Monday, September 12, 2011

Elite Estate: World’s Most Expensive Home Costs $1 Billion, built by Indian Businessman in Bombay

October 15, 2010 by · Leave a Comment 

Bombay is famous for not just its wealth, but also its slums. It is quite notorious for harbouring some of the poorest people on the planet. Now, the country’s richest man Mukesh Ambani has gone ahead and built himself a skyscraper home, that is easily the world’s most expensive home ever. The house would cost [...]

A Spanish Castle, Furniture Included, Estate Of The Day

October 7, 2010 by · Leave a Comment 

The Castillo de Santa Florentina – Casa Nova is for sale. It combines a historic country estate, in the envelope of a true Spanish castle, located 22 miles from Barcelona, in the northeast region of Spain. Santa Florentina Castle is a medieval building from the eleventh century, built on ancient Roman ruins. Despite its fortified [...]

The Process And Progress of A Significant Georgian Estate Restoration

September 27, 2010 by · Leave a Comment 

If this home looks familiar, it is. Deidre Woollard’s 2008 post in Luxist was about this home, then on the market for $11.2M. But since Deidre’s article was posted, the estate was sold, remodeled and renovated. It is slated to be finished in two weeks, and the price reflects the work done: it is now [...]

Concierge Auction to sell 15 Acre Estate North East of New York

September 22, 2010 by · Leave a Comment 

Golden Harvest Estate in the heart if Litchfield County will be auctioned by New York based luxury real estate auction firm Concierge Auctions. The live, on site auction will be held in co-operation with listing agent John C Sniffen of Litchfield Sotheby’s International Realty, on October 16. The property is an exquisite 15 acre estate [...]

Sale of Acqua Liana a Proof of Recovery of Real Estate Market

September 17, 2010 by · Leave a Comment 

There is clear evidence of recovery of real estate and it is the high end real estate market that is leading this recovery. The most recent example is the sale of Acqua Liana, a seven-bedroom Tahitian-Fijian inspired estate at 620 S. Ocean Blvd. in Manalapan, for $15.5 million. Developer Frank McKinney has sold the property [...]

Inside Design Duo Badgley Mischka’s Kentucky Equestrian Estate

September 14, 2010 by · Leave a Comment 

This month’s issue of Elle Decor offers an inside look at famed fashion design duo Badgley Mischka’s horsey estate in Kentucky, embodying a perfect example of haute equestrian style. Three years ago the New York-based designers, Mark Badgley and James Mischka, whose fans include the Olsen Twins, Lauren Hutton and Brooke Shields, traded in their [...]

Elite Estate: Derek Jeter Puts His Trump World Tower Penthouse on Sale for $20 Million

September 9, 2010 by · Leave a Comment 

One of the best baseball players of his generation, Derek Jeter, has recently put up his apartment at the coveted Trump World Tower on the market shelves for an asking price of $20 million. The penthouse was bought by him in 2001 and is seated near United Nations. The condominium features has 4 bedrooms, 5.5 [...]

Elite Estate: Skyhome 3460 at 101 Warren Street Finally Sold Off for $13,237,250

September 7, 2010 by · Leave a Comment 

After being on the shelves for as much as four years, Tribeca’s 101 Warren Street condo was finally sold for $13,237,250 became the most successful condominium offering in the history of downtown Manhattan.  Spread over a sprawling area of 4.518 square foot, the duplex property is seated in a glass box on top of 01 [...]

Elite Estate: 15th Century Cotswold Mansion in Manor Hall is Up For $17.19 Million

August 18, 2010 by · Leave a Comment 

If thought of owning a mansion in the hilly ranges of Cotswold which is hailed to be the Heart of England? If you have, here is your chance of buying a 15th century Mansion in Manor Hall, Withington for as much as £11 million i.e. $17.19 million. The Grade II listed home dwells on a [...]

Elite Estate: One Hyde Park Penthouse in London Sold for $222 Million

August 11, 2010 by · Leave a Comment 

Unless it is for a distress sale, the soaring property prices in pivotal cities makes you question if the global meltdown still exists. The sale of One Hyde Park Penthouse in London for a whooping £140 million could be indicative of the fact the property market is springing up back to life. The opulent residential [...]