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

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.

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'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

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.

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

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

Agreed.

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.

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.

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.

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..

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

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.

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 😂😂😂

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.

And decaying since 2015.

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

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

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 🎶 😄

lol

Blame the government. They allowed this to happen.

In the usa too

Keep printing that money babay!!

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 :)

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! KZfaq has so much to offer. ❤️👍🏻

@Danielle Cali Girl In um

At first glance it looks like a 8 bedroom one haha

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

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.

Ha XD now the intro kinda stuck in my head

plus these new homes aren't even built to last >:(

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! 😂

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...

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.

Thanks so much!

Literally looks like my house before moving out lol

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

@Drake Jenness lmao ikr

@Drake Jenness they have early access to videos, probably patrons

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?!

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?

High praise, thanks!

@@BrightSunFilms I was like I can smell that damm pool. 😂

"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.