Mansions

Home of the Month: Luxe Plus Renovating this 10,345-square-foot home along the Strand in Naples brought a yet-more-elegant, contemporary, kid-friendly ambience. By Michael Korb This Mediterranean beauty features seven bedrooms, nine full and two half-bathrooms, and plenty of space to entertain all along 137 feet of gorgeous beach front. Rick Bethem Photography   They say … Continue reading »

CUMMING, GA — A person’s home is his or her castle. With this “WOW!” House, that old saying doesn’t take a whole lot of imagination. A secluded and gated 4-acre estate is overseen by a 10,000-plus square-foot mansion, which has seven bedrooms, six full and three half baths and pretty much all the extras you … Continue reading »

A huge estate for sale in Northville, Michigan spanning more than 17,000 square feet has a sticker price of $12.5 million. The mansion itself features 7 bedrooms, 9 bathrooms and 11,434 square feet, sitting on an estate spanning over 17,000 square feet. RELATED: Tour this beautiful Bloomfield Hills mansion listed for nearly $6 million The property … Continue reading »

Canada: North York mansion gutted by fire Toronto, Jan 5 : The multimillion-dollar house, which was being constructed on Forest Heights Boulevard, North York, Ontario was ruined by fire which broke out early morning on New Year’s Day, media reports said. [NK US] Stephan Powell, District Chief for Toronto Fire Services said that the rear … Continue reading »

A Bloomfield Hills mansion sitting on almost 4 acres is listed for nearly $6 million. The property, located at 1450 Vaughan Road in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, features 5 bedrooms, 8 bathrooms (5 full, 3 half), with 6,633 square feet. Other features include a deck, fireplace, hot tub, in-ground pool, patio, security system, wet bar, hardwood … Continue reading »

I have to admit that I didn’t know who Frank Thomas is. I don’t follow sports at all so I had to look this guy up to find out that he’s a former White Sox baseball player. I guess he was pretty good. Good enough to afford building a 41 room, 26,000 square foot mansion … Continue reading »

You’ve got to admire feisty Glen Cove, aka “Moscow on the Sound,” where the locals have been living with the Soviet menace since the era of mutually assured destruction. With nuclear warheads poised to annihilate New York in the early ‘60s, defiant denizens lined the streets and pelted Nikita Khrushchev’s limo with tomatoes. It’s unclear … Continue reading »

Comments (2) A NEW 20-point plan has been drawn up in a bid to save Paignton’s historic Oldway Mansion. The building, once the home of the Singer family, has been lying empty for more than three years since the last Torbay Council staff moved out. Torbay Council’s agreement with would-be developers Akkeron to redevelop the site … Continue reading »

Zsa Zsa Gabor’s husband may soon be forced to leave the couple’s Bel Air home. Following the death of Hungarian actress and socialite Zsa Zsa Gabor, her ninth husband will soon find himself forced to leave the six-bedroom villa Gabor called home for four decades. According to property records, Gabor and her husband, Frederic Prinz … Continue reading »

ST. MARYS, Ga. — Baseball great Ted Williams was once asked why he left the Florida Keys where he had lived for many years. It was time to go, he said, when you couldn’t make a left-hand turn. He was referring to the traffic on U.S. Highway 1. I know what he means. And that’s … Continue reading »