Mansions

Thursday, June 14, 2012, by Sarah Firshein With Casa Casuarina—Gianni Versace’s old Miami mansion that telecom entrepreneur Peter Loftin turned into a glitzy hotel—freshly on the market for $125M, America now has not one but two homes priced at this stratospheric level. The other? Fleur de Lys (above), the 35,000-square-foot Los Angeles mansion that Suzanne … Continue reading »

KILOCK, IRELAND — When the filmmaking legend John Huston wrote his autobiography “An Open Book,” he described renting a country house in 1953 called Courtown, near Kilcock in County Kildare. “Courtown was a big house, located on some 300 acres of very productive land, and staffed by a fine group of servants, several of whom … Continue reading »

‘They say that Prague is a baroque city, and Brno is a modernist one,’ says Czech architect Iveta ÄŒerná. Indeed the evidence is everywhere in the Moravian capital. In the first decades of the 20th century, culture, commerce and industry were in harmony in the city. This helped create its remarkable collection of early modernist … Continue reading »

This mountaintop style waterfront mansion is located at 2500 W Lake Boulevard in Tahoe City, CA and is situated on 3.3 acres. It was last on the market for $24 million and has now been re-listed. Built in 2001, the stone and wood home offers 12,255 square feet of living space with 5 bedrooms, 7 … Continue reading »

Click here to view the full photo gallery. Location: Bainbridge Island, Wash. Price: $12,800,000 The Skinny: This sizable estate on Washington’s Bainbridge Island, a ferry ride away from Seattle, looks more like something you might find in the highlands of Asia, and that’s no accident. Designed by the architecture firm Miller Hull, the 10,500-square-foot mansion … Continue reading »

Peyton Manning To Live In Mike Shanahan’s 35,000 Square Foot Denver Mansion The Associated Press is reporting that Denver Bronco’s QB Peyton Manning will be temporarily living in their former head coach’s 35,000 square foot Denver mansion until he finds an official home. Mike Shanahan coached the Denver Broncos from 1995-2008 when during that time … Continue reading »

Versace’s former South Beach mansion for sale: $125 million By Michael Martinez, CNN June 9, 2012 — Updated 2043 GMT (0443 HKT) The Miami Beach residence once owned by slain fashion designer Gianni Versace is up for sale. STORY HIGHLIGHTS A South Beach mansion once owned by Versace has a “for sale” sign Fashioner designer … Continue reading »

Mark Freerks The buyer of the onetime home of fashion designer Gianni Versace will get instant fame, according to a press release that announces a $125 million listing. There’s a new twist in the saga of Casa Casuarina, which Ponzi schemer Scott Rothstein invested in years after fashion designer Gianni Versace was slain at the … Continue reading »

Elisabeth Hasselbeck’s new (suburban) View: TV host buys sprawling Connecticut mansion for $4million after listing Manhattan condo for $3.3million months before By Beth Stebner UPDATED: 00:55 EST, 8 June 2012 For one TV co-host, changing her view was as simple as moving to Connecticut. Elisabeth Hasselbeck, who serves as co-host on The View, has purchased … Continue reading »

Roman Abramovich puts his unfinished mansion on the market for £70m… but it will cost buyer an extra £15m to finish the job By Anthony Bond PUBLISHED: 14:14 EST, 8 June 2012 | UPDATED: 17:51 EST, 8 June 2012 Billionaire Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich has put his London mansion on the market for a staggering … Continue reading »