Mansions

The inevitable has happened. New Jersey’s most expensive estate, The Stone Mansion, has lowered its asking price by $16 million to $52 million. Listed back in June of 2010 for a whopping $68 million, this lavish gated 30,000 square foot mega mansion boats 12 bedrooms, 14 full and 5 half bathrooms, 3 kitchens, 4 bars, … Continue reading »

Last fall, I was scouting Westchester for period upscale homes when I happened to find a gem, located far back from the road on an enormous plot of land. I try not to get my hopes up for this type of thing – for a property of this sort, most of the time, the owners … Continue reading »

Manhattan is one of the five regions of New York City. It is situated in Manhattan Island at the mouth of Hudson River. It is also one of the major commercial centres of United States of America. Manhattan has some of the best hotels in the world. If you are looking to plan your holidays … Continue reading »

It’s basically just a bit of fashion eye candy. Ferragamo’s Resort Collection showing was held at the Duke Mansion in Manhattan in late June. Emma Roberts, Eva Mendes and of course, fashion’s finest were in attendance. The girls looked lovely in designs by Massimiliano Giornetti, and overall, it’s just a pretty little trip into Italian … Continue reading »

ANC Youth League leader Julius Malema has demolished his Sandton home, and is building a multi-million-rand mansion in its place, according to the Sunday Times. According to neighbours, workers began knocking down the R3.6-million Johannesburg home earlier this year. “[We] are in horror because this was a perfectly beautiful house. Paving was done around the … Continue reading »

Sag Harbor – This past Saturday, July 9, was the fifth annual luau at the Sag Harbor Whaling Museum. Music was played the talented Caroline Doctorow while catering was handled by Cynthia Battaglia Distinctive Catering. The museum is planning events to bring more visitors to view its treasures, such as this whale bone. (Christopher Beninati) … Continue reading »

The Bel Air mansion belonging to Elizabeth Taylor been sold to an unnamed buyer. Details of the purchase price have also not been released. The house, a 1960’s ranch-style, was where the Oscar-winning actress lived for 30 years, before she died of congestive heart failure in March. Taylor lived to be 79. The market price … Continue reading »

A makeshift laboratory in a double-storey mansion in the heart of the upmarket Pretoria suburb of Waterkloof Heights operated undetected for two years, churning out huge amounts of cheap drugs. The tranquility of the leafy suburb, home to top politicians and ambassadors, where houses are priced in the millions, was broken yesterday by heavily armed … Continue reading »

For a quick history on this property, read just the facts. According to Timothy Sawyer’s “Old Charlestown,” Cordis Street was set out as early as 1799 “over the pasture of Captain Joseph Cordis.” He was a ship-master and merchant who became a large real estate holder in the 1780s, during post-Revolutionary War reconstruction. A few … Continue reading »

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