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On a variant of my morning walk the other day, I came across this notification that the owners of a mid-century rancher are fixing to raze and replace it:

According to Zillow, the current structure—yes, as unprepossessing as they come—was built in 1950 and is 1160 square feet. It sold last November for nearly $1.4 million, or $1181/square foot.

Obviously, however, that’s insufficient for the purchasers’ needs, because the two-story structure they plan to install will comprise 4761 square feet, plus another 560 square-foot garage. I don’t want to think what that sucker would sell for.

This neighborhood appears to look very much like it must have done when it was first developed 65 years ago. The preponderance of the houses are one-story ranchers like this one, although some have been remodeled down the years. Many of the streets don’t have sidewalks, and the landscaping has definitely aged in place.

However, it’s increasingly dotted with these stuccoed pretentious mansionettes. And, as it’s within walking distance of the new Apple headquarters, I expect we’ll see more of this sort of thing.

I guess that’s progress.