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I note that they have lowered the shade in the B-4 LR window with the view of the south facade of B-7. As this window faces north, the sun never shines in this window. To me, lowering the shade is an indication they don't want subscribers seeing who is coming and going at B-7, or people in B-7 peeking into B-4. B-7 as a stand-alone property has little value. It looks to be one of the first properties built in this particular area. as such, it could be built by securing temporary access through properties below it. Those properties now have houses on them. The built the swimming pool either at the end of the villa's construction, or later when B-4 was built. Either way, an easy access route to the backyard is no longer easy. The preferred solution to fixing foundations that are compromised because of unstable ground is to install micropiles. See YouTube video below.. Positioning a rig to pound the micropiles into the soil may require a heavy crane to lift the drill rig over the villa. https://youtu.be/3jWK0NeR35A?si=XLk9qAx_DdfbD1iY In short, IMO, B-7's value depends on it being tied to B-4.

When I can get image upload from IMGUR to work, I'll post images of the geological features near B-7. These will show ongoing erosion of the hillside, and the steepness of the slope. (The villa itself does not appear.) I have found what appears to be a sewer line so that would indicate no septic system. At the very end of the parking terrace at the front of B-7, there appears what might be a tent or shelter for construction materials. The satellite image of the villas with this object is quite dated, so it may now be an artifact.. When I first saw this, I thought perhaps there was work underway to activate the space at the bottom of the villa, which has always been off-cam. After further retrospective thought, I am inclined to now think those attending the barbecue last weekend at B-7, did so knowing that B-7 would be closing. Notable attendees included Alexandra and Lucien, and Sav. Also, I now look at Nelly's unexpected appearance in Montenegro, as also perhaps linked to the closure of B-7. AFAIK, her contacts in Montenegro were limited to Sasha, Dasha, and Nancy. She apparently did not visit with Adeline, Aziza, or Aya. Perhaps, given the closure of B-7, RLC is considering opening up a new apartment(s) in Montenegro, or RLC wants the Montenegro apartments to generate even more content then they do at present. Finally, it may be that they turned off the cams because there are contractors on site working on the villa, or the land that surrounds the villa. And for this reason, rather than have cams go U/M, all the time, they decided to simply shut the cams off. The tenants, including the fat man, could still be living there. This could explain why nobody seemed to be preparing to move out when the villa vanished from the Internet.

A picture is worth one thousand words, but a photo would be against CC rules.

The topography of the land around the two villas is this: Both villas were constructed on sloping terrain. The slope may be 30 degrees. the entrance to B-7, which is where N&B suite was, is 4-5 meters below the elevation of the road. The living room level is perhaps 5 meters below the N&B suite entrance. The bedroom level is 4-5 meters below the living room level. There is another level below the bedroom level. This level does not run to the front of the villa, and leads to the true backyard which was never on cam. From the road elevation to the backyard elevation there is perhaps a total drop of 17-18 meters over a horizontal distance of 45-50 meters. (<This is a crude estimate from memory of the topography, and making no attempt to calculate the distance using imagery.) Looking at the front entrance of B-7, to the left, there is a recently constructed villa., with a base elevation that is higher than B-7. To the right of B-7, there is B-4, which has a base elevation (garage entrance, which is higher than the B-4 front entrance at level 2. The on-cam backyard of B-4 is higher by several meters than the off-cam backyard of B-7. Another villa was recently constructed to the right of B-4, and this villa has a higher base elevation than B-4. Across the road from B-4 and B-7 is a steep hillside, with older villas on top. The road, in effect, stabilizes the slope of the land under these older villas. It is possible that the two villas recently built of either side of B4-B-7 has disrupted the subsurface hydrology. Water flows downhill, and runoff from villas on either side and above B4-B7 would flow towards the RLC villas, and ultimately to a street some distance below. Disruption of the subsurface hydrology can undercut foundations and supports for a building or a swimming pool. ----------------------------------- Another possibility is that the sewage system for B-7 has failed, or is failing. There are three options for B-4-B-7: 1.) a sewer line runs from a villa through the backyard and down through other property to the street below: 2.) sewage is pumped from the bathrooms and kitchens uphill to a sewer line in the road above, using a sewer pump to make the flow run uphill. 3>) a septic system, which is a large underground tank that collects sewage. Often, these periodically need to be pumped out. [11 Jun] Oceano, Whimsy, Feya and Vanya - Whimsy's room REPLAY.REALLIFECAM.COM Watch reallifecam.com recordings with your Premium Membership This is Whimsy leaving her bedroom at about 15:00. Does it look as if she knows B-7 has closed and she is no longer with the project? ------------------------------ It is quite possible that the two recently constructed villas have disrupted the subsurface water flow. In turn, this may have undercut the foundations for the villa or the pool. In Washington DC, a very famous restaurant closed abruptly when structural engineers found that an underground stream had undercut the building's foundation. The closure was so abrupt that the chef was unable to retrieve wine from the wine cellar, or the kitchen's tools and equipment. The building could not be stabilized and was eventually demolished. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michel_Richard_Citronelle https://dc.eater.com/2012/7/23/6562899/citronelles-surprise-temporary-shutter-a-post-mortem

I will bet good money that when Alexandra and Lucien woke up this morning, they had no idea they would be a RLC apartment this afternoon. They were thrown into the breach, as the saying goes. Madison may be the next to re-appear on RLC.

Okay, I have checked replay of the B-7 bedrooms this afternoon. No indication that any of the tenants were aware that the villa was closing. That lends credence to what I speculated in the post above. An engineer or government inspector has visited the villa, and ordered it closed.

I will add one more possibility. This spring has seen more rain in Barcelona then I remember. They have cleaned the pool but did not fill it. B-4 and B-7 are built on a steep slope. It is possible they have not filled the pool because the ground beneath the pool is unstable. They may have brought in a structural engineer to examine the stability of the pool and/or the villa itself. The abruptness of these departures suggests to me that a structural engineer may have told RLC to evacuate the villa, because of unstable soil. Also, there was a 2.9 magnitude earthquake in Barcelona five days ago. While this is a minor earthquake, it may have worsened any soils instability under the pool and/or villa.. The more I think about it, the more I feel this closure is related to the stability of the structure and/or pool.

IMO, I don't think B-7 is closed for good. IIRC, B-4 was closed for several months and re-opened, after some repairs. IMO, this closure is also for repairs and renovation, including the Bogdan and Nelly suite, and perhaps the garage. And maybe the pool needs repairing, or the network connection. There is also a space at the bottom level that never had cams. That said, B-7 is older than B-4.

And no longer listed on Xlife. No additional cams though. Is this to make up for the closing of B-5? If it is to make up for the closing, they should add one more Barcelona apartment. Who is next to return? Bogdan and Nelly?

Her condition was mentioned by Angie in an overheard telephone conversation. It is a lifelong condition but it can be stabilized successfully with medication. Budva is large enough that there is a medical clinic and health professionals who can provide care.

IMO, tourists. Nearly 200,000 Russian tourist arrivals in Montenegro in 2024, the majority go to Budva and the area around it..

This couple visited last week. Adeline gave the girl a tour. The guy had little interest in the tour. The girl seems to be a friend of Adeline. They have left for the beach or a pool.

The LR couch is no longer a bed. It seems that Nelly will be leaving today. Update: Nelly, Sasha, and Dasha left. Nelly for the airport. There is a direct flight to Barcelona at 16:30 from Podgorica airport. Edit again. They are back. Final edit. They left again at about 13:30.. Nelly wearing her white blouse with no back. If Sasha and Dasha return around 16:00, this may indicate that Sasha has a car and he drove her to the airport.

There is one unit at one corner that appears to have a rooftop terrace, in the shape of a square. There is another unit that appears to have a rectangular terrace or very large balcony.. Unfortunately, Google streetview is dated at 2016, and, in 2016, the apartment building is an empty field. So a 3-D perspective cannot be gained. A small unit in this apartment complex is for sale at 3,100 euros per square meter. A new construction, small apartment in Barcelona is for sale at 8,000 euros per square meter. My best guess is that the RLC units in this apartment building were bought new by RLC, so Sasha and Dasha for example, were the original tenants. I have almost no doubt that RLC, or a business associated with RLC, purchased these units. The Jojo apartment is slightly different in exterior design. It is possible that the separate, adjacent buildings that make up this complex were completed at different times, and the Jojo apartment is in the first building to be completed. I am certain Nancy's mom was impressed with this building compared to Russia. I would expect Nelly to be quite impressed with this apartment complex. It appears to be superior in value to any of the RLC apartment buildings / villas in Barcelona. There are so many units that it would surprise me if RLC or an entity associated with RLC did not own or more additional units that are not on cam. Also, from an RLC IT perspective, the location is such that there should be no bandwidth capacity limits for high-speed internet connections. From an RLC standpoint, participants should not be the type to host, wild, crazy, loud parties / gatherings.

There is the possibility of a rooftop terrace on top of Adeline and Markus' apartment. It can be seen on cam 12 along with a penthouse structure that may be an elevator overrun. Brit Guy says that he knows the building address so he could confirm whether there is a rooftop where tenants can congregate.