Friday, June 14, 2013, by Rob Bear

According to the brokerbabble, this 32-room Napa Valley mansion was “recently named International Property Awards’ ‘Best Estate in the United States.'” Unfortunately, the International Property Awards, a real estate trade organization, hands out dozens of awards, to just about any project, so that title doesn’t carry much weight. Thankfully, this stunning 20-acre property and 12,000-square-foot house don’t really require muc… (View original article)

Los Angeles’ Carolwood Estate—a 35,000-square-foot mansion on the 3.7-acre site of Walt Disney’s last home—officially hit the market for $90M in October with nary an interior pic in sight, but today Forbes drops a photo tour, revealing just enough of the space to get a taste of the rather tasteful, it seems, aesthetic. Quick history refresher: the behemoth was built in 2001 by billionaire Houston Dynamo owner Gabriel Brener—who bought the animator’s old barn from the esta… (View original article)

5) Hinduja Brother’s house in London

Carlton Terrace House, the new address of billionaires Hinduja brothers. The iconic mansion is at a stone’s throw distance from Queen Elizabeth’s Buckingham Palace. The luxury mansion includes 6 floors and 50 rooms which are divided into four integrated apartments for each of the brothers, Srichand, Gopichand Prakash and Ashok Hinduja.

This 70,000 square feet prop… (View original article)

$90M Woolworth Mansion off the market

March 18, 2013 09:30AM

Woolworth Mansion on East 80th Street

The Woolworth Mansion, most recently listed at $90 million, is now off the market, which might mean that it has finally found a buyer, Curbed reported.

Located on 4 East 80th Street between Fifth and Madison Avenues, the property was the most expensive townhouse listed in the city, according to Streeteasy.com, and if sol… (View original article)

A Los Angeles mansion modeled on Versailles and other French palaces has just gone on the market for $125 million, tying it for second place among available U.S. properties.

Suzanne Saperstein, the recently divorced wife of Texas millionaire David I. Saperstein, owns the 45,000-square-foot estate, known as Fleur de Lys. Records indicate the couple bought the roughly five-acre lot near Beverly Hills in the 1990s and spent five years building the home. It has Italian marble walls, Fren… (View original article)

UWS Schinasi mansion finally sells

June 09, 2013 12:00PM

Schinasi Mansion

The Upper West Side’s last existing freestanding single-family mansion, the Schinasi House at 351 Riverside Drive, has finally found a buyer after several rounds of price cuts, the New York Observer reported.

The 12,000-square-foot, white marble French Renaissance home was most recently on the market for $13.5 million, down from the original $31 m… (View original article)

Sunday, June 9, 2013, by Curbed Staff

Welcome to the Brooklyn Townhouse Roundup, where we—you guessed it—take a look at the most notable Brooklyn townhouses to hit the market over the past week. Got tips? Send ’em here.

↑ This five-story limestone mansion in Park Slope is the consummate Brooklyn townhouse. It features original wood, plaster, and stained glass detailing, plus a huge parlor, newly renovated baths,… (View original article)

Always dreamt of visiting a European estate but can’t afford the flight? For Americans, there’s a solution closer to home.

The Hillwood Estate and its new exhibition Living Artfully: at Home with Marjorie Merriweather Post, gives visitors a behind-the-scenes look at how the insanely wealthy lived in the Mad Men era.

Clockwise from left: Marjorie Merriweather Post & Daughter Dina Merrill,The Japanese Garden, Hillwood Estate (Hillwood Museum & Gard… (View original article)

Fit for a Turkish sultan’s top army man and yours for only £75million: One of the world’s most expensive mansions goes on sale at a snip (as long as you don’t mind living under a bridge)

The 150-year-old palace in Istanbul was built by French-Ottoman architect Alexander Vaullary for Musir Zeki PashaWith 27 bedrooms, eight bathrooms and a 430ft pier to park yachts, there’s plenty of space for guests

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Helen Lawson

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Jim Carrey finally sells Malibu mansion after slashing price by $4 MILLIONÂ

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Debbie Emery

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12:28 EST, 7 June 2013
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UPDATED:
02:43 EST, 8 June 2013

There is no masking the massive price cut that Jim Carrey was forced to take on his Malibu mansion.

The house has finally sold after two years on the market, but for far less than the rubber-faced comedian had hoped.

Originally listing the property on… (View original article)