Its stone foundation is built into the sloping ground beneath, with four feet (122 cm) of exposure in front.

There are also homes selling in the $600,000 range, which were built in the 1970's and 1980's with about 2,300 square feet of living space.

By the early 90's, O'Neill was building houses with 4,500 to 6,500 square feet of space.

They're now being built with between 20,000 to 28,000 square feet.

He pointed to a pile of platforms, levels and stairs that had been built with 5,200 feet of lumber.

"Why not build another ship, exactly like this one you're building, with four feet of arenak, and simply blow Mardonale off the map?"

It is building three projects with 518,000 square feet for $335 million: a lab, 220 units of housing and a sports complex.

The second phase would build the 180-unit apartment building, with 10,000 square feet of space available for restaurants.

They tore them down and built larger homes with two stories and 4,000 to 6,000 square feet of space that sold for more than $1 million.

Not to be outdone, Washington is building a center with 725,000 square feet of exhibition space, 209,000 more than Boston.