I can't imagine a MATY Senate building without a gaming arena, to be honest.  I'm glad you all liked the idea!

For my next entry, I decided to try building the New York City Hall:


My version is not quite the same as I couldn't remember the details while building. I squished it a bit to cut down on size but it's certainly more governmental than before.

In recognition of governmental overspending, I added far more decorations than I normally would. On the side are stairs leading down to the dungeon basement. All accesses to the building are lockable.


From the rear, there is more plant life, a thing some fortune sims would be ecstatic over (for about 5 seconds), a large patio for outdoor dining, and what would be a swimming pool if only my game wouldn't crash while trying to build one. I left the outline to show that it was intended and/or for someone else to build whose game isn't borkinated should they decide to download. I also tried to leave some space for greenhouses or whatever else one might like.

The roof area features doors on either side. I thought our senators might like to party on the roof! There is all kinds of space to include skilling objects on the roof, if desired.

I didn't add awnings this time in case someone wanting to download doesn't have OFB. They would be there but for that. Stairs are lockable.


The second floor features bedrooms/offices and bathrooms. In this version, I included half-walls so that lookouts could scan the lobby below for intruders/offenders. Stairs are lockable.


The first floor contains a living room, kitchen/dining area, offices and yet more bathrooms. An open lobby/hall allows (I hope) for more skilling objects or hobbies. Again, all accesses are lockable.


Last but not least, the gaming arena (left) is in the basement this time. Attached to it is a holding area should our senators prefer to torture individuals one at a time. This can also be used for storage. Low lighting adds to the atmosphere of impending doom. Half-walls allow better access to offenders by sheer dint of proximity. MOAR torture! 

A seating area is available should anyone get tired but still want to watch. There is a small kitchen area available so our beloved senators can munch and get right back to the fun. Both a public and a full private bathroom is user ready. Also added is a large bedroom with an attached bathroom for the senator(s) or Pescado who would like to stay down there to continue pokings at odd hours. Jelendra's office contains an extra desk for the working senator who doesn't want to miss anything. As I couldn't remember the style it should be decorated in, I chose pinks to emulate her "new gay" status. 

I hope that you all like my new version. Should you want it for your hood, you can get it here:
http://www.4shared.com/file/54393819/1ab0cf6e/Senate_Building_Cim_v2.html?dirPwdVerified=f1ccdab3

ETA to add that I have Deluxe, Uni and OFB. Building fixed.

Witch, that house is incredible! This one is in reserve for a favorite(s)! 

Yeesh! Get those poor critchers some Pro Activ! Ack! Phooey!

Yay! I finally have web speed!

Better than some but nothing I'd want:

http://www.modthesims2.com/showthread.php?t=241211

What the...?

http://www.modthesims2.com/showthread.php?t=50174

Holy crap! Radioactive cukes!

http://www.modthesims2.com/showthread.php?t=72658

Ah crap! Oh well... 
Can't wait to see what you all do with it!

Jess Maree, way too cool! And this is just the beginning! *prepares to nab scads of be-yoo-tiful houses*

This is 225 Main Street

I guess I was thinking of another house. It wouldn't be bad for a challenge but it isn't as bad as I thought. You be the judge. 

A double bed will fit in the bigger bedroom


As for 10 Oak Street

It doesn't have any bedrooms. This is it.


I have all of the Pleasantview houses now should it be decided to use one.

That in itself speaks volumes about the content available there, doesn't it? I certainly mad-dashed myself over there because I knew there would be plenty of post-worthy items available.

*goes off to check other sites*

Thanks so much guys for making these available! HP, nice to see you over here and another round of thanks for fixing that gawd-awful hair borkage! 

Beautiful! I'm so very looking forward to having the time to load all of my new games! It's going to be a job but it'll be worth it!

Ah! The difference is that this forum is not likely to bow to the vagaries of EA.

Surelyfunke, Adding my thanks now for reposting the link! The thread title is complete win! 

You know Pescado must be boo-hooing in his bunker right now.  It would be funny if it weren't so lame.

Well dang! I head into TSR to see what I can find. Lo and behold, on the first page, I find this little beauty:

Appropriately enough, it's titled, "Ugly Thing"

http://www.thesimsresource.com/downloads/sims2/body/makeup/costume/736763/

 

Hur. It's a potholder and apparently the creator hadn't smoked enough when she created it! 

Wahoo!
Thank you for that! I was going to ask in the CC thread for camera mod recommendations. Now I don't need to! 
*makes notes * Ok. I won't.

But, but -- You said -- I never said you were crazy! /sputtering 
I dinna nark on ye though, lassie. Ye did that, yourself. *

Awww! Poor little guys! Send some my way and hats off to you for obvious reasons!

The thing I hate most about EA houses is everything the fact that you often have to rotate them constantly to play. I don't do vertigo well and I always try to build with minimal spinning.

* Apologizes to everyone in forum who actually knows how the phonetic rendering of a Scots accent should appear

Heh. I don't know if that one is still available in mine or not. So many of them ended up in the lot bin when I took the plunge and started building from scratch. Now my Pleasantview is in dire need of a cleansing. Of course, I didn't know squat when I started and that one family has pretty much clogged the neighborhood all by itself. Family sims and my ignorance at the time. A lethal combination.

If you're still having trouble, all of my houses are at the above link, now. Hope that works for you! 

SnootCB,
I was thinking of one of the split houses because they're so ludicrous in their setup. The more I think of it, the more I feel that they might not be a good idea. The lot is a large one but it would have to be just to make the smaller of the two buildings livable as well as viewable. If you have a look, you'll better see what I'm trying to garble out, here. As for most of the others, EA went out of their way to decorate in the most depressing manner possible. Heck, just changing the wall colors and flooring would be doing them a favor in my opinion.

I'm wondering if the house Rohina is thinking of is 225 Main Street from Pleasantview? If memory serves, the thing was so cramped that it needed help right away. Starting out, I used a lot of those houses for my first couple's spawn, expanding as needed (can it really be only a year ago?) I might be wrong about this being the one Rohina requested but it might not be a bad one to use for another challenge.

Yay! Another one! *Grabs up happily*

I did build two more. In the interest of anti-thread spamming, I've uploaded them for anyone who would like to at least look at them. If you'd like to download, there are furnished and unfurnished versions available.

http://www.4shared.com/account/dir/7610602/d800c33e/sharing.html?rnd=29

Agreed. I was thinking of those vile "split" houses in Veronaville as a possibility. Maybe they would be too big for a challenge, though.
Witch, if the house won't download for you, I can always upload it elsewhere. I have so many accounts now, somewhere should work!  Also, may I say one more round of thanks for suggesting Gadwin's for taking pictures? *promises not to fawn and drool* lol It's fantastic!

Beautiful! *Nabs* There are going to be some lovely neighborhoods built from this challenge!

Kazzandra has several cats in RL. Just a thought. 

Amber and Eevilcat,
These are gorgeous! I can't wait to get everything installed so I can play all of these houses! One of the things I like best about this challenge is all of the new (to me) building ideas to try.

Thanks! It's going to make a fine addition to the neighborhood.
*nabs and dashes*

These look great! Thanks so much for sharing!

Heh. I'd live in any one of these, given the chance! 

I did.  I don't have nearly enough of these and this one is great!