Trekked-Out UnReal Estate: Not exactly the Starship Enterprise, but close enough
Posted by Annalisa Burgos | May 13, 2009
Star Trek mania has gripped us all. (For the record, Star Trek was sold out when I went, so I saw X-Men instead. But I’m jumping on the bandwagon anyway.)
Today’s younger, sexier movie version of the sci-fi franchise proves that geeks aren’t the only ones into aliens and outer space. In fact, the real estate world has its own spaceship fetish.
Take this spaceship home on a hilltop in a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa, featured on HGTV’s World’s Most Extreme Homes.
The unique, 450-ton structure is made of 50 tons of reinforced steel and special windows manufactured to withstand intense weight and winds. Set above a rocky landscape, the home looks like a flyer saucer that just landed.
While it may look like a spaceship on the outside, it’s a typical home on the inside, with three bedrooms, living and family rooms, a kitchen, dining area, study, game room and garage.
Take the tour >>
Or you can live long and prosper in Chattanooga, Tenn., where this spaceship home was sold at auction for $119,000 in December 2008. The 1,500-square-foot, three-bedroom, two-bathroom home was the model home for what was originally intended to be a subdivision of spaceship-style circular homes. But the builder discontinued the project. Take the tour >>
While Star Trek the movie may have raked in more than $75 million in its first weekend, it’s unlikely that Star Trek the home will generate that kind of moolah. These kinds of structures cater to such specific tastes that they violate the cardinal rule of home selling: Appeal to as many potential buyers as possible.
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Eric Hundin
May 13th, 2009 at 11:00 am
I found your blog on MSN Search. Nice writing. I will check back to read more.
Eric Hundin