I absolutely agree. Im Zimbabwean married to a Nigerian. The first thing I did when we moved to Lagos was to plant a lot of beautiful flowers and shrubs. The workers at first thought I was crazy digging. Nigeria has so many beautiful species of flowers.
Nigerians associate “greenery” with bush or poverty. I’ve seen concrete slabs be referred to as “clean.” There’s just a general dislike of greenery in general.
I have for a while compared houses in South Africa and Nigeria. I have noticed houses in South Africa are way cheaper and way better. Nigeria is great too but I think prices there are way too high
As an architect, the finishing is indeed very poor for a luxury mansion, I wish we would actually know and respect the meaning of luxury in Nigeria, not using generic Deidei market finishings. Great tour and commentary!!!
@@danielokolo97 but I feel that's nothing but the truth the gold railings look cheap the kitchen lighting is wrong, mansions are meant to have greenery this is just cement and paint and why are the doors looking so cheap, the entire interior is a disaster
@@akpakp3196you don’t talk down someone’s work that way as if he’s fighting with the person. Even if the home is that bad as he’s making it look, he should’ve taken a more subtler approach to it not being too bad mouthed about it.. that was too much.
Great video ... 1. When the guy on native said "lots & lots of dignitaries here" at 2:05 , he meant "lots & lots of Nigerian thieves" 😄😄... 2. Situating the generator that close to the "security" house is not a good idea for me 2:52. Exposes the security personnel(s) to too much humming background noise which attackers can use as a leverage. 3. The outside trees being too tall and way too close to the house 2:58 will definitely undermine the security of the house (with the present security situation in Nigeria) in case of an attack. Attackers would have been too close to the rear fence before they are even noticed to be repelled. The trees would give them the much needed cover they need. 4. I could not spot any CCTV for surveillance (maybe it is present but I did not notice it or it is still being set up). 5. Great job with the bulletproof (if true) entrance door 4:07. 6. No greenery. 7. I could also not spot any fire extinguisher or sprinkler system (maybe they are still being processed like the fire alarm 11:50). I believe that a $1.3m property should have all of these included.
Steve please tell your friend to start adding greenery in his apartments. Let it be part of it cos is important for nature. Things like coconut, guava, mango trees etc instead of artificial greenery and non useful trees. He's great inside but outside should be upgraded or else it might be difficult for him to sell his exceptional arts. He's doing great, and I'll like to work with him in future. How can one connect with the company?
Whoever's reading this, I pray that whatever you're going through gets better and whatever your struggling with or worrying about is going to be fine and that everyone has a fantastic day Amen
I would definitely redesign the interior design in the kitchen and bathroom as well as the outdoor landscaping. Also redesign to get more natural lighting. Otherwise great space 🙂
Honestly Steven, you pointed out all I didn’t like. This house was just big and not functional and didn’t scream luxury for it’s price. The worst room for me was the kitchen. I think it just need to be redone. Still think is a beautiful home.
Thank God you guys pointed out my major concern, the issue of greenery. We have to address that in Nigeria. Artificial greenery is still a no-no for me. Nice property anyways.
Very big no no. How can I buy concretes full compound without greenery. Nigerian developers aren't getting it. Funnily enough it will be difficult to sell that house in Abuja die to lack of greenery areas.
Quite a luxurious house, excellent finishing but poor planning honestly, the kitchen could be designed a whole lot more better and what're those lights, Greenery is a must have, a garden, trees to bring down the temperature and also to enjoy a nice view, not feeling the completely concrete structure
Awesome video! 👏🏽 The house is very massive and the spaces very generous. You said most things on my mind, particularly the lack of greenery with such amount of land space. They shouldn’t be even talking about artificial greenery. They’d best break up some of those concrete and plant trees and flowers. I thought I was the only one that I had a problem with the small seize of wardrobes. The party lights in the kitchen is totally unnecessary. And the ones by the stair area too.
This house is huge n nice 🥰🥰🥰 But Why most nigerian houses dnt have Garages - cars packing outside get damaged with change in weather 🤦🏽♂️ Nigerian houses n attention to detail 🔥🔥🔥🔥🥰🥰🥰🥰 but i feel they lack somethings - ive never seen an open plan from lounge, dining room to kitchen - its door n lots of doors - n thats unnecessary - doors are necessary in bedrooms n entrance to house the rest theres no need 🤦🏽♂️ The kitchen island is too small - for that big kitchen a bigger island with a stove in the middle would do - This days we do a potable kitchen - den do Scullery and storage for our food n kitchen utensils- den main kitchen is appliances we use daily n mini table for quick breakfast. I agree those lights are too much - one could get 😵💫 dizzy
The entire house is a poor use of space. The kitchen, stairs and hallways especially, all that space for what? Don't even start with me on the outside concretes....all that for $1.3 million. No way!
@@2020pancaro Concrete house cost more money. It's a choice and taste of individual... Go to most America billionaire houses, you will hardly see tress🎄 or any flowering decoration.
Respect people choice and don't feel bitter for people success. It's a beautiful home and the owner has a taste. Abuja is a city of trees, abundance of trees. Its quite obvious you've not been to Katampe Abuja. The street are full trees. So your comment is out of place. Learn to appreciate good things and celebrate people success. It's a beautiful home. The developer left the greenery out for whoever buys the house to decide the kind of greenery, Gardens they will have. It's good to let people have choices to upgrade their property when they buy it. People always upgrades, adjust their property when they buy homes. Great job Steve
It’s too dark the windows are too small there’s no lawns no green spaces too much gold paint . I don’t think they’ve ever heard of understated elegance
Shocking over the top fecor choices. What were they thinking? 1.3 million no land or landscape whatsoever. These lights, is it to be used as a night club club? Heavens! They need help in decorating. Good luck finding a buyer who will like this garish place.!
Nice house though, the Kitchen island is too small for that huge space, remove the club lights from the kitchen because I will like to see the colour of my jollof rice. Also, the environment matters when choosing a house👍🏼I need to see same quality and house design on the street. Can’t be the only rich person in the neighborhood. 🤷🏻♀️ Beautiful house👏🏼👏🏼
I'm sorry to say but houses in Nigeria are not built in a standard level go to south Africa please go and check out how mansions look I'm not impression please we need to upgrade
We Nigerians too do paparazzi for house. I will give that kitchen 4% out of 10, and the tiles 3 and half out of 10.. Those are bad ground tiles. The toilet tiles are far better than the rooms tile. Why that? The engineer need to be whipped.. I bought a house in Tallinn Estonia for 1.550M Euro, far beautiful than this Abuja house.. Inside swimming pool.. I can send you a link of my house if u want, and whenever u come to Estonia u can come check it out.
I honestly think House like this should be illegal to build. How the hell do you build a home on 1800sqmtr without a single touch of greenery anywhere. Don’t even get me started on the the design, layout and decor. Gosh what is wrong with people in this country. For such amount of money with horribly cheap finish. Where are the regulators? Oh they too don’t know any better never mind. But this is what happens when you lack standard (I mean quality standard) any one is a builder now
Thank you so much for this. This is a bullcrap design for any schooled and tutored eyes this nothing but a gilded cage. #800,000,000 for this? Walled in , no greens... I'm tired of Naija Architecture-- largely utilitarian but less Aesthetic
You might be right, but you might also be wrong. The only way to find out is to try it out for yourself. Buhari has made everything, including building materials, very expensive and, from the look of this building, it seems most of the materials used were imported. Then factor in the cost of land in Abuja. Of course, builders go collect their own from inside.
Beautiful house, I wish it was built in an area that is fully developed with neighbors all over the place. The greens can easily be modified. I rather build this house using rammed earth, to make the house cool all year round!!! If I have the money to buy this house, I rather build mine to my own specifications!!!
@@IdorenyinIbanga_ I know there well and I do know one thing, it is good for a neighborhood to be full and everything. You know exactly what I am saying anyway.
Another great video my brother, I still can't understand why you where not invited to the South African tourist indaba. Caz your work speaks for itself. An tour some of our South african properties on that price rage an see the difference. It would b interesting. Like I said great work 👏
Yeah, there's enough space for the rooms to have bigger walk-in closets. There's space to add more closets though. The pool should have been stretched a bit more too, so swimmers can do proper laps. The way it is now is just suitable for getting in and splashing water, not ideal for actual swimming. Narrow but long pools are more useful; you can mess around in them and serious swimmers can also do laps in them; they are actually aptly named lap pools. I also think the developer set too much of a tone for the decor of the house with all the gold trims. This makes it a harder sell to people that have a different decor philosophy.
the house looks good, is not everyone that like Grass and trees in their compound, I can't be clearing grass always n lots of dried leaf everywhere, I love this house
this is the kind of house someone who got illegal government wealth with no creativity would buy. take out the guest house, move the main house back, bring the pool to the front and give it a different shape with maybe a hot tub attached to it, put some chair or some kind of sitting area close to it, put some natural plants around and in front of the fence, remove ALL the gold and replace it with white stainless or rose gold, make the gate design simpler, put a half basket court or something in one Conner and then maybe i'll consider dropping $1300000 for it
I love African architecture, art, furniture and fabric. If I were rich, I would have a collection of things from every African country. I absolutely love the round mud house with the thatched roof. I thank God that my ancestors were Africans.
Cemented floor everywhere. No beautiful garden landscape. This is the problem with Nigerian developers. They don't know that soil helps to reduce the sun's heat and makes houses comfortable. The house looks like a warehouse from the outside. But inside is not bad
The exterior of the house is beautiful but in some parts of the house luxury is lacking and I feel like a lot of the design was a little too basic in terms of the price. I also personally feel there was too much contrast with the tiles in the kitchen and queen bathroom ( wide space though, which is good). As u also said the closets were not big enough because i thought the closets would save the rooms but my personal take on this is that the design should be more focused on LUXURY throughout the house. The exterior is flawless still.
Thank you for posting this gorgeous big mansion house in Abuja. Much appreciated. I do have a question. Does these houses in Abuja comes with an annual property tax to be paid seperately to the City's Government? Asking, because you may know in certain G7 Countries, when an owner buys a house or mortgages a house, that house being owned or mortgaged comes seperately with an annual property tax to be paid to the City's Government. God bless...
Nice big Abuja traditional house. I would have eliminated the guest house to make the pool bigger and create a garden. I would have created a third floor with a flat roof that can be used. Somebody that buys this house can make those changes.
Ok when I first saw this house I thought 800 million for what exactly but to be honest - this house is worth every penny of that 800 million. It’s next level. It’s actually an asset. Because the house is a work of art by itself. I know nothing about Abuja. If this h house was in Lagos I would buy it. Like I said I need the details of the person that did the finishing.
Uninspiring and lacks imagination. With a budget like that, surely they could have done so much better. The kitchen was a flop, it feels like the designer would be better suited for designing night clubs than kitchens, the wall tiles in the bathroom with a jacuzzi was ghastly. The use of gold paint came across as tacky. Not much to like about the house. The lack of any green space is very telling. I would give it a 4 out of ten, not worth the price point.
Your 4 is graceful. This is a catastrophe. Oh dear! It doesn't look like an architect worked on this. I can't even believe it was approved. But then again...Nigeria. Ugh! Such a waste of funds.
@@john9030 empty barrel makes the loudest noise, poor people are empty so they use their time to criticize to make themselves feel better about their failed life.
So they’ve not sold this house till now. A realtor did a tour of the house and it going for 1 billion Naira. If you compare other houses of $1.3 m and in other countries, this house doesn’t come close
More landscaping pls like the older properties built years ago some of us grew up in that had greenery everywhere and was beautiful Most new properties now, no landscaping, they just look sterile and boring imho
As someone who is into building luxury houses and apartments in UK , i strongly believe the house is a waste of resources , kitchen is a NO NO for me , ironmongery is not befitting a property of this magnitude, spaces are wasted and above all no green environment, common guys this is 21st century.
I love the property, but lacking some few touch like cinema, game arena for kids, summer hunt close to pool area, house design looks like old fashioned as would prefer a terrace for family at the roof top. My opinion though.
There was a white mansion at the beginning of the video with marble columns. That's the one worth 1.3M dollars not that piece of trash. You'll get a proper mansion in Texas or some parts of USA for much less than 1.3M USD.
This is a ugly ass House. It's not modern at all, it's just a mixture of a basic building with ancient Greek/Roman columns to make it seem grandeur. More so, as Nigerians we should also focus on garden architecture. A house or a building can never be complete, unless the outside area is also well designed. That's means more greenery, trees, flowers, plants, lighting systems, masonry etc. Omo, this one na higgy hagga........ Anywho, Steven you are just doing your job. I appreciate your content and your efforts bro.
Steven after watching this one, i have to comment. 1. This house is not a finsihed prject yet and i think that is intentional and advantageous, sonce from the other guys comment, they waiting on the person that wants to buy the house, that means it kind of eliminates the fact that you are buying a finished project, this project will have the buyers ideas imprinted into even its design, to me thats very much ok, unlike most of the Ikoyi Properties. 2. Greenery Greenery !!! Guy, Bros, whose over buys this house has the opportunity to bring in even a tree if he so wishes, unlike those lekki properties using artificial grass, and the opportunity to make something better is not a mark down for me. Finally this Property is a Versailles inpsored property, so it is designed to the taste of certain people, what Vanderbilt called a cottage during his days many called it a Full City in a building, ao am not surprised on so many comments here, but have it in mind this developer kenw what he was doing and he did great.
I'm in love with is home just need to be a half size bigger to the left in to the right and that yard too I can't wait to arrive in Abuja to buy the bigger the more I can get lost in it and my wives can have their own elbow room and space
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Natural lighting is something our engineers should adopt
They also need to adopt green space and trees on the road for cleaner air.
@@tayobibi honestly making those old nollhwood houses they had CLASS
Exactly and add some fucking greenery ffs😫
Abuja architects really need to do away with the acient House design of box, columns and hip roof. Especially for a single house client
how many houses have you built?
Just wanted to say that
I swear I agree
My only problem with Nigerian homes, is the lack of greenery outside.
Nigerian and ghanean
honestly i really love the interior but the outside is too dry outside it feels like lack of oxygen
@@randomvidis the inside doesn t feel welcoming either😎😎
Some people feel God did not try enough,not to talk of man,man must also see fault no matter how good and bad that thing is
Thats a well made point Sir
I absolutely agree. Im Zimbabwean married to a Nigerian. The first thing I did when we moved to Lagos was to plant a lot of beautiful flowers and shrubs. The workers at first thought I was crazy digging. Nigeria has so many beautiful species of flowers.
Did they change their mind after seeing the result?
@@unrepentantjaegerist7236 Not really but when I planted them in the village, our friends now have beautiful gardens.
I noticed that most homes in Nigeria dont love greenery when gardens actually add to a home.
Nigerians associate “greenery” with bush or poverty. I’ve seen concrete slabs be referred to as “clean.” There’s just a general dislike of greenery in general.
Abuja city is the city of greenery, so no need.
@@ochiegodfrey6428 ? 🤦🏾♂️
@@ochiegodfrey6428🤦♂️
Imagine taking a walk in the house and discovering a new room everyday 🚶😱
Nigerian architects must learn to invest in landscaping and greenery like how they do mansions in South Africa
That's the Gospel Truth Cappella!!!
@@menzibhengu9657 yup
I have for a while compared houses in South Africa and Nigeria. I have noticed houses in South Africa are way cheaper and way better. Nigeria is great too but I think prices there are way too high
South African houses are better than Nigerian houses in every way.
I would buy this. That entrance is next level. It’s like the house of a king.
Yeah Steven, this is a real mansion, show us more mansions like this again, I appreciate your efforts.
As an architect, the finishing is indeed very poor for a luxury mansion, I wish we would actually know and respect the meaning of luxury in Nigeria, not using generic Deidei market finishings.
Great tour and commentary!!!
You're very correct. I'm not in that line but I can tell the the finishings are very poor for such luxurious building.
You are feeling, I've seen better luxury homes with less price, maybe it's the location that made it that well. The finishing is bad, no "wow factor".
none of you have ever built anything in your lifes, yet you complain alot.
One day I will be rich enough to buy my dream home with my family. Ameen 🙏🙏
Amen oh my sister in Jesus Christ name
Amen, and me too
Amen
The good thing is that you are already rich ...just that you not rich enough 😅.
Amen
It is now a beautiful mansion. Things change overnight. We are in Nigeria.
Keep your negativity to yourself
@@danielokolo97 but I feel that's nothing but the truth the gold railings look cheap the kitchen lighting is wrong, mansions are meant to have greenery this is just cement and paint and why are the doors looking so cheap, the entire interior is a disaster
Can you even afford the mansion lol 😂
@@danielokolo97 its not negativity
He’s speaking facts!
@@akpakp3196you don’t talk down someone’s work that way as if he’s fighting with the person. Even if the home is that bad as he’s making it look, he should’ve taken a more subtler approach to it not being too bad mouthed about it.. that was too much.
What I liked about this video was Steve asking the important questions and the grand entrance
Great video ... 1. When the guy on native said "lots & lots of dignitaries here" at 2:05 , he meant "lots & lots of Nigerian thieves" 😄😄... 2. Situating the generator that close to the "security" house is not a good idea for me 2:52. Exposes the security personnel(s) to too much humming background noise which attackers can use as a leverage. 3. The outside trees being too tall and way too close to the house 2:58 will definitely undermine the security of the house (with the present security situation in Nigeria) in case of an attack. Attackers would have been too close to the rear fence before they are even noticed to be repelled. The trees would give them the much needed cover they need. 4. I could not spot any CCTV for surveillance (maybe it is present but I did not notice it or it is still being set up). 5. Great job with the bulletproof (if true) entrance door 4:07. 6. No greenery. 7. I could also not spot any fire extinguisher or sprinkler system (maybe they are still being processed like the fire alarm 11:50). I believe that a $1.3m property should have all of these included.
My God!, where is the garden, landscaping, beautiful grass and trees, patio, gazebo, this is concrete paradise, as hot as it is over there. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Just awful
this to me is not a mansion it is simply a slap of cement
Please I beg 😂😂
Steve please tell your friend to start adding greenery in his apartments. Let it be part of it cos is important for nature. Things like coconut, guava, mango trees etc instead of artificial greenery and non useful trees. He's great inside but outside should be upgraded or else it might be difficult for him to sell his exceptional arts. He's doing great, and I'll like to work with him in future. How can one connect with the company?
Its a large house but for that price u need greenery 🌴 planted in the yard & in the interior elevator to go upstairs
Whoever's reading this, I pray that whatever you're going through gets better and whatever your struggling with or worrying about is going to be fine and that everyone has a fantastic day Amen
Amen
May u be blessed the same way,
AMEN INSHA ALLAH🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
Ameen
🙏
I would definitely redesign the interior design in the kitchen and bathroom as well as the outdoor landscaping. Also redesign to get more natural lighting. Otherwise great space 🙂
Honestly Steven, you pointed out all I didn’t like. This house was just big and not functional and didn’t scream luxury for it’s price. The worst room for me was the kitchen. I think it just need to be redone. Still think is a beautiful home.
A womans input prolly wasn't sort
C'est vous l'architect?
People that can't pay house rent are complaining there's no greenery 😂. Each house comes with a concept and purpose. Great video Steven ❤
Thank God you guys pointed out my major concern, the issue of greenery. We have to address that in Nigeria. Artificial greenery is still a no-no for me. Nice property anyways.
Very big no no. How can I buy concretes full compound without greenery. Nigerian developers aren't getting it. Funnily enough it will be difficult to sell that house in Abuja die to lack of greenery areas.
Where are the trees? For me without it, concrete is useless.
Too much colour and contours. Luxury can be simple and class bro
Abs Steve your feedback is spot on. The house looks gaudy....the lighting is ridiculous for such a beautiful home.
Love this video, you asked the right questions, the finishing is not great, and it doesn't scream luxury.
Oh well
Yeah truuee because iluxury is not only about throwing gold here and there it has to do more with how every part is designed to fit a king or queen.
My only problem with Nigerian homes, is the lack of greenery outside. 2
Quite a luxurious house, excellent finishing but poor planning honestly, the kitchen could be designed a whole lot more better and what're those lights, Greenery is a must have, a garden, trees to bring down the temperature and also to enjoy a nice view, not feeling the
completely concrete structure
This would be close to or more than $5,000,000 in Nairobi,Kenya
Awesome video! 👏🏽
The house is very massive and the spaces very generous. You said most things on my mind, particularly the lack of greenery with such amount of land space. They shouldn’t be even talking about artificial greenery. They’d best break up some of those concrete and plant trees and flowers.
I thought I was the only one that I had a problem with the small seize of wardrobes.
The party lights in the kitchen is totally unnecessary. And the ones by the stair area too.
This property would be a nice event space
LOL true
That's about all it is good for.
@@ifeifesi that house is more expensive than anything you have achieved in your life
I really appreciate your honest opinion,you talked my mind
This house is huge n nice 🥰🥰🥰
But Why most nigerian houses dnt have Garages - cars packing outside get damaged with change in weather 🤦🏽♂️
Nigerian houses n attention to detail 🔥🔥🔥🔥🥰🥰🥰🥰
but i feel they lack somethings - ive never seen an open plan from lounge, dining room to kitchen - its door n lots of doors - n thats unnecessary - doors are necessary in bedrooms n entrance to house the rest theres no need 🤦🏽♂️
The kitchen island is too small - for that big kitchen a bigger island with a stove in the middle would do -
This days we do a potable kitchen - den do Scullery and storage for our food n kitchen utensils- den main kitchen is appliances we use daily n mini table for quick breakfast.
I agree those lights are too much - one could get 😵💫 dizzy
THE TILES IN THE KITCHEN ARE PERFECT...I WOULDN'T CHANGE ANYTHING
I don't like those POP changing light, too flashy. A single light would be better.. Those light actually consume alot of power too.
I have seen this house before on another channel and still haven't been sold lol.. not worth that price
Who builds a house like that and concretes the entire yard? No greenery? Some people have no taste. I wouldn`t buy that house for $100,000
The entire house is a poor use of space. The kitchen, stairs and hallways especially, all that space for what? Don't even start with me on the outside concretes....all that for $1.3 million. No way!
Big for nothing. Waste of space, only focus on luxury things but no greenery, all concrete.
@@2020pancaro
Concrete house cost more money.
It's a choice and taste of individual...
Go to most America billionaire houses, you will hardly see tress🎄 or any flowering decoration.
@@Southernview3k please don’t be daft. Americans value nature over concrete.
Respect people choice and don't feel bitter for people success. It's a beautiful home and the owner has a taste. Abuja is a city of trees, abundance of trees. Its quite obvious you've not been to Katampe Abuja. The street are full trees.
So your comment is out of place.
Learn to appreciate good things and celebrate people success. It's a beautiful home.
The developer left the greenery out for whoever buys the house to decide the kind of greenery, Gardens they will have.
It's good to let people have choices to upgrade their property when they buy it. People always upgrades, adjust their property when they buy homes.
Great job Steve
It’s too dark the windows are too small there’s no lawns no green spaces too much gold paint . I don’t think they’ve ever heard of understated elegance
Its sad how so many of these homes don't get built with solar power and no grass or trees to cool off the home. Its a house built for parties only.
Do you think the person that built this house has a problem of electricity 😂😂😂😂
Lol. People who build or can afford these kinds of buildings, don't need solar power. Though good, but they would rather self generate using diesel.
Shocking over the top fecor choices. What were they thinking? 1.3 million no land or landscape whatsoever. These lights, is it to be used as a night club club? Heavens! They need help in decorating. Good luck finding a buyer who will like this garish place.!
@@y.r5155 Solar just means green, you get? You helping the planet some how and tou don't really pay nepa, no generator either even if you are rich.
@@azeezedo-omozuwa1820 That's because they are not enlightened, diesel over solar is just crazy to me as in.
This house will be great as a mansion for content creators more so than for a family to live in.
It certainly isn't a 'home'
Nice house though, the Kitchen island is too small for that huge space, remove the club lights from the kitchen because I will like to see the colour of my jollof rice. Also, the environment matters when choosing a house👍🏼I need to see same quality and house design on the street. Can’t be the only rich person in the neighborhood. 🤷🏻♀️ Beautiful house👏🏼👏🏼
I'm sorry to say but houses in Nigeria are not built in a standard level go to south Africa please go and check out how mansions look I'm not impression please we need to upgrade
We Nigerians too do paparazzi for house. I will give that kitchen 4% out of 10, and the tiles 3 and half out of 10.. Those are bad ground tiles. The toilet tiles are far better than the rooms tile. Why that? The engineer need to be whipped..
I bought a house in Tallinn Estonia for 1.550M Euro, far beautiful than this Abuja house.. Inside swimming pool.. I can send you a link of my house if u want, and whenever u come to Estonia u can come check it out.
In lagos this house will definitely be more expensive. It's amazing and there's always more that can be done. amazing ❤
It'll have been nice to see the fully furnished work of the house....this house looks like a Royal palace btw
This is marvelous, Steve, though it's lacking a garden.
Lack of garden and helipad
I honestly think House like this should be illegal to build. How the hell do you build a home on 1800sqmtr without a single touch of greenery anywhere. Don’t even get me started on the the design, layout and decor. Gosh what is wrong with people in this country. For such amount of money with horribly cheap finish. Where are the regulators? Oh they too don’t know any better never mind. But this is what happens when you lack standard (I mean quality standard) any one is a builder now
Thank you so much for this. This is a bullcrap design for any schooled and tutored eyes this nothing but a gilded cage. #800,000,000 for this? Walled in , no greens... I'm tired of Naija Architecture-- largely utilitarian but less Aesthetic
You might be right, but you might also be wrong. The only way to find out is to try it out for yourself. Buhari has made everything, including building materials, very expensive and, from the look of this building, it seems most of the materials used were imported. Then factor in the cost of land in Abuja. Of course, builders go collect their own from inside.
I tell you. Very poor.
you are poor and cant afford it be quiet.
Your problem is you are just jaleous. Go work instead of that
Beautiful house, I wish it was built in an area that is fully developed with neighbors all over the place. The greens can easily be modified. I rather build this house using rammed earth, to make the house cool all year round!!! If I have the money to buy this house, I rather build mine to my own specifications!!!
Then you don’t know Katampe extension, that an highbrow area in Abuja. Just call it the new miatama
@@IdorenyinIbanga_ I know there well and I do know one thing, it is good for a neighborhood to be full and everything. You know exactly what I am saying anyway.
Why build in a developed area? Can't one have peace of mind again? Not everyone likes noice o.
@@TheBee444 ok my brother, to each his own, I rather have neighbors around the whole o place
You forget the big glass window for natural light and the outside you must put some trees or artificial grass
Hehe this compared to the one from Zimbabwe you did 🙌🙊 Southern African is ahead for sure.
Another great video my brother, I still can't understand why you where not invited to the South African tourist indaba. Caz your work speaks for itself. An tour some of our South african properties on that price rage an see the difference. It would b interesting. Like I said great work 👏
I thought SAns don’t like Nigerians 😑
A greeny environment, fountain ⛲ and miniature trees will have done this mansion a lot good.
Yeah, there's enough space for the rooms to have bigger walk-in closets. There's space to add more closets though.
The pool should have been stretched a bit more too, so swimmers can do proper laps. The way it is now is just suitable for getting in and splashing water, not ideal for actual swimming. Narrow but long pools are more useful; you can mess around in them and serious swimmers can also do laps in them; they are actually aptly named lap pools.
I also think the developer set too much of a tone for the decor of the house with all the gold trims. This makes it a harder sell to people that have a different decor philosophy.
First to comment..you suppose aza me boss,abuja is going crazy in times of houses especially the hill tops like bervley hills😁
Sorry you are late sir🤪
West african architecture is very interesting. Tiles and cladding everywhere and not a drop of green
My two favorites realtors in one video😅
I love u guys
the house looks good, is not everyone that like Grass and trees in their compound, I can't be clearing grass always n lots of dried leaf everywhere, I love this house
😂😂😂
this is the kind of house someone who got illegal government wealth with no creativity would buy. take out the guest house, move the main house back, bring the pool to the front and give it a different shape with maybe a hot tub attached to it, put some chair or some kind of sitting area close to it, put some natural plants around and in front of the fence, remove ALL the gold and replace it with white stainless or rose gold, make the gate design simpler, put a half basket court or something in one Conner and then maybe i'll consider dropping $1300000 for it
add solar panels too
There's no greens,trees in the compound very strange
I love African architecture, art, furniture and fabric. If I were rich, I would have a collection of things from every African country. I absolutely love the round mud house with the thatched roof. I thank God that my ancestors were Africans.
I don't think the above is authentic African architecture.
Cemented floor everywhere. No beautiful garden landscape. This is the problem with Nigerian developers. They don't know that soil helps to reduce the sun's heat and makes houses comfortable. The house looks like a warehouse from the outside. But inside is not bad
have you ever built anything in your life?
@@jidebolarinwa697 Such a low brainy comment! Why don't you say what is good and what is bad instead of speaking like someone with very very low IQ.
I just wish Nigerian homes come with an inbuilt garage. This is beautiful 😍
Yeah, you are right.
Then what is the purpose of compound?
Garages are for houses with not enough spaces.
@@adebayomohammed8518 not necessarily. In your garage you can enter and exit your hose comfortably in bad weather. Also more privacy
@@truethots3088 we have compounds already, why build a garage? make no sense.
To be honest though the finishing of this house is flawless
I love the beat in the intro...
Such a huge house, all concrete? Where is the greener grass or where is the life in this house???
The exterior of the house is beautiful but in some parts of the house luxury is lacking and I feel like a lot of the design was a little too basic in terms of the price. I also personally feel there was too much contrast with the tiles in the kitchen and queen bathroom ( wide space though, which is good). As u also said the closets were not big enough because i thought the closets would save the rooms but my personal take on this is that the design should be more focused on LUXURY throughout the house. The exterior is flawless still.
It would be a very nice filming house for Nollywood.
I've realized a lot of Nigerian houses have this yellowish golden colour. It makes the place look so cheap. My opinion!
Your opinion is irrelevant, no body cares what you think.
@@jidebolarinwa697 Except you, Mr. Bitterness.
Thank you for posting this gorgeous big mansion house in Abuja. Much appreciated. I do have a question. Does these houses in Abuja comes with an annual property tax to be paid seperately to the City's Government? Asking, because you may know in certain G7 Countries, when an owner buys a house or mortgages a house, that house being owned or mortgaged comes seperately with an annual property tax to be paid to the City's Government. God bless...
Pls God I need a house like this in my life I pray 🙏 🙏🙏🙏
Beautiful, from an African American ❤️💛💚✊🏾🖤
Almost 20k sq ft for 1.2 mill!! Crazy!!! This house in La would be easy 10-15 mill
Nice big Abuja traditional house. I would have eliminated the guest house to make the pool bigger and create a garden. I would have created a third floor with a flat roof that can be used. Somebody that buys this house can make those changes.
To be honest Abuja architects really need to do away with the that House design of box, columns and hip roof. Especially for a single house client.
Ok when I first saw this house I thought 800 million for what exactly but to be honest - this house is worth every penny of that 800 million. It’s next level. It’s actually an asset. Because the house is a work of art by itself. I know nothing about Abuja. If this h house was in Lagos I would buy it.
Like I said I need the details of the person that did the finishing.
exactly 💯
Uninspiring and lacks imagination. With a budget like that, surely they could have done so much better. The kitchen was a flop, it feels like the designer would be better suited for designing night clubs than kitchens, the wall tiles in the bathroom with a jacuzzi was ghastly. The use of gold paint came across as tacky. Not much to like about the house. The lack of any green space is very telling. I would give it a 4 out of ten, not worth the price point.
Your 4 is graceful. This is a catastrophe. Oh dear! It doesn't look like an architect worked on this. I can't even believe it was approved. But then again...Nigeria. Ugh! Such a waste of funds.
@@chiqqfliqq I was being very generous lol
you were been poor not generous, it's hilarious that it's only people who will never be able to afford the house complain the most.
@@jyde50 speak for your self, I'm good.
@@john9030 empty barrel makes the loudest noise, poor people are empty so they use their time to criticize to make themselves feel better about their failed life.
In Kenya the Greenery is the most important part of the high end homes
Apart from the bathroom, the lightning and design of the other parts of the house is too mellow, it suppose to be frandaise for the price tag of 800m.
It's a nice mansion but personally, if I were to get it, I'll do a lot of work on the finish.
So they’ve not sold this house till now. A realtor did a tour of the house and it going for 1 billion Naira.
If you compare other houses of $1.3 m and in other countries, this house doesn’t come close
But why building such a house with no greens on the yard🤔🤔🤔🤔
More landscaping pls like the older properties built years ago some of us grew up in that had greenery everywhere and was beautiful Most new properties now, no landscaping, they just look sterile and boring imho
Exciting to be here
As someone who is into building luxury houses and apartments in UK , i strongly believe the house is a waste of resources , kitchen is a NO NO for me , ironmongery is not befitting a property of this magnitude, spaces are wasted and above all no green environment, common guys this is 21st century.
See the road leading to a house being sold for $1.3M.. until you live abroad you might not notice all these details for a good comparison.
Marhaba bredda big up to yuh channel.
I love the property, but lacking some few touch like cinema, game arena for kids, summer hunt close to pool area, house design looks like old fashioned as would prefer a terrace for family at the roof top. My opinion though.
Definitely not the biggest Steven, there are bigger ones in Guzape, but lovely video sir 🙌🏽
love the house but with some greenery it would have gone along way
crazy how in this economy one person could still buy this and used it as a vacation house
Biggest mansion in Abuja? Bro's please edit your headline. That's not the biggest mansion in Abuja. Thanks! Lovely video.
One can invest in better quality real estate in the US or Canada for $200k. Properties in 🇳🇬 are just overpriced for nothing tbh
Nice space, this house would have looked much much better if it has greenery and enclosed car park.
Ok this makes me proud of Nigeria. I mean see crib.
For 800 million this is dope
The problem is green spaces but it's magnificent
There was a white mansion at the beginning of the video with marble columns. That's the one worth 1.3M dollars not that piece of trash. You'll get a proper mansion in Texas or some parts of USA for much less than 1.3M USD.
Bro.... katempe is not 1% of the rich district, its an average area. Go to maitama or guzape if u really wanna see 1% of d 1%
This is a ugly ass House. It's not modern at all, it's just a mixture of a basic building with ancient Greek/Roman columns to make it seem grandeur. More so, as Nigerians we should also focus on garden architecture. A house or a building can never be complete, unless the outside area is also well designed. That's means more greenery, trees, flowers, plants, lighting systems, masonry etc. Omo, this one na higgy hagga........ Anywho, Steven you are just doing your job. I appreciate your content and your efforts bro.
Well said
People who cant afford the house alway have poverty opinion. if you cant afford the house be quiet.
Steven after watching this one, i have to comment.
1. This house is not a finsihed prject yet and i think that is intentional and advantageous, sonce from the other guys comment, they waiting on the person that wants to buy the house, that means it kind of eliminates the fact that you are buying a finished project, this project will have the buyers ideas imprinted into even its design, to me thats very much ok, unlike most of the Ikoyi Properties.
2. Greenery Greenery !!! Guy, Bros, whose over buys this house has the opportunity to bring in even a tree if he so wishes, unlike those lekki properties using artificial grass, and the opportunity to make something better is not a mark down for me.
Finally this Property is a Versailles inpsored property, so it is designed to the taste of certain people, what Vanderbilt called a cottage during his days many called it a Full City in a building, ao am not surprised on so many comments here, but have it in mind this developer kenw what he was doing and he did great.
There are definitely bigger mansis than that I Abujah like some I saw yester but this is a fabulous building
I'm in love with is home just need to be a half size bigger to the left in to the right and that yard too I can't wait to arrive in Abuja to buy the bigger the more I can get lost in it and my wives can have their own elbow room and space