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Virginia Mega-mansion Inflates Amidst Sagging Housing Bubble
Contrary to the downward arc traced by much of the country’s real estate market right now, the 16,000-square-foot estate on Basil road in McLean, Va., looks likely to fetch slightly less than double what it sold for just four years ago. The house was purchased for $8,727,327 in 2005, then the most expensive non-waterfront property [...]
On The Water In South Florida, $12 Million Mediterranean
Modern Mediterranean-style homes carry the ubiquity of palm trees in South Florida, but the $12 million estate at 325 Cocoplum Rd. stands apart from it’s newer counterparts with an antique, old-world veneer and subdued luxury embellishments. The 6-bed/5.5-bath home has 8,810 square feet situated on just an acre of waterfront Coral Gables real estate. The [...]
Madoff’s NYC Penthouse Mansion Meets The Market
With his Montauk beach house put on the market little more than a week ago, U.S. Marshals have quickly moved on Bernie Madoff’s other manors, today listing the Ponzi fraudster’s Palm Beach, Fla. estate for $8.5 million and naming a broker chosen to offload his New York City Penthouse. The feds estimate the apartment is [...]
Bill’s House by Tony Owen Partners
Tony Owen Partners participated in a unique collaboration when designing “Bill’s House,” a conspicuously modern home located in a suburb of Sydney, Australia. The client, Bill, a concrete contractor, requested a design in which concrete was the primary building material in order to complete a majority of the construction himself. Accordingly, the architects responded with [...]
Creating Compass Pointe: An Interview with Kelly Deck
Sean Anderson of Progressive Design Concept and Kelly Deck of Kelly Deck Design and host of HGTV’s “Take it Outside,” collaborated on the creation of The Compass Pointe House, a stunning modern abode in Whistler, Canada. The home combines modern and rustic elements to complement and capture the fluidity of the house’s natural environment. Anderson, [...]
Hoff’s Colonial Encino Mansion Back On The Market
The Hoff has relisted his Encino home, which is apparently filled to the gills with marble, wrought iron and gold records. The “Jump in My Car” star briefly put the home on the market for $5.95 million last year, but the 5-bed/5.5-bath estate but no buyer took the bait. Hasselhoff and then-wife Pamela Bach bought [...]
$2.9 Million Bolinas Home Brings Bay, Beats Bustle
Between panoramic mountain vistas and views of the Pacific, the contemporary home on Mesa Road is a short drive from the San Francisco Bay area, but beyond the reach of the bustle of busy city life. The 3,000 square-foot, 4-bed/3-bath home is elongated and spacious, spread amongst a five-acre lot and incorporated into a low [...]
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