Re: John, learn before you talk
John:
Your put down of Dominican architecture and houses in the Dominican Republic have brought you down to almost ridicule. In response to your nonsense about asking for US$1,000,000 to build a house in Santo Domingo, or for that matter in Boca Chica I replied to you that if I were to commission a million dollar house from a Mexican-graduated architect I would rather choose world class Architect Ricardo Legorreta than go with an unknown quantity like you.
Your reply was that you know Legorreta and that he has stated " I would only build a house for someone who deserves it" as meaning that $1,000,000 is small potatoes for him and that Dominicans could not afford him, or even be considered by him.
It so happens that Ricardo Legorreta builds for middle income people in places like Santa Fe, New Mexico a small little desert town with only 65,000 people, hardly a match for Santo Domingos monstrous apartment spread, and his condos, although beautifully designed with the greatest of taste and simplicity would be considered small potatoes here in Santo Domingo. Logarreta project company called ZOCALO is just another real estate venture like any other, nothing special. Anybody can buy one of his housing units. In fact, some of these condos in Santa Fe are quite small in comparison to high class Dominican Condos in the Piantini and Anacaona Avenue. For instance he has a 1022 sq.mt. apartment for $195,000. That is only 94 mts. Some of the Anacaona apartments have rooms that small. The largest unit called the "Dorado" model for $425,000 is a mere 2265sq.ft. or 210mts. That would be considered a low size unit in a high class neighborhood in Piantini. The 3br top of the line unit, the "Esquina" has bedrooms so small, Dominican high class families would not even consider it.
John, if any Dominican calls Logarreta and his Zocalo outfit to come to DR to design and construct, he would come running like a roadrunner. True he has some real expensive mansions in Hollywood, but he also builds where the money is. And DR has plenty of that. It is just that we do not need him. As far as you are concerned, if you think DR is so small and tacky for you, what are you doing here? Looking for any business?
TW
