Luxury home builder Commorata & Berardi are building 3 exclusive mansions on Bayberry Drive in Saddle River, NJ. The homes just went back on the market.

11 Bayberry Drive – $7,900,000 – 6 beds, 7 baths

Reminiscent of an 18th century French country home, this house will sit on a stunning property in exceptional surroundings. This delightful French manor house is steeped in design history in keeping with its origins, offering large stone fireplaces, period floor tile, exposed beams, sumptuous paneled rooms with intricate ceilings, and inlaid parquet flooring. This authentic French manor promises to be one of the most significant homes built in Saddle River. Accentuating the beauty of this wonderfully designed home is the magnificent 2.5 acre property. The lot is perfectly flat, free of any wetlands, and is bordered by large stances of hardwood trees. Nestled at the end of Bayberry Drive in one of New Jerseys premier communities, this is an extremely attractive property surrounded by exceptionally strong housing stock.

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9 Bayberry Drive – $6,900,000 – 6 beds, 6.5 baths

Utilizing the existing grades was the catalyst for the creation of this truly wonderfully designed French country manor. An arched stone drive-through will usher its residents to a private motor courtyard that can store a collection of exotic automobiles. The exterior will boast a stone veneer facade further adorned with aged stone trims, complemented by handmade weathered antique textured roof tile. This refreshing design is driven by an open floor plan. The main entry foyer is intersected by two groin vaulted galleries of single-depth rooms, affording the opportunity for sunlight to filter through the house in all directions. The first floor plays host to a movie theater, billiard room, and pub combined into one grand entertainment area, in addition to the rooms you would expect to see. We have captured the beauty of a classic home and incorporated all of the modern conveniences.

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Bayberry Drive – $4,950,000 – 5 beds, 7 baths

This European country design is a source of inspiration for all who appreciate gracious, comfortable, and innovative living. This cottage design creates a sense of relaxation. It is an oasis of incomparable beauty with its open floor plan and volume ceilings. The introduction of aged beams, textured wall finishes, and wide plank flooring adds to the old-world charm. The exterior of the house will boast handmade weathered antique textured roof tile, complemented by a stone veneer facade and further adorned with aged stone trims. Our ambition was to create a house that would be a refreshing departure from what is routinely seen and built in the local market.

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This beautiful beachfront Mediterranean-styled Villa is located within a gated private subdivision of Los Ranchos within the Punta Mita Resort. The home boasts 5 bedrooms, 6.2 bathrooms , marble floors throughout, a grand living room, a dining room, a kitchen, a bar area, 3 guest suites, a terrace, an infinity pool, a Palapa-covered outdoor dining area, a BBQ area, and a 3-car garage. It also has access to Jack Nicklaus Signature Golf Courses and the Punta Mita Beach & Tennis Club. The home comes fully furnished.

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The home will be located at 8988 Highway 99 in Whistler, BC, Canada. With an asking price of $23,000,000, it is currently one of the most expensive homes for sale in Canada. It will boast 5 bedrooms, 6 bathrooms, and only 5,000 square feet. $23 million and only 5,000 square feet?!! I guess you’re mostly paying for the location and views.

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With dramatic, sweeping views of Green Lake in its foreground and Blackcomb and Whistler Mountain in the background, this stunning and romantic home has been designed for discriminating owners with exceptional taste. The gated estate property is a famed Marque Thompson design, inspired by a French Chateau. Located on the shores of Green Lake the home boasts a private bay creating a peaceful sanctuary with close to 400 ft of water frontage. Construction quality will be exceptional with blue stone slate roofs, stone and concrete exterior, limestone flooring, copper clad windows and hand forged iron detailing. Construction to start in the Spring of 2010.

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Here are the floor plans to the mega-mansion designed by HOTR reader James. I LOVE them!!! The layout is great and flows seamlessly. It has just about everything I would ever want in a home. I would love to see it built one day. The final square footage is 59,878 square feet!! Now that’s big! The main house is 32,911 square feet and the impressive sports arena is 26,967 square feet. What do you guys think?

I’m always excited to see the homes that James designs, so here is another one he sent me. Accompanying it is a long description of the house. I say that he has done a fantastic job designing the home and explaining everything! He’s working on the floor plans now. What do you guys think?

HERE IS WHAT HE SAID:

I’ve been bored out of my mind at work today…so decided to draw.  I also included a rough plot plan idea for the house as well…so you can see the indoor sports arena in comparison to the house.  The house would be about 30,000 sqft.  9,000 on 1st, 2nd, lower level with a 3,000 sqft ballroom with full restaurant sized kitchen (think updown court) on the 3rd floor.  In addition to the main house, there would be an attached indoor sports/recreation arena.  Details on the sports arena(84ft x 128ft almost 11,000 sqft): full-size NBA regulation basketball court (50ft x 94ft), with a suspended 4 lane track on the upper level that goes around the perimeter of the arena (about 1/14th of a mile per lap…like what they have at the YMCA).  Above the 4 car garage would be the locker rooms (about 1,500 sqft) complete with sauna and steam shower.  Below the 4 car garage (same level as the court) would be a batting cage (about 1,500 sqft)…or golf driving range?  At the far end of the court (the entrance to the indoor pool would be flanked by two rock climbing walls that soared up to the rafters of the arena roughly 35-40ft.  As you enter the pool area you walk under a rock outcropping that has a waterfall spilling into the pool (pool and hot tub area about 4,800 sqft).  The rock outcropping would contain a water slide as well as a cliff to jump off of (think Joey Fatone’s pool…but indoors).  At the far end of the pool (pool is about 50ft x 30ft) would be a huge hot tub (about 15ft round).  The roof of the pool area would be glass (as would the center portion of the arena…as you can see on the elevation drawing above the 4 car garage).  At the far end of the elevated track…there would be a bridge that goes into the exercise room (which extends over about 1/2 of the pool area and is about 2,000 sqft).  Adjacent to the basketball court and below the terrace that run the entire length of the arena is a 2 lane bowling alley (about 2,000 sqft).  All in all the arena would have about 21,000 sqft of floor space.  Forgot to mention…in addition to the 10 car motor court (enclosed by a 4 ft high wall…there would be subterranean parking for an additional 12 cars.  Also neglected to show the driveway leading to the subterranean garage coming off the parking circle.

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Thanks again James!! It’s always fun to see what my readers come up with!

This beautiful waterfront mansion was built in 2008 and is located at 637 Moraine Way in Heath, TX. Listed at $3,400,000, the 12,086 square foot home boasts 5 bedrooms, 8 bathrooms, a grand foyer with sweeping staircase, a 2-story great room, a double height dining room, a large family room, a gourmet kitchen with breakfast room, a mahogany wood library, a home theater, a billiards room with bar, a massive indoor basketball court, a gym (which overlooks the basketball court), a swimming pool, and a porte cochere.

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