McMansion--Arcadia, California

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The epitome of the overgrown “McMansion” this 8,600 square-foot plus stucco manse sits on about half-an-acre and was built as the housing bubble swelled in 2006. It meets the requisite over-the-top checklist: a three car garage (in front) and is in an exclusive guard gated community. According to its page on Trulia.com, it has six bedrooms, seven full and four partial baths and is outfitted with loads of marble, granite, stone, fancy railings, crown moldings, a “master retreat with a private balcony” and pre-cast fireplace. The home is listed for $6,380,000.

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Gas Station Home... With an oversized portico and a four car garage facing the forecourt, this mansion might pass for a hotel—or a gas station. But set in a community audaciously named Lake Success, how could this six bedroom contemporary stucco palace on two acres be anything but over-the-top? It’s on the market for $5,880,000.

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McMansion--Arcad... The epitome of the overgrown “McMansion” this 8,600 square-foot plus stucco manse sits on about half-an-acre and was built as the housing bubble swelled in 2006. It meets the requisite over-the-top checklist: a three car garage (in front) and is in an exclusive guard gated community. According to its page on Trulia.com, it has six bedrooms, seven full and four partial baths and is outfitted with loads of marble, granite, stone, fancy railings, crown moldings, a “master retreat with a private balcony” and pre-cast fireplace. The home is listed for $6,380,000.

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Modern Compound-... With circular walls of glass and soaring steel beams, this over-the-top modern mansion dazzles enough to make your head spin. At 7,500 square-feet, with a seven car garage, an elevator and gated security it looms large on a half acre lot. According to Zillow.com, the six-bedroom, seven-bath home boasts custom curved stainless steel windows and doors, marble floors and an interior garden courtyard with “hypnotizing views of its infinity edge pool.” From there you can see Los Angeles and the Pacific beyond. After an initial list price of $11,895,000, the home sold in March 2011 for $9 million.

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