2024-12-22T03:19:39-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/149981511/a-new-nimby-ism-in-america-s-foremost-mansion-district Nicholas Korody 2016-12-05T16:46:00-05:00 >2018-01-30T06:16:04-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/8n/8nxxeaw1xe8yq2vd.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>This windswept outcropping, peering over the Atlantic, was a Gilded Age haven where the wealthy built mansions known by their names, not addresses: The Elms, Marble House and, most famous of all, The Breakers... Newport has cared deeply about appearances ever since. So when large steel beams rose high in the air between the city&rsquo;s most storied thoroughfares, framing a mansion that will have an unusual, many-sided shape and a flat roof, neighborhood residents and observers were aghast.</p></em><br /><br /><p>More on the architecture of the mega-rich:</p><ul><li><a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/149981082/having-bazillions-of-dollars-helps" target="_blank">Having bazillions of dollars helps</a></li><li><a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/149943925/it-s-official-250m-mega-penthouse-in-stern-designed-220-central-park-south-tower-is-now-nyc-s-priciest-address" target="_blank">It's official: $250M mega penthouse in Stern-designed 220 Central Park South tower is now NYC's priciest address</a></li><li><a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/140903285/500-000-000-spec-house-under-construction-in-la" target="_blank">$500,000,000 spec house under construction in LA</a></li></ul>