Properties with weighty pasts are kind of like bedtime stories here on Curbed; we just can't get enough of—oh, holy moly, scratch that. This particular story is the stuff of nightmares: a bunch of blocks in one of Adolf Hitler's so-called Seaside Resorts for the Common Man on the German island of Ruegen are going to be turned into luxury apartments. Hitler conceived the 2.5-mile-long complex as one of five vacation super-resorts designed to accommodate thousands and thousands of Nazi factory workers at a time and offer leisurely diversions such as "Nazi-approved exercises, courses and talks." Sounds just like Club Med, doesn't it?
Anyway, the Reugen buildings broke ground in 1936 and cost the equivalent of $1.239B in today's currency, an absurd sum we can thank on Hitler's megalomaniacal desire to create a name for himself in this realm (of real estate development, apparently). War broke out three years later and no one ever set a foot inside—the buildings are now vacant and vandalized, except for one small museum and a youth hostel. We can't wait to see how the complex is revamped and, of course, who the lucky buyers are. Kind of gives new meaning to the "Hitler house," no?
· Mein summer camp: How Hitler wanted Nazis to become world's largest tour operator with Butlins-style holiday resorts [Daily Mail]
· Meet the House That Bears a Striking Resemblance to Hitler [Curbed National]
We're happy to report that 715 Commercial, aka Our Most Hideous of 2010, recently sold for $640,000. It was asking $679,000 for a "single-family home with four bedrooms and one bathroom" when we checked in back in September of 2010. The listing agent's right, this is an "incredible investment opportunity." Mostly because not a pinch of the interior is salvageable. No word yet on what's planned for the stack of bricks, but we sincerely hope that the pigeon infestation is the first problem the lucky buyer tackles. Invite us to the property warming party, won't you? We promise to bring along a Home Depot gift certificate. 
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