Most actual mansions are designed by well-known architects who pay close attention to exterior and interior details. Mansions are usually situated on estates with abundant property, and they are costly. A McMansion is usually one of many large homes in a specific location built by developers. The materials used for a McMansion may be of low-grade quality, although that is not always the case. McMansions tend to be built on small properties, as well.
What Size Home Is Considered a McMansion?
The size of a McMansion will vary depending on the location and the developer and builder. There is not one specific size for a McMansion type of home. Generally speaking, these homes are larger than the median size of a newly built single-family home, which according to the U.S. Census Bureau for 2021, was 2,532 square feet. Most McMansions between 3,000 or 5,000 square feet or larger.
The big house trend remains popular in the United States, and while buyers have embraced smaller homes or even tiny homes. Over 46.4 percent of the US population is single. This is 117 million people looking for smaller homes.
McMansions and large newly built homes are in demand by families. The coronavirus pandemic sparked a new interest in larger homes with offices, more bedrooms, play spaces, and outdoor amenities. New construction trends show that McMansions may not be popular. However, well-designed and newly built homes with large footprints are in demand, buyers are looking for more tasteful homes without a McMansion moniker.
McMansions vs. McModerns
McMansions are nicknamed after the fast-food restaurant McDonald’s. But, in general, they’re named to describe a type of home that resembles the quality of fast food: mass-produced, cheaply made, yet popular. The word McMansion may bring to mind large, outdated, ostentatious homes, and some are made with low-grade, eco-friendly building materials.
McModern homes are similar in that they are built by construction companies rather than designed by architects. These new construction homes are built to reflect and riff on mid-century modern aesthetics and sometimes, but not often, sustainable materials.
These McModern homes have a large footprint and are often built after the teardown of a McMansion in towns close to urban cities, like San Francisco or New York. McModerns appear to be popular with tech-conscious, educated, younger buyers with money to spend on amenities and square footage.
McMansions in Somerset
In Somerset County most McMansions were built in 1980s – 2000. McMansions initially were built as statement pieces rather than practical places to live. They were built with cheap materials or poor construction to check off must-have items like a pool or bonus room. Builder’s grade asphalt roofs last 20-30 years. So, in 2023, it may be time for a new roof.
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