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Just outside East Lansing there's a shopping mall. Across from it a few years back a real estate developer built a half dozen houses that resembled New York Ci
by rmason 4y ago
Just outside East Lansing there's a shopping mall. Across from it a few years back a real estate developer built a half dozen houses that resembled New York City Brownstones. They were very well equipped but did not sell.
The developer then offered a brand new Cadillac with the sale of each one. They still didn't sell and the developer couldn't figure out why.
The reason was everyone driving by saw those steep steps and said to themselves they'd be a disaster maintaining in the winter. Eventually after two price drops they were all sold but it took 3-4 years.
- Cpoll 4y agoWhy don't they put canopies over the stairs?
- klyrs 4y agoA "canopy" is typically a flimsy bit of cloth that would collapse under a meter of snow. What you need is eaves, sloped to the side so that the inevitable avalanches don't pile over the bottom steps. That adds cost and complexity to the build, and often makes for a dreary fortress look.