Dock Your Boat Below This Fab Keys Mansion – Real Estate News and Advice – realtor.com

realtor.com

Stuck in your cubicle dreaming of a beachfront vacation? We just found your dream home.

Listed for $2.6 million, this modern beach oasis in Islamorada, FL, is summer-ready with three bedrooms, three bathrooms, and a vast sandy beach.

Because you’ll spend an equal amount of time on the water, boat storage is paramount. This place has you covered with a splashy twist for nautically inclined buyers. Once you’re done with a day on the ocean, you guide you… (View original article)

Categories: Mansions | Leave a comment

Alex Schnaider | Boca Raton Real Estate | Mason Slaine

Canadian billionaire sells waterfront Boca mansion for $12M
Russian-born billionaire is reportedly worth $1.6 billion

July 05, 2016 04:30PM

By
Katherine Kallergis

850 Lake Drive in Boca Raton

Billionaire Alex Schnaider sold his waterfront Boca Raton mansion for $11.5 million to a publishing executive, records show.

Mason Slaine, chairman of FT Media Holdings, bought the five-bedroom home at 850 Lake Drive in Boca Raton. F… (View original article)

Categories: Mansions | Leave a comment

Two interested buyers for historic, earthquake-damaged McLean’s Mansion after demolition ban | Stuff.co.nz

Two interested buyers for historic, earthquake-damaged McLean’s Mansion after demolition ban

MICHAEL WRIGHT

Last updated 17:08, July 7 2016

KIRK HARGREAVES/FAIRFAX NZ

McLean’s Mansion has been saved from demolition due to its outstanding heritage values by an Environment Court ruling.

The owners of historic Christchurch … (View original article)

Categories: Mansions | Leave a comment

Atlanta home for sale: Reinvigorated $5M Buckhead mansion | www.ajc.com


This regal mansion sits on three-and-a-half acres located off West Paces Ferry Road, Atlanta’s swankiest neighborhood, and it can be yours for just $5 million.

The descriptions says it was built in 1926 before a loving restoration that added new bathrooms and a kitchen. The house is 12,060 square feet and includes a pool house, four-car garage, pool and wet bar.

According to Zillow, the price was cut on July 2 by $250,000. This fits a trend of $500K and $250K price cuts every… (View original article)

Categories: Mansions | Leave a comment

Great Spaces: Billy Joel’s Florida Mansion Hits the Market | RISMedia


Billy Joel just turned 67 and is still performing every month at his favorite house, New York City’s Madison Square Garden, which is always sold out months in advance. At a million dollars a month, it’s not a bad gig, and affords him plenty of time to lay back and enjoy life at his Tudor mansion on Oyster Bay at the tip of Long Island’s North Shore where he’s involved in boating. He even has a vintage motorcycle shop where he displays his own collection that he shares with other enthusiasts… (View original article)

Categories: Mansions | Leave a comment

The Heiress to a Gun Empire Built a Mansion Forever Haunted by the Blood Money That Built It | History | Smithsonian

Once the United States’ largest private residence and the most expensive to build, today you could almost miss it. The Winchester Mystery House in San Jose, California, sits between the eight lanes of the I-280 freeway, a mobile home park, and the remains of a Space Age movie theater. The world has changed around it, but the mansion remains stubbornly and defiantly what it always was. 

Each time I visit the Mystery House, I try to envision what this space must… (View original article)

Categories: Mansions | Leave a comment

Motown founder’s Detroit mansion back on market – Story | WJBK


The founder of Motown record’s Detroit mansion is back on market.

DETROIT (WJBK) – A Detroit mansion, once owned by Motown records founder Berry Gordy, is back on the market.

According to the Detroit News, the 10,500 square-foot home in the Boston-Edison neighborhood is listed for nearly $1.6 million. The home was listed last year for $1.3 million before it was taken off the market.

It sits on 2.2 acres and was built in 1917 by lumber baron Nels Michelso… (View original article)

Categories: Mansions | Leave a comment

How Canvas & Stone founders turned their estates into businesses | City A.M.

Melissa York

Inheriting a country estate sounds like one of the most ridiculous privileges that could be bestowed upon a 30-something in modern Britain. In reality, it’s a bit like being told to look after a dying relative in the middle of nowhere who keeps stealing from your wallet when you’re not looking.

When five friends suddenly found themselves reluctant custodians of country piles, they decided to band together under the name Canvas & Stone to share tips on… (View original article)

Categories: Country Houses | Leave a comment

Heveningham Hall Country Fair to host around 50 ‘spectacular’ classic cars for its Concours d’Elegance – News – East Anglian Daily Times


Heveningham Hall Country Fair to host around 50 ‘spectacular’ classic cars for its Concours d’Elegance
19:01 29 June 2016

One of the vintage cars to appear at Heveningham Hall’s inaugural Concours d’Elegance

Archant

A Suffolk estate has announced a “spectacular” line-up of classic cars to appear at its popular country fair.

Heveningham Hall’s Concours d’Elegance takes place this week… (View original article)

Categories: Country Houses | Leave a comment

10 of the best wedding venues in Scotland including Airth Castle and Cameron House at Loch Lomond – Daily Record


SCOTLAND has some great venues for tying the knot so whatever your taste you’re guaranteed to find something that suits.

Chances are you already have an idea of the kind of wedding you’re after but that could all change when you check out our selection of stunning locations.

From small weddings to all-out shindigs, Scotland offers everything you could need to make your big die extra special.

1. Airth Castle, Falkirk Everyone wants there wedding day to be magical and a… (View original article)

Categories: Castles | Leave a comment