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One of the luxury homes in the Montage Private Residence estates of Laguna Beach is on the market for an asking price of $27.5 million. The luxury home has one of the best locations possible in California. The home is nestled on a bluff overlooking one of California s most spectacular stretches of oceanfront.  The architecture and the interior designing are both innovative and premium giving the residents the ultimate comforts and luxury. The bonus that comes with the house is the warm and gracious service of Montage Laguna Beach, the resort spread over a 30 acre oceanfront lot. The Laguna Beach home has been designed at three levels. It is masterful architecture that integrates indoor and outdoor spaces seamlessly. The stunning residence provides a total of 7,500 square feet of living space and the position of the house is such that it provides breathtaking ocean views.  The luxury of the house is enhanced by the fact that the residents enjoy access to the ...

Miami Beach’s Indian Creek Island has streets filled with high priced luxury homes on the beach.  One such house has hit the market in Florida. Chairman of steel manufacturing company, Leroy Schecter’s asking price is $45 million for his Miami Beach estate on the market in Florida.  The property is in a gated village on a private Indian Creek Island with a golf course. The property is of 21,746-square-foot home built on approximately on 2-acres which has 14 bathrooms and seven bed rooms. In 2000, Leroy Schecter built this stunning grand estate with 200 feet water front. The house has been designed with unexcelled  craftsmanship and quality which  offers  sun light in abundance  with open,  a  dining room having a classic elegance, a luxurious master suite with baths, a spacious French country kitchen , formal living room , library, a home theater,  walk-in closets and balcony that overlooks wide bay views , pool and exceptiona...

A one bedroom estate for $35 million sounds over the top but it is actually the Quixote Winery, a Stags Leap Winery Appellation property in Napa Valley that produces some of the most expensive wines . The total area on the property exceeds 42 acres. 27 acres of those are plantable and are currently planted in Petit Syrah and Cabernet Sauvignon. A comparable property is difficult to find on the market and that’s why the listing of such a property despite the hefty price tag is exciting for those who would like to own a winery of their own. Curbed National has carried the story of the Nappa Valley winery listing in some detail. Compared to the hefty price tag the house on the winery is rather modest. It is a one bedroom, two bathroom construction which has been designed by eminent Wine Country architect Howard Backen. The interiors of the house are sober yet luxurious. It is a lake front house with large spaces and fantastic views. It is not really a family home but comfo...

New York City is home to some of the most expensive real estate in the world. Need proof? Check out the One57 top floor penthouse . Listed at $115 million , this expensive Manhattan property is on its way to becoming the most expensive residential listing in New York City ever! Why are we not surprised? I suppose it has a lot to do with the extravagant spending habits of billionaires who invest in New York property. Fairly recently, we got wind of an $88 million penthouse sale in the city’s posh new condominium complex at 15 Central Park West. This pricey sale convinced the developers of the One57 top floor penthouse that the property was worth more than the original $98.5 million. Pricey Duplex Penthouse Despite the price (which will anyway attract billionaire investors), the expensive Manhattan property has a lot going for it. The glass-walled property will look over the tops of some of Manhattan’s tallest buildings. The view from the penthouse is its biggest USP, but there are ...

Mega Mansion in Dallas to go for Auction with a Reserve Price of $10.3 Million  The strength of the real estate market will be on test again as Champ d’Or, a mega mansion in the Dallas suburbs of Texas heads for auction later this month in the hope of getting a buyer. The mansion is practically an amenity laden wonderland and has been looking for a buyer off and on since 2003 since it was completed. It has been listed several times at different price points. During the housing boom, the asking price had gone up to as much as $72 million making it one of the most expensive properties on sale. However the price had dropped over 50% to reach $35 million last year. The reserve price or the starting bid for the mansion has been fixed at $10.3 million which is rather low for the mansion which cost $46 million to construct. Located in Hickory Creek, a small town about 45 minutes north of Dallas, the mansion has been fashioned after the Vaux-le-Vicomte in Paris. It is an elaborate chatea...

Slides which were till now seen only in amusement parks have started making their way slowly into homes and offices. The Japanese architects Kazuki Nakamura and Kenichi Izuhara had created the “House with Slide” and the luxury holiday villa equipped with an amusement park sized water slide in Koh Samui, Thailand respectively. These are upscale residences and architects have ensured that living in them will be fun. Similar architectural experiment has been done in a luxury New York penthouse as well. Phil Galfond, a professional poker player has a penthouse duplex apartment in Manhattan’s East Village which has been redone and redesigned by Turret Architects. They have put in a custom sculptural steel helical slide in the apartment combining both the floors. The top of the slide is placed on the upper floor near the office and it lands on the lower floor in the dining and living area. Made from high grade stainless steel the slide is 18 feet in height. It has been placed i...

The most expensive rental home in New York is vacant and available to new tenants, provided you can afford the six-figure price. The lavish and spacious three-bedroom home is a fine blend of old world charm and modern amenities. Address: Astor Suite, The Plaza Hotel, 768 Fifth Avenue, 508/509 – Central Park South Price: Tenants will have to pay $165,000 per month, a sum that makes this the most expensive rental home in New York. Owner: The Astor Suite is currently owned by Jurgen Friedrich, the founder of Esprit. Friedrich bought the prime New York apartment in 2007 for $25 million. Following major redesigning and renovations, he decided to put it on sale for $55 million. However, the lack of buyers convinced him to put the property on rent. Highlights: One of the biggest USPs of this New York home is that it is a smart home. The house is equipped with a new HVAC system with humidifiers for the in-house artworks. There is also a Savant system that allows reside...