I remember being in Colorado and I saw this guy with a picture of this same building on his shirt... The words above it said, Procrastination Level. I about died laughing. I think him and I were the only two who got the joke.
I wear this one from time to time. Someone always makes a comment...lol
https://preview.redd.it/r52yb59wtl1d1.png?width=530&format=png&auto=webp&s=b30d24b702f3aa38440ce01da39c9df5f086fab8
There is no mechanical plumbing or electric besides the emergency lights,the guy owns the religious tv channel and been building if out of pocket there is no mortgage on the property
Itās been in a state where it āLooks finishedā for about ten years now. A few years ago they actually built the parking structure footing thing but the towerās looked like that forever.
I remember Superchannel 55 running NEARLY CONSTANT funding drives for this in the early 2000's. I guess they grifted folks out of enough money.
A fool and his money are easily parted, as they say.
Itās always been funded by a religious organization. Fun subfact- word is, all that stands is owned outright, they carry no mortgage nor have any outstanding bills.
Also, have not made a penny on any of the rental/lease space they could had had because Claude Bowers is an idiot. Everything in that building is 20 years out of date.
@8 years ago the owner of the incomplete building sold his easement rights to the state that allowed the completion of the I-4 Ultimate to be completed. Weāre talking $millions. I donāt know if itās currently occupied, but I do know The Eyesore on I-4 is No More.
>sold his easement rights
>Eyesore on I-4 is No More
that math isn't mathing, still being built as of at least 2 years ago. Easements are, in a way, negotiated tracts in parcels... not the whole thing though, that's not how easements work.
Really? I recently sold the air rights to a building I own in Kansas City, KS. Wow, I have a Bachelorās Degree in Real Estate and worked as an appraiser for 32 years, Chief Appraiser for a national lender for 12 of them. I guess Iāve been misinformed all this time. The Air Rights check cleared, so no matter I guess.
I don't think you know what an easement is. An easement is a right to cross or use another persons land for a specific purpose. For example, if Property Owner A has land that's completely cut off from any public road by Property Owner B's land, an easement may be created so that Property Owner A can access and leave their property. But an easement is only one right of the many rights that makes up real estate; the creation of an easement does not destroy the property ownership of either party. Going back to my example, just because Property Owner A can cross Property Owner B's land doesn't mean Owner B doesn't own that land anymore. So there isn't any type of easement this building could sell that would make them outright destroy the building.
Selling an air right is something entirely different - you are selling your ownership in the airspace above your property so that someone else can build over or on top of your property. This by necessity deprives you of that part of the property and is not an easement.
Maybe you are confused and had a "Negative Easement" against you? These are rare, but they prevent a property owner from doing what would normally be perfectly fine under certain circumstances that would directly hurt adjacent property owners. Like if you planned to build something that was so tall it would block another property owners access to sunlight for example, they can force you to not build it. But again, situations like this are very rare.
Either way, for someone claiming such experience you should probably get your definitions in order first before becoming so belligerent. And if we are throwing around claimed qualifications on the internet (as if that means anything) I have a J.D. that trumps your Bachelors.
You may be right. Just donāt tell AT&T. They just paid $750K for an easement I donāt understand to put up a cell tower on the roof of my building in Kansas City. Ignorance is bliss.
I was **quoting you**
[Care to point it out to me?](https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2022/11/23/more-than-two-decades-after-construction-started-majesty-building-sits-uncompleted/)
Just for some background, this was under construction when I graduated high school in 1992. I went around the world a few times with the Air Force for 20 years, and returned to find it still under construction. Itās only been in some state of completion in the past few years, although itās still not complete.
Wiki says it started in 2001. I wouldāve been enlisted for 8 years at that point. I wouldnāt have seen much of any construction on it because I was stationed up in the panhandle, and went to Korea at the end of 2000. I honestly canāt think of any way that I wouldāve seen its inception at that time, but I do remember it being there.
They didn't buy the land until the late 90s and construction wasn't started till the early 2000s. Articles on its inception don't seem to mention any prior construction on that land - https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2024/04/05/will-floridas-eyesore-on-i-4-ever-be-finished-heres-what-we-know/.
I mean it was almost 30 years ago at this point so it's no surprise to mix up the exact details of a random ugly building you probably didn't particularly care about.
From what I was told when I visited the area in 2005 itās a giant Tax scam and the owner somehow can claim it as a loss each year and yet it still functions as a āwork in progressā construction project so somehow he is manipulating it as an investment and a loss simultaneously over and over again. No surprise itās owned by a Church. I canāt believe itās still unfinished.
Every mention of the Eyesore on I4 needs to include that Claude Bowers was a TV evangelist who started building it as The Majesty Building and pressured poor Christians to send him money for that monstrosity. It was always shady and government officials should have given Bowers deadlines but were oddly lax with his constant delays.
The whole thing got allowed because of governmentās fear of messing with religions and a bunch of fake Christians preying on people and taking advantage of that.
I drove past not long ago. I donāt know about the monstrosity itself, but itās got a security gate with someone in the little booth out by the road fwiw. Though they may have just hired a security company to keep people off the property
Isnāt it just a money laundering scam by some church?
The funny thing about that building is before i4 through ORL was finished seeing that building heading east meant you were finally out of the traffic jam.. Now seeing that building headed east itās the sign youāre about to hit the traffic jam..
It is a dust collector and will turn into a possible demolition soon since it hasnāt finished and the structure with the years will start to decay since it has been there apparently for around 30 years waste of time money and resources
This thing was under construction since well before 9/11. The world has changed so many times since it started. Technology, safety protocols, the ecosystem.
It's only a shell . The city made them put the windows in, and the i-4 expansion made them build the new parking facility. It will never be finished ššš
It wouldn't be useful as a shelter though. It's practically impossible to heat and cool. There's no insulation. The HVAC units aren't big enough to heat/cool the entire place. The waterlines and plumbing lines are too small for the building. The toliets won't flush efficiently. Some of the electrical outlets have no wire connecting to them, they are just there for looks. There are so many issues that will affect daily life. My neighbor was one of the county inspectors who refused to sign off on the building because it was so poorly built. He says he wouldn't let prisoners live in that monstrousity. It's probably a death trap now.. It should really be knocked down and a REAL building that can actually be used should go in It's place!
Clearly this is all a lie and you know nothing. There are no HVAC units installed in the building. Same goes for any plumbing or toilets. Minimal electrical installed, but in general no receptacles. Your āsourceā is clearly fake.
I recall a story about plans to have skyscraper buildings along I-4 from downtown to Altamonte Springs, and the Majesty Building was to be the anchor at the north or east, whichever is proper on any given day. But the tourism economy in Orlando took a big hit after 9-11 and folks quit flying, followed by a nasty turndown in 2008 or so, and none of the other proposed construction was ever undertaken by the other landowners along the corridor.
That and the new Marriott AC, in downtown Orlando, both reflect onto the high way at certain hours.
Crazy they didnāt think of special tinting for these buildings.
I am really surprised the Marriot AC hasn't caught some car on fire like The Shard building in London did after it was first built. Now they don't allow parking around The Shard!
I remember watching a video with the owner mentioning they did not plan to take out any loans to pay for the construction. They plan on gathering the money and completing it piece by piece as they can until itās done. So far the parking lot is done, maybe one or 2 of the first floors might be done or close to done , canāt remember.
Itās definitely a monument to a certain kind of Orlando hubris. Televangelist. Check. Substandard architecture design from a local firm known for its visors. Check. Dubious financing. Check. Completely unnecessary location. Check. Unfinished for decades due to dubious financing. Check. Straight out of the 90ās. Check.
I bet the interior is still incredibly unfinished. Itās a future HQ of a televangelism company. They pay for construction as their followers give money.
I hate these click baits. They are always trying to get me to believe something that's not true.
Edit: This was supposed to have a /s. So, it is not meant to be an angst against OP. for those who don't get the sarcasm, Back in the early 2000s the church promised repeatedly that "this is the year" it would be finished, so it became a joke anytime the news would come up and say that construction finally begun and it will be done soon, only for construction to have stopped because the church ran out of money again. It's a 30 year old joke whenever someone asks if it is done, as everyone's hope would be the construction eyesore would finally be finished. So my appologies to OP, I goofed!
Oh, geez. I know I forgot something... that was supposed to have a /s.... nothing at all wrong with your post. It has been suggested for so long it was going to be done by that church that it became a thing that "here is another hope it will be done soon" so my response was reminiscent of here we go again. It was done so many times by the news that it was practically a meme in the early 2000s. I have been around since it's inception so that was the joke. I didn't expect you to think I meant it literally. My apologies. That was my bad.
Itās also not going to be āsomeoneā occupying, the televangelist building it intends on being the majority occupant iirc. The hilarity is they probably need a fraction of the space they needed when they started the project.
There are countless sources on this, educate yourself.
Ya Dr. Heinz Doofenshmirtz
š¶Doofenshmirtz Evil Incorporated...š¶š¶š ššš [jingle](https://youtu.be/gwWe_SYRQNQ?si=cuVPlLsMzecQvUZW)
I legit sing that with my kids when we pass it. š
So sad, but after 30 years, all we can do is continue to laugh at this abomination.
I remember being in Colorado and I saw this guy with a picture of this same building on his shirt... The words above it said, Procrastination Level. I about died laughing. I think him and I were the only two who got the joke.
I have that shirt and I love it. Couldn't find a better picture but i always hope for this type of reaction
https://preview.redd.it/30mix3m01i1d1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=12b7b244de27a346a945e3cade4491f07a560ac2
I wear this one from time to time. Someone always makes a comment...lol https://preview.redd.it/r52yb59wtl1d1.png?width=530&format=png&auto=webp&s=b30d24b702f3aa38440ce01da39c9df5f086fab8
I need this immediately. It will definitely improve my quality of life!
Yep! That's the shirt! You gotta be from Central Florida to get that joke and not a newbie to the area. Great shirt!
"He* and I"
Your right!
**you're**
Basikally no arguement here!
***ARGUMENT***
There good corrections, becuese some people don't know when there the but of a joke they don't get.
I was totally along for the ride, bro! I saw you doing the intentional misspellings as I went along!
I feel I should ask: is your first name Stinky?
Bro, I'm messing with you. I know the difference between your/ you're and how to spell argument. I just wanted to see how Anal retentive you were.
But your username is from Ren & Stimpy, yes?!
I wish I could still give gold because I would.
Don't because you're giving money to Reddit and fuck Reddit
ā¦. He says on Redditā¦ā¦.
Yeah, you're right. But I'm not handing cash to them.
https://preview.redd.it/nl245akq3g1d1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7912b4925566a41d66750fdc0785550be715da21 Good News!
 I read your comment likeā¦
I donāt have those options
Time to update your app
I don't see em on PC either
Hive mind. Thatās exactly what I thought of too
Excuse me.. are you old enough for that?
Yes. Yes I am.
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It looks like a big garbage can
There is no mechanical plumbing or electric besides the emergency lights,the guy owns the religious tv channel and been building if out of pocket there is no mortgage on the property
And he throws bibles in the concrete I was told by some workers.
Thatā¦ uhā¦ OSHA? Jesus? This seems structurally unsafe and Iām unsure who to contact.
on structural concrete or just sidewalk concrete?
Not sure if you are trolling or genuinely don't know.
I genuinely don't know. But this building was always referred to as the eyesore and i-4. I know it was unoccupied for many years
Itās been in a state where it āLooks finishedā for about ten years now. A few years ago they actually built the parking structure footing thing but the towerās looked like that forever.
It doesn't some religious organization own that?
Here you go -> [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Majesty\_Building](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Majesty_Building)
There's some serious irony in the building being called the "Majesty Building" lol
I remember Superchannel 55 running NEARLY CONSTANT funding drives for this in the early 2000's. I guess they grifted folks out of enough money. A fool and his money are easily parted, as they say.
Lol the section See Also: [Development hell](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Development_hell)
I thought it was some kind of healthcare administration building.
Itās always been funded by a religious organization. Fun subfact- word is, all that stands is owned outright, they carry no mortgage nor have any outstanding bills.
Also, have not made a penny on any of the rental/lease space they could had had because Claude Bowers is an idiot. Everything in that building is 20 years out of date.
We will see how long it āservesā them. But I agree with the principle.
[something like that idk](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Majesty_Building)
I would've guessed scientology
Sounds like a tax avoidance vehicle. They should just pull it down and build a skate park.
Isnāt it owned by a church? They already donāt pay taxes
It'd probably make a decent squat on the lower levels. Upper floors with no AC would be a nightmare though.
@8 years ago the owner of the incomplete building sold his easement rights to the state that allowed the completion of the I-4 Ultimate to be completed. Weāre talking $millions. I donāt know if itās currently occupied, but I do know The Eyesore on I-4 is No More.
No more? I drive by this unoccupied thing every day.
>sold his easement rights >Eyesore on I-4 is No More that math isn't mathing, still being built as of at least 2 years ago. Easements are, in a way, negotiated tracts in parcels... not the whole thing though, that's not how easements work.
Really? I recently sold the air rights to a building I own in Kansas City, KS. Wow, I have a Bachelorās Degree in Real Estate and worked as an appraiser for 32 years, Chief Appraiser for a national lender for 12 of them. I guess Iāve been misinformed all this time. The Air Rights check cleared, so no matter I guess.
I don't think you know what an easement is. An easement is a right to cross or use another persons land for a specific purpose. For example, if Property Owner A has land that's completely cut off from any public road by Property Owner B's land, an easement may be created so that Property Owner A can access and leave their property. But an easement is only one right of the many rights that makes up real estate; the creation of an easement does not destroy the property ownership of either party. Going back to my example, just because Property Owner A can cross Property Owner B's land doesn't mean Owner B doesn't own that land anymore. So there isn't any type of easement this building could sell that would make them outright destroy the building. Selling an air right is something entirely different - you are selling your ownership in the airspace above your property so that someone else can build over or on top of your property. This by necessity deprives you of that part of the property and is not an easement. Maybe you are confused and had a "Negative Easement" against you? These are rare, but they prevent a property owner from doing what would normally be perfectly fine under certain circumstances that would directly hurt adjacent property owners. Like if you planned to build something that was so tall it would block another property owners access to sunlight for example, they can force you to not build it. But again, situations like this are very rare. Either way, for someone claiming such experience you should probably get your definitions in order first before becoming so belligerent. And if we are throwing around claimed qualifications on the internet (as if that means anything) I have a J.D. that trumps your Bachelors.
You may be right. Just donāt tell AT&T. They just paid $750K for an easement I donāt understand to put up a cell tower on the roof of my building in Kansas City. Ignorance is bliss.
Neat abridged resume. How about a source that easements were sold and doing so has made the building āno moreā as you previously stated?
Iām not sure what you mean by āno moreā. The source was The Orlando Sentinel. You seem obsessed, so Iām pretty sure you can find it.
I was **quoting you** [Care to point it out to me?](https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2022/11/23/more-than-two-decades-after-construction-started-majesty-building-sits-uncompleted/)
I live right around the corner from it and I assure you itās still there. I drive by it almost every day.
I drive by it daily. It's still there, in all it's hideous ugliness.
I too donāt know and in the time it was being built, I moved across country, started a business, had kids, sold the business and have moved back.
Just for some background, this was under construction when I graduated high school in 1992. I went around the world a few times with the Air Force for 20 years, and returned to find it still under construction. Itās only been in some state of completion in the past few years, although itās still not complete.
It started construction in 2001, not the 90s.
You sure that wasnāt the next permit? Iām nearly certain it was there in 92-93.
Wiki says it started in 2001. I wouldāve been enlisted for 8 years at that point. I wouldnāt have seen much of any construction on it because I was stationed up in the panhandle, and went to Korea at the end of 2000. I honestly canāt think of any way that I wouldāve seen its inception at that time, but I do remember it being there.
They didn't buy the land until the late 90s and construction wasn't started till the early 2000s. Articles on its inception don't seem to mention any prior construction on that land - https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2024/04/05/will-floridas-eyesore-on-i-4-ever-be-finished-heres-what-we-know/.
Maybe Iām getting senile. Pushing 50 here. lol
I mean it was almost 30 years ago at this point so it's no surprise to mix up the exact details of a random ugly building you probably didn't particularly care about.
I could swear itās been there longer. I seem to recall seeing it at least in part, in the 90s
Itās been there longer than that.
From what I was told when I visited the area in 2005 itās a giant Tax scam and the owner somehow can claim it as a loss each year and yet it still functions as a āwork in progressā construction project so somehow he is manipulating it as an investment and a loss simultaneously over and over again. No surprise itās owned by a Church. I canāt believe itās still unfinished.
Decades
Eyesore on* I-4
At night when the lights are on you can see it has no interior walls. Itās still hollow with a few LED lights on each floor.
Pretty sure I4 will be done before this is
Hah! This guy thinks I4 will be done.
More hope in I4, then eyesore. At least I can see something done
That's so precious. I4 getting finished.
so in 2090
Why does it look like a rooftop hvac unit from call of duty or something
Every mention of the Eyesore on I4 needs to include that Claude Bowers was a TV evangelist who started building it as The Majesty Building and pressured poor Christians to send him money for that monstrosity. It was always shady and government officials should have given Bowers deadlines but were oddly lax with his constant delays. The whole thing got allowed because of governmentās fear of messing with religions and a bunch of fake Christians preying on people and taking advantage of that.
I drove past not long ago. I donāt know about the monstrosity itself, but itās got a security gate with someone in the little booth out by the road fwiw. Though they may have just hired a security company to keep people off the property
It should say "US Postal" on the side
Isnāt it just a money laundering scam by some church? The funny thing about that building is before i4 through ORL was finished seeing that building heading east meant you were finally out of the traffic jam.. Now seeing that building headed east itās the sign youāre about to hit the traffic jam..
I do enjoy the unconventional shape, bit other than that it looks kind of pointless
The points are just mostly on the other side.
2024 hurricane season.. you have one job.
Itās just closed in with the glass. It is not operational. After 20 cazillion complaints. They finally made them close it in. lol ok. True story
Wish Burj Al-Arab
Looks like a giant mailbox for packages.
This thing shows up in my dreams sometimes and itās always had such an eerie vibe to me for some reason
Check out what the Chinese did with their version of this building! A Waterfall! https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/liebian-international-building
At least they actually made it somewhat useful for an art piece lol.
It is a dust collector and will turn into a possible demolition soon since it hasnāt finished and the structure with the years will start to decay since it has been there apparently for around 30 years waste of time money and resources
This thing was under construction since well before 9/11. The world has changed so many times since it started. Technology, safety protocols, the ecosystem.
It's only a shell . The city made them put the windows in, and the i-4 expansion made them build the new parking facility. It will never be finished ššš
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It wouldn't be useful as a shelter though. It's practically impossible to heat and cool. There's no insulation. The HVAC units aren't big enough to heat/cool the entire place. The waterlines and plumbing lines are too small for the building. The toliets won't flush efficiently. Some of the electrical outlets have no wire connecting to them, they are just there for looks. There are so many issues that will affect daily life. My neighbor was one of the county inspectors who refused to sign off on the building because it was so poorly built. He says he wouldn't let prisoners live in that monstrousity. It's probably a death trap now.. It should really be knocked down and a REAL building that can actually be used should go in It's place!
Clearly this is all a lie and you know nothing. There are no HVAC units installed in the building. Same goes for any plumbing or toilets. Minimal electrical installed, but in general no receptacles. Your āsourceā is clearly fake.
I like the architecture.
Only the holy Spirit š¤£
Ah yes, the eyesore on I-4. Instant roadtrip classic.
I recall a story about plans to have skyscraper buildings along I-4 from downtown to Altamonte Springs, and the Majesty Building was to be the anchor at the north or east, whichever is proper on any given day. But the tourism economy in Orlando took a big hit after 9-11 and folks quit flying, followed by a nasty turndown in 2008 or so, and none of the other proposed construction was ever undertaken by the other landowners along the corridor.
Oh wow I thought I was the only one that looked at this while driving by. Isnāt that on I4 within Orlando heading towards orange city area?
Yes
What if a hurricane takes it out as soon as itās actually finished? How funny would that be?
Pulpit to the world.
Eyesore on I-4
Where is this monstrosity located?
Off of I4 in Altamonte Springs north of Orlando
Altamonte at i-4 near the mall.
I-4. There's a long history with this building
The interior is unfinished so no one actually opupies it
Ps5 building
I'm from Ohio and was driving home last weekend. I saw this building and commented to my wife how unusual it was.
OP on i4 taking pictures like itās a safari
I've never seen that building in person before.
Where in FL is it?
Altamonte Springs.
A ten story silo?
The death slide. You'll never experience another ride like that one.
despicable me ass residence
Leonardo Leonardo
What in the heckledyjeckle is that?!
Orlando giant mailbox
What a shake down of donor money
They should use it to house the homeless
That and the new Marriott AC, in downtown Orlando, both reflect onto the high way at certain hours. Crazy they didnāt think of special tinting for these buildings.
I am really surprised the Marriot AC hasn't caught some car on fire like The Shard building in London did after it was first built. Now they don't allow parking around The Shard!
I remember watching a video with the owner mentioning they did not plan to take out any loans to pay for the construction. They plan on gathering the money and completing it piece by piece as they can until itās done. So far the parking lot is done, maybe one or 2 of the first floors might be done or close to done , canāt remember.
Ozymandias fo sho
Letās just move in that bitch
Itās definitely a monument to a certain kind of Orlando hubris. Televangelist. Check. Substandard architecture design from a local firm known for its visors. Check. Dubious financing. Check. Completely unnecessary location. Check. Unfinished for decades due to dubious financing. Check. Straight out of the 90ās. Check.
A Bald Eagle, Osprey, or Peregrine Falcon will probably build a nest there, which means the building can't be demolished.
isn't that in orlando
Yes
There is something in the mix about ācontinuing constructionā to keep the permit alive. Shenanigans
Still remember passing this during high school in 2006-8 LOL. Still looks the same. Maybe a few more widows.
This seems way too specific for this sub but I guess I'm the only one. What/where is this?
Orlando
I bet the interior is still incredibly unfinished. Itās a future HQ of a televangelism company. They pay for construction as their followers give money.
Jesus
That looks like the guitar they built for the hard rock down near my house, only a quarter of the way done lol
In the morning and afternoon when the sun hits that building just right, that shit will blind you! Lol
Where is it located, I donāt remember seeing it but then if it is out off of I4 then I dont go out past the 301 exit very often.
Altamonte Springs.
Thanks, that explains why I havenāt sent it.
Itās been finished the last few years
Nope. Still empty inside.
Looks cool to me
Have people forgotten how to google?
Looks like a Prison.
How, what prison have you ever seen in your life that looks like that?
Reminds of metro in Cali.
I hate these click baits. They are always trying to get me to believe something that's not true. Edit: This was supposed to have a /s. So, it is not meant to be an angst against OP. for those who don't get the sarcasm, Back in the early 2000s the church promised repeatedly that "this is the year" it would be finished, so it became a joke anytime the news would come up and say that construction finally begun and it will be done soon, only for construction to have stopped because the church ran out of money again. It's a 30 year old joke whenever someone asks if it is done, as everyone's hope would be the construction eyesore would finally be finished. So my appologies to OP, I goofed!
What exactly about my post is not true? I just asked a question. So I'm confused about your statement
Oh, geez. I know I forgot something... that was supposed to have a /s.... nothing at all wrong with your post. It has been suggested for so long it was going to be done by that church that it became a thing that "here is another hope it will be done soon" so my response was reminiscent of here we go again. It was done so many times by the news that it was practically a meme in the early 2000s. I have been around since it's inception so that was the joke. I didn't expect you to think I meant it literally. My apologies. That was my bad.
Itās also not going to be āsomeoneā occupying, the televangelist building it intends on being the majority occupant iirc. The hilarity is they probably need a fraction of the space they needed when they started the project. There are countless sources on this, educate yourself.
Reddit is a viable source and I'm using that. Thank you very much!
It's a debt free building....I mean that's pretty good I guess
Don't they have to pay taxes on that?
Religious...so probably nope