephaniefarrar3133 7 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    What a waste of beautiful property, time and money!

  • @maxbull6166
    @maxbull6166 7 ปีที่แล้ว +109

    who else loves this channel.

  • @rustyharris9481
    @rustyharris9481 7 ปีที่แล้ว +180

    I live in the area where this mess is.
    Springfield developer Jim Shirato and a business partner pleaded guilty
    to violating the state Clean Water Act. Three people associated with the
    project (not Shirato) admitted to conspiring to commit bank fraud
    and/or money laundering. Another two pleaded guilty to concealing a
    felony.
    The buildings are CHEAP on the inside/outside. They've been sitting untouched
    for almost a decade. Doubtful you could use one as a home (or would want to).
    A lot of people in the area want the whole thing torn down and just put back to
    trees and grass. Our former governor Jay Nixon was even touting how wonderful
    this was, when the entire thing was nothing but a scam!

    • @benstark9286
      @benstark9286 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Rusty Harris I live in Nixa. Where are these homes located in relation to the Springfield area?

    • @dougn2350
      @dougn2350 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Ben Stark .... I think I saw this near Branson

    • @christianlequoix7473
      @christianlequoix7473 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Doug N Branson

    • @alwaysskepticalforever2718
      @alwaysskepticalforever2718 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      I believe right off hwy 76 near Branson.

    • @gayleannherron
      @gayleannherron 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      If you go West from SDC, before you get into Branson West on the South side its pretty easy to recognize.

  • @roj30001
    @roj30001 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    I cant believe he trusted those stairs as much as he did

  • @jasper24601
    @jasper24601 6 ปีที่แล้ว +140

    In Britain there’s no room to just abandon buildings like that. America leaves like cinemas and shopping malls empty it’s so weird.

    • @jdub2878
      @jdub2878 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      It's called depopulation.

    • @hangryzombit535
      @hangryzombit535 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      even in australia with all the room, we don't have as many abandoned buildings. a couple of mining towns maybe but nothing like this.

    • @mytube6538
      @mytube6538 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Um that’s because America sucks at having money

    • @andytaylor5476
      @andytaylor5476 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@mytube6538 We like to spend money on war. Example-right now we are at war with 8 countries and we have been fighting/warring for the last 18 years! Real sick of this!

    • @jacobmtcastle5741
      @jacobmtcastle5741 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Oh no see America would rather run itself into the ground and destroy acres of natural land rather than repurpose old property

  • @seecha8970
    @seecha8970 7 ปีที่แล้ว +327

    If I lived in Missouri, I would invest in some solar panels, finish up the most complete house and live off the grid like a boss

    • @ShawnieBoy29
      @ShawnieBoy29 7 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      These are right out side of Branson, Missouri if I remember correctly. It would be hard to take over one of these are they are off of a very busy road.

    • @benmaxwell6345
      @benmaxwell6345 7 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      and its not as easy as that. all the walls and roofs will be rotted and need replacing, same story with the floors and framework. Repair would probably be more than building a brand new small home.

    • @shortchanged.
      @shortchanged. 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      See Cha my thought exactly

    • @shortchanged.
      @shortchanged. 7 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Ben Maxwell lol steal good materials off other homes to repair and finish one

    • @carlbole2142
      @carlbole2142 7 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      what are squatting rules there???

  • @tammysmith3560
    @tammysmith3560 7 ปีที่แล้ว +308

    Strange the houses were almost finished and the roads were not paved and with curbs and drainage areas.

    • @Fastgt2003
      @Fastgt2003 7 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      Tammy Smith that's what I said .. they always build the roads first

    • @Plasmacore_V
      @Plasmacore_V 7 ปีที่แล้ว +64

      I thought the same. I've always seen the roads go in first in new developments. Makes you think they didn't put sewer and water in either. Almost like it was intended to fail.

    • @tammysmith3560
      @tammysmith3560 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Plasmacore V sometimes I wish they would find more details on these kinds of places to answer all our questions. The rocks are put on like this for reasons for sure. Probaby going to have succo on the blank spots. I hope the go back and show an update on the few houses that are finished. MILLION DOLLARS HOMES to waste.

    • @simoncorbett3003
      @simoncorbett3003 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Tammy Smith Can't you see the matching colours/finished paint work? No more stucco here, that's the finished product. Not real good is it

    • @tammysmith3560
      @tammysmith3560 7 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Simon Corbett I have seen houses built before where they did this to stone and filled in with finished product. That brown color is probably some kind of primer or sealer. I have also seen million dollar homes having a finished product and it passes inspection and later found major problems with the structure and roof supports. It happened to a million dollar subdivision here in the area. Made the paper.

  • @420GratefulHippie
    @420GratefulHippie 6 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    I would've suspected something's not right since there were no paved roads put in first.
    Usually new subdivisions grade the land, run utilities-water/sewer, storm drainage and pave roadways before constructing the homes.

  • @MsDoxma
    @MsDoxma 6 ปีที่แล้ว +62

    Ugh. The sporadic stones. Looks like the houses have leoprasy.

    • @LivinLife228
      @LivinLife228 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      DoxyLady leprosy

    • @MsDoxma
      @MsDoxma 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I know. Realized afterward. Too lazy to correct.

    • @CEOofSleep
      @CEOofSleep 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Looks like it is chipping

  • @dustinprenger1374
    @dustinprenger1374 7 ปีที่แล้ว +89

    This is in Branson West, MO... I was there a few months ago and there was a really terrible storm moving in and it was a little creepy. This was caused by a bank scam... it was supposed to be a resort with an outdoor and indoor water park and tons of other stuff. It's crazy!

    • @timnixon7891
      @timnixon7891 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Dustin Prenger yes it was a scam that ended up getting the responsible party federally charged.

    • @mrubuntuking5257
      @mrubuntuking5257 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Makes sense, why would anyone vacation in Missouri? I mean, the Ozarks are kind of nice, but St. Louis is closer to the Appalachian foothills (which are about the same size as the Ozark "mountains"), and KC is like Tulsa or Houston in that people go there to make money, save as much of it as they can, and retire back to whatever Southern or Midwestern region they came from as soon as they can afford it. Some stay for the BBQ, but they get too fat to hike in the mountains. Everything in between, except maybe Springfield, is too poor for timeshares. Applebees and Olive Garden, boiling summers, freezing winters, rampant property crime by methheads, and racism ruin it. The Appalachians have all of that too, but there's enough natural interest and beauty to overcome it. In Missouri's case, the percentage of non-Missourians who even know the Ozark mountains exist is probably in the single digits, and almost all of them would think they were only in Arkansas. The moment I heard him say they look like vacation homes, I knew it had to be a scam. Imagine if someone built a 5 star skyscraper tropical resort in Valparaiso, Indiana? That would clearly be money laundering. It's not that it would be a bad destination for a scenic vacation in the spring or fall, but come on, KC or St Louis millionaires who can afford the $500k+ the developer would charge will just fly to Hawaii or the Rockies anyway.

    • @geekelly6009
      @geekelly6009 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Dustin Prenger
      Hello
      I wanted to ask you more about these property's. Where is the location of these property's. And what was the story and who was the owner? Thank you so much.

    • @interrobang98
      @interrobang98 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      MrUbuntuking Branson is a major tourist town. Lots of shows and a theme park etc. I think it makes a lot of sense to build a big resort there. Maybe not on this scale, and the 2008 crash definitely led to the failure of this project. But either way, it's not so crazy to build a resort near Branson.

    • @geekelly6009
      @geekelly6009 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Dustin Prenger. Hello do you have any more information about this sub division? What could have the street name? Do you know the owner's name? Thank you

  • @scdevon
    @scdevon 7 ปีที่แล้ว +60

    Particle board, glue, staples and "stucco" smeared over styrofoam. Typical McMansion construction.

  • @laceywebber6297
    @laceywebber6297 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    I see these at least 2 times a day. I love theses houses.

  • @MaxZomboni
    @MaxZomboni 7 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    Wow, McMansion hell.

  • @MattTheComputerGeek
    @MattTheComputerGeek 6 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    You can tell those McMansions were build a cheap as possible so they could be build them as big as possible. they were not built to last and would run down more quickly than a normal home, even if finished being build and lived in.

  • @dqwaszx
    @dqwaszx 6 ปีที่แล้ว +101

    Mcmansion hell! The facades and overall designs are HIDEOUS.

    • @kosmosdemon
      @kosmosdemon 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      dqwaszx bloody disgusting

    • @Kaastenn
      @Kaastenn 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      dqwaszx THEE ugliest houses ever. McMansions can go to hell

    • @markukblackmore
      @markukblackmore 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Inside too, poor design. Windows not centrally aligned with interior walls. Sloppy.

  • @CindymeCindy
    @CindymeCindy 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    hearing all those birds as you walk around is just mesmerizing...

  • @roberthoransky6670
    @roberthoransky6670 7 ปีที่แล้ว +77

    Embarrassingly bad design. Brickwork looks like mold or a really bad rash.

    • @JIMJAMSC
      @JIMJAMSC 7 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Bro in law in ATL owned a fencing/deck company and when the invasion of cheap mexican labor peaked early 90s, he went bankrupt. Comp was using day labor,min wage under the table. They would throw up houses in 3 days. Entire communities in a month. People did not buy price but payments. Cheap labor/cheap/illegal materials, no code enforcement. Within a few yrs they started falling apart. Elec/water issues,drainage,dangerous chinese drywall.
      Only the banks made out like bandits and protected by the politicians.

    • @calebfuller4713
      @calebfuller4713 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      It really is hideous isn't it. You get the same awful stuff here in Japan - even worse - like hollow plastic bricks glued on the outside of big plastic cladding "rendered plaster look" tiles. I wonder if anyone involved realizes that the "look" they are doing is supposed to be rendered brick where the render has fallen off in places, exposing the brickwork... so the bricks would actually be recessed, NOT stuck on the outside and protruding!

  • @michaelsteinbach
    @michaelsteinbach 7 ปีที่แล้ว +332

    I think the stones are supposed to look like old Italian homes. Made of stone walls plastered over but you can see the stones where the plaster has fallen away. Only problem is, with that style the stones should be sunk into the walls, not stuck to the outside. Looks kinda stupid the half-ass way they did it.
    You can really see the erosion on Google Earth, flowing down the valley, killing trees and ruining other peoples lakeside property by filling in the northern tip of the lake.

    • @nowvoyagerNE
      @nowvoyagerNE 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      i agree that the look you describe appears to be what they were going for...i imagine the exterior walls that didn't have stone were to be built up like stucco, and thus would have been at least slightly thicker than the stone walls. there is at least one more video of this place on you tube...the "Indian Ridge Resort - Branson West, MO" is this place, if i am not mistaken.
      here's an article i found that i believe is about this place:
      www.ky3.com/content/news/indian-ridge-fraud-sentences-411809725.html

    • @Rehunauris
      @Rehunauris 7 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      McMansions are usually designed badly and build from cheap materials.

    • @Sean-ll5cm
      @Sean-ll5cm 7 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Whatever it was meant to be, they look like they have leprosy

    • @purdygirlxo
      @purdygirlxo 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Watchful Warlock a bunch of them said sold on side if them..that's how they do it in CA...so obviously, there was fraud going on...

    • @Keepskatin
      @Keepskatin 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Half assing is the Murican way,and the Latin immigrant way. They half ass work to make it seem as if they are hard workers,but they are slackers. I know because I live and worked amongst Latins in Amerikkka.
      Everyone real estate owner slaps a new coat of paint on a 50 year old home they paid less than 20k for.Now the home is valued at no less than 200k. Half assing and inflation it,the Murican way.

  • @gage4g
    @gage4g 6 ปีที่แล้ว +400

    This would be the perfect place for a Walking Dead episode.

    • @Jack-kv4qt
      @Jack-kv4qt 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      gage4g ture shit my dude

    • @queenisaac4679
      @queenisaac4679 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      So True!

    • @livinglifejaybyjay3063
      @livinglifejaybyjay3063 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      gage4g yesss!!

    • @BennyLlama39
      @BennyLlama39 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Rick: "We have to find Carl."
      Me: "Did you try the grave in the back yard? He may be in there." 😀

    • @shannandiaz5580
      @shannandiaz5580 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      yes right on it wud be cool

  • @ctruth6185
    @ctruth6185 6 ปีที่แล้ว +167

    For 1 million dollars those homes should have been constructed with stone & brick not foam and wood.

    • @Clamen
      @Clamen 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Wood houses are ductile. They are built in places that are prone to earthquakes. They do not fall down as easily as you think they would and are very durable. If the house was made from stone and brick and metal/concrete then these houses would be in even worse shape after a decade.

    • @Raeffi3
      @Raeffi3 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      @@Clamen if you properly build stuff with stone/concrete it will stand forever (see roman architecture)

    • @fragME4109
      @fragME4109 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      You should see what a million dollar home looks like in Connecticut, they are half the size of the ones in this video smh.

    • @gtrob1
      @gtrob1 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I don't think you know how homes are built. Or how they are priced.

    • @joemusic2882
      @joemusic2882 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I live in California and have done plenty of masonry work in Beverly Hills and Brentwood primarily in mansions. My first thought is, these are not mansions. More like just big houses. Also, on the stonework that’s a look some people like. Where there’s no stone on those houses you complete it with a rough stucco to complete the look. It’s similar to old Spanish mission style where you place brick veneer in scattered spots on a stucco coated wall for that old rustic look.

  • @lindanwfirefighter4973
    @lindanwfirefighter4973 6 ปีที่แล้ว +568

    Why would someone spend 1 million dollars on a house but have neighbours so close you could spit in them! 😳

    • @Shawna_Seraphim
      @Shawna_Seraphim 6 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      Richard clarke have you seen the ones with abandoned mansions along the coast in California? $25 million mansions packed almost on top of one another.

    • @lindanwfirefighter4973
      @lindanwfirefighter4973 6 ปีที่แล้ว +78

      Shawna Mathews No. I don’t understand people. I bought 2 30 acre wood lots side by side and I am putting my cabin right in the middle! Total cost $20,000. I live better than these “rich” people do. And I have great neighbours that live far away lol.

    • @chinainfoxyz
      @chinainfoxyz 6 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      " I live better than these “rich” people do." - that is what you think,
      "rich people" probably think they live better then you,
      you have right, they have right, all of you are happy

    • @xxwalhalaxxmozza7415
      @xxwalhalaxxmozza7415 6 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Richard clarke, I hate being shoe horned in, I'm leaving the uk for france, massive open spaces, no neighbours to moan about boundaries 1/4 of the price and only a few hours away... Why would i

    • @nicolemontgomery9463
      @nicolemontgomery9463 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Richard clarke EXACTLY MY POINT😖

  • @5roundsrapid263
    @5roundsrapid263 7 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    I used to do construction. Erosion walls are supposed to be built, even on a small house. No wonder they got a huge fine.

  • @Ken-NZ
    @Ken-NZ 7 ปีที่แล้ว +67

    Seems very odd that the houses appear to have been constructed before any type of proper roading, paving, and drainage was installed.

    • @gillmoore867
      @gillmoore867 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Ken NZ I'm glad you guys know how America's built....yall gotta be smarter than this. if that's the case all roads lead to Rome

    • @be.A.b
      @be.A.b 6 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      I thought the same thing because every development I’ve ever seen started with the road layout and paving. As I read the comments I realize it was a full on scam and not just a legit project gone bad.

    • @viewer6726
      @viewer6726 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ken NZ i

    • @franksquires8151
      @franksquires8151 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Any building permit should be preceded by completed and inspected septic systems.

  • @anglodutch8321
    @anglodutch8321 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Perfect set for a creepy thriller....

  • @juneclemons7657
    @juneclemons7657 7 ปีที่แล้ว +148

    they wasted all of those beautiful tubs!!!!!
    they wasted materials, land.....with all of the people needing somewhere to live....(smdh)

    • @lostforevermore7150
      @lostforevermore7150 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      June Clemons yeah but if we hadn't been looking to impress the people and they would have let the project continue then it would be a large neighborhood full of fancy homes. :)

    • @Deenique16
      @Deenique16 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      June Clemons im sure these rich people had many other options to go to they didnt "need" anywhere to go.

    • @blackworldtraveler3711
      @blackworldtraveler3711 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      June Clemons
      You can do a better job buying one of those run down homes in Detroit.
      They already have electric and plumbing.
      Built back in the day when their were true craftsmen and better materials.

    • @casandramccoy-langley5873
      @casandramccoy-langley5873 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      June Clemons, I agree

    • @woolfulrebellion
      @woolfulrebellion 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      June Clemons absolutely

  • @joshbobst1629
    @joshbobst1629 7 ปีที่แล้ว +107

    How can it be legal for a developer to just leave a mess like this to rot? Are they not obligated to clean it up?

    • @justicedenyd
      @justicedenyd 7 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      Josh Bobst The original developers and bankers are in federal prison for this fraudulent ordeal! Per a recent news article, new developers bought the property in 2015 and are working with the County Commission on projects that could be announced when legal hurdles are cleared. 😀

    • @Uwontregretit101
      @Uwontregretit101 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Josh Bobst they locked up

    • @sounsure9108
      @sounsure9108 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Josh Bobst there was a massive hotel in beautiful spot where I live , it was on the waterfront it stood unfinished and building material unused but already on site wasting away for 10 years.
      They finally had the whole thing

    • @gregory2789
      @gregory2789 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Josh Bobst not if they go broke

    • @cubey
      @cubey 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It’s the south, the unwiped ass of the country.

  • @eizhowa
    @eizhowa 6 ปีที่แล้ว +465

    The rock patches are clearly meant to look like the mortar fell off an old house, to reveal the brick below. Except whoever designed it has never seen an authentic period home.

    • @JohnSmith-ti9xx
      @JohnSmith-ti9xx 6 ปีที่แล้ว +46

      Thats the other thing that modern builders do that is so stupid, they try to make brand new buildings look weathered instead of just building them right and letting it happen naturally over time , it doesnt work

    • @tuberculin
      @tuberculin 6 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      I think they meant to cover the entire facade with fake brick, but didn't finish.

    • @2.7petabytes
      @2.7petabytes 6 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      tuberculin no, that’s an actual thing... having been in the trades for 25 years I’ve seen this kind of shit all too often. Again , it supposed to look like old school architecture but they fail miserably

    • @dlxmarks
      @dlxmarks 6 ปีที่แล้ว +45

      I think that even in their finished state, these houses would have looked tacky as hell.

    • @anthonyagnelneri4076
      @anthonyagnelneri4076 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      frank hargreaves ah more stone less patches of mortar

  • @300books
    @300books 6 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    It looks like the builder never had any intentions of finishing the project right from the beginning. The houses look like they were just built to look abandoned and unfinished because maybe that was the plan all along.

    • @stonesofvenice
      @stonesofvenice 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Money laundering...

    • @christytaylor5554
      @christytaylor5554 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Getrude Obbayi they took millions, spent thousands and bailed.
      Did very little time in a federal resort min security prison, and they are free and clear.

  • @lavalamps7593
    @lavalamps7593 6 ปีที่แล้ว +97

    Wow I just want to go here and salvage materials

    • @toxicscreams2151
      @toxicscreams2151 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Tulsi Von same

    • @brigidkolenc1222
      @brigidkolenc1222 6 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Same 😫 I’m redoing a kitchen right now and all those granite countertops sitting there wasting away are making me want to cry

    • @christopherconard2831
      @christopherconard2831 6 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      I used to work for a demolition/deconstruction company. My old crew would have disassembled this whole place in about a week. Unfortunately, now they are in such a state of disrepair, about 90% of the stuff would have to be tossed.

    • @haywoodwildlife
      @haywoodwildlife 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      All those Anderson windows 😭

  • @clobbyhops
    @clobbyhops 7 ปีที่แล้ว +77

    Cheap cookie cutter developers are the worst

    • @grinhousekiller
      @grinhousekiller 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Seriously they should all be put out of business for creating garbage to go along with the fast food dumps they put on every corner. Anyone who supports these rich assholes need to stop.

    • @Deenique16
      @Deenique16 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      grinhousekiller so rich people?

    • @atonewiththedust
      @atonewiththedust 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      www.cnu.org
      www.strongtowns.org
      A lot of people agree with you.

  • @TreasureByMeasure
    @TreasureByMeasure 6 ปีที่แล้ว +447

    This looks like a pretty textbook money laundering scheme to me.

    • @norwegiannightmare8843
      @norwegiannightmare8843 6 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      Matthew The Great Coin Roll Hunter have you ever watched the show ozark? This is in the ozarks haha

    • @craftpaint1644
      @craftpaint1644 6 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      That award goes to . . . Bitcoin.

    • @TexaStunna187
      @TexaStunna187 6 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      I'm currently watching Ozark on Netflix and this reeks of Marty Byrde to me

    • @Mr.Goodman-Hue
      @Mr.Goodman-Hue 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      lmao yes it does

    • @DaOriginalMr
      @DaOriginalMr 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      They have lost there damn mind! I would pay 1 pont 2 cents for that cheap ass CRAP!!

  • @Benji87-AZINKY
    @Benji87-AZINKY 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Same thing happened in Phoenix AZ back in 2007-2009. Building projects went up and were left unfinished. Construction firms even left truck and other equipment on site upon going under. It was very creepy to see for such a big metropolitan area.

  • @jonasrugebregt343
    @jonasrugebregt343 6 ปีที่แล้ว +447

    My question is who designs these houses? They look ugly.

    • @LoreEclectic
      @LoreEclectic 6 ปีที่แล้ว +57

      The Parakeets Mcmansions were popular for a while because theyre pretentious and people loved mtv cribs at the time too

    • @userpanda1
      @userpanda1 6 ปีที่แล้ว +62

      Apparently they’re designed from the inside to the outside, creating an architectural mess

    • @princelorian
      @princelorian 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Laura Beth i see you watch youtube

    • @LoreEclectic
      @LoreEclectic 6 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      Prince Lorian Yes? Obviously, what else would I be doing here?

    • @HaydenMeade13
      @HaydenMeade13 6 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      They're usually designed by builders instead of architects. They try to maximize square footage and know nothing about design so they end up looking awful.

  • @animewatch4213
    @animewatch4213 6 ปีที่แล้ว +167

    I am surprised that Squatters have not moved in yet.

    • @karenkramer3760
      @karenkramer3760 6 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      squatters wouldn't even want those

    • @norwegiannightmare8843
      @norwegiannightmare8843 6 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      I live in the area. There are always squatters moving in but the police kick them out quickly. I imagine the furniture in the first house was brought in by squatters

    • @akg_table
      @akg_table 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Those scum of society only take top notch buildings. They aren't interested in just a roof and walls. They want all the utilities too.

    • @FamilyTuned
      @FamilyTuned 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Anime watch this is in Missouri I believe somewhere near Branson

    • @SirenaSpades
      @SirenaSpades 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      They did, that's where those couches came from, until the water damage started (insulation falling, etc)

  • @moizesbrando
    @moizesbrando 6 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    That area is beautiful. I second the comments that the homes must be burned and the land restored. Branson area is gorgeous

  • @avayamm
    @avayamm 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I live in Branson and i remember when they started building this... Ive heard recently that someone bought the land and is planning on bulldozing all that. Im not sure what's replacing it

  • @TheOGofSki
    @TheOGofSki 6 ปีที่แล้ว +58

    @HabitatForHumanity please salvage the cabinets, countertops, Windows, doors, switches, outlets, etc. Probably several thousands of dollars worth of building supplies.

    • @samlsd9711
      @samlsd9711 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      They could salvage the entire building by rebuilding it and making it affordable for homeless seniors and young people who can't afford it....

    • @johnrobinson2228
      @johnrobinson2228 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Probably hundreds of thousands over sll

    • @onelove5464
      @onelove5464 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Millions! High priced materials

  • @mpam2032
    @mpam2032 7 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    They deserve to go to jail for building something so ugly.

    • @dlapp14
      @dlapp14 7 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      For sure, that brick stucco combination is god awful. What were they thinking?

    • @marlynnestruwig8987
      @marlynnestruwig8987 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      m pam its beautiful

  • @darkspd31
    @darkspd31 6 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    Roads? where we're going we don't need, roads

    • @-mae-5524
      @-mae-5524 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      darkspd31 WHAT IS THAT FROM AGAIN

    • @carolynartes6033
      @carolynartes6033 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@-mae-5524 Back To The Future

  • @robinmurray5266
    @robinmurray5266 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Lots of valuable things to reuse!

  • @joeypilewsky272
    @joeypilewsky272 7 ปีที่แล้ว +63

    that would be one awesome place for air soft and paintball matches. almost like nuke town.

    • @charredskeleton
      @charredskeleton 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Joey Pilewsky right!

    • @soteful6788
      @soteful6788 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yeah, at least they can't camp the spawn.

  • @cjwhite7801
    @cjwhite7801 6 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    Those houses are small for being so big

    • @lizajane8495
      @lizajane8495 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      CJ White,that's why they call them "Micro-Mansions.

  • @fthomas2096
    @fthomas2096 7 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    No roads, this project was meant to fail.

    • @squad827
      @squad827 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      f thomas there are/were roads. Look at it in google earth. Roundabouts were made and roads were made, not to mention roads deteriorate when not being used/repaired often.

    • @EvilMonkeyReturns
      @EvilMonkeyReturns 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Most subdivisions have the road FIRST (along with proper drainage, sewage, electrical work underneath) and then the housing. Definitely DOA.

  • @ciao614
    @ciao614 6 ปีที่แล้ว +60

    What was the point of trying to build luxury homes anyways under all these high intensity wires? I think this was a scam right from the beginning there's no infrastructure and no sewage lines like another commenter said. This definitely was never meant to be lived in... none of them... it was all a scam and the state fell for it.

    • @52daytripper
      @52daytripper 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      or the state was in on it

    • @LindsayC33
      @LindsayC33 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Mass Lass well all the people in charge of building these homes are sitting in prison right now so....

    • @juanitaharris3640
      @juanitaharris3640 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Mass Lass fell 4it, or greased thier pockets_more likely the Later. Why do you need a Billion 4this Bullsh*t Everyone Got a Piece_smh

    • @charlesneely
      @charlesneely 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Why don't you search Chinese ghost cities they got thousands of those cities all over China

  • @JustCallMeMeghan
    @JustCallMeMeghan 7 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Related, but a weird side bar to the "infrastructure first" comments I've been seeing... I work part time at Arlington National Cemetery as a tour guide, and they are adding an extension to the cemetery, called the Millennium project. They did all of the construction (such as the niche wall and columbarium) before paving roads and grass work. So it's not ALWAYS done that way. And keep in mind, heavy ass construction vehicles running up and down a brand new paved road would probably cause a lot of damage to the new road, meaning it'd have to be re done.

    • @JustCallMeMeghan
      @JustCallMeMeghan 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Indigo Rebel You need to ship in all of the wood, landscaping trucks, cement trucks. Lol. Wtf are you talking about?

    • @clintonflynn815
      @clintonflynn815 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Okay... What's up, Keebler?

    • @JustCallMeMeghan
      @JustCallMeMeghan 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Clinton Flynn Huh?

  • @lindamarie5114
    @lindamarie5114 6 ปีที่แล้ว +56

    honestly this subdivision looks something straight out of dr. suess or a neighborhood in the series of misfortunate events. while the houses are horribly designed it kinda looks cool in an ugly way. it looks unrealistic

    • @TimSlee1
      @TimSlee1 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Dr, Suess had better taste than this. His worlds were full of wonder and created a sense of curiosity. These homes give people anxiety.

    • @craftpaint1644
      @craftpaint1644 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It was Nightmare Before Christmas for me.

  • @scorpion8rage
    @scorpion8rage 6 ปีที่แล้ว +89

    Money laundering at its best

    • @craftpaint1644
      @craftpaint1644 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Scorpion the smartest launderer uses Bitcoins why else would they trade for thousands? Not to buy milk.

    • @Cooley96
      @Cooley96 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@craftpaint1644 ....Did you watch the video? It was a development from 2006-2009, Bitcoin nor crypto-currency was even a viable option.

  • @layparisss
    @layparisss 5 ปีที่แล้ว +48

    In 1000 years people will discover this and lie about how wonderful it was and put it in textbooks 😂

    • @suzannebennett8987
      @suzannebennett8987 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      It'll be deteriorated to nothing then. There's nothing of substance there.

  • @whitneylauder
    @whitneylauder 6 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    The stone patches look like scabs lmao

    • @blackworldtraveler3711
      @blackworldtraveler3711 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Whitney Lauder
      I have an idea of the look they're trying to get but looks like barnacles attached to ships hull to me.

    • @whitneylauder
      @whitneylauder 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I get what they were trying to go for but man, they are so far from it. It's like, they tried too hard to get that look and they ended up with... that lmao.

    • @suzzanimalchannel1030
      @suzzanimalchannel1030 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Whitney Lauder lol I was thinking the same thing. It looks like they have a disease.

  • @butitssummerma6436
    @butitssummerma6436 6 ปีที่แล้ว +63

    This would be a great place for off the grid living.

    • @MelissaRichelle
      @MelissaRichelle 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I had the same idea! If they don't have the grid, ok, repurpose it!

    • @binozia-old-2031
      @binozia-old-2031 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      It’s so big that you would be chopping wood all day to keep the thing warm not to mention it’s near a highway

    • @DavidLLambertmobile
      @DavidLLambertmobile 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      This place would be great for DevGru, CAG/ACE, FBI-HRT, BORTAC, SOG Marshals, SWAT. 😎

    • @jordanreynolds4688
      @jordanreynolds4688 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      bereisheet b. I said the same thing😂

    • @juanitaharris3640
      @juanitaharris3640 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      butitssummerma #Lovethat

  • @maxkinge3142
    @maxkinge3142 7 ปีที่แล้ว +78

    And not one person from Wall Street went to prison for the national devastation they created.

    • @UrlacherBears54
      @UrlacherBears54 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Max Kinge Obama even bailed them out.

    • @UrlacherBears54
      @UrlacherBears54 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Darren Currie Was there a vote I missed?

    • @movies423
      @movies423 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      2008 and 2010

    • @paulrowan1501
      @paulrowan1501 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      This wasn't Wall Street, it was banks, and as of 2016, over 35 bank execs went to prison. Of course, 100s more got away with gross malfeasance. I wonder which bank was behind this scam?

    • @shatwonanderson4119
      @shatwonanderson4119 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Duke Coughlin Don't blame that shit on him. You wasn't there so how would you know that?

  • @jacobsacres6038
    @jacobsacres6038 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Growing up we would go to Table Rock Lake every summer. I remember seeing these from the highway. Cool to finally see them up close! Thanks for sharing!

  • @nicholasyoder
    @nicholasyoder 7 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    I was sleeping on that couch months ago. When I was homeless.

    • @nationdecay
      @nationdecay 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      nicholasyoder really?

  • @jamesheina3337
    @jamesheina3337 7 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    i could use some of the garage doors and hardware they look sparkling new...

    • @CH-vd6gf
      @CH-vd6gf 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Me too

    • @wendyc1902
      @wendyc1902 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The granite...what a waste

  • @Davidautofull
    @Davidautofull 7 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    2 people got 5 years maybe did half. one owes 14 million, peanuts, somebody stuck more than 500 million in their pocket.
    the bastards ought to be in prison for long terms. problem is nobody cares anymore.
    even now some of the ruins could be used but no, just leave it till it burns.

    • @Davidautofull
      @Davidautofull 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      not used THERE. I would say they new that place would fail. just a big con. gonna try to get the nearest city to pave the roads.

    • @Psychol-Snooper
      @Psychol-Snooper 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      These jobs are usually cash cows for quite a few good ol boys. Contractors, land owners etc.

    • @samharris4684
      @samharris4684 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Davidautofull Oh it was builder fraud??

    • @kellyr95
      @kellyr95 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      +Davidautofull The plan was for a 1.6 billion project I don't see even close to 14 million into this place with no roads and utilities installed. Usually the bank lends as the project progresses so I highly doubt they lent more than the 14 million.

    • @raymondsmart5906
      @raymondsmart5906 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Looks like the ol kickback to me. With some investigation, some loan officers will have squashed and puckered hemorrhoids.

  • @kellywhite9278
    @kellywhite9278 5 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    Would anybody mind if you helped yourself to whatever you wanted? You could get enough wood and everything else to build your own mansion.

  • @MikeBaxterABC
    @MikeBaxterABC 7 ปีที่แล้ว +51

    In my area ... it's against the law to start building houses until AFTER the water, sewer, Electricity, AND paved roadways are installed, AND payed for.

    • @duncandmcgrath6290
      @duncandmcgrath6290 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeggster Shane same where I'm from , it's a code requirement .

    • @gordiasgordian925
      @gordiasgordian925 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It seems strange that houses are being built before the streets are finished.

    • @squad827
      @squad827 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Gordias Gordian not strange at all. Very common when starting a new development. Also if you google earth the location you can clearly see the roads that were made....and are still there

    • @guillaumeml3026
      @guillaumeml3026 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Theres a huge mansion in my area that was built like 2 years ago and now it is ordered to be destroyed because when they built it, it wasn't constructed on an existing road

    • @Borishal
      @Borishal 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      where?

  • @Surferdogroxy
    @Surferdogroxy 6 ปีที่แล้ว +71

    Lowkey looks like a minecraft village 😂

    • @TimSlee1
      @TimSlee1 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Minecraft villages look better.

  • @unregisteredhypercam2142
    @unregisteredhypercam2142 6 ปีที่แล้ว +69

    psoriasis mansions

    • @robingift1635
      @robingift1635 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      So sad to see..so many people out there that are homeless and in need of a roof over their heads..these developers knew exactly what they were doing.

    • @idromano
      @idromano 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      hahhaha that's exactly what I though... these houses look like they have some skin disease or condition xD

  • @jackfrost6902
    @jackfrost6902 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Really really nice bird houses. They live better than I do. WTF!!

    • @loveoneanother6482
      @loveoneanother6482 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Jack Frost The most expensive bird houses in the state! 🤣

  • @Silvertoburn
    @Silvertoburn 7 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    Hot Dog, I'm on my way! Squatters Paradise for sure!!!! PARTY!!!!!!!

  • @ravenblonde
    @ravenblonde 6 ปีที่แล้ว +67

    Since it’s vacant, they could’ve put veterans in these houses. They would have taken better care of the homes. Better than watching the homes deteriorate....very sad!

    • @kimberlyyoung1996
      @kimberlyyoung1996 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      yes or someone with a 501c for homeless shelters for men and women, I'm sure they have homeless people in Branson. The city or township has to own it. Tax break fix it up here is XYZ dollars donated 2 to start.

    • @andrewhuckstable5996
      @andrewhuckstable5996 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      The place doesn’t have, water, sewer, electricity, or even roads. Currently most of the unfinished buildings have serious water and pest damage.
      Even if they could’ve got working on them in 2009, it still wouldn’t have been economically feasible.

    • @nothing-wp9ti
      @nothing-wp9ti 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      what's up with people and vets

    • @timbline8274
      @timbline8274 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@nothing-wp9ti whats up with people hating on vets ?

    • @Lofuckyou
      @Lofuckyou 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The vets been through enough, don’t stuff em in half built dumpsters.

  • @leafyboots
    @leafyboots 6 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    This would be a cool place to film a zombie or post-apocalypse type scene. Everything's almost complete but overgrown. I bet it's real creepy at night.

  • @richardwhitaker4148
    @richardwhitaker4148 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Seems like a legit place to have a good paint ball war!!!!

  • @jachin7545
    @jachin7545 6 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    this reminds me of this car lot that used to be in Joplin that went bankrupt or something and had all these brand new cars from the 1960's sitting there unused for decades. what a waste.

    • @ouivalerie
      @ouivalerie 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Someone super rich took over and just wanted to waste some builders to show them who is boss, then they sit on the land.....

  • @razzledazzle8747
    @razzledazzle8747 7 ปีที่แล้ว +77

    omg, I pass these all the time..If I had the extra money I would turn these into a Tim Burton theme park!!!!!!

    • @Deenique16
      @Deenique16 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      RazzleDazzle87 millions of dollars ="extra money".

    • @wuestion9473
      @wuestion9473 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      You think the poster was being serious and thought it through to finances? Take a joke. Millions usually is far beyond 'extra'.

    • @TimSlee1
      @TimSlee1 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Tim Burton would expect something more tasteful than this shit.

    • @zakmartell9094
      @zakmartell9094 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      I'll go in halvsies with you

    • @brandonsagel9600
      @brandonsagel9600 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      RazzleDazzle87 hey can you tell me where they actually are me and a friend are trying to find places to explore ourselves

  • @653j521
    @653j521 6 ปีที่แล้ว +58

    They are only million dollar homes if someone is willing to pay that for them.

    • @mojoejojo6675
      @mojoejojo6675 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      million USD will buy you an average 3 bedroom home in Auckland NZ

    • @toptendawgbaybeeeeeee
      @toptendawgbaybeeeeeee 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hmmm1.6 billion budget and I only see about a dozen or more homes. How the f***does 12 homes cost 1.6 billion?,on top of that they ran out of money?,on top FACK!;what a godam jerk some son of a bitch stole a Lotta dough more than 14 million. Jeezus

  • @jencampisi
    @jencampisi ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I LOVE exploring abandoned places and old homes, even homes destroyed in a fire, but for some reason, this whole place just doesn't sit right with me. I've been in abandoned mental hospitals with tunnels, with no fear, and THIS is the one that makes me feel some type of way.

  • @1Klooch
    @1Klooch 7 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    "and they're all made out of tickey-tackey and they all look just the same."

    • @joewalter7523
      @joewalter7523 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      I remember that old song haha. Goes to show that this is far from new - it's been going on since the 50's.

    • @NoseyNana
      @NoseyNana 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Certainly the song, Little Boxes, was inspired by the other boom after WWII, some reading found it was inspired by a drive from Berkeley past Daly City, as the author looked upon the hills with houses. The song in it's entirety for the younguns (catchy tune):
      Little boxes on the hillside,
      Little boxes made of ticky tacky,
      Little boxes on the hillside,
      Little boxes all the same.
      There's a green one and a pink one
      And a blue one and a yellow one,
      And they're all made out of ticky tacky
      And they all look just the same.
      And the people in the houses
      All went to the university,
      Where they were put in boxes
      And they came out all the same,
      And there's doctors and lawyers,
      And business executives,
      And they're all made out of ticky tacky
      And they all look just the same.
      And they all play on the golf course
      And drink their martinis dry,
      And they all have pretty children
      And the children go to school,
      And the children go to summer camp
      And then to the university,
      Where they are put in boxes
      And they come out all the same.
      And the boys go into business
      And marry and raise a family
      In boxes made of ticky tacky
      And they all look just the same.
      There's a green one and a pink one
      And a blue one and a yellow one,
      And they're all made out of ticky tacky
      And they all look just the same.

  • @deka360
    @deka360 7 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    want to know why they exist? Quite basic, simpletons. 3-way scam (everybody knows everybody): 1.bank 2. loan applicant 3. construction company. Get massive bank loan for development, hire friendly construction company (pay too much for everything and split money), loan holder files for bankruptcy, bank gets property and loan insurance money, bank auctions property for fraction of cost right back to same people under different umbrella. Who loses? The taxpayer.

  • @MG-tu6ds
    @MG-tu6ds 7 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Howdy from Como! You know what they say about the humidity in "Miss-ery" lol. I've lived in Como all my life (that's 40 yrs) and I never heard of this abandoned project. Sounds like something they would try to build at The Lake, when you said hotel with water park it reminded me of Tan tara... anyway, thank you for exploring MO, I love getting to see things from my home state 😊

    • @MG-tu6ds
      @MG-tu6ds 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Ah, Table Rock (Branson)....I hadn't heard you say that yet when I wrote my comment. Makes more sense given the billion dollar budget.

    • @samharris4684
      @samharris4684 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Em Gee KCMO checking in here! I have a feeling this summer is going to be more brutally hot than usual. :( These houses were likely built right before the 07 crash.

    • @kcunlimitedeats
      @kcunlimitedeats 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      It has been hot this year. Mild winter, hot summer. KCK area here.

  • @billykobilca6321
    @billykobilca6321 6 ปีที่แล้ว +56

    Those homes/ structures look creepy. Probably hacky small rooms and narrow halls no closets.... there too narrow, look like insane asylums. .... really all bad design....😨 and those cheap ass-doors n light fixtures. ... yuck.
    Money laundering at work here.

    • @michellenicole782
      @michellenicole782 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      They look scary too me too like on the physco movie 😂

  • @platoquemado
    @platoquemado 7 ปีที่แล้ว +66

    god I *LOATHE* these kind of cheap looking houses, my friend bought a brand new home from one of those huge construction groups it cost over 300,000 and the doors were crooked, there were gaps in the walls and stairs some of which you could look through and see OUTSIDE, and just all around cheap crappy fixtures, paint, and finishes. I'll take an old craftsman house anyday over some bullshit like this.

    • @1121494
      @1121494 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      why would people buy cheap suburbia land with a shed for a few ten k for 300k?

    • @pcno2832
      @pcno2832 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      The rule of thumb should be to never buy anything unless it's complete and you can inspect it. Better yet, buy something 10 years old or older. If it's not got major problems by that time, it's probably OK. If you buy pre-construction and you get a lemon, they builders and warranty companies will do everything they can to see to it that you never get a dime back.

    • @legacyturbo8485
      @legacyturbo8485 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      La Guera Tamalera sounds like a Mattamy house one of the crappiest builders in CANADA and they also build in certain states

    • @condew6103
      @condew6103 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      McMansions are so cheaply built that even if they find idiots to buy them, they better be a rich idiots or they will be tomorrows slum. The maintenance and re-work would never end. Never understood who would buy this junk when the same money would buy and older home where the whole house doesn't shake when somebody runs up the stairs.

    • @dannydaw59
      @dannydaw59 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Seems like the foundation settled after the stuff was put in.

  • @drhambone1598
    @drhambone1598 7 ปีที่แล้ว +287

    squatters paradise

    • @dusko.9910
      @dusko.9910 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      NO SHIT

    • @livesimplyandhumbly
      @livesimplyandhumbly 7 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      If this was next to the Mexican border, these homes would be saturated with drug dealers, gangs, and prostitutes. Unmonitored children would run wild harassing people.

    • @nationalcitysycho
      @nationalcitysycho 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Rob Bennett these are in Missouri I'm going to go squat on these shits

    • @billbob4243
      @billbob4243 7 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      "drug dealers, gangs, and prostitutes" or as Obama would call them "dreamers".

    • @edgein3299
      @edgein3299 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Now that this has been posted, I wonder how long it will be before someone burns this shit down/

  • @marshabraswell5380
    @marshabraswell5380 7 ปีที่แล้ว +121

    I can't believe a bank financed million dollar homes with no paved roads...

    • @robertallen231
      @robertallen231 7 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      ..that was the mentality back in the late 90's until the crash around 2006..everybody... realtors, bankers, developers, investment firms in it just to make a fast buck w/o regard to consequences..ask Bernie Madoff..

    • @Peter-tc3ep
      @Peter-tc3ep 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      In the northeast builders can not get a building permit until all info structures are in place. The road must be built with electric running along the road, water in place along the road or well dug, septic line along the road in place or title V/private sewer plans approved and tested first before building can start. So I think to a lot of Americans this seems very strange to see built homes without roads.

    • @Peter-tc3ep
      @Peter-tc3ep 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      In the northeast, base pavement has to be down with proper drainage and grade before the builder can break ground. The roadway and all utilities must be approved before any lot can be deemed a buildable lot and construction can start. Driveways can be paved or graded after the homes are built but all official roads must be approved first or the lots will not be considered buildable. This gives official address to each lot and allows emergency vehicles access in case of emergency.

    • @AkSonya1010
      @AkSonya1010 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Peter - I live in Anchorage, Alaska we have those same rules and did before the crash as well. Not having all of your infrastructures in place first seems really sketchy to me.

    • @RHEC1776
      @RHEC1776 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Clearly you know nothing about construction

  • @timsharp8233
    @timsharp8233 5 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    The titles on houses could be transferred to families who need them - it is such a waste .