Art Van Selling Grosse Pointe Home?

**boater4life** · October-10-14, 06:47 PM

Interesting article about the super home up for auction along Lakeshore Dr.

http://www.detroitnews.com/story/new...oned/16569731/

**DetroiterOnTheWestCoast** · October-11-14, 11:16 PM

Is that all high-quality Art Van furniture?

**canuck** · October-12-14, 02:29 AM

Originally Posted by boater4life

Interesting article about the super home up for auction along Lakeshore Dr.

http://www.detroitnews.com/story/new...oned/16569731/

Oops! I'm afraid you just opened the door to another den of controversy.

**Gpwrangler** · October-12-14, 07:10 AM

Originally Posted by boater4life

Interesting article about the super home up for auction along Lakeshore Dr.

http://www.detroitnews.com/story/new...oned/16569731/

Weren't you looking for a house?

**SyGolden48236** · October-12-14, 07:14 AM

For a 20 something year old shooter like "boater4life" with a 42 foot Viking, the $15,900,000 price should be no problem.

**Cliffy** · October-12-14, 09:22 AM

Had to look up a 42 foot viking to know what it was but wow, if you can afford one of those at any age that is impressive. I can't even afford a 2 foot viking.

**Dan Wesson** · October-12-14, 09:36 AM

Originally Posted by boater4life

Interesting article about the super home up for auction along Lakeshore Dr.

http://www.detroitnews.com/story/new...oned/16569731/

Ooo, nice crib!!

**bailey** · October-12-14, 09:38 AM

anyone want to make a guess on the final sales price? I'm going to say 5.7 million. Hopefully Art's side piece was worth the expense of it all. Viagra is a hell of a drug.

**boater4life** · October-12-14, 10:02 AM

Originally Posted by canuck

Oops! I'm afraid you just opened the door to another den of controversy.

Why's that?

**canuck** · October-12-14, 08:43 PM

Originally Posted by boater4life

Why's that?

On accounta da fact a whole thread was spent in disparaging or incensing Art Van's house a little while back. Read the comments above for evidence of that.

**Gistok** · October-13-14, 02:05 AM

Originally Posted by canuck

On accounta da fact a whole thread was spent in disparaging or incensing Art Van's house a little while back. Read the comments above for evidence of that.

Yeah.... that whole thread would never have made the Hall of Fame list....

**poobert** · October-13-14, 12:27 PM

JESUS H. CHRIST that's a lot of pastels. The interior looks like it was decorated by my grandmother circa 1991.

**Bham1982** · October-13-14, 01:18 PM

Considering the type of "design" you find at an Art Van, is it any surprise that the home looks like this?

The house looks straight out of "Dynasty", "Dallas" or "Falcon Crest".

**bailey** · October-13-14, 01:25 PM

Originally Posted by poobert

JESUS H. CHRIST that's a lot of pastels. The interior looks like it was decorated by my grandmother circa 1991.

Well, it was built in the early 90s by people with grandkids... so, pretty much spot on there.

Originally Posted by Bham1982

Considering the type of "design" you find at an Art Van, is it any surprise that the home looks like this?

The house looks straight out of "Dynasty", "Dallas" or "Falcon Crest".

Which would make it very era appropriate for it's construction. Planned in the late 80s with construction wrapping up in 91ish? its a 25 yr old time capsule

**Goose** · October-14-14, 12:02 AM

Originally Posted by bailey

anyone want to make a guess on the final sales price? I'm going to say 5.7 million. Hopefully Art's side piece was worth the expense of it all. Viagra is a hell of a drug.

I'll take the "under" at 5.7 Milliion.... my guess is 4.9 Million.....

**Gpwrangler** · October-14-14, 04:19 AM

Originally Posted by bailey

anyone want to make a guess on the final sales price? I'm going to say 5.7 million. Hopefully Art's side piece was worth the expense of it all. Viagra is a hell of a drug.

bet it was worth every penny.

**poobert** · October-14-14, 07:51 AM

The exterior, and of course grounds, really are quite impeccable. That exterior front staircase looks decidedly out-of-place, though, sadly, as if the French Chateau style couldn't speak for itself, they had to slap on McMansion meets Roman monument steps out front just to scream "LOOK AT ME!" You'd really have to update most of the interior though. It looks like a dog got into an Easter basket and threw up everywhere.

Mr. Art I hear is a pretty charitable guy, and if he's happy and getting some tail, good for him. I've got an Art Van couch and it's pretty solid. Too bad we can't all be sitting in Louis XIV period pieces while on DetroitYes like lots of you hotshots who are too good for regular people furniture.

**p69rrh51** · October-14-14, 11:33 AM

Art VanElslander has not lived in the house for several years. He now lives in Bloomfield Hills if I remember correctly. Also the price will be much lower that the estimates as the foundation of the house was not properly constructed.

**Goose** · October-16-14, 06:59 PM

Originally Posted by p69rrh51

Art VanElslander has not lived in the house for several years. He now lives in Bloomfield Hills if I remember correctly. Also the price will be much lower that the estimates as the foundation of the house was not properly constructed.

thats rumor and myth.. the foundation on the place is fine and has never been a problem.......

**p69rrh51** · October-17-14, 02:16 PM

Originally Posted by Goose

thats rumor and myth.. the foundation on the place is fine and has never been a problem.......

The person who installed the alarm tells me that the foundation has been a problem since the house was built and continues to be.

**Goose** · October-17-14, 04:39 PM

Originally Posted by p69rrh51

The person who installed the alarm tells me that the foundation has been a problem since the house was built and continues to be.

well, a guy I know that bought a Natuzzi leather couch from Art Van knows a guy that worked on the house and says its just a myth...

**p69rrh51** · October-20-14, 02:06 PM

When you have to go back for repeated repairs because the foundation is shifting there is a problem. So the myth is a reality.

**Patrick** · October-20-14, 03:06 PM

I recall reading in the News or Freep that the house had leaking issues in the roof. This had to have been at least 12 years ago though. I recall the wife complaining about not being able to get good build quality. It seems as if the art of building a fine home has been lost.