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My Adventures in Alpine
Posted by Kenny Forder on April 5th, 2009  |  3 Comments »
This is P.Diddy’s $10 million, 17,000 square foot mansion located on Anderson Ave.

This is the side entrance (yes, SIDE) of a newly built mega-mansion by Distaulo Homes. The home is located at the end of Autumn Terrace.

This amazing French chateau style mega-mansion is being built by Sky Development. It is located on the corner of Old Quarry Road and Buckingham Drive.



This is one of my favorite homes in Alpine. The home is on the market for $16,500,000 (up from $15.975 million just 2 days ago) and was built by Richard Stabile. The Castle like mansion contains over 14,000 square feet of luxurious living space that includes 7 bedrooms 9.2 bathrooms, a 4-car garage, and amazing columns and terraces.

CLICK HERE for more pictures

This is a view (not a very good one) of the massive 32,000 square foot, $52 million mega-mansion being built by Richard Kurtz. I first visited this home during the first month of construction. I toured the inside and it was absolutely huge! I would love to see the inside of the home now that it is almost finshed. The mansion has a large brick wall surrounding the property and is located off of Closter Dock Road. This is what my perfect dream home would like.

I did a post on this home before. It was on the market for a little over $16 million, but doesn’t seem to be anymore.
I did a post on this home that was titled “Timeless Beauty”. The home sold for $25 million and contains a home theater and bowling alley.

This massive home is being built on Rio Vista Drive. It is owned by Avi Tahari whose brother Elie Tahari co-created the Theory fashion brand. The home contains 15,000 square feet of living space on the 1st and 2nd floors and additional square footage in the lower level. Avi bought the home for $4.2 million after it had been sitting unfinished for years. Avi is putting millions more into it. The home was built by Roundhill Construction of Connecticut.

This is the 2nd open house we went to.

Today, I went with my mom and sister to Alpine, NJ. We went to 2 open houses. The first one was listed at $5,900,000 and the second at $5,850,000. They both had a little over 10,000 square feet. The 2nd open house was located in the prestigious Rio Vista section of Alpine that contains a 60,000 square foot mega-mansion as well as Wesley Snipes’ house. We then drove up and down the streets in Alpine and took pictures of the amazing homes being built.
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The Largest Green Home in the United States
Posted by Kenny Forder on April 5th, 2009  |  5 Comments »

This 45,760 square foot mega-mansion will be the largest “green plantation” in the United States upon completion. The home is being built on North Hutchinson Island in Vero Beach, FL. The house will contain the 1st roof mounted wind turbines in the U.S , it will be a 100% renewable energy plantation, and it will have a 200+ mile per hour wind rating. The home is owned by Athena Marie Barton, a television host/producer/director and her mother Mary. The mansion will have a home theater, an attached carriage house, an 8,000 square foot west wing, an elevator, a 10-car garage, a rooftop pool, a 6,000 square foot third floor master suite, a library, and numerous other features.

CLICK HERE to visit the home’s website

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My Ultimate Dream Home
Posted by Kenny Forder on April 4th, 2009  |  10 Comments »
Hi everyone. I have always tried to envision what my dream home would like. Today, I am go specify exactly what my home would look like and contain. Please feel free to leave a comment telling us what your dream home would be like.

Kenny’s Ultimate Dream Home

Locations: Alpine NJ , Saddle River NJ , Mendham NJ , Beverly Hills CA , or Greenwich CT

Square Feet: 45,000 -50,000

Beds/Baths: 12 bedrooms / 20 bathrooms

Estimated Cost: $60 million

My dream home, or should I say mega-mansion, would be an exquisite estate featuring the most luxurious amenities. I would have Beer & Coleman design it. Here is what I would have inside:

First Floor

  • A foyer with double bridal staircase with 30ft. ceilings and a Baccarat Chandelier
  • A grand ballroom that can hold up to 300 guests
  • A formal living room with marble fireplace
  • marble floors throughout
  • 2 elevators
  • A formal dining room that can seat 30 guests and has gold leaf trim
  • A cherry wood paneled 2-story library
  • A gourmet kitchen with 2 islands, a breakfast room, 4 ovens, 3 refrigerators, and 2 walk-in pantries
  • A Great room with a double barreled ceiling and balconies
  • 2 curved staircases on either end of the home
  • A mud room
  • A home office with separate conference room
  • A family room with fireplace and plasma tv
  • 2 maids bedrooms each with their own bathroom
  • 3 powder rooms scattered about for guests
  • A 10-car garage

Second Floor

  • A master retreat featuring two 2-story walk in closets, his and her bathrooms, a sitting room, and a kitchenette with bar
  • 7 additional large bedrooms each with their own baths
  • upper library with secret bookcase that leads to a kid’s playroom
  • 2 powder rooms scattered about for guests
  • laundry room
  • conservatory

Lower Level

  • 3 bathrooms scattered about for guests
  • full-sized Indoor basketball court with spectator seating
  • 50-seat home theater complete with 2-tiers, numerous balconies, ticket booth and concession stand
  • 3-lane bowling alley dubbed “Forder Lanes”
  • Indoor pool complex with 4 waterslides , a sauna, and rock waterfalls
  • a massage room and steam room
  • a billiards room complete with 4 pool tables
  • a massive recreational space compete with seating, a custom bar, and a plasma tvs
  • a game room with air hockey, fools ball, arcade games, and motion simulators
  • 2 guest bedrooms each with own bath

Grounds

  • lighted tennis court
  • basketball court
  • olympic sized swimming pool with grotto
  • pool house
  • formal gardens
  • a motor court
  • parking for 50 cars
  • a children’s playground
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A look at Mansions featured on Sunsetlocations.com
Posted by Kenny Forder on April 4th, 2009  |  3 Comments »

This grand mansion is located on W Sunset Blvd in Beverly Hills. It contains a tennis court, swimming pool, impressive foyer, and a massive 2-story great room. The home has beautiful architectural details, numerous columns, outdoor sweeping staircase and a large patio.

This home was featured in the movie Beethoven’s 4th.

CLICK HERE for more amazing pictures

This mega-mansion is located on Cliffside Drive in Malibu. I featured this home on my website a while back. This is one of the most magnificent waterfront homes I have ever seen. The home has a massive front entry with 2-story foyer and double staircase. There is also a large indoor courtyard situated in the center of the home.

CLICK HERE for more amazing pictures

This mega-mansion is located on South Mapleton Drive in Holmby Hills. The mansion belongs to a woman by the name of Jo Anne Wallace. The home contains a breathtaking foyer with double staircase and an indoor pool.

CLICK HERE for more amazing pictures


This French Chateau Mega-Mansion is located on Davies Drive in Beverly Hills. The home features a tennis court, swimming pool, and a double bridal staircase. The home was featured in an episode of the Hills.

CLICK HERE to see more amazing pictures

Sunset Locations is the most complete agency representing private properties to the entertainment industry throughout the Los Angeles area. There are hundreds of properties listed on the site and I spent close to 2 hours looking at them. This website is amazing! There are tons of pictures both of interior and exterior shots of the homes. Here a few homes that I found that I think you guys might like.
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A look at Homes of the Rich readers' favorite homes
Posted by Kenny Forder on April 2nd, 2009  |  5 Comments »

A Reader’s Top 10
  1. Pasadena Mega-Mansion – 35,000 sq.ft
  2. Iris Cantor’s House “La Belle Vie” – 35,000 sq.ft
  3. Mohammed Hadid’s house – 48,000 sq.ft
  4. Fleur de Lys
  5. Champ d’or
  6. William J. Chadwick’s Malibu mansion – listed at $64 million
  7. Pacific Palisades mansion – 17948 Porto Marina Way
  8. Shrubland Park – $40 million estate in East Anglia , England
  9. Lakshmi Mattal’s Kensington Palace Gardens mansion
  10. San Francisco mansion – 2901 Broadway Street – listed at $48 million


Loyal Reader John Watkin’s Top 10

  1. La Jolla Farms Road mansion – 11,600 sq.ft – currently listed at $32 million
  2. Portabello Estate – 30,000 sq.ft – listed at $75 million
  3. Italian renaissance mansion in San Juan Capistrano – 18,000 sq.ft – listed at $15 million
  4. Carolands Chateau – 68,000 sq.ft
  5. Felur de Lys
  6. Champ d’or
  7. La Reve
  8. Ira Rennert’s “Fairfield”
  9. Leona Helmsley’s house – 22,000 sq.ft – listed at $75 million
  10. Chiltern Estate – 39,000 sq.ft

Reader, Montecore1, sent me his Top 10

  1. Sydell Miller’s La Reverie -84,626 sq.ft
  2. Alvin Malnik’s Beaux Arts – 61,949 sq.ft
  3. Jim Clark’s Il Palmetto – 68,381 sq.ft
  4. John Thorton’s house – 32,316 sq.ft
  5. Terry Allen Kramer’s La Follia – 37,098 sq.ft
  6. Rosecliff Estate (now a museum)
  7. Ira Rennert’s “Fairfield” estate
  8. Lakshmi Mattal’s Kensington Palace Gardens mansion
  9. Katz Residence – Casa de las Palmas – 17,838 sq.ft
  10. Playboy Mansion

Russell Zuccone, one of my loyal readers, made a list of her Top 5

  1. Aaron Spelling’s “The Manor”
  2. Russell Simmons’ House
  3. Ira Rennert’s “Fairfield”
  4. David Siegel’s “Versailles”
  5. Champ d’or

Thanks to all of the readers who sent in their lists. I think that its pretty obvious which homes are favorited more. (Ira Rennert’s house, Champ d’or, Fleur de Lys)

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Lennon Ledbetter's Utah Dream Mega-Mansion
Posted by Kenny Forder on April 2nd, 2009  |  16 Comments »

















Lennon Ledbetter is currently involved in Quixtar, a multi-level marketing company and is the founder of Teambuilders, in which he helps to motivate people and help strive for success. I guess that all that hard work payed off and now he is living the dream! The home belonged to noted attorney Keith Barton. Keith had put it on the market for a cool $14.9 million. There were no interested buyers and so the home went into foreclosure. The bank later auctioned off the house and it sold to Lennon for the paltry price of $7 million, considering that the home’s value hovers around the $20 million mark. The magnificent and stately mansion, especially by Utah standards, comes complete with exquisite craftsmanship and a grand spacious floorplan. The 7 bedroom, 13 bathroom home contains a grand foyer with curved staircase, numerous chandeliers throughout, a music room, a massive 2-story great room with floor to ceiling windows, a grand ballroom, dining room with gold leaf trim, gourmet kitchen with separate catering kitchen and pantry, family room, 2-story library with spiral staircase, a barber shop, a lounge, an ice cream parlor, a home theater, and a swimming pool.

CLICK HERE to watch a video on the home

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