Location: 7724 Georgetown Pike, Mclean, VA
Price: $10,500,000
Square Feet: 22,500

This regal castle like mansion is located on 5 wooded acres and has 9 bedrooms and 14.5 bathrooms. The home has a gated paved driveway with a porte cochere and a six-car garage. The grand foyer has imported white marble floors and a gorgeous white marble butterfly staircase. The circular library has cathedral ceilings, a chandelier, and beautiful wooden bookcases surrounding the entire room. The home also has a gourmet kitchen with sub-zero refrigerator, a guest wing with 3 bedrooms and kitchen, a billiards room, a bar, and home gym and sauna. The mansion also has expansive terraces. This home was built with the finest quality materials around. It’s expansive rooms and elegant decor makes this home a true showstopper.

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Location: 3800 Fuller Road, Des Moines, IA
Price: $3,900,000
Square Feet: 13,941

This luxurious mansion was built in 2007 and cost about $5.2 million to do so. The owner of the home is real estate developer Dave Walters who purchased the land in 2005 for $850,000. It is currently the most expensive home to ever hit the Des Moines real estate market and is now going into foreclosure. The nearly 14,000 square foot home comes with 4 bedrooms, 5 bathrooms, a massive great room with paneled ceilings and a 20ft. wet bar, a large dining room complete with 3 chandeliers, and an amazing gourmet kitchen with custom maple cabinets, granite counter tops, and a brick feature surrounding the stove. The home also has a private paneled study in the master bedroom, a poker room hidden by a bookshelf, a family room with wet bar, a home theater, a 6-car capacity showroom, an 11 car garage, a 1,000 square foot swimming pool, and a guest house with 2 bedrooms and a kitchen.

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Location: 2 Jefferson Avenue, Short Hills, NJ
Price: $12,900,000
Square Feet: 17,000

This video is from Open House LXTV. The grand English Manor home was just completely renovated inside and out. The 17,000 square foot mansion includes 7 bedrooms and 6.3 bathrooms. It was originally built in 1900 and was restored in 2001. The construction was done by Vanco Builders.

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Location: 1149 Bellview Road, Mclean, VA
Price: $3,999,000

This stately stone mansion is located on over 3 and 1/2 acres of land. It contains 5 bedrooms and 5.5 bathrooms and was completed in 2005. Throughout the house, there are intricate moldings, tray ceilings, bay windows, high ceilings, and views from every room. On the first floor there is a huge gourmet kitchen marbleized granite, an adjoining breakfast room with vaulted ceiling, a living room, a dining room, a family room, a 2-story great room, a den/office, and an oak paneled library with floor to ceiling bookshelves. The luxurious master bedroom comes with a large bathroom with tiled floors and jetted tub, a sitting room, and a fireplace. The finished lower level includes a home theater with stadium seating, a recreational room, and a hand carved wooden bar. The grounds of the home include a guest house, a swimming pool, and a beautiful inlayed stone patio. The home also has a 5-car garage perfect for the car fanatic in your family.

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The owner of this massive Nevada mansion is…………….Ebay Founder and Chairman Pierre Omidyar. Pierrre is the 120th richest person in the world with a net worth of $7.7 billion in March of 2008.The 48,438 square foot adobe style mega mansion will contain 31 bedrooms and 22.5 bathrooms when completed. I did a post on this home a few weeks ago when I did not know the owner of it. I found out that Pierre was in fact the person building it when I was on Virtual Globetrotting. Click here to see more aerial pictures of this fascinating home.