23 People Who Turned Down Millions to Sell Their Homes

As the world’s population grows, cities must adapt according to new needs. The level of development is impressive, considering the demand for new housing. In addition to this, many millionaires are looking for the cheapest land to build their businesses.

However, neither the government nor the big investors take into account that not all people are in favor of change and are not willing to get rid of their properties and family memories in pursuit of modernity. These are some of the most famous examples on a global scale of how engineers had to solve these situations.

1. This house in New York is currently a church

2. They preferred to live under the bridge

3. This happened in Washington D.C. and the owner is Austin Spriggs

4. Now it’s just another attraction of this hotel

5. A dorm surrounds Randal Acker’s home

6. A family in China refused to sell the family pantheon

7. Edith Macefield turned down a million dollars. Her house became the inspiration for Up

8. Your home is surrounded by highways

9. At least now he lives in a luxury villa

10. The Last House in Old Shanghai

11. The only one who decided not to sell among 241 people was Wu Ping

12. This is how the road had to be built in Guangzhou

13. A lonely house in the middle of the road in Nanning, China

14. Vera Coking turned down Bob Guccione’s offer to build a casino

15. They had to build around it, after the owner decided not to sell

16. This Japanese building began construction when the road was already planned

17. He Didn’t Accept Anything in Exchange for His Home

18. Your business for 46 years is worth more than millions of dollars

19. The owner of this duplex didn’t want to sell, so it was cut in half

20. Even though they no longer live there, they decided to leave their home in protest against the government

21. Mary Cook Decided Not to Sell Her Home Despite the Change in the Neighborhood

22. They Had to Build Around

23. This happened in Melbourne, Australia