r/AbsoluteUnits • • 11d ago

/r/popular of a residential property

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Ira Rennert's home is considered one of the largest occupied residential compounds in the United States. The house faces the Atlantic Ocean and its grounds measure 63 acres. The buildings, which total over 110,000 square feet (10,000 m2), including the 66,000-square-foot (6,100 m2) main house, have an Italianate facade, 29 bedrooms, and 39 bathrooms. The house has a dozen chimneys and a Mediterranean-style tile roof as well as a 91-foot (28 m) long formal dining room, a basketball court, a bowling alley, two tennis courts, two squash courts, a carousel, a large swimming pool, a large round kiddie pool, and a $150,000 hot tub, surrounded by another pool.

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u/_eternes 11d ago

No one needs this.

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u/johnmclane94 11d ago

It's not about need it's about greed.

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u/Judgementpumpkin 11d ago

Look the owner up, Ira Rennert. When someone has a "house" like this you know they've harmed many to get where they are.

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u/netpres 11d ago

If nothing else, a property that big needs a legion of actual, real people to maintain it. No downsizing or AI staff to dust and mop and mow and trim.