Mansions

On the Mosman foreshore where designer statement homes with manicured gardens and swimming pools compete for the best views over Sydney Harbour the Morella mansion is a standout. But this is no Corben Architects-designed home geared to gain the most capital gain from every square metre. What sets Morella apart from its A-class asset neighbours … Continue reading »

After sitting untouched for a decade, a mansion returns to the market The elegant Berkeley, Calif. manse is asking $7.5 million August 27, 2016 03:00PM 1960 San Antonio Street One of Berkeley’s best mansions is on the market once again after sitting vacant for more than a decade. The12,000-square-foot house is asking $7.5 million. Sitting … Continue reading »

Welsh star Catherine Zeta-Jones and her husband Michael Douglas are still trying to find a bidder for their Majorca mansion. The 247-acre property originally had a reported £41m price tag but that now stands at £34m – some £7m less. The estate, which went on the market two years ago has a vineyard, cinema and … Continue reading »

Strathmore, the nine-acre former Canadian embassy residence in Killiney, is set to undergo major changes now that its new owner, entrepreneur Dr Joe Elias, has obtained planning permission for a major renovation of the Victorian mansion. The businessman purchased the property for €7.5 million in February 2015 and had originally hoped to demolish the 1,070sq … Continue reading »

A historic mansion in Worcester will soon be home to a new American restaurant. Bull Mansion will grandly open in September, unveiling a menu of bistro-style dishes at 55 Pearl St., MassLive reported. The mansion most recently served as a restaurant and event space and underwent renovations for this new concept. Bull Mansion will seat … Continue reading »

In 2014, the Wildensteins thought they’d pulled off the biggest real estate coup in New York. The billionaire art dealing family, whose gallery, Wildenstein & Co. had owned its 21,000-square-foot townhouse on East 64th Street for more than 80 years, signed a deal with the government of Qatar to sell the limestone-clad building for a reported … Continue reading »

If only these walls  — or floorboards — could talk. A 4,000-square-foot penthouse hit the market in London’s Marylebone neighborhood earlier this summer for £8.95 million (US $11.64 million). And its landmarked building, known as Harley House, has at different points been home to rock star Mick Jagger, actress and author Joan Collins and Thomas … Continue reading »

realtor.comIf you desire a posh life in the Peach State, we present this $18.8 million megamansion in Atlanta that’s been featured in both movies and TV shows. “It’s like a mini Versailles,” says co-listing agent Ron Wolotzky of Rodeo Realty. “The house is being sold turn-key—everything you see comes with it.” This means a lot of furnishings for the nine-bedroom, 12-bathroom Mediterranean-style … Continue reading »

Home to what may be the two most expensive properties in Atlantic Canada, the Village of Chester is on a real estate roll. Just listed at $12.5 million, a three-acre headland on the peninsula with a view of both Tancooks offers a 12,000-square-foot mansion at 22 Fredas Point Dr. “It probably has the single-most spectacular … Continue reading »

For Pankaj and Radhika Oswal, it was meant to be the “Taj Mahal on the Swan River”. But the building once destined to be their $70 million Perth palace is now a dilapidated eyesore which will be torn down within weeks. Mrs Oswal wanted the Indian-style mansion in the luxurious suburb of Peppermint Grove to … Continue reading »