Post Tagged "Estates"
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Mary Kay's pink mansion goes on sale
Ms. Mary Kay Ash, who created the cosmetics giant Mary Kay Inc., was best known for her affinity with the color pink. It is known that the costimetics’ queen had many personal objects, which come in that shade, and one of them is on the market for sale. This relates to the $3.3 million price for her Pink Mansion, located in Dallas, Texas, which has some of her signature design ideas including the pink theme of the exterior, the pink bathtub with master bedroom, and also the pink quartz toilet. Apart from those large arches along the pathways, carved wooden artwork on walls and furniture, landscaped gardens, and sprawling private swimming are just some of the features of this property built by Ms. Ash. Though she may not have lived on this mansion since the 1990’s, she hasn’t left anything to be desired for in any part. Very reminiscent of her billion dollar cosmetics empire, which she built with equal care, and now generates around $2 billion in revenue each year.
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Phuket villa with the biggest private pool and a private beach is for sale
Phuket, which remains one of the world’s top tourist destinations, and remains responsible for a majority of the Thailand’s influx of foreign tourists. Tourists, who visit the city to experience local culture, and the endowments of nature of the area, are subjected to pristine views, a vibrant yet quality time away from busy metropolitan lives common in most of the cities around the world. It’s no wonder that projects like the David Lloyd Homes and the Starwood Naka Island have made this city a major base for their tourism capacity. However, the biggest villa in the city, Villa Verai is on the real estate market with a price tag of $18.7 million, with unparalleled views of the Phang Nga Bay in the horizon, and covering a total land size of 139,307 sq ft. Great architecture is also complementary.
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One Hyde Park: The residences at Mandarin Oriental, London exceeds £1.4 billion sales
One Hyde Park which saw previous record breaking sales, such as the world’s most expensive apartment that was sold for a whopping $215.26 million, has once again surpassed anything that was set previously. Prices have now soared as high as £7,500 ($11,872) per sq ft, which have actually resulted in the total sales of figures of £1.4 billion ($2.21 billion) as . The property in question is the residences at Mandarin Oriental in Knightsbridge area of London, where this new project has generated huge interest from the global wealthy investors.
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Northstar Mountainside ski homes in California: Take off into skis from home to ski slopes
From all kinds of homes that strike a chord, especially in nature friendly places, ski-homes or resorts feature as a prominent attraction, especially for professional skiers. We had earlier shown you certain attractive destinations in the world, which continue to be noted for the unique location, such as the Verbier a place to see Russian oligarchs, and also Steamboat Condominiums, which set a trend in the luxury real estate markets for buying properties in those markets. For those looking for similar style of living in the mountains, where the horizons are snow capped and ideal for skiing too, Northstar Mountainside Homes are the perfect options for such a home buyer.
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Luxury condo in Calgary sells for record $8.3 million
The City of Calgary seems like the next hot spot where luxury lifestyle could be the next big thing. After being host to the 100th edition of the Calgary Stampede, which saw the most expensive horse saddle in display last year, the city is on the brink of having a real estate boom. Ledcor Properties in the process of developing the River side project, which shall be a tower of luxury apartments, where its 12th floor condominium has already been sold for $8.3 million. Even with much of the construction still to take place, the 12th floor condominium has already been sold to a buyer, which means that the properties in that location is very much in demand and the rich Calgarians wouldn’t mind spending extra for it.
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Celebrity Homes for sale: Pete Sampras California mansion & Mel B's LA home up for sale
It seems like the celebs are on a real estate selling spree. Tennis star Pete Sampras, and former Spice Girls Member, Mel B, have put up their luxurious abodes on the market, which should attract the most premium set of buyers that there are. What could be the reason for the sale is perhaps best known to them alone, but the looks of the properties convey that both are of equal opulence and high aesthetics, just their owners are known to be. Below are the details and some glimpses of these mansions going on sale.
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Most expensive homes in the Silicon Valley
Apart from being the hotspot for many a billionaire in the area, San Francisco has been in the news for being one of the few areas in the U.S. that has seen a surge in demand for real estate space, especially during a time when the industry wasn’t doing all that hunky dory. So much has been the demand, that the surrounding areas like Palo Alto had seen a jump in median price of houses between 2010 & 2011 of around 20%, which has been the highest since 2008. Home to the Silicon Valley of the United States, the real estate market within the area seems to be in no hurry to slow down, instead go the other way, especially after IPO filings and the trade of technology companies’ shares have resulted in concentration of wealth in the area yet again, which finally rubbed off on the market. This current list provides a look into those mansions in the area, which have been valued as the most expensive in the area:
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David Lloyd recreates his on-court magic with signature home series
During the ’70s and ’80s, David Lloyd and his brother John served the UK by serving many an aces on the tennis court. However, during the 2nd half of David’s career, he lent his good name to some good business use by creating David Lloyd signature homes. Making progress over the past few decades, that name has now become a notable entity in the space of luxury housing, especially after their luxury projects in Thailand. Creating a sub-entity called Cape Sawan, David Lloyd has targeted the luxury sea vacationers and most discerning home owners, who have always looked for the most peaceful breaks during their beach side vacations, which also happens to be a specialty of the country.
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Chance to get your own personal space station for $3 million
Now that space travel is the latest craze amongst the rich folks, for their exotic vacations, every kind of gadgets and gizmos seem to be the latest hotcakes for the taking. After we had told you about the futuristic Galactic Space Hotel which would be open for business from this year onwards, it’s time for the space addicts to own their own space station, for a price of $3 million. With a capability to withstand a nuclear blast, this property is known to have its own 3-bedroom apartment, as well as the main observatory which was witness to the first images of the 1969 Apollo landing.
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Historic Tobin Clark Estate in Hillsborough, California up for auction
Built as a symbolic epitome of British architecture and design in 1930, the historic Tobin Clarke Estate in Hillsborough, California is now upon on the auction block for sale. While it has been on and off the market for the last 10 years, one begins to wonder why it hasn’t yet changed hands, especially after taking a look at the awe-inspiring vintage British architecture, and the placing within a garland of dense and lush green vegetation. Like the property itself, the history of the mansion and its construction is just as elaborate and full of facts.
In 1920, Mrs. Cebia Tobin Clark, who was the heiress to the fortune of the Hibernia Bank, commissioned the construction of this mansion estate. Since she was known to be very particular about what she wanted, there was extra care taken to get the best sources for everything for being included in the estate including the 18th century English oak, pine wood carving from Grinling Gibbons, trees from Monterey Peninsula, other than rose terraces construction, and also multiple varieties of olives which were a favorite choice of Mrs. Clark. The interiors were done up by the likes of star designers like Syrie Mougham, who also chose the rarest and most exotic of offerings like 18th century Chinese coverings, to give it the best possible aesthetics, while the overall construction had the brain of Mr. David Adler.
