Mitt Romney's Malibu Barbie Dream House! The cars have elevators! 3,600 SF basement! Outdoor shower! [View all]

[Amerigo Vespucci]

Mitt Romney's four-car fantasy home

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0312/74518.html



By REID J. EPSTEIN | 3/27/12 9:01 AM EDT

SAN DIEGO — At Mitt Romney’s proposed California beach house, the cars will have their own separate elevator.

There’s also a planned outdoor shower and a 3,600-square foot basement — a room with more floor space than the existing home’s entire living quarters.

Those are just some of the amenities planned for the massive renovation of the Romneys’ home in the tony La Jolla neighborhood of San Diego, according to plans on file with the city.

But it may not help Romney — whose wealth has caused him trouble connecting with average folks — to be seen building a split-level, four-vehicle garage that comes with a “car lift” to transport automobiles between floors, according to 2008 schematic plans for the renovation obtained by POLITICO that are on file with the city of San Diego.