Change of View

You're walking down a typical residential street in Jackson Heights, Queens, and you seen a lot of home like this:

And you see a lot of houses like this:

Then, out of nowhere, you get one like this!

The man likes his windows, no? Likes some of that good old sunlight? Or is a giant, maybe, and hates stooping down to look outside.

Striking. So are we dealing to two floors here or one high-ceiling level? And where do you get curtains that long? Kinda like it. Sorta suspect his neighbors hate it, though.