@@pokerpariah but he said its not in the Primary bedroom....ok as soon as he looks at that wall he remembers it ... and the tile in the safe room is the same as the primary bedroom ..... but where else did they use the same tile .... its a treasure hunt lol
@@ArvinHaddadOfficial if they didn’t put it in the primary then you can chalk it up as another severe design flaw. If you look at the lady’s side of the bathroom and closet, you can tell none of it involves that wall space I pointed out. They likely claimed it wasn’t in the primary just to keep it secret.
The guy in video: “this is a gorgeous view” Me: “this is a gorgeous view” Ervin: “this is a sh*t view, I’ll tell you later why” Me: “this is a sh*t view”
I have seen this property everywhere, at least 3 tours on UA-cam, as well as on Netflix. I am so glad you are making these videos. I have never been more interested in Real Estate than now when I started to watch your videos. You have helped us develop a critical eye and even more engagement. Well done Arvin!
26:03 it was not very nice of Enes to mislead us with the "ocean view" and Arvin bluntly points out that the camera person zoomed in to make it look as if you could see it from the second bedroom. And this won't be the last time he exposes Enes' sneaky camera crew. He showed in another video how they sometime zoom very close to a door to make the entry way look much larger than it really is.
@@ArvinHaddadOfficialif I were to guess, I'd say you have some sort of a partnership with Enes in order to play so much of his video. I envision you guys talking about these things behind the scenes and he's always wanted to say them, but that's not the theme of his channel. Sneaky 😂
@@IGottaSay I'm not sure, honestly. I'd assumed the answer was no, but heard recently on another channel that it's considered fair use. I don't know the official answer though. Good luck on your channel 👍
3:40 Arvin is spitting facts here. Fortunately my architect talked me out of a pivot door for my home for EXACTLY this reason. As the house settles, pivot doors will cease to close all the way.
Can easily remove a bedroom and convert it. Eight bedrooms is plenty, could hold up to 16-18 people. Besides, one limiting factor is the size of the kitchen. If you can't feed 16-18 people with a 3-door across fridge, you're going to have people-sustainability problems anyway so you might as well reduce the bedrooms by one.
The problem with these mega mansions in Bel-Air and Holmby Hills is the realtor says you can entertain dozens of people but there is absolutely no where for them to park! What are they going to do? All take taxis there and back? Mass hire a shuttle bus?😏
I LOVE THIS. This is the same thing I say ALL THE TIME when it comes to these mega mansions. It makes absolutely no sense to promote a house as an "entertainer's home" if you're guests have nowhere to park. Also, another thing is they call a lot of these big mansion's family homes but a lot of them don't have any kid friendly areas for kids to play in or outside. Also, no proper place for a dog to run around or due it's business. Then they want people to pay millions of dollars for something like that. When you can just save big money and move into a nice average family home with all the same amenities and also have a real yard, an actual driveway and all the rest.
Do party and entertainment mean sitting in one of those living rooms talking to each other like on a cozy airport lounge? No great bars, no music, no open chef's cooking? Serious?
Loved the video. A recommendation i have for you is that you should also start a series reviewing properties which are in your point of view justified for their price.
I've been looking at this house for awhile and not understanding what I'm seeing... It's very eye catching but... off, somehow. I'm so glad you did this one because you pointed out and explained everything I was uncomfortable with but didn't know why.
Your suggestion on kitchen and bar placement is really good. It would also free up room where the current bar and kitchen is for a larger, real, chef's kitchen. A house this big and expensive? It's a must have. Also, I don't think the elevator goes to the main bedroom floor. That's weird and a miss...especially since the laundry room is a mile away. The poor housekeeper doing the laundry has to lug everything up and down that huge staircase.
Those bottles of wine will get destroyed. They are in Sunlight. A wine cellar is just that - away from natural light, and temperature controlled. The buyer will have very expensive wines - you'd never place them on those racks. Total waste.
Plus the designer of this house clearly knows NOTHING about wine. 90-something percent of wines are sold in black bottles for a reason: sunlight is bad for wine.
AAAGGGH! Yes, i dont get all these STUPID clear glass “cellars” in all these properties. Total BS, anyone who actually loves wine would never put bottles in such a crap storage!
Great video!!!! I asked for longer format, in depth content and you delivered. Thank you very much. I appreciate your knowledge base. You go beyond pointing out hallways and sinks haha.
@@ArvinHaddadOfficial suggestion only for my own selfish benefit. Nothing that you were falling short on. Thank you again. Love the knowledge you impart.
Arvin, the best video of this series, yet! The layout of this property is abysmal. I agree with you on the new layout for the main kitchen level. Also, the lack of privacy in the back and in the front from the street ( kind of the same with the Tione property). And, the fact that you don't have direct access to the elevator from the Primary is a joke. Good luck not kicking that step to the bathroom in the middle of the night.😂
I agree with your perspective. I call this an example of the lazy architect phenomenon. Just fill the open warehouse with furniture. Look at the house when it’s empty and compare it to a house with definable rooms. There’s no warmth to this home, it’s a poorly designed echo chamber.
It’s another spec built modern box that wanted to catch the wave back in 2014-2016. However (I’m guessing here), they probability bought the land around that period and finished just as the market for these types of home were slowing down, and they’re scared that they’ll be the ones left without a chair when the music stops. So why do they still price it so high?! Shouldn’t the goal be to liquidate the property as soon as possible and cut your losses?! Price is NOT a marketing gimmick, especially in the current climate
@@ArvinHaddadOfficial If I won $75 million, i wouldn't pay even $30 million for this house. The room layout is a NIGHTMARE. Oh, and it doesn't look private with those houses that can see into 75% of your house!
I’m here for the sarcasm. LOL. I can’t get enough. Haha. A REALIST! CONS- •3 living spaces next to each other is agreed redundant. •No private driveway is a big problem for me. •Oversized pivot door is too much door. •Never been a fan of green/living walls. •Not a fan of the bar design. •The pictured backdrop in the spa is questionable. • The guest rooms are small for the property. Not proportioned. •Black tubs are a no for me. Kinda like how you feel about dark kitchens. PROS •I’m okay with the kitchen (double islands are a bit much for me, so single is fine) but not the chef kitchen(agreed bad crapped design). •More homes need safe rooms/vaults. •I like upside down property’s done right. But this wasn’t it. I would bypass this property even for 28M. THANKS FOR THE LONGER VIDEO! So much to cover with these mega mansions.
@blueice011 agreed - i do love greenery canyon/mountain views although the canyon views on this property are definitely subpar. Way better canyon views for less than 68m on the market.
fire insurance possibly being $30k+ a month is insane to me. i'll keep enjoying the desert in Vegas and fly out to LA for cheap when i want to see the water lol
So many of the otherwise beautiful modern houses don’t look family friendly. They look like great places for single people to through absolutely huge parties, but not great places for children to live and thrive. I grew up in a giant, modern house on a hill with an amazing view, and I’m not a fan. I would never do that to my own kids.
i have theory ... most these developers build it for the guy they use to be when they were younger .... not the smartest way to make money .. the buyer pool is very small
Arvin makes a UA-cam living sitting watching a video of Enes while critiquing him , a consummate professional whose job is to sell the property he's showcasing. His productions are always slick and we'll put together and he's definitely not going to sell any place down. To assume that is just crazy. That being said, when I'm selling, I'm calling Enes. When I'm buying I'm calling Arvin.
Looks like they didn't put any effort into it or gave up at some point. No wow factor anywhere and no views. I can't see how they can justify asking that much. They won't get it. I TRULY dislike the front. Bedroom was so awkward. All of those living rooms reminded me of a college common area. Thank you for these videos. I was in love with two of Enes's properties he toured. One is up for auction.Thanks to your video's I'm learning to figure out why it's at auction and didn't sell I don't think. LOVE LOVE LOVE these videos. Fun and educational. Thanks.
this is the least cozy house I have ever seen, those curved beams remind me of a bus station and one more thing, this house does not provide any privacy, maybe apart from the cinema room, the masterbedroom and the bed placed in the middle of the living room, this is an exaggeration, to put it bluntly, it is a cold house, not suitable for living in, this house looks like prepared for one party and nothing else, terrible property and taxes $40,000 a month for fire insurance is a joke Prześlij opinię
When I first saw the Enes video several months ago, I had many of the same questions and concerns. Why so many living rooms? The powder rooms are an utter joke. And the location makes little sense. Finally, an idea for future videos. How about some of the other mansion tour specialists like Producer Micheal, JP Mansion Tours, and Darren Kriz. I'm sure these others are as extravagant in their reviews as Enes, and probably for the same reasons.
@@ArvinHaddadOfficial Arvin, please do a video review on "The One" which is on Producer Michael's YT channel. It's absolutely hilarious: cameras in the bathrooms (WTF??), a nightclub that looked like it was thrown in just to take up room, second floors that are a headache to navigate. It has all the warmth and charm of a freaking shopping mall in an airport. I feel like I'm insulting airport malls, the malls at my local airport are almost all lined up on one side so the plane gates are right across from them. It couldn't be any simpler but it makes it easy to run to your gate if you're about to miss your plane!
Arvin, I'm surprised you only have 9,000 subscribers, you deserve a lot more for the excellent and unique content you provide. Keep up the great work. As for this mansion, it boggles the mind that a developer (not to mention the architect..) of supposedly high end properties can be this oblivious to basic design principles. The living areas resemble a stacked, soulless furniture store, whilst the bathrooms and powder rooms belong in an office building. Worst of all is the lack of a setback from the street, there is virtually no separation between the front walls and the street; no one who can afford $68m would settle for this design failure.
They still haven’t sold this property? I know the original owner of the house that was there prior to this build. He even said when they approached him to purchase the land he told them what they want to do won’t sell. If anyone is familiar with the neighborhood. The house is EXTREMELY out of place.
These videos are great. They show us that a lot of modern architects don’t care about space planning, how people will live in a house, how a home will age, how it fits on the land, the curb appeal, sunrise and sunset, heating and cooling of the space, fire mitigation, so on. Don’t even get me started on how they don’t care about anything natural or use anything natural to help determine the design of the house. They are literally building for square footage in these markets. For this kind of money you should be getting a piece of art and something timeless, not something that looks like a high end retail store.
I stopped watching Enes' videos because he's such a con man. I won't take him seriously until Arvin uploads a video review that shows him telling the good AND bad about a property.
Great work! I really liked Enes's videos at first, but they became increasingly exaggerated to the point that, in my opinion, the latest ones are unwatchable. I really appreciate honesty and telling the full story, which is why I love your videos. You’re the best!
Large/heavy doors always seem like a huge unnecessary effort to open/close. Imagine walking in/out several times in a row. You don't have to go to the gym ☺
I have to say this up front. Mansion tours are a guilty pleasure of mine, and although I've seen these homes before, never like this. Your insight is incredible, and the sarcasm makes it fun, not dry. I think in cases like this, you being able to render an AI version of what you would have done would be incredible. Well done, Sir! I have a new favorite feed now!
@@ArvinHaddadOfficial this has always been my favorite, but having watched yours I'm afraid what you might do to it haha. I only got 2:01 into it and stopped before you ruined it lol
Haha! I did a lot of work on this house including helping to fab and install the steel spiral staircase, pivot doors, front wall and cladding. The staircase was an insane install, super dangerous. The view is much nicer in person, but this house has some serious compromises that I was critical of during construction. We also acquired and customized the pivot mechanisms for the doors to allow for easy adjustments and to increase the strength of the pivot to accommodate the insanely heavy door and off center pivot. When I discovered this channel I was so excited to see if Arvin would make videos on some of the houses I’ve worked on, very pleased to see he agrees with my sentiments. Btw, the safe room is wired up for networking and security. I’m not sure who they got for staging but they probably didn’t think to put that since it’s right at the landing from the staircase…
@ thanks for the content Arvin, you’re awesome and hope to work with you one day. Your passion and understanding of true luxury really shines through in every video, also you give me lots of good laughs. Also, big props on the website, that’s an absolutely amazing tool and I love it so much, just brilliant.
I've seen this house several times and felt like it didn't click. I couldn't tell why, but that's why we watch your channel. Bad layout, and harsh lighting blasting in horizontally. There are also some very visible utility poles. Who wants to see those when you spend so much money? I learn so much every video, like this one with the pivot doors.
I kept thinking that bringing this house into reality was a major mistake because the space utilization is just really bizarre, imbalanced, and obtuse.
Lol..this house was really not planned out at all. The primary bedroom is dismal and feels so disjointed and the "safe room" is just staged as an art gallery. All of these sitting rooms and not a single place to sit in the safe room. So strange.
I know it's unfair to compare a mansion to a single family home. But after watching videos of midcentury modern houses with their incredibly well thought out functionality, definition, and interplay of spaces, these huge and redundant "living spaces" worse than disappointing. Overall, this looks more like a commercial night-club than a home.
Again a crazily expensive house that does not make any sense for the layout of the floor plan. I totally agree with Arvin. I wonder what the architects were thinking as this is obviously professionally planned and built. Thank you for kindly addressing all the elephants in all the rooms again : )
Would you make a video about Villa Cullinan? I watched Drumelia Real Estates cringey video recently and love the property, but I'd like to know your thoughts about it
I agree with everything you say always with the exception of today’s mention of the 5 living rooms being poor planning. I think that if I had a house that large, I’d like to have several social seating areas that can interact with each other and still have their own identity and feel smaller and not just a large space like a ballroom. I do agree very much that the kitchen should have been moved as you suggested
thanks for sharing your thoughts ... normally these spaces are so large that you can have multiple moments in the same living area ... you dont need 3 massive living spaces next to each other
As a luxury real estate developer in Russia I really enjoy watching this type of content that outlines all the weak points of such high end property offers. Thanks
Friends purchased a home in what they thought was Beverly Hills, but it was just a Beverly Hills post office address. I’m sure that it has been discussed already on this channel, but I am a new subscriber.
I agree with the rearrangement of the 3 living rooms/kitchen/bar. It's pretty amazing, I really enjoy watching the videos by Enes, but your videos make such a great spin on them. It really makes you think beyond the glitz. Keep it up, these are great!
Please give more information on the insurance cost every month please in future videos,because 30k a month just for fire insurance is ridiculous but I’m learning thank you
I've watched so many Enes house tours, at some point I mistakenly started to assume, that Americans just don't value privacy at all. Thanks for you clarification, Arvin, every video. I wondered if it was just a cultural aspect and the American way of life would be that different to the European one. There are probably significant differencens between the mindset of each country how prominent you want to show your wealth. But all of those US houses have close to none privacy. But then again it's understandable, why Enes may showtour them and they aren't sold. Home is where you find your privacy. And each of these properties is just a stage in the spotlight. You can't paint the red flag any more red.
Great video and analysis as always. One other major flaw I believe is that the wine cellar is exposed to direct sunlight. Not good for the wine with temperature fluctuations. Wine needs steady storage parameters. Its a shame that this home has so many design issues. What a cold and uninspiring layout.
The wine cellar is in a completely wrong postion too, getting a ton of light which will of course ruin a red wine in just a couple of years, let alone the long aging premium wines worth thousand of dollars
The beds are parallel to the windows rather than facing the windows. If two people are in bed, when they wake up in the morning, they are not able to look past their feet out of the window at nature. Because the bed is parallel to the window, one person will be blocking the view for the other person.
Wine rooms shouldn't have that much sunlight and heat. If you're a collector with a collection of 1000 bottles of wine, you're probably going to want to store them differently
I absolutely think your layout idea is much better. The kitchen is so beautiful that there must be more of it, and there is easy access to the bar from the pool-it's a no-brainer!
i love your analysis of these properties. can you also do one about a property that you really like? I want to see what you think is 9 or 10 out of 10 property
Former wildland fire specialist here- the house itself is pretty safe from actually catching fire due to construction materials and landscaping, but yeah, you would still have a giant insurance bill. Plus the egress /ingress in fire emergencies would be Dicey
I'm a dude in my mid thirties and have some money, not this kind of money, and what you said about a gaming room or even some sort of tech room that is wired to the tits is something a lot of these homes are missing. I work in tech, own a few 7 figure properties that I rent out, and I live in a fairly basic 6 figure home. This has to be one of the worst 8-figure properties I have ever seen. It feels claustrophobic, uninspired, basic, boring, and those window shades look like something you would see in an Applebees. I am fairly removed from CA real estate being in the NW & Midwest, but it's incredible what homes are going for in CA! Just have to remark on one more thing - the light! I'm Norwegian and I love light but that is too much; overwhelming!
nice idea on rearranging the dining area, kitchen and bar. the breakfast nook should be striked out since there's another dining area outside right across it. i belive that's also the reason why they blocked the view of the breakfast nook.
I dont mind the front facade being basically a wall but the house itself just has too much space that you cant really use for anything. How many seating areas does a house need?
Hello I like that you start the to tell the good design and finishes about the house .plus and minus Together. That tin tin comic book is so Persian love it Cheers 🥂
Awesome video Arvin. A note on the wine cellar. The sun is shining all over the bottles. Can’t imagine that would be good for the wine 😂. Also Astro turf is hot as hell in summer and you can’t walk barefoot on it. We have it around our pool here in Brisbane Australia and in summer you need shoes to walk on it. I would NEVER put it in a yard.
So true what Arvin says about lack of video game rooms or small mixed arcades in these houses. Especially since the computer chip allows you to have thousands of games in one console. 21:30
Arvin，you didn’t choose to be in the decoration design industry. It’s really a loss for this industry.Your suggestions on interior design are very insightful.
I got a question arvin.. When the house goes to bank, do the bank pay the asking amount or just the remaining or whole debt? Or does the house directly go to the auction if its not been selling?
WAIT .. i understand your message about walking in on the 3rd floor but just aftr opening your door and walking into your living room is called an apartment. Good Home Designs feature an entry or foyer or lobby that does not put you into the living room but offers options to head in multiple directions towards a kitchen, dinning room or living room..or more.
Cool stuff, agree with pretty much everything you flagged. Just a minor one that slipped... you can't have your wines exposed to so much light, there must be a reason it's been called a "wine CELLAR" for thousands of years. I don't know if it would make more sense to swap the area with the sauna... the whole layout is a joke ps - i've been wondering for ages why we rarely see a fun gaming room with consoles and the lot. Any man with no wife can easily ignore every other single flaw
Good day Arvin could you review that Enes 638 Siena Way house? I know it is sold but it seems to be a ok upside down house. Thanks for the new Enes video review serial.
I never subscribe to any channel but this is too good not to subscribe. This guy is smart and funny at the same time. You learn while you're entertained. Well done 👍
A car company, I think Genesis rented this place out for a release event, and craned the cars down onto the astro turf section. Speaking of the turf, I have artificial turf in my back yard, it has longer, darker green fibers, and has brown fibers woven in to resemble the thatch real lawns have. This place is asking more than 80 times what mine is worth, and it has the same turf people put on the balcony of a cheap apartment. Since this place is in Los Angeles proper, isn't there now a 10% excise tax on the closing price, so $6.8 million on top, assuming they get asking? Is this affecting the market for these, or is it more of a factor in the $5 - $10M range?
Arvin, in some fairness to the designer, you should visit northern Texas. Almost all the houses I toured had the master bedroom on the street level. I don't see what's uncomfortable about that. However, i do agree that it's insane to have the kitchen soooo far away from the master bedroom and the lot utilization is terrible. They should not have put the window side where it gets bombarded by the sun at 5:30 pm. I bet this house has sky-high electric bills because the a/c temp will have to be cranked down so often.
It’s obvious where the safe room is. 29:45, look at the white wall next to the bed and you can tell it’s a hidden door.
really ?? now everyone is gonna go try to find it... i couldnt find it...
@@ArvinHaddadOfficial just click on this and pause it. 29:45.
@@pokerpariah but he said its not in the Primary bedroom....ok as soon as he looks at that wall he remembers it ... and the tile in the safe room is the same as the primary bedroom ..... but where else did they use the same tile .... its a treasure hunt lol
@@ArvinHaddadOfficial if they didn’t put it in the primary then you can chalk it up as another severe design flaw. If you look at the lady’s side of the bathroom and closet, you can tell none of it involves that wall space I pointed out. They likely claimed it wasn’t in the primary just to keep it secret.
Yes i'm really impressed with your observation, but it would be wise to delete this comment, for future owners privacy and safety
The guy in video: “this is a gorgeous view”
Me: “this is a gorgeous view”
Ervin: “this is a sh*t view, I’ll tell you later why”
Me: “this is a sh*t view”
I have seen this property everywhere, at least 3 tours on UA-cam, as well as on Netflix. I am so glad you are making these videos. I have never been more interested in Real Estate than now when I started to watch your videos. You have helped us develop a critical eye and even more engagement. Well done Arvin!
you have no idea how happy that makes me feel .... :)
I always noticed something off with many properties and Arvin says exactly what I feel.
26:03 it was not very nice of Enes to mislead us with the "ocean view" and Arvin bluntly points out that the camera person zoomed in to make it look as if you could see it from the second bedroom. And this won't be the last time he exposes Enes' sneaky camera crew. He showed in another video how they sometime zoom very close to a door to make the entry way look much larger than it really is.
I want to see Enes and Arvin walk through a house together. It would be epic!
there is a funny story about that ... maybe i will share that one day
@@ArvinHaddadOfficial you should next video?
@@ArvinHaddadOfficialif I were to guess, I'd say you have some sort of a partnership with Enes in order to play so much of his video.
I envision you guys talking about these things behind the scenes and he's always wanted to say them, but that's not the theme of his channel.
Sneaky 😂
Im so sure, Arvin would sound like cranky moody wife in period 😂🤣😂🤣😂
@@IGottaSay I'm not sure, honestly.
I'd assumed the answer was no, but heard recently on another channel that it's considered fair use.
I don't know the official answer though.
Good luck on your channel 👍
3:40 Arvin is spitting facts here. Fortunately my architect talked me out of a pivot door for my home for EXACTLY this reason. As the house settles, pivot doors will cease to close all the way.
hah seen that on automated factory gates, they ground out in winter summer and get stuck.
So you’re a billionaire who just bought this $68M house, guess where the office is… oh didn’t come with one.😂
omg!
You could use one of the three living rooms!
It looks more like an office building than a house.
Can easily remove a bedroom and convert it. Eight bedrooms is plenty, could hold up to 16-18 people. Besides, one limiting factor is the size of the kitchen. If you can't feed 16-18 people with a 3-door across fridge, you're going to have people-sustainability problems anyway so you might as well reduce the bedrooms by one.
The problem with these mega mansions in Bel-Air and Holmby Hills is the realtor says you can entertain dozens of people but there is absolutely no where for them to park! What are they going to do? All take taxis there and back? Mass hire a shuttle bus?😏
good point ... bel air rd parking is an issue... and its soo far up bel air ... i dont consider that upper part of bel air rd as prime
I LOVE THIS. This is the same thing I say ALL THE TIME when it comes to these mega mansions. It makes absolutely no sense to promote a house as an "entertainer's home" if you're guests have nowhere to park. Also, another thing is they call a lot of these big mansion's family homes but a lot of them don't have any kid friendly areas for kids to play in or outside. Also, no proper place for a dog to run around or due it's business. Then they want people to pay millions of dollars for something like that. When you can just save big money and move into a nice average family home with all the same amenities and also have a real yard, an actual driveway and all the rest.
@@faznoutI find these mega spaces cold and wasted. A smaller cosy home is far more cocoon like.
That's never an issue, people here hire valet service to park cars.
Do party and entertainment mean sitting in one of those living rooms talking to each other like on a cozy airport lounge? No great bars, no music, no open chef's cooking? Serious?
Loved the video. A recommendation i have for you is that you should also start a series reviewing properties which are in your point of view justified for their price.
Sure will take a look open for suggestions
Another EXCELLENT video! Thank you Arvin😃
thanks pal
I agree!!!
These videos are gold! i love watching them. Your commentary is always spot on, never going overboard, always giving them credit where credit is due!
I've been looking at this house for awhile and not understanding what I'm seeing... It's very eye catching but... off, somehow. I'm so glad you did this one because you pointed out and explained everything I was uncomfortable with but didn't know why.
The theater room is tiny for $68 million.
ya its not the siiickest by any means
Your suggestion on kitchen and bar placement is really good. It would also free up room where the current bar and kitchen is for a larger, real, chef's kitchen. A house this big and expensive? It's a must have.
Also, I don't think the elevator goes to the main bedroom floor. That's weird and a miss...especially since the laundry room is a mile away. The poor housekeeper doing the laundry has to lug everything up and down that huge staircase.
Those bottles of wine will get destroyed. They are in Sunlight. A wine cellar is just that - away from natural light, and temperature controlled. The buyer will have very expensive wines - you'd never place them on those racks. Total waste.
Plus the designer of this house clearly knows NOTHING about wine. 90-something percent of wines are sold in black bottles for a reason: sunlight is bad for wine.
That wine is being COOKED lmao
Right?! The bottles are being blasted by that western sun. Good grief. There’s a reason why they’ve traditionally been kept in cool dark cellars.
Coming here to say exactly THIS!
AAAGGGH! Yes, i dont get all these STUPID clear glass “cellars” in all these properties. Total BS, anyone who actually loves wine would never put bottles in such a crap storage!
For $68M it's missing the WOW factor, except for the "Wow, that's a lot of living rooms."
Hahahahhaa
The only wow factor is the price, but not in a good way.
The super rich probably have large families. 😁
literal laugh outloud
That's not at all rhe same wow. This wow is more like what the hell went wrong?
Great video!!!! I asked for longer format, in depth content and you delivered. Thank you very much. I appreciate your knowledge base. You go beyond pointing out hallways and sinks haha.
Thanks for ur input … will make them better and better … keep the suggestions coming … thank you 🙏🏼
@@ArvinHaddadOfficial suggestion only for my own selfish benefit. Nothing that you were falling short on. Thank you again. Love the knowledge you impart.
Anyone who wins 100 million dollars in lotto should be forced to watch Arvin's videos and subscribe. I have learned so much. Thank you Arvin!
Thanks 🙏🏼 for the support pal
Arvin, the best video of this series, yet! The layout of this property is abysmal. I agree with you on the new layout for the main kitchen level. Also, the lack of privacy in the back and in the front from the street ( kind of the same with the Tione property). And, the fact that you don't have direct access to the elevator from the Primary is a joke. Good luck not kicking that step to the bathroom in the middle of the night.😂
ya thanks for pointing that out ... ya i dont think it was well thought out
@@ArvinHaddadOfficial Definitely not! There's a lot of layout changes needed for this one.
I agree with your perspective.
I call this an example of the lazy architect phenomenon. Just fill the open warehouse with furniture. Look at the house when it’s empty and compare it to a house with definable rooms. There’s no warmth to this home, it’s a poorly designed echo chamber.
Ya I’m not a fan of
I agree with your idea on switching the kitchen, bar and one of the living rooms.
Ya that creates a little separation between the living spaces
And it actually puts the kitchen within a reasonable distance to the dining area. Not a fan of double islands though. Hopefully that ship has sailed.
It’s another spec built modern box that wanted to catch the wave back in 2014-2016. However (I’m guessing here), they probability bought the land around that period and finished just as the market for these types of home were slowing down, and they’re scared that they’ll be the ones left without a chair when the music stops. So why do they still price it so high?! Shouldn’t the goal be to liquidate the property as soon as possible and cut your losses?! Price is NOT a marketing gimmick, especially in the current climate
It’s currently listed for $58M and i don’t think that’s gonna cut it
@@ArvinHaddadOfficial If I won $75 million, i wouldn't pay even $30 million for this house. The room layout is a NIGHTMARE. Oh, and it doesn't look private with those houses that can see into 75% of your house!
I’m here for the sarcasm. LOL. I can’t get enough. Haha. A REALIST!
CONS-
•3 living spaces next to each other is agreed redundant.
•No private driveway is a big problem for me.
•Oversized pivot door is too much door.
•Never been a fan of green/living walls.
•Not a fan of the bar design.
•The pictured backdrop in the spa is questionable.
• The guest rooms are small for the property. Not proportioned.
•Black tubs are a no for me. Kinda like how you feel about dark kitchens.
PROS
•I’m okay with the kitchen (double islands are a bit much for me, so single is fine) but not the chef kitchen(agreed bad crapped design).
•More homes need safe rooms/vaults.
•I like upside down property’s done right. But this wasn’t it.
I would bypass this property even for 28M.
THANKS FOR THE LONGER VIDEO! So much to cover with these mega mansions.
$68 million for only canyon views - they are full of themselves!
and ya and the lot is massively sloped
So what do you think it’s worth?
Did I miss that part??
@@karentiman4398he said 28 million dollars
@@karentiman4398 you didnt watch till the very end did you?
@blueice011 agreed - i do love greenery canyon/mountain views although the canyon views on this property are definitely subpar. Way better canyon views for less than 68m on the market.
fire insurance possibly being $30k+ a month is insane to me. i'll keep enjoying the desert in Vegas and fly out to LA for cheap when i want to see the water lol
So many of the otherwise beautiful modern houses don’t look family friendly. They look like great places for single people to through absolutely huge parties, but not great places for children to live and thrive. I grew up in a giant, modern house on a hill with an amazing view, and I’m not a fan. I would never do that to my own kids.
i have theory ... most these developers build it for the guy they use to be when they were younger .... not the smartest way to make money .. the buyer pool is very small
Arvin makes a UA-cam living sitting watching a video of Enes while critiquing him , a consummate professional whose job is to sell the property he's showcasing. His productions are always slick and we'll put together and he's definitely not going to sell any place down. To assume that is just crazy.
That being said, when I'm selling, I'm calling Enes. When I'm buying I'm calling Arvin.
Happy to see a new episode! Great channel 😊
Glad you enjoy it! And thanks for the support
@@ArvinHaddadOfficialenes series are great. looking forward to more videos
Thanks for explaining about the pivot doors, those are so common nowadays this is good to know.
Looks like they didn't put any effort into it or gave up at some point. No wow factor anywhere and no views. I can't see how they can justify asking that much. They won't get it. I TRULY dislike the front. Bedroom was so awkward. All of those living rooms reminded me of a college common area.
Thank you for these videos. I was in love with two of Enes's properties he toured. One is up for auction.Thanks to your video's I'm learning to figure out why it's at auction and didn't sell I don't think. LOVE LOVE LOVE these videos. Fun and educational. Thanks.
thanks lauren ... that makes me so happy
I feel like there was so much open space in the house they ran out of ideas on how to fill it up
this is the least cozy house I have ever seen, those curved beams remind me of a bus station and one more thing, this house does not provide any privacy, maybe apart from the cinema room, the masterbedroom and the bed placed in the middle of the living room, this is an exaggeration, to put it bluntly, it is a cold house, not suitable for living in, this house looks like prepared for one party and nothing else, terrible property and taxes $40,000 a month for fire insurance is a joke
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When I first saw the Enes video several months ago, I had many of the same questions and concerns. Why so many living rooms? The powder rooms are an utter joke. And the location makes little sense. Finally, an idea for future videos. How about some of the other mansion tour specialists like Producer Micheal, JP Mansion Tours, and Darren Kriz. I'm sure these others are as extravagant in their reviews as Enes, and probably for the same reasons.
Looking at a lot of them… will switch things up a little in the future
@@ArvinHaddadOfficial Arvin, please do a video review on "The One" which is on Producer Michael's YT channel. It's absolutely hilarious: cameras in the bathrooms (WTF??), a nightclub that looked like it was thrown in just to take up room, second floors that are a headache to navigate. It has all the warmth and charm of a freaking shopping mall in an airport. I feel like I'm insulting airport malls, the malls at my local airport are almost all lined up on one side so the plane gates are right across from them. It couldn't be any simpler but it makes it easy to run to your gate if you're about to miss your plane!
Arvin, I'm surprised you only have 9,000 subscribers, you deserve a lot more for the excellent and unique content you provide. Keep up the great work.
As for this mansion, it boggles the mind that a developer (not to mention the architect..) of supposedly high end properties can be this oblivious to basic design principles.
The living areas resemble a stacked, soulless furniture store, whilst the bathrooms and powder rooms belong in an office building. Worst of all is the lack of a setback from the street, there is virtually no separation between the front walls and the street; no one who can afford $68m would settle for this design failure.
Thanks for the support and contribution pal
Wow. This comment was made only 8 days ago and already your subscribers have increased by almost 3K people. That’s awesome.
Arvin my goodness sir I agree 1000% with your narrative
They still haven’t sold this property? I know the original owner of the house that was there prior to this build. He even said when they approached him to purchase the land he told them what they want to do won’t sell. If anyone is familiar with the neighborhood. The house is EXTREMELY out of place.
These videos are great. They show us that a lot of modern architects don’t care about space planning, how people will live in a house, how a home will age, how it fits on the land, the curb appeal, sunrise and sunset, heating and cooling of the space, fire mitigation, so on. Don’t even get me started on how they don’t care about anything natural or use anything natural to help determine the design of the house. They are literally building for square footage in these markets. For this kind of money you should be getting a piece of art and something timeless, not something that looks like a high end retail store.
Excellent Arvin 🎉
Thanks hardy 🙏🏼❤️
I will never look at these properties the same. You definitely need to be hired in the architectural phase of the designs. Great work!
I stopped watching Enes' videos because he's such a con man. I won't take him seriously until Arvin uploads a video review that shows him telling the good AND bad about a property.
Great work! I really liked Enes's videos at first, but they became increasingly exaggerated to the point that, in my opinion, the latest ones are unwatchable. I really appreciate honesty and telling the full story, which is why I love your videos. You’re the best!
Owner: "I can't wait to show you"
Neighbors around you: "We can't wait to watch you."
"...and the wife looks great when she's in the shower!" 😂🤣💀
Large/heavy doors always seem like a huge unnecessary effort to open/close. Imagine walking in/out several times in a row. You don't have to go to the gym ☺
😂🤣🤣🤣
Excellent idea on the new placement of the kitchen.
Thanks 3 seating area next to each other just doesn’t make any sense
Agreed
I have to say this up front. Mansion tours are a guilty pleasure of mine, and although I've seen these homes before, never like this. Your insight is incredible, and the sarcasm makes it fun, not dry. I think in cases like this, you being able to render an AI version of what you would have done would be incredible. Well done, Sir! I have a new favorite feed now!
Thanks for the suggestion and supporting what I do
@@ArvinHaddadOfficial this has always been my favorite, but having watched yours I'm afraid what you might do to it haha. I only got 2:01 into it and stopped before you ruined it lol
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Haha! I did a lot of work on this house including helping to fab and install the steel spiral staircase, pivot doors, front wall and cladding. The staircase was an insane install, super dangerous. The view is much nicer in person, but this house has some serious compromises that I was critical of during construction. We also acquired and customized the pivot mechanisms for the doors to allow for easy adjustments and to increase the strength of the pivot to accommodate the insanely heavy door and off center pivot. When I discovered this channel I was so excited to see if Arvin would make videos on some of the houses I’ve worked on, very pleased to see he agrees with my sentiments. Btw, the safe room is wired up for networking and security. I’m not sure who they got for staging but they probably didn’t think to put that since it’s right at the landing from the staircase…
Btw if you know anything about the “architects” of this house, you’ll know why they made these weird choices
Thanks for sharing your insights!
@ thanks for the content Arvin, you’re awesome and hope to work with you one day. Your passion and understanding of true luxury really shines through in every video, also you give me lots of good laughs. Also, big props on the website, that’s an absolutely amazing tool and I love it so much, just brilliant.
Loving your new content even more than before 🤘🏻
thanks max ... thanks for continuous supporting
Who had the great idea of having all of these bottles exposed directly yo the sunlight? What the fuck
Also, why half of the house is so fucking exposed to the sun and the other half is that much somber? What they were thinking
I've seen this house several times and felt like it didn't click. I couldn't tell why, but that's why we watch your channel. Bad layout, and harsh lighting blasting in horizontally. There are also some very visible utility poles. Who wants to see those when you spend so much money? I learn so much every video, like this one with the pivot doors.
Thanks Stan for always supporting the channel
I kept thinking that bringing this house into reality was a major mistake because the space utilization is just really bizarre, imbalanced, and obtuse.
There are 70 billionaires under 40.
14 of them are under 30.
The pool of eligibility is very small indeed.
And how many have taste this bad.
Lol..this house was really not planned out at all. The primary bedroom is dismal and feels so disjointed and the "safe room" is just staged as an art gallery. All of these sitting rooms and not a single place to sit in the safe room. So strange.
I know it's unfair to compare a mansion to a single family home. But after watching videos of midcentury modern houses with their incredibly well thought out functionality, definition, and interplay of spaces, these huge and redundant "living spaces" worse than disappointing. Overall, this looks more like a commercial night-club than a home.
I love these commentary vids. Keep it up!
Glad you like them! thanks for the support
I'm not halfway through the video and I already can't wait until u get to the library😂
Again a crazily expensive house that does not make any sense for the layout of the floor plan. I totally agree with Arvin. I wonder what the architects were thinking as this is obviously professionally planned and built. Thank you for kindly addressing all the elephants in all the rooms again : )
Would you make a video about Villa Cullinan? I watched Drumelia Real Estates cringey video recently and love the property, but I'd like to know your thoughts about it
This is funny stuff ok watching it
That home in Marbella is insane
Arvin, I think your layout suggestion is spot on.
I agree with everything you say always with the exception of today’s mention of the 5 living rooms being poor planning. I think that if I had a house that large, I’d like to have several social seating areas that can interact with each other and still have their own identity and feel smaller and not just a large space like a ballroom. I do agree very much that the kitchen should have been moved as you suggested
thanks for sharing your thoughts ... normally these spaces are so large that you can have multiple moments in the same living area ... you dont need 3 massive living spaces next to each other
yah your idea for the layout is 100 percent better. you are right about the bar next to the backyard and the kitchen where the bar is
Don’t forget there is actually a 4th seating area next to the first formal seating (it’s in front of the stairs)
ya its like train station seating everywhere
As a luxury real estate developer in Russia I really enjoy watching this type of content that outlines all the weak points of such high end property offers. Thanks
Friends purchased a home in what they thought was Beverly Hills, but it was just a Beverly Hills post office address. I’m sure that it has been discussed already on this channel, but I am a new subscriber.
Bravoo Arvin ! I'm 110 % agree with every world you said ! Keep it up man , I really like what you do .
Thanks pal … I really appreciate the support ❤️🙏🏼
I agree with the rearrangement of the 3 living rooms/kitchen/bar. It's pretty amazing, I really enjoy watching the videos by Enes, but your videos make such a great spin on them. It really makes you think beyond the glitz. Keep it up, these are great!
You have really outdone yourself this, Arvin. great video.
Glad you enjoyed it! And thanks for the support pal
Please give more information on the insurance cost every month please in future videos,because 30k a month just for fire insurance is ridiculous but I’m learning thank you
Sure and that is If they accept ur application
@@ArvinHaddadOfficial wait what ??
The insurance factor was great info that many listing agents would bypass.
How are pivot doors not a fire hazard with how heavy they are to push open quickly in an emergency
I've watched so many Enes house tours, at some point I mistakenly started to assume, that Americans just don't value privacy at all. Thanks for you clarification, Arvin, every video. I wondered if it was just a cultural aspect and the American way of life would be that different to the European one. There are probably significant differencens between the mindset of each country how prominent you want to show your wealth. But all of those US houses have close to none privacy. But then again it's understandable, why Enes may showtour them and they aren't sold. Home is where you find your privacy. And each of these properties is just a stage in the spotlight. You can't paint the red flag any more red.
Great video and analysis as always. One other major flaw I believe is that the wine cellar is exposed to direct sunlight. Not good for the wine with temperature fluctuations. Wine needs steady storage parameters. Its a shame that this home has so many design issues. What a cold and uninspiring layout.
The wine cellar is in a completely wrong postion too, getting a ton of light which will of course ruin a red wine in just a couple of years, let alone the long aging premium wines worth thousand of dollars
The beds are parallel to the windows rather than facing the windows. If two people are in bed, when they wake up in the morning, they are not able to look past their feet out of the window at nature. Because the bed is parallel to the window, one person will be blocking the view for the other person.
Enes never gives a bad review. He will give a positive spin no matter what. Just know what you're getting into when you watch his videos.
Wine rooms shouldn't have that much sunlight and heat. If you're a collector with a collection of 1000 bottles of wine, you're probably going to want to store them differently
I absolutely think your layout idea is much better. The kitchen is so beautiful that there must be more of it, and there is easy access to the bar from the pool-it's a no-brainer!
Totally agree with your interior remodel. Would make absolute sense to move the kitchen and but the bar where it used to be.
Agreed, again. That long hallway is like the service hallway at a mall or convention center.
Great video, thank you for fixing the sound lag.
Thanks for letting me know 🙏🏼❤️
i love your analysis of these properties. can you also do one about a property that you really like?
I want to see what you think is 9 or 10 out of 10 property
Former wildland fire specialist here- the house itself is pretty safe from actually catching fire due to construction materials and landscaping, but yeah, you would still have a giant insurance bill. Plus the egress /ingress in fire emergencies would be
Dicey
100% agree with all your opinions and commentary on this property!!! Great Assessments!
I'm a dude in my mid thirties and have some money, not this kind of money, and what you said about a gaming room or even some sort of tech room that is wired to the tits is something a lot of these homes are missing. I work in tech, own a few 7 figure properties that I rent out, and I live in a fairly basic 6 figure home. This has to be one of the worst 8-figure properties I have ever seen. It feels claustrophobic, uninspired, basic, boring, and those window shades look like something you would see in an Applebees.
I am fairly removed from CA real estate being in the NW & Midwest, but it's incredible what homes are going for in CA!
Just have to remark on one more thing - the light! I'm Norwegian and I love light but that is too much; overwhelming!
nice idea on rearranging the dining area, kitchen and bar.
the breakfast nook should be striked out since there's another dining area outside right across it. i belive that's also the reason why they blocked the view of the breakfast nook.
I dont mind the front facade being basically a wall but the house itself just has too much space that you cant really use for anything. How many seating areas does a house need?
Hello
I like that you start the to tell the good design and finishes about the house .plus and minus
Together. That tin tin comic book is so Persian love it
Cheers 🥂
Awesome video Arvin. A note on the wine cellar. The sun is shining all over the bottles. Can’t imagine that would be good for the wine 😂. Also Astro turf is hot as hell in summer and you can’t walk barefoot on it. We have it around our pool here in Brisbane Australia and in summer you need shoes to walk on it. I would NEVER put it in a yard.
A wine cellar where the bottles are in direct sunlight?! That’s a complete flaw and I think it was not pointed out enough
So true what Arvin says about lack of video game rooms or small mixed arcades in these houses. Especially since the computer chip allows you to have thousands of games in one console. 21:30
These videos make me happy.. I appreciate Arvin articulating the pro’s and cons.
I love how you constructively criticize the design, fit and finish, lot, etc. on these ultra luxury properties.
Arvin，you didn’t choose to be in the decoration design industry. It’s really a loss for this industry.Your suggestions on interior design are very insightful.
I got a question arvin..
When the house goes to bank, do the bank pay the asking amount or just the remaining or whole debt? Or does the house directly go to the auction if its not been selling?
Literally my new favourite channel, when I'm not trading/investing I'm literally just binge watching the videos I haven't seen😂
WAIT .. i understand your message about walking in on the 3rd floor but just aftr opening your door and walking into your living room is called an apartment. Good Home Designs feature an entry or foyer or lobby that does not put you into the living room but offers options to head in multiple directions towards a kitchen, dinning room or living room..or more.
Cool stuff, agree with pretty much everything you flagged. Just a minor one that slipped... you can't have your wines exposed to so much light, there must be a reason it's been called a "wine CELLAR" for thousands of years. I don't know if it would make more sense to swap the area with the sauna... the whole layout is a joke
ps - i've been wondering for ages why we rarely see a fun gaming room with consoles and the lot. Any man with no wife can easily ignore every other single flaw
I was thinking about that. No one who knows about wine would want them exposed to so much light.
Good feedback …Ya I’m not sure why no one has done proper video game room before
@@ArvinHaddadOfficial Or even a sports simulator, for all those golfers out there.
i have subscribed. You are the guy we didn't know we needed Arvin. Regards from South Africa (Do some South African houses if possible)
Good day Arvin could you review that Enes 638 Siena Way house? I know it is sold but it seems to be a ok upside down house. Thanks for the new Enes video review serial.
I never subscribe to any channel but this is too good not to subscribe. This guy is smart and funny at the same time. You learn while you're entertained. Well done 👍
A car company, I think Genesis rented this place out for a release event, and craned the cars down onto the astro turf section. Speaking of the turf, I have artificial turf in my back yard, it has longer, darker green fibers, and has brown fibers woven in to resemble the thatch real lawns have. This place is asking more than 80 times what mine is worth, and it has the same turf people put on the balcony of a cheap apartment. Since this place is in Los Angeles proper, isn't there now a 10% excise tax on the closing price, so $6.8 million on top, assuming they get asking? Is this affecting the market for these, or is it more of a factor in the $5 - $10M range?
Since AstroTurf doesn't hold moisture like regular grass it gets incredibly hot in the summer and can burn your feet.
Arvin, in some fairness to the designer, you should visit northern Texas. Almost all the houses I toured had the master bedroom on the street level. I don't see what's uncomfortable about that. However, i do agree that it's insane to have the kitchen soooo far away from the master bedroom and the lot utilization is terrible. They should not have put the window side where it gets bombarded by the sun at 5:30 pm. I bet this house has sky-high electric bills because the a/c temp will have to be cranked down so often.
Light is terrible for keeping bottles. This "wine cellar" is just stupid.