As recently as last Friday, the home owned by State Rep. Hubert Vo and his wife in Memorial’s Rivercrest subdivision was listed on HAR as “Option Pending.” Then — by yesterday — it was back on the market. Did something happen to disrupt a potential sale?
The new, 23,000-sq.-ft. “awesome Mediterranean estate” at 31 W. Rivercrest has been listed at the same price for 21 months.
What’s the story? A comment posted to HAIF last November offers some clues:
That house is a disaster. I believe, it was, initially being built for Rep. Vo, but when the budget quickly ran out and then they realized it wasn’t worth what was spent on it, it has been a mess trying to get rid of the thing.
I met with an agent that was showing the house privately about a year and a half ago just before I started a project down the street and she eluded that it was initially being offered, still incomplete, for 7.5mm. So far as I know, it is STILL incomplete and has dropped a lot. Eventually, they will have to liquidate it. I wouldn’t be surprised if it is a tear down with as hideous as the house is.
The actual $4.7 million asking price has in fact held steady. For $200K less than Vo’s other real-estate offering, you get a 2.66-acre lot, an enormous brick home with 5 stairways, 2 attached garages holding a total of 8 cars, plus a separate guest house. And it’s all almost complete!
But this isn’t just your typical Memorial mansion for column-and-arch-crazed empty-nesters! Everything about this home — from its 8 bedrooms, 9 full baths, and 2 half baths, to its dual Master Bedroom suites — is tailor made for occupancy by large numbers of people!
See what we mean below the fold, in a few choice scenes from inside.
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The entrance foyer has separate stairs for left- and right-handed family members!
Here’s a view of the Dining Room:
And the Kitchen features two islands!
One of the two Master Bedrooms:
One of the two Master Baths:
From the Realtor-narrated virtual tour: “The shower is to die for: You can probably fit 10 people in there!”
This bedroom features its own loft and veranda:
And the Theater Room, which also features its own bath, wet bar, and veranda:
- 31 W. Rivercrest Dr. [HAR]
- State Rep’s Mansion [HAIF]
- Hubert Vo’s East End Complex: For Sale! [Swamplot]
4 Comments
This is just a typical politician; no class, full of lies, and terrible taste. The man should be ejected from office, just for being the slumlord that he is. He made no effort to fix the problems with his apartments, until the press made an issue of it, and exposed him. He’d fit right in with Mayor White and City Council.
I drive by this eyesore all the time. I never new it belonged to Hubert Vo. I wish I could see him in person to laugh in his face at his terrible taste and judgement in building this thing.
It looks like an apartment complex from the street. Maybe he should move the occupants of one of his complexes into this thing.
The funny thing about that house is that another one of equal size is going up right across the street.
“Tacky” doesn’t even begin to address this house… Oh, my.