Author Archives: Castles of the Realm
Potsdam Is Better Than Hamptons as Millionaires Buy Villas – Bloomberg
Visitors look at property on display in a real estate agent’s window in Potsdam. Photographer: Michele Tantussi/Bloomberg A sign advertising a house for sale hangs outside the property in the Nauener Vorstadt district of Potsdam. Photographer: Michele Tantussi/Bloomberg Pedestrians walk past stores on Brandenburger Street in Potsdam. Photographer: Michele Tantussi/Bloomberg A sign ad… (View original … Continue reading
Living the life in Saint-Aignan: Montrichard, Chenonceaux, et Loches
We woke up to rain yesterday morning. We were a house-full: our friends from California were all sleeping downstairs. Ginny said it was nice to listen to the rain fall as she was waking up.Partly because of the rain, we spent the morning in the house. We had cups of tea or coffee and ate … Continue reading
Two Man Gentleman Band to perform free concert at Shippen Manor in Oxford | NJ.com
OXFORD — The Two Man Gentlemen Band will perform in a free concert 6-8 p.m. Sunday, June 26 on the lawn of Shippen Manor, just west of the Route 31 traffic light. Hot jazz, rhythm & blues, tin-pan alley, and western swing laced together with “keen vocal harmonies” best describe the Two Man Gentleman Band. … Continue reading
Bishop giving up Portland mansion | The Portland Press Herald / Maine Sunday Telegram
June 22 The diocese announces that the head of Maine’s Catholic Church will move to a Falmouth subdivision. By Dennis Hoey dhoey@mainetoday.com Staff Writer PORTLAND — Bishop Richard Malone will soon move from a 16-room mansion in one of Portland’s most upscale neighborhoods to a three-bedroom home in a suburban subdivision. Maine Bishop Richard Malone … Continue reading
Sloane Mansion Bought by Billionaire at Auction – PropertyShark BlogCenter
18 East 68th Street New York | The Sloane Mansion The now notorious 18 East 68th Street (aka Sloane Mansion) was bought yesterday at auction by a Ukrainian-born billionaire, reports the Wall Street Journal. As recently noted, the property was listed only a couple of years ago for $64 million and had its asking price … Continue reading
Report: Russian Billionaire Bachelors Snapping Up Hamptons Mansions – Southampton, NY Patch
The rubles are rolling into the Hamptons as several prominent Russian businessmen are showing interest in the East End this summer, The New York Post reports. One Russian billionaire, who owns chains similar to Home Depot and Petco, has reportedly rented a 12-bedroom mansion in Southampton for more than $800,000. Recently a Russian composer dropped … Continue reading
Report: Russian Billionaire Bachelors Snapping Up Hamptons Mansions – Southampton, NY Patch
The rubles are rolling into the Hamptons as several prominent Russian businessmen are showing interest in the East End this summer, The New York Post reports. One Russian billionaire, who owns chains similar to Home Depot and Petco, has reportedly rented a 12-bedroom mansion in Southampton for more than $800,000. Recently a Russian composer dropped … Continue reading
Katharine Hepburn’s Connecticut “Paradise” on Long Island Sound – House of the Day – Curbed National
Thursday, June 23, 2011, by Rob Bear Have a nomination for a jaw-dropping listing that would make a mighty fine House of the Day? Get thee to the tipline and send us your suggestions. We’d love to see what you’ve got. Location: Old Saybrook, Conn. Price: $28,000,000 The Skinny: Set on a private lot, bordered … Continue reading
$49 Million Fifth Avenue Mansion Hitting the Market – On The Market – Curbed NY
Thursday, June 23, 2011, by Bilal Khan It’s not every day a townhouse on Fifth Avenue hits the market, especially ones that aren’t the Duke Semans mansion. Well, there’s a new manor in the house. The Times reports that 973 Fifth Avenue is going on the market for a whopping $49 Million. The Stanford White … Continue reading
High taxes force demolition of Ocean City estate – pressofAtlanticCity.com:
Posted: Thursday, June 23, 2011 7:30 am | Updated: 9:55 am, Thu Jun 23, 2011. OCEAN CITY — The DuBois estate, the stately mansion off Battersea Road, survived the Great Depression but could not weather the recent recession. Donald DuBois made the hard decision this year to demolish the home his grandmother designed and his … Continue reading