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Posted by Kenny Forder on July 22nd, 2010  |  7 Comments »

Hip Hop mogul Russell Simmons and his ex-wife Kimora Lee have finally sold their insanely lavish 35,000 square foot mega-mansion located at 101 Fox Hedge Road in ritzy Saddle River, NJ. They signed a contract to sell the sprawling mansion for close to its asking price of $13,900,000. If  you didn’t already know, Russell purchased the home back in 2001 from clothing mogul Arnold Simon, who built the home in 1996.

Russell first put the home on the market for a cool $23.8 million over 2 years ago. The price then dropped to $19.88 million, then to $16.5 million, and then to it’s final listing price of $13.9 million.

The 35,000 square foot home is situated on nearly 4 acres of land and boasts 10 bedrooms, 8 full baths and 3 half-baths, grand floating double bridal staircase, formal dining room with gold leaf ceiling and five hand-painted murals, mahogany formal living room, library and smoking room, 1500 square foot great room with 35-foot-high ceilings and a 20-foot-long marble hearth, a 100-foot-long gallery (hallway), 3 kitchens,”Versace” room with a bed designed by late fashion designer Gianni Versace, movie theater with a marquee and wax ticket taker, a candy room and popcorn machine, a home gym, a meditation room, and a 12-by-24-foot indoor swimming pool. The immaculately landscaped grounds contain a 30-by-70-foot lagoon-style outdoor swimming pool, cabana, his-and-hers bathrooms, bar, waterfalls, bamboo and plum trees, decorative koi pond, and fountains.

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Posted by Kenny Forder on July 21st, 2010  |  17 Comments »

The famous Portabello Estate, which is located at 4627 Brighton Road in Corona Del Mar, CA, has been re-listed for $49,600,000. The 30,000 square foot mansion is situated on close to an acre of oceanfront property. It was built by Frank Pritt, the founder of software company Attachmate Corp. He first put the home on the market back in 2006 for a whopping $75,000,000. The unique estate is designed to resemble a nautilus shell, with a large open area at the center and chambers, including eight bedrooms, spanning outward. The home boasts 8 bedrooms (including a 2,000 sq.ft master), 12.5 bathrooms, large living room, gourmet kitchen, office, 3 kitchenettes, 180 degree ocean views, a swimming pool with a two-story grotto , two spas, swim-up bar, tunnel slide, poolside lounge room, and a barbecue area. The entertainment level has a bowling alley, Art Deco home theater, automotive museum, jewelry store, cafe, and a gym.

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Posted by Kenny Forder on July 15th, 2010  |  11 Comments »

Le Chateau Renaissance, the former mega-mansion of disgraced former Conseco CEO Stephen Hilbert, is on the auction block. Conseco foreclosed on the home in 2004 after firing him and sold the furnishings at auction for $750,000 in 2005. They then listed the home for $25,000,000 and then dropped it to $20,000,000. Then, about a year ago, it went back on the market for only $9,900,000. The 36-room, 25,000 square foot mega-mansion is located at 1143 West 116th Street in Carmel, IN and is situated on over 33 acres of land. The estate also boasts a swimming pool with 3,500 square foot pool house, a 15,000 square foot “sports arena” with a regulation sized basketball court and racquetball court, gardens, guest cottage, and a 15+ car garage.

Potential buyers have to put up $100,000 to place a bid and the winner has to close within 14 days (all cash). I wonder how much it will go for?! Anything below $9 million is an incredible deal for such an incredible estate.

*Thanks to Matt Chalfant for the tip!

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Posted by Kenny Forder on July 1st, 2010  |  23 Comments »

Two words…..JAW DROPPING, but not really in a good way. The home has a total of 31 murals! Can you say excessive? I’ve never seen so much color in one house in my entire life. This castle of a home, dubbed Castello della Costa d’Oro, was built in 2006 and is opulent beyond compare. It is located on 80 acres of coastal paradise off of Cabrillo Highway in Cambria, CA. This Venetian inspired estate was a whopping 14 years in the making and is owned by real estate tycoon Khosro Khaloghli. The 35,000 square foot compound boasts a helipad, 4-bedroom guest house, 4500 sq ft Entertainment Hall, 9000 sq ft indoor Pavilion, caretakers quarters, administration building, observation tower with its own penthouse apartment, a vineyard, and an automotive pavilion housing 30 selections from Khaloghli’s car and motorcycle collection, as well as space for visiting helicopters.

The elaborate main house, which is split into 2 wings, boasts 11 bedrooms, 12 bathrooms, marble-and-crystal grand ballroom with 30-ft Onyx bar, marble and onyx floors throughout, 31 statues, gourmet kitchen, formal dining room, morning room,  master suite with sauna and 2-story closet, 12 Mural Domes, 16 Wall Murals, 3 Ceiling Murals, home theater, wine cellar, huge terrace, and much more.

The estate, which means “Castle of the Golden Coast”, is listed at a staggering $58,000,000 and has been on the market for 8 days.

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Posted by Kenny Forder on June 16th, 2010  |  16 Comments »

You all remember this house, right? Well, this 40,000 square foot behemoth of a home belongs to Alon Kaufman, the founder of HoMedics, the leading global manufacturer of home massage, relaxation, and wellness products. It is one of the largest homes ever built in the state of Michigan. It is located at 5400 Pontiac Trail in Orchard Lake, MI. It sits on 5 acres of land overlooking Upper Straights Lake. The gated estate boasts a 4000 sq. ft. guest house, 6 car service garage, maids house,  port corchere,  full sized indoor regulation basketball court that can double as a 12 car garage when necessary, 9 bedrooms, 2 story library, 3 elevators, 6 staircases, 40 person dining hall, 3 catering kitchens, main kitchen, discotheque, 30 seat home theater, 2 lane bowling alley, indoor pool, outdoor swimming pool, and a whole basement modeled after the ben yahuda street in Jerusalem.

*Thanks to an anonymous reader for all of the awesome details!!!

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