Author Archives: Castles of the Realm

Buy a Luxe Mansion and Get a Luxe Neighbor: Roman Abramovich by Alexandra Jun 23rd 2011 02:24 AM Leave a comment Do you like this article? Anastasia Pines is a luxury mansion in Aspen, Colorado, situated near one of Roman Abramovich’s properties. The owner of the property is not known, but since Anastasia is a … Continue reading »

Thursday, June 23, 2011, by Mark Boyer Through the ’90s, Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan was the unofficial ambassador for a generation of angsty teens. He’s all grown up now, but the housing market must have him feeling a bit angsty these days. The home-grown rocker has been trying, without luck, to sell his 3,700-square-foot … Continue reading »

An arrow on a sign at downtown Sacramento’s Leland Stanford Mansion says “You are here,” and points to a blank spot on the map. “This landmark home also upholds a tradition of service to the state,” the sign also reads. If only the state had been so kind in return. Due to California’s budget shortfall, … Continue reading »

I reported earlier today on the $1.45 million sale price of an auctioned home in Loudonville. So check out this humble house mansion chateau in Windham, Greene County (map), which is up for auction on Saturday. The newly constructed house in the Copper Ridge subdivision, “an exclusive mountainside community” near the Windham ski resort, was … Continue reading »

Posted: Thursday, June 23, 2011 12:00 am | SIOUX CITY – Curious about the renovations that have been completed on the John Peirce Mansion after the Sioux City Public Museum moved into its new downtown site? An open house will be held from 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday showcasing the efforts to turn the historic … Continue reading »

NEWPORT, R.I.—The group that runs The Breakers mansion in Newport is urging Rhode Islanders to vote online as the historic property competes for the $25,000 top prize in a national competition. The Breakers is among 100 places across the country — and the only one in Rhode Island — selected for the “This Place Matters” … Continue reading »

OCEAN CITY — A landmark mansion in Ocean City has been knocked down. Its owner says he had to do it because taxes were so high and he could not find a buyer for the 1924 DuBois estate. Donald DuBois told The Press of Atlantic City he tried to sell the mansion for the past … Continue reading »

The few mansions left on Fifth Avenue rarely change hands. But this weekend a mansion on Fifth that was one of the last designed by the architect Stanford White is going on the market for $49 million. The listing broker, Paula Del Nunzio of Brown Harris Stevens, said that in her 25-year career only two … Continue reading »

Ukranian billionaire purchases Henry T. Sloane mansion for $40 million June 23, 2011 09:00AM The Henry T. Sloane mansion at 18 East 68th Street, between Madison and Fifth avenues, sold at auction yesterday to its only bidder — Alexander Rovt, a Ukrainian-born billionaire fertilizer magnate — for $40 million, the amount in principal and interest … Continue reading »