You must be in a cult if you think a home that is 500 sq feet has the same upkeep costs as one that is 5000 sq feet. The ballroom isn't 10 times the size but it's sq footage is 3 times the size of the old east wing and then you have to consider the added height. The cost to wash windows annually has more than doubled.That would depend on how many offices are there, no? What about deterioration?
My home has needed upgraded/remodeling as the years pass These things are not
uncommon. Why would a newly built addition need more upkeep than an older
structure? Don't ballrooms have large floor space which need only sweeping/mopping?
For a ballroom to be functional you need a rather large support area including a kitchen and other staging areas. No, ballrooms don't only need sweeping and mopping. Have you never been to an event in a hotel ballroom?
 
	 
 
		