Mansions

Time for House Hunt! your look at homes for sale and open houses across the neighborhood! 111-31 77th Ave. Forest Hills This renovated Colonial in Forest Hills has new plumbing and electric’s, along with hardwood floors, a finished basement and a large driveway. It has a wood deck, back yard and is located in school … Continue reading »

25 February 2012 Last updated at 04:31 ET A community appeal is aiming to raise funds toward the £5m needed to restore a Victorian mansion in the suburbs of Cardiff. The Insole Court Trust said it hoped to generate at least £10,000 through the appeal, which is launched on Saturday. Campaigners want to demonstrate the … Continue reading »

BRISTOL City Council is looking for an expert to come up with ideas for the future of Ashton Court Mansion House. Last autumn the Evening Post reported that £300,000 was to be used to investigate the treasures within the 16th-century building, which has fallen into disrepair. A £155,000 grant from English Heritage was matched by … Continue reading »

Nicholas K. Geranios/AP The exterior of 34-room Copper King Mansion is seen Dec. 24 in Butte, Mont. The century-old home is now a bed-and-breakfast. By NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS The Associated Press Associated Press Sunday, February 26, 2012 A scandal over the fortune of reclusive mining heiress Huguette Clark has renewed interest in the life of … Continue reading »

Eat your heart out, Gatsby! A glimpse inside Tory Burch’s Jazz Age Hamptons mansion (no wonder her latest collection was Twenties-themed) By Daisy Dumas Last updated at 9:54 PM on 22nd February 2012 If any were in doubt as to the success of the Tory Burch label, look no further than to the business woman’s … Continue reading »

A luxury Queenstown Hill pad has sold for the highest price of any resort residential property in the past four years. A six-bedroom, eight-bathroom house on Queenstown Hill has sold for $5.25 million, according to a January 2012 sales report by the local branch of the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand. New Zealand Sotheby’s … Continue reading »

When it comes to real estate, there are oodles of incredible luxury estates across America. And then, every once in a blue moon, something comes along that is in a category all its own. Case-in-point – The Bradbury Estate, a $78,800,000 mega-mansion that just hit the market in the semi-secret millionaire enclave of Bradbury, CA. … Continue reading »

A palatial mansion on a more than 500-acre estate in Penn Valley was home to its owner, his wife and their two sons who lived a life of wealth and privilege. The mansion was also home to another group of people: more than 50 employees who worked in the mansion as live-in servants as well … Continue reading »

January 23, 2012 · 4:15PM by Micah Hart For those wondering about Chris Paul‘s intentions once his contract expires, perhaps this can be construed as a sign — the newest Clippers’ superstar is purchasing the Bel Air estate of singer Avril Lavigne, reportedly for a cool $8.5 million. TMZ.com reports: Sources tell us … Paul … Continue reading »

Kim Doctom, the founder of now defunct file-sharing and online storage site Megaupload, was ordered to be held in custody by a New Zealand court on Monday, even as he denied charges of Internet piracy and money laundering. Dotcom (aka Kim Schmitz), 37, was running his multi-million dollar empire from a sprawling mansion, which was … Continue reading »