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A few tidbits from the McMansion article: the average livable floor space of a new home in the city is 4,268 square feet Which is nearly three times the square footage that my 6 person family lives in.

"Our neighborhood is a war zone," she said.

There's a constant beeping of a truck back-up alarm; the occasional sound of gravel being dumped; and a significant increase in traffic.

"I counted the other day and within a one block radius of our home, 20 mansions have gone up," Kraft said.

I'm weeping for her. Considering that the presence of massive McMansions means a significant increase in property value, I'd advise selling and moving. If you opt to live in the greater suburban Seattle area (particularly the much desired "eastside"), you'd better suck it up and get used to it. Those tearing down perfectly good 2000 square foot homes to build 5000 square foot monsters of half the quality have far more money to make sure zoning fits their needs.

I have happily let them have their little crowded "paradise."

While 84 square feet is a little small, we are a mere 250 square feet per person, and I expect we'll somehow survive the horror of it.