Amazing ABANDONED Home With Infinity Pool
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- čas přidán 4. 06. 2024
- Today we're in a city north of Toronto at an incredible, abandoned home. This property boasts one 30 acres of land and has one of the most incredible abandoned homes I have ever seen. With just days away from total demolition, this mansion still has power and lot's left behind. It even has an infinity pool overlooking its amazing elevated view. So join me today as I look into the history of this property and the bitter future ahead. The home is now completely demolished.
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UPDATE: The home has now been completely demolished. twitter.com/BrightSunFilms/status/1388564099471224836?s=20
its really upsetting to see something like that go to waste, the amount of memories there were insane :(
@@Oli-oi4nvYeah! What a shame
Damn... what an utterly amazing place; I'd love to live in something like that, huge and sprawling. Nowadays big places like this are always getting torn to pieces by greedy developers who want nothing more than to chuck up horrible "suburbanite" cookie cutter houses with no character or style, just bland and boring...
Kind of sad, the place looked salvageable and perfectly usable.
pain
"Don't tear me down"
Whoever added that quote, I think you captured what most of the Toronto area mansions feel.
Ah man, there's something about empty houses that makes me so sad.
fax
This one in particular made me feal sad for some reason...
A lot of homeless people these days and a lot of empty houses too yeah very sad reality
them syrians didnt do a good job maintining it
How about empty luxury condominium towers that never get more than 1/6 filled with tenants the entire time they exist? That's Portland, Oregon! WOOHOO! And the suburbs? These same developments they're build on that land there in Aurora, Ontario, here too. Don't worry, these "luxury apartment homes, condos and single family houses" will be just another ran down "bad" or butt of the joke hood in about 7-10 years after they're completed, as always. It's that quality ROI these developments give to the community as that's urban and suburban "revitalization" for you! Isn't it just the very best? So great!
Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to go take myself out back these crappy apartments I live in that were originally touted the same way, just 10-15 years ago and shoot myself. Thanks.
I really hate land developers that strip the land like that.
most suburban neighborhoods by major cities do it, they'll flatten the land and then build homes on top of one another.
Always given the go-ahead by government officials who live miles away so don’t care
Ontario needs housing really badly at the moment so it's good they're doing this.
@@putridvomit Not it isn't. It's 1million dollar properties. No one outside of the neo yuppie shitbags in Toronto can afford overpriced garbage like that.
@@putridvomit There's way better ways of doing it than slapping up poorly constructed, and even more poorly planned houses that they then sell for about 2x their actual value.
Sadly these days all developers care about is cramming in as many low quality houses as possible and making them look like luxury properties when they never, ever are.
The whole argument of "Oh we desparately need homes" falls flat when only millionares can actually afford to buy them (and thick as shit millionares at that if they're prepared to buy those ugly properties!)
I can't even afford that kitchen island and they are gonna just destroy it. They should offer everything for cheap sale first. What a waste of resources.
I'm sure a large chunk of the counter from the island could be salvaged and used in another home.
That was a gorgeous marble island...that makes me sad it will be wrecked.
Now picture all this waste times tens of thousands if not more whenever perfectly good homes are demolished
@@Ms_MalRkey 1
@@Ms_MalRkey 1
So it's gonna be made into a suburb, with houses that nobody can afford, so probably at least half of them are gonna sit empty. Sounds about right
most of the plots will be empty. similar suburbs are popping up around the USA as local farmers bail. Each plot is purchased by individual families and they choose between a handful of floor plans to be built onto it. it only caters to the upper middle class, and so they are segregated communities by default. Professionals that work in the city but don't want to live in the city.
@@myu2k2 still, lots of wasted land and resources so that the somewhat wealthy and up can be cozy away from the part of the population they think deserve to suffer for one reason or another 🤷♀️
The reality is that they aren't as unaffordable as you think. A property up for sale at $800K means that you need to have around $180K saved for the down payment. You can access your 401K to help pay for it too. In the case of this house, it's the size of property that made it valuable. The house wasn't mediocre, but the kitchen and the infinity pool were the only things that were unique. Quite frankly, there are not enough homes in supply right now to make up for the shift to remote work and the ageing millennials. Most will be filled. In the states, we keep seeing this in our area. A bunch of pricey homes or town homes pop up and they're all sold during presale and never make it on to the actual market.
@@alastryona that's an absurd statement. We live out further because we're a bigger family that wanted more space. We sacrifice the luxuries of high speed internet, walkabilty, parks, sewage, and malls for space. It has nothing to do with looking down on others
@@krismine99American suburbs literally exist because post-war post-depression white people wanted more segregation in the way housing was handled. Only upper middle class people have /ever/ been able to afford living there, and it's significantly harder for bipoc to get the loans necessary.
They encroach on natural "undeveloped" land, often only allow the expensive and useless grass lawn instead of clover lawns or god forbid a /garden/, with HOAs existing pretty much just to collect money (much like landlords, another parasite on society) and restrict what folks can do with the property they(or their bank because nobody can truly afford this shit and we rely on being in debt all our lives instead) own.
Not to mention the highways to get there were often built straight through poorer, bipoc communities.
Now addressing some of the specific things you said (mobile makes it a pain)
800k is a fucking ridiculous amount of money. Only people with inhereted wealth or who got really lucky with acquiring it could ever hope to afford that. And 180k is also, far too much. Ffs, I make like 25k a year. Double that, give me a partner who's also working full time, we still couldn't. Add kids to that too??? Plus the 401k thing relies on someone both having it, having had it for long enough, and bejng able to spare the taxes of taking it out early.
Everyone dreams of owning a home like this. No one dreams about owning what they're replacing it with.
so sad. Im my little region, i am SO glad that there is open space left so it's not just houses
I don't know those 1 million dollar homes they are replacing it with looked pretty nice to me. Personally, If I'm spending a million I want some land though.
@@JDubKillinKicks no kidding
Not me. I don't like anything about this house.Each one to their own I guess
Next video:
Today we're exploring this amazing abandoned mansion with all utilities still up and running. This house was abandoned 5 minutes ago by the owner who went out for Dinner. We're gonna explore this amazing piece of lost history before he gets back home in an hour.
Then the following video will just be a house tour
Then BSF turns into one of those channels that tours for sale mansions like Enes Yilmazer.
no, its not regularly lived in, its very clear that it is dusty and while the power may be on, that might be a factory of preventing it from being considered "condemed" due to local codes, and to get it "un" done, would mean someone inspecting the place. Someone is living there, maybe homeless people?
The owner still lives on the property, and likely just keeps the power on to the whole property. I would bet that the power was illegally trenched from this place to the new one.
Lmfao
Gabe newelll
the creepiest thing about these houses lost in time is just how much gets left behind...It's not as bad as the last house with a car and papers just left like someone was coming back the next day but still creepy. It very much feels like a zombie movie...
Agreed.
"Oh my god? This is getting torn down?" The absolute shock of this statement GOT me. That's a beautiful kitchen, one I would absolutely KILL to have. Some money and hard work could turn that mansion into someone's dream home, but I guess suburbs make more money.
Used to have a job where we'd going into homes and pull all the reusable things. Out of the home before it was torn down or is very rare cases remodeled. A lot of these houses were still in very good shape and could have easily stayed. But they were set to be torn down to build another high rise or apartment.
It strikes a particular nerve when you see this. At the other wastefulness of the whole ordeal along with the frustration of it all. Especially when you're looking to buy a house yourself and these companies are buying all the ones that you could probably afford just to tear them down.
You could afford 16 million? The reason it's getting torn down is because the area is being redeveloped. They are replacing large lots that were built decades ago on much less valuable land with new smaller homes that fit the land valuation.
People wonder why housing is so expensive. The answer is simple, people with a mindset like yours who don't grasp the concept of supply and demand.
@@TheOwenMajor
No, I don't have 16 million. I was getting that houses that I might have been able to afford. We're being bought up in droves just so companies could redevelop the area
@@Snicketbar My point is you *can't* afford this house. The home(more accurately the land) was worth 16 million. The developers made the decision that the valuable land would be better suited to having smaller lot sizes as to make the area more affordable.
@@TheOwenMajor the towns approve these developments because they can collect more property tax revenue from the larger number of buildings on the land.
@@GHSTSTRSCRM Explain to me how you think housing prices should be determined? People will buy and sell at a value they determine is correct. Would you buy an old Honda civic for 2 million?
And if you are making minimum wage why would you expect to own a house in a major city? Heck, why would you expect to live in a major city at all? If you can't afford to live somewhere you should move. Move to the country side and buy a house.
I didn’t even know they did infinity pools at high latitudes like Toronto. Maybe someone has one in Anchorage too.
Ayy its ya boi Tay Zonday
Hope your doing well 👍🏽
Used to live in a rich area northeast of Toronto and yeah, everyone had pools. Summers are still pretty warm there.
Pool heaters are also a thing, if i was rich id be swimming year round baaybeee
An enclosed pool would make more sense. I live in the south & it’s really not worth the cost for the amount of time it gets used.
It's sad because they could have taken some of the money and renovated the home already there and used it as one of their properties but didn't choose to do that....
Exactly... So little vision - Just Dollar signs
No, that home would have been a lot of work. On top of that, having been originally built in the sixties with extensions, it would be much more difficult to sell. Quite frankly, at this point in time, they're doing everyone a favor by removing it and building a neighborhood
@@krismine99 What you said is true for plenty of properties that have been saved... When I was in the Air Force, there was a building called "White Hall" at Chanute AFB training base. It covered two blocks and was the 2nd largest building in the Pentagon, besides the Pentagon itself. With the end of the Cold War and closing of the base the building sat abandoned for about 2 decades. They considered saving it, but it was too badly deteriorated with mold, asbestos, etc., so they had to tear it down. This house was still in pretty good shape.
I wouldn't have either. The only good part of it is the huge bathroom.
@@krismine99 no. It could have been turned into sometbing fabulous with rhe right investor.
That thing is a week's clean away from move-in ready. The mold isn't even water damage, it's just humidity. It would wipe off. Utterly insane.
Watching this made me cry.
I wish I was rich so I could buy up and protect even just one of these beautiful properties.
The people that designed, built and lived in this house clearly had so much love and dreams tied to it.
All gone now for mass consumption and quick dollar from a person or group that couldn't care less about quality or pride in a house. :'(
Was fun exploring with ya as always bro! Great video!
I always get compliments on my hoodie bro lol
@Drake Jenness Well, he would have tried to find a ghost in that pool. smh.
GREAT video . . . however, sad 'proposed' ending ! 😬😝😜💀
@@samuraijoke16 you didn’t tag uncharted though....
samuraijoke16 you clearly dont have good taste lol, probably one of those little kids that thinks moe sargi and jaystation are good content..
This is crazy! The murals are beautiful and the great room is something I could only dream of having. That pool must have been amazing back in the day! So sad that they are tearing it down 😞
It’s nice that you documented the murals.
They should add a local-community first refusal scavenger by-law that permits people to remove the bits that are just going to be destroyed and sent to land-fill.
I think the people hired to demolish the property would have first dip to sell anything worth money like the copper wires, and appliances.
@@Skeletomania That still wouldn't save things that you can't reconstitute at all like the granite countertops or the flagstones used in the fireplace. Not to mention the countless appliances that would be better served being given to somebody who needs them, instead of being broken down into metals and plastics if not just thrown out entirely.
@@VulpesHilarianus I could renovate the fuck out of my little house with a little stuff from.there
@@VulpesHilarianus Throwing away the stuff usually just costs the company money anyways so if they're relaxed you might be able to take their trash of their hands for a few bucks cash. Informal, sure, but it might be worth a try to get some decent stuff for cheap.
Considering someone owns the property it all belongs to them
I live just south of this property, like less than 1 km away in Aurora. Timeline you have of the place being abandoned is about right. Fence has been up around the property for years and the barn was just recently torn down. Its just off Yonge st so I get why they chose to go so dense with the new subdivision, but there's been a lot of opposition from locals that worry the smaller homes going up will bring down property values and increase traffic. St John's sideroad where phase 2 is planned is still a 2 lane country road and lots of commuters use it to get in btwn hwy 400 and hwy 404
In my experience, when people are afraid developments will "Bring down property values" and "increase traffic" they actually mean "Let working class people live near us". As is the case in my town of Brisbane, a bridge over the river between the working class suburb of Middle Park and the expensive acreages of Bellbowrie would cut 20 minutes off the commute but Bellbowrie residents have been opposing it for years because they don't want the poors to drive through their suburb. They keep a car ferry in operation for this reason too, makes it an expensive and long diversion to cut through.
Sadly immigration into Canada has far exceeded new home builds meaning most communities are in a huge shortage situation. Sad to see these beautiful farms and estates scooped up to be subdivided into multi dwelling sub divisions. It's fine to welcome the world's population into the country but we need to get busy building the infrastructure to house all of these new Cansadians.
I want Jake to narrate my life retrospective for my kids when I get old.
Welcome to episode 420 of abandoned today we're looking at an abandoned man joshua ayres
(Im not saying u gonna get abanboned but i feel like thats how the episode would start out)
@@everythingsalright1121 Maybe an episode of Cancelled
Hopefully not an episode of Bankrupt.
@@nitehawk86 yep bankrupt confirmed. He's definitely going bankrupt just for making that wish
@@nitehawk86 😂😂😂
Oakville is getting COVERED in these new developments. It's so sad; everywhere there's open land, you can see cranes.
I wouldn't say that's sad. Building more houses for people is most often a good thing. The sad part is them pricing them into the stratosphere, building only townhouses or five over ones, and destroying all the natural landscaping and flora in the area.
I live in a house that was built in 1889, it was renovated in 2011. It's really difficult to get nails in the walls because they're all solid wood. They must have sealed the wood and just put sheet rock over it, I guess that's all they really could have done. It's a great house, very comfortable.
The movie in that room came out on dvd in 2018, it's been abandoned for at least 2/3 years.
And decaying since 2015.
Great video, Jake. Just a follow-up on this....
So Brent from Abandoned Urbex Canada was here a while ago, and found out some further information on that family that lived here for a year. Most of the stuff left behind appears to have been from that family (not the original owner). Also, the parents of that family did ultimately find work, and established themselves on their own when they moved out. It's a nice ending to the story for this home, before it gets demolished.
Thanks for this... Was wondering what happened to them. They must have come from money, the way they abandoned so much sh*t. Rich PPL attitude?
@@JungleYT I don't blame them for ditching a few things,some people just want to start over imo
@@andromeda9340 Yeah, but good working video equipment and stuff? There was a story of how Saudi kids would run or wreck a new or perfectly good car and just leave it in the desert - obscene...
@@JungleYT But, the video said they were Syrian refugees. Granted, didn't say what their background was, but still. If anything, I find the abandoned items eerie, like they had to get out in a hurry or were forced out. Not saying that was the case, of course, it's just the vibe I was getting.
In my opinion yeah its all good they got in their own but that house was a gift to those ppl . They really didnot appreciate it but at least they didnt do any extensive damage. Thats my 2 cents
I hate when these magnificent pieces of art go to waste. I also hate the urban developments that clear away beautiful forests and natural landscapes
Me, too.
I agree about clearing trees and such but not about the house itself. This is just a big, not very old, upscale house. There’s no history to it of interest to anyone beyond its owners, and nothing magnificent or artful about it; it’s not any kind of antique or unique architectural gem. Any decent builder could reproduce it with enough money; you wouldn’t even need an architect. I see nothing wrong with replacing it with smaller cheaper homes (that wouldn’t look any better or worse) if that’s what the area needs.
@@Sashazur exactly who needs condos and small houses that are literally squished together to fit as many people as possible
What bothers me is the precious little plant that was clinging to life in one of the infinity pool's tiles. It never stood a chance. 😔
Add yet another amazing structure to the *"Damn Shame List."* I don't think I've seen anything like the vastness of this place explored on YT before, yet it looked like a home a family would actually _use_ and make their own. And what a view from every window area! Stay safe, everyone.
0:55 - Is it me or did I expect the Proper People theme song to play at this moment.
no lie, it took me a minute and a half to realise this wasn't on their channel
bruh same lmao it felt like their type of intro
SAME LOL
omg yes
🎶 Duuunnn dun dun dun dun - dun dun dun - DUN DUN DUN - waaaaaaa 🎶 😄
I wish people abandoned mansions more often. I wouldn't mind living in it.
lol
House Prices in Canada are nuts. So expensive!
Blame the government. They allowed this to happen.
In the usa too
Keep printing that money babay!!
You know what this walk in closet needs? A walk in closet.
One for her and one for her luxury handbags and shoes! He can have a dresser drawer in the bedroom I guess.
yo dawg
lol :)
As soon as I saw the crib I knew I'd seen this before, at least one other explorer has been here. But I like everyone's take on these sort of homes. I'm so here for this.
I live in Innisfil, this is incredible painful to watch. I hate seeing my home town disappearing.
That statement, with the power still on makes me think that the electric company is going to wait for the new owner to move in and try to charge them for electricity they never used. I don't understand how a power company, some of the buggest misers on earth somehow forget to shut off the power. Who knows the last time they saw a payment from the previous owners.
Just found this channel last week. New sub. I will watch this after I binge watch 40 or so episodes. No joke. This content is gold. Thank you!
Thanks so much!
omg you need to take a week off work/ school because Jakes videos are insaneeeeeely impressive 🔥
@@jhey5639 I am. I literally have 30+ in my watch laters. The abandoned are nostalgic. I am in my early 40s. Got rid of cable a few mos ago. Channels like Smarter Everyday and now Bright Sun Films, life is better when you can learn something new. It is calming in a sometimes funky world. Thanks Joey!
@@teddibear1943 oooo! I love smarter every day! Also bsf has so many good series too. Cutting the cable was a wise choice my friend. It's so expensive! CZcams has so much to offer. ❤️👍🏻
Everyone gangsta until the family walks back in
@Danielle Cali Girl In um
Wow, only 4 bedrooms! Definitely would have expected more. Thanks, Jake
At first glance it looks like a 8 bedroom one haha
Me: Oh cool I wonder what movie is gonna be on the DVD hopefully something nostalgic!
*sees a movie that's not even 3 years old*
Me: 😑
The DVD release date was December 17th, 2019. Meaning that thing has only been in there at most a year and a handful of months.
So that kid was living there after the hhouse was sold to the developers and the pool was covered?
@@loveGG3 couldve been squatters
Its times like these when i wish Mike Holmes could fix up, this beautiful old home and hand it over to a less fortunate family.
The less fortunate family couldn't hope to pay the taxes on it.
@@compaqdeskpro5770 I'd imagine the heating costs are more than the average homes entire rent and bills combined
@@compaqdeskpro5770
Few people could.
that feel when I've driven by this property for YEARS and never knew until I looked while watching.
Loved Brennen’s driving 😁 Such a gorgeous place! It’s so sad to see things like this being destroyed and just random housing put up. Loved those murals!
I was so confused at the start of the video not to hear the proper peoples intro musc haha! Great video!
Ha XD now the intro kinda stuck in my head
11:00 That greenhouse is so beautiful with the sun shining in. It doesn't appear as if it was ever used. 😢 I'd just love to have a room like that. I do have a south facing sun room, but it's not quite like that, however many people would adore what I have, so I'm thankful to have it and it's well used and loved.
can’t imagine being that calm when talking about cookie-cutter house developments.
Abandoned Urbex Canada just posted his video on this place last week. I like how you give information about the future of this land, and I agree with how ugly the new homes look. Can you imagine how horrible these new homes will look in 25 years...ugh!!!
plus these new homes aren't even built to last >:(
Such a shame, that house is beautiful. To bad they're tearing it down, cause with a little TLC it could shine once again.
I live about half an hour away from Toronto and the same thing is happening to all the farm land in my city. The area in which the school I went to as a kid is located is almost unrecognizable due too the amount of housing that is has been constructed these past couple of years. Many Farms and Houses have been bought up by developers and sit abandoned until they can be demolished so that the land can be used for town houses and $1,000,000+ luxury homes...
I heard about this on IG and I've been so excited for this video!! This house was so beautiful! So, sad to hear it's getting torn down, rather then remodeled. But, I'm so glad you did a video on it, Jake!! Before they tore it down. This video was amazing! 😄
Today...we're at an abandoned mansion
Demolition Matt: MERRRRR! Hold my beer...gotta get my wallet!
My brain literally could not understand that this wasn’t an Off the Ranch video.
This would actually make for a sick shoothouse.
dont tell Mer! 😂
Places like this just make me sad. High Density Housing projects are pure evil and I despise them (just got out of one that was a nightmare). The fake lifestyle they represent while actually being a PitA is the biggest con in modern housing history. The effect of living in one for just 4 years is I'm downsizing out of my stuff, buying RV equipment and going to places where there are no people. It's like rats living in a cage and I never want to live that way again.
Thanks for the video guys...malls are my particular study when it comes to abandoned places but seeing thinks like this also give that time capsule feel of a place and time we will never see again.
Pure evil? How?
@@bluemoonfaekynd8624 God, I could write a book on this but I'll sum it up with one thought...you remember the Columbine School shootings?...now was that 2 black kids from the inner city or two white kids from suburbia? HDH is a thousand times worse...(and I'm referring to the psychological damage done to children who are raised in the artificial breeder pod ecology of these places)
Another term for HDH is apartments. There’s nothing wrong with that kind of housing. It’s generally cheaper than separate homes and significantly reduces sprawl, which reduces the need for personal vehicles, which reduces pollution, saves commute times, etc etc
@@Sashazur Yeah, none of that is right. HDH is TONS of vehicles where more often people use mass transit who live in Apts, I've never needed GPS to find my way out of an Apt complex, and as for pollution the chemicals constantly being used in HDH (like Round up to keep that perfect lawn going for the HOA) will come back to haunt us even more than they do now (lost two outside cats to cancer that they developed while living at the HDH location and noticed the lack of wild life in the area). And as for less commute times with the single lane theory used for roads inside these neighborhoods and how there is very little close by that you actually need I found the time in vehicle to accomplish even one goal ridiculous (today I did more in three hours than I could have done in a week just a few months ago...the last trip for the HDH I sat for 45 minutes while a crew tried to load a piece of heavy equipment that blocked the entire lane and you couldn't even turn around because there is one way in and one way out). It affected me to the point where I am working toward buying an RV and quitting even small town life.
And as a final note I remember when I first moved to the HDH I had postal workers asking me where locations were because even GPS was wrong 70% of the time...name every road the same (only adding cove, drive, court,etc) and build 100's of identical houses crammed together and even the best delivery people were cracking.
It's not like Apt living at all...
Considering the Smallfoot came out in late 2018 the house couldn't have been abandoned for longer than 2 years
Yeah, that's what weirded me out and also made this more sad for me. It's like all those memories and moments are very close by yet so far away since they're gone.
im actually so mad and sad that this is being torn down. its so nice. the land is also insane
Dang, after all these sad videos on architectural masterpieces being slotted in to be demolished, I'd love to hear about some success stories, where a neighbourhood or whatever have banded together to force developers to leave the property alone or fix it instead of pulling it down.
My poor heart can't take all the beauty fading to decay :(
That’s amazing how it’s in such great condition.
I’ve been a subscriber since you were a tiny little channel (and guy) and love to see your growth!! Keep up all the amazing work!!
Thanks so much!
Why does this home and land give me The Last of Us vibes.... something exactly you would see while walking through the land
Literally looks like my house before moving out lol
Gosh, your videos always make me sad BUT inspired to keep living in my older home and renovating instead of buying new.
Brilliant video as always, Jake. I agree with you that it's such a shame to see such an interesting house get knocked down and replaced with such a dull, generic development. I see it happen all the time here in New Jersey - a developer buys up a huge plot of land, knocks whatever is in their way down, and builds up dull, overpriced townhouses in their place. Hell, I work for an estate sale company, so it's all too often that I walk through homes in a state like this, knowing the wrecking ball is on its way even though they're perfectly inhabitable. It's such a waste.
That is literally like my dream home.
This is truly incredible Jake! So sad to see such a beautiful home go into this kind of state. Hopefully at least the company who has bought the land will build homes that are just as nice as this one once was.
Damn I wish I could afford a place like this for my family. Such a beautiful home it's a complete shame they're tearing it down...
As of just a few days ago, This is probably one of the most cleanest newly abandoned places ever. Nice (removed my comment that says it's gonna last for a few years and decay in vandalism but it's actually gonna be demolished sooo)
Great work! Congrats on a million! Its been wonderful watching your channel grow.
Thanks for sharing this Jake and Brennen! Always interesting to see what’s around the GTA before it gets taken over by more houses
Could you imagine being able to live there for a year free & then having to move to somewhere you can afford?
I've seen this home probably about 10 times from other CZcamsrs and this is by far the best video
This was a peaceful exploration. Thanks for the great footage and detailed background.
Jake thanks for no B.S tour of a great house, allot of explorers have been here but didn’t show the infinity pool. I feel the Syrian family were pretty pissed off they were getting kick out. Shock is what comes to mind this house could still be lived in by family that cant afford living expenses. Thx for the insight.
Who is buying those houses? Foreign investors. Foreign investors buy land and homes to hedge against foreign exchange volatility. It’s also a method for “parking” wealth in a tangible asset rather than keeping cash in a savings account.
Most property speculators are domestic, and who cares? The speculator pays for high-earning trade labor to build the home, they pay taxes for services they don't use, it's a win win.
Housing isn't a scarce resource. The world changes, if you want your idyllic landscape move further out.
@@TheOwenMajor Not the point. No home that isn't a mansion should cost a million. No house that is less than 2k sq. ft. should cost more than 300k. Asshats like foreign investors, and apologists like you, caused the housing bubble in Canada to inflate to such a massive degree and nothing short of it bursting will help.
@@MeanBeanKerosene Lol, no, people like you who have no idea of the concept of supply and demand caused the housing bubble.
Only an idiot thinks they can control price by lowering demand.
The BC government implemented a tax that was supposed to stop speculation. It did succeed in hurting investors but did nothing to reduce housing prices.
Growing cities need more housing. The solution isn't reducing demand, the solution is increasing supply.
The solution is the build build build. But instead, people like you spend their time blaming the "evil" developers.
The housing bubble was created by goverments implementing building restrictions.
@@TheOwenMajor oh shut up
Jake, you should do an episode called Canceled: Hypermart USA, Wal-Mart’s first attempt at a superstore layout
Love having found your videos! You not only show amazing finds, but you also tell the history of the properties.❣
We moved to Aurora in 1973 when I was five. Lived there for 25 years. It was a great small town that I don't even recognize anymore.
Somewhere in Nj there was this abandoned mental hospital but it was torn down for homes. All of the homes look the same and are ugly. All of the people from NY are coming and the developers just destroy forests and other property’s.
Great work, Jake! Honestly having Brennen there is the best part of this vid, especially at the end
@Drake Jenness lmao ikr
@Drake Jenness they have early access to videos, probably patrons
Another great video guys! I've never heard you so enthused!!
Thank you for a current history lesson on what’s happening. That was a lovely home.
Those drone shots are really well done. Good addition to your videos.
Maybe you know about it already, but I’d like to recommend the blog McMansion Hell. It’s hilarious and informative and just a really interesting take on architecture.
i love the running joke of there being 17 different windows, ugly fake Tuscany look, hunchback roofs, etc
I thought I was the only one who followed that blog! It's creative & good for a chuckle! Reddit has a mcmansion hell too wonder if it's related?!
This blew me away because another channel, Abandoned Ubrex Canada, also did a video on this mansion. It was very interesting to see two different takes on the same place
Always well done and great information on the location! Love the ride em at the end!
"Who is buying these cookie cutter homes?"
No one who actually intends to live there, probably. At least in the US, people who own properties like that get a tax write-off if they "cannot get anyone" to rent, lease or purchase them. It's a way that banks can shelter money from taxes without leaving the country (or in the case of some developers, shelter money from taxes in another country without looking like that's what they're doing).
Damn, I wish I bought that land. I would've kept the house and hired people to try to fix the home. Too bad it's getting demolished.
The windows are so stunning. Honestly that part of the house plus the vaulted ceilings were the most stunning parts in my eyes. I’d kill for a house with windows as beautiful as that.
Sad ending for such a beautiful home. Great video!!
This house is so beautiful, so sad someone is tearing it down, those veiws! Would love to be sat in that bathtub!
YO CONGRATS ON 1 MIL
Thank you for this Bright Sun Films.🌞🏰
You literally put out the best videos! TY!
That was a nice Wes Anderson closing shot!
Freaking love this channel
Amazing as always!! Great work!!!
FYI, too late now, but when you see mold, you should walk out and get respirators. May not feel it but it will mess you up down the road.
I love the abandoned series, but whenever I see these I think.. what a waste.
The classic Ontario public school “holy shit how are you getting a 80?” Those report cards are so familiar to me. It’s from either grade 7 or 8.
Also, Ontario needs housing of all kinds and we need it now. So land is being developed.
These new housing is being snatched up by foreign investors and sadly sit empty for years.
We need new housing but not 1million worth. We need cheap housing and not overpriced garbage that developers have been shoveling into soulless developments for years.
@@MeanBeanKerosene *Laughs in Vancouver* then *cries in vancouver*
at the cost of losing more and more oc canadas BEST farm land
This is canada we're talking about. Surely you can find somewhere to put these filthy sardine can 'homes' that isn't destroying existing development?
Good work buddy, had fun.
Great video and always great information on the property you provide. I live in the US. That kitchen looked like early 2000s because my Sister’s home had that look. Country French Chic. Developers here tend to look towards the cheapest land to develop in the most inexpensive methods. I own a 1960 Brick Tri-Level, all plaster walls, no drywall. It was built in a planned subdivision for the professionals of that time (Drs., Engineers, etc) My garage is all brick exterior with cinder block interior. I know I couldn’t afford a new home like this. It’s built well, although we’ve updated it with newer technologies and better roofing/drainage methods, along with a healthy HVAC. People tend to give up on these old homes because there’s so much to update and there’s a give up attitude because the new homes are being built in areas where there’s very little rules or code enforcement.
I alway feel like Im there when Jake does these!
High praise, thanks!
@@BrightSunFilms I was like I can smell that damm pool. 😂
I hate it when developers have to tear things down. Not only just that, but then your absolutely right. They put up some cookie cuter home for some ridiculous price. I wish they would find a way (which I'm sure isn't that hard) to keep homes/buildings like these, and just work around them.
"For the same price"
No, like he said that home and property was worth over 16 million dollars, a tab bit more than 1 million.
1 million is within the grasp of a well-off middle-class family in Canada, 16 million is not.
@@TheOwenMajor my mistake. Let me fix that
@@SongLyricsHD Prices are set by supply and demand.
Developers charge exactly as much as the market will pay.
Don't blame developers, blame governments. The reason housing is expensive is because goverments have made housing a scarce resource through excessive regulations.
@@TheOwenMajor I know how this works. I was just saying how I wish they wouldn’t tear stuff down.
Dude FR. Honestly wish developers wouldn't tear stuff down.
Another great video. Nice to see brennan with you