Failed financier Mark Hotchin's derelict mansion is so ghastly it now attracts commentary from tour bus drivers.
Stains spatter the walls where eggs have been thrown at the multi-million dollar Paritai Drive home, a lightning-rod for anger about Hotchin and his failed finance company, Hanover.
Tour operator Ian MacDonald said:
"Everyone knows the Hotchin one, so it gives you something to talk about, basically."
MacDonald said one driver had a personal connection to the mansion. "He got done over by Hanover and he tells everyone."
Nearby resident Christie McClure said the house had shown no sign of improvement since spring. "It should be completed but I don't think [Hotchin] should have it.
