The ultimate McMansion could become ultimate flop house or homeless haven PERSPECTIVE
The Hat Mansion is turning into a Rorschach test for Manteca.
People are seeing possibilities for it that just are not there.
The Mansion so-named as it was the dream creation of grape broker Michael Hat is a community issue today because Richland Communities wants to develop the184-acre vineyard “estate” into housing.
Well, that isn’t exactly the entire reason. Richland Communities apparently has a potential buyer for the 30,000-square-foot King of the McMansions. If not they certainly wouldn’t want to entertain the thought of leaving it standing and becoming an expensive white elephant on their corporate ledger if no one steps up to buy it.
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By allowing ads to appear on this site, you support the local businesses who, in turn, support great journalism. SHOULD HAT MANSION STAY OR BE TORN DOWN? Vetting for 739 homes proposed around it asks that as part of environmental review Should the Hat Mansion be torn down or allowed to be sold as a residence and surrounded by a sea of tract homes?
It could be the most usual environmental vetting ever done for a Manteca subdivision.
The Hat Ranch project making its third run for approval and annexation to the city is moving forward with two options: Leaving the ultimate 30,000-square-foot McMansion that’s known as the Hat Mansion in place or tearing it down and replacing it with typical tract housing.