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Estate Of the Day: Another Luxury Resort Slated for Montenegro

October 10, 2008 | Posted by Allison as Estate of the Day at 8:00 am | Comments »

As if Montenegro didn’t have enough luxury resorts already, the seaside destination is being slated ror yet another luxury resort.

The proposed Royal Montenegro Grand Resort will be more grand as anything yet on Montenegro.  The luxury resort will feature a five star 220 room hotel with conference center, casino, nightclub, yacht club, spa and condos and villas. 

The project is already underway with a date of 2010 for opening, though I strongly suspect we’re gonna see that pushed back quite a bit.

Estate Of the Day: Mediterranean In Long Beach, Indiana

October 9, 2008 | Posted by Allison as Estate of the Day at 9:00 am | Comments »

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Who says you can’t take the Mediterranean with you?  Here in Long Beach, Indiana you can feel like you’re at the water’s edge just being inside this 1927-built home.

Just an hour away from good ole Chicago, this Mediterranean-style estate in Long Beach, no not that Long Beach, features a spacious outdoor terrace overlooking your lakeside views, wine room, indoor gym and four large bedrooms.

Asking price, $6.24 million.

Estate Of the Day: Phipps Mansion Old Westbury, New York

October 8, 2008 | Posted by Allison as Estate of the Day at 10:07 am | Comments »

Well, it looks as if I’ve got New York on the brain this week, but that doesn’t seem like such a bad ailment to have, right?

Welcome to Old Westbury, New York where grand homes can be found on practically every corner, and the Phipps mansion is certainly no exception. 

Built in 1930, this Georgian estate features 20 wooded acres, exquisite fishpond, waterfall, tennis court and of course the main house enjoys more than its fair share of accoutrements.  From high ceilings to a wood-paneled library, the main house has everything you are looking for in old New York.

Asking price, $11.5 million.

Estate Of the Day: Garrison, New York’s Whippoorwill Farm

October 7, 2008 | Posted by Allison as Estate of the Day at 8:35 am | Comments »

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Welcome to New York paradise.  Who says NY has to be skyscrapers & muggings?  Here in Garrison, you can rest & relax on over 58 sprawling acres of stunning land.

Welcome to Whippoorwill Farm, your new home.  Settle in & enjoy the two ponds and secluded valley in this former Vanderbilt estate.  With all antique wood flooring and nine fireplaces, don’t even think about inviting Garrison Keillor over cause he’ll never leave & just talk & talk about Powder Milk Biscuits until your ears bleed.

Asking price, a drop on the bucket $7.45 million.

Estate Of the Day: Luxurious Tampa, Florida Home

September 12, 2008 | Posted by Allison as Estate of the Day at 10:55 am | Comments »

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If the post title hadn’t already informed you that this estate is located in Tampa, Florida, where would you have said?  I would have picked Boca Raton or the Amalfi Coast.  Who knew such austere luxury could be located in Tampa, but there she is as plain as day.

This compound, for lack of a better word, features over 28,000 square feet of living space, a large ballroom, dark wood library, spacious wine room, 14 fireplaces (!!!!), and of course a modern elevator. 

All this & Tampa too can be yours for just $25 million.

Estate Of the Day: Allen Iverson’s Villanova, Pennsylvania Home

September 11, 2008 | Posted by Allison as Estate of the Day at 11:02 am | Comments »

Denver Nuggets basketball star Allen Iverson has been trying to sell his Villanova, Pennsylvania for over a year now, the poor lad.  The desperate guard has dropped the property price to a mere $4 million, which is actually $1 million less than he paid for the property back in 2003.

Featuring 14,000 square feet, a spacious pool house with waterfall & stream, and four separate levels, this estate pretty much has it all, including a very economical price tag!

Estate Of the Day: The 10 Richest Streets In the World

September 10, 2008 | Posted by Allison as Estate of the Day at 10:19 am | (1) Comment »

So instead of doing an estate today, I thought we would celebrate the recent list of the world’s richest streets.  How many do you live on?

Coming in at the number one most expensive street in the world is Avenue Princess Grace in Monaco.  Here you can expect to pay about $17k per square foot.  Ouch!

Number two is Hong Kong’s Severn Road in the Victoria Peak District, where you’ll be living at around $11k per square foot.  Check out the rest of the winners and tell me where you want to live!

#3:   Fifth Avenue, New York
#4:   Kensington Palace Gardens, London
#5:   Avenue Montaigne, Paris
#6:   Ostozhenka, Moscow
#7:   Via Suvretta, St, Mortiz, Switzerland
#8:   Carolwood Drive, Beverly Hills
#9:   Wolseley Road, Sydney, Australia
#10: Altamount Road, Mumbai, India

Estate Of the Day: Sleep Where Jenna Jameson Slept

August 28, 2008 | Posted by Allison as Estate of the Day at 7:40 am | Comments »

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Just when you thought you were never going to sleep with Jenna Jameson, which is still pretty much true, I come up & find you her Los Angeles estate.  Your praises in the form of checks, diamonds & orchids can be sent to me by mail….

This 3 bedroom Spanish style LA home not only housed Jameson but was also a former Valentino family property, some big celeb stats with this one, eh?

Since it was Jenna Jameson’s home, you had to expect a little craziness, right?  So, enjoy zebra-striped ottomans, a bright you-can’t-miss-it bathroom and a spacious media room with black stripe walls.

All of this & more for the low low price of, $2.7 million.  A Jameson bargain if you ask me.

Estate Of the Day: Michael Bolton’s Wesport, Connecticut Home

August 27, 2008 | Posted by Allison as Estate of the Day at 8:18 am | Comments »

Now, how big a Michael Bolton fan are you really?  Ready to move into his Westport, Connecticut home? 

Located in the quiet, desirable town of Westport, Bolton’s estate is quite the catch, if you like having celebs the like of Martha Stewart and Phil Donahue as your neighbors, that is.

This 6 bedroom Tuscan-inspired property features Italian marble flooring, a chef’s kitchen, spacious master suite with veranda and an amazing guest house you won’t be able to live without.

All this & that Michael Bolton mystique for just $11 million!  Talk about a bargain!

Estate Of the Day: Damon Dash’s Foreclosure Woes

August 25, 2008 | Posted by Allison as Estate of the Day at 8:24 am | Comments »

Roc-A-Fella Records co-founder Damon Dash is in a smidge of real estate trouble.  Dash & his wife, fashion designer Rachel Roy, could lose their two Manhattan apartments if they don’t cough up some cash.

Since January of this year the couple has failed to make payments on the properties to Eastern Savings Bank.  Interestingly enough, Dash is guilty of having a $100K federal lien on the two apartments and owes the city of New York a whopping $2 million in back taxes. 

Whew!  That’s gonna be a lot to swallow unless Dash can make some quick dough.  We might just be seeing these luxurious apartments on the market soon….