Mansions
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
Buy a Luxe Mansion and Get a Luxe Neighbor: Roman Abramovich
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
Billy Corgan Slashes the Price Again on Gold Coast Condo – PriceChopper – Curbed Chicago
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
Parks on the block – Beats – Local Stories – June 23, 2011 – Sacramento News & Review
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
Up for auction: Ski mansion in Greene County – Places and Spaces – timesunion.com – Albany NY
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
Open house highlights Peirce Mansion restoration
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