Home prices are rising across the country and this is as true for the most expensive houses as it is starter homes. If you had an unlimited budget, you might want to purchase one of these landmark homes or take from them a few design cues to add to your next home. The designs, interior decorating and sheer size of these homes are breathtaking and they offer space for a host of guests to be housed in opulent luxurious surroundings with access to resort like amenities.
The Playboy Mansion
The notorious location is now on the market for $200 million, is the most expensive home on the market currently, and boasts the highest price ever asked for a property in the United States. However, there is a caveat. Hugh Hefner wants a life estate with the sale of his Holmby Hills, Los Angeles property, which means he gets to stay there for the rest of his life, even though you have bought the home.
Covering 20,000 square feet, the main house has six bedrooms and six baths and the master suite is on two levels. It sits on five acres of landscaped grounds and includes a four-bedroom guesthouse. The 29 rooms of this Beverly Hills mansion include a home theater, swimming pool, and gym and tennis court. If you have a desire for exotic animals, do not worry because this estate includes a zoo license. Located in one of the priciest areas of Los Angeles, the Playboy mansion is more than an investment in real estate, it is the purchase of a piece of Beverly Hills history.
Gemini
Privacy, luxury, and 1,200 feet of Atlantic Ocean beachfront with 1.300 feet of intercoastal waterfront make this a unique property as one of the country’s most expensive houses. With a price of $195 million, you will get 15.65 acres of pristine Florida real estate, with a 62,200 square foot, plus a basement area of 17,957 square feet for a total of 84,988± square feet of living space. This includes 33 bedrooms, 34 full baths and 13 powder rooms for residents and at the Gemini.
The interior of the home is finished with pecky cypress, Honduran mahogany, and anigre, with coral, shell-stone, fossil stone and marble on floors, wall, counters and fireplaces. The mahogany framed windows and doors are fitted with impact-rated glass to protect the property from the winds that can whip up along the Atlantic coast.
Designed for self-sufficiency, the home has backup generators, gas pumps and fuel to get the residents of Gemini through the storms that occasionally hit the Palm Beach, Florida area. The gourmet kitchen is equipped to produce a simple pizza or gourmet meal and has enough storage to stock up on stores.
Le Chateau de Versailles
Located waterside on Hillsboro Beach, FL, this estate has is situated on 4.4 acres of 465 feet of Atlantic Ocean beachfront on its east side and 492 feet on the Intercostal waterway to the west with space for a 200-foot yacht. This gives residents and guest’s water views from almost every room in the house. Just finished, this property has increased in price, from $139 million to today’s price of $159 million.
The Le Chateau de Versailles covers 70,774 square feet of floor space and provides 19 bedrooms and 20 and a half bathrooms. The 90 by 50 pool gives guests an alternative to swimming in the ocean and lounging in the sun while the first IMAX home theater in the world offers residents a relaxing area to view the latest films or the classics.
The classic interior is the epitome of luxury with sweeping, gilded staircase to the Atlantic Ocean views this home offers its occupants a daily life in a paradise like setting. Further details of Le Chateau de Versailles are the addition of the $3 million of gold leaf that dresses up the interior of the home, kitchen facilities to be envied by any chef and a go-kart track to entertain the both the young and young at heart.
Palazzo di Amore
A Mediterranean style Villa, the Palazzo di Amore is situated on 25 acres of prime Beverly Hills real estate and is priced at $149 million. It is a stunning property with a different flavor than the previous two homes. It offers its residents panoramic views and a vineyard where 400 to 500 cases of wine a year are produced that include Merlot, Rose, Sauvignon Blanc, Sangiovese, Syrah and a Cabernet. Outstanding amenities, with privacy and gated security for the owner and their guests the Palazzo di Amore includes parking for 150 cars, so having guests is not a problem. One of the most private yet convenient of the most expensive properties, the Palazzo di Amore is an Oasis from the cares of the city.
The main house covers 53,000 square feet has 12 bedrooms, 23 bathrooms are enough accommodations for your closest overnight guests, and the elegant, spacious open floor plan invites residents and guests to mingle in open areas. Residents and guest can take advantage of the home theater, and resort style atmosphere that includes a reflection pool, swimming pool, and tennis court at this beautiful Beverly Hill residence.
The most expensive Homes
California and Florida win the prize for the most expensive homes on the market, across the country. The other states with homes that crest the $100 million mark are in New York where homes have recently sold in this price range. Not homes that most of us will be able to afford, these views of the most expense homes from coast to coast represent the different approaches to luxury taken by their designers, builders, and owners.
2 Point Highlight
Home prices are rising across the country and this is as true for the most expensive houses as it is starter homes.
If you had an unlimited budget, you might want to purchase one of these landmark homes or take from them a few design cues to add to your next home.
