When Howard Ronson, a builder of modern office towers, looked for a Manhattan pied-à-terre some years ago, he was drawn to an unlikely destination—two floors of a lavishly decorated Fifth Avenue mansion built for a 19th-century coal baron.

But the purchase was only the beginning. When a maisonette duplex in the mansion became available the next year, he bought that, too. Then Mr. Ronson acquired another full-floor co-op in the building.

Michael Weinstein
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This newly built stone mansion, dubbed Portnall, is located on North Drive in Wentworth, Surrey, United Kingdom and was built on the main island of the world famous Wentworth Estate. It is situated on 3.25 acres and backs onto a championship golf course. It features approximately 20,000 square feet of living space with 6 bedrooms, 6 bathrooms, 2-story foyer, living room, dining room, kitchen, home office, library, family room, gym, game room, recre, billiards room, wine cellar, 2nd kitchen… (View original article)

Celine Dion’s $29 million private island hits the market

The unparalleled six bedroom, six bath estate comes with its own wine tasting room, a treasure trove of antiques, and a kitchen that has to be seen to be believed

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Did you just make a killing selling your founders’ stake in Facebook before the crash? Then you’re likely in the market for a new investment vehicle. Might we su… (View original article)

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Mukesh and Nita Ambani

Mukesh Ambani, a business tycoon and the wealthiest man in India with an estimated net worth of $22.3 billion, recently moved into the world’s most expensive home with his wife and three children.
The home, called Antilia, sits on Mumbai’s tony Altamount Road and cost an estimated $1 billion to build.

But despite a global fascination with the 27-story residential skyscraper, … (View original article)

Monday, May 21, 2012, by Tom Acitelli

When last we checked in on the Arthur Astor Carey House in December 2011, it was the only Cambridge listing of at least $5 million. Now it’s not. A $501,000 price-chop last week drops the tag to $4,499,000 (it had already been chopped from an original asking of $5.5M to $5M). The 8-BR, 4.5-BA, 6,755-square-foot manse at 28 Fayerweather Street is being sold by Susan Roosevelt Weld, a great-granddaughter of Teddy Roosevelt an… (View original article)

Altona in Wunulla Rd, Point Piper has been on the market for months and still waits for a buyer
Source: The Sunday Telegraph

Ron Medich… has put his Sydney mansion in Point Piper up for sale.
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There is a cluster of super-rich houses that no one wants to buy – and agents say it’s unlikely t… (View original article)

“It’s a novelty, marketing the property this way,” said Doug Grisbaum, a co-broker with Berger Realty in Ocean City who went to observe. “And look at the activity. I guess if it goes really well, it could start something.”

Nineteen registered bidders were among the 70 people who watched the 15-minute drama unfold at 279 Bayshore Dr. Outside, people on bikes and foot gathered to watch.

Pam Chandler said her aunt, who lives in the area, had told he… (View original article)

Yours for £200m: The 17-bedroom mansion renovated by Qatar royal family which is set to become Britain’s priciest property

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Daily Mail Reporter

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Qatar’s royal family have renovated what could turn out to be Britain’s most valuable private residence – after lavishing millions of pounds on a grade II-listed mansion now worth £200m.

Shei… (View original article)