This Georgian Colonial style home, named Carnegie Hill, is located at 28 Thunder Mountain Road in Greenwich, CT and and is situated on 2 secluded acres in a mid-country enclave. It was designed by renowned Granoff Architects and built in 2006. It won the 2009 HOBI award for best $5 – $6 m spec home. It boasts approximately 10,800+ square feet of living space with 7 bedrooms, 8 full and 2 half bathrooms, grand paneled foyer with 30′ ceiling, three-exposure living room with fireplace, formal dining room, gourmet kitchen with breakfast room and pantry, cathedral-ceiling family room with 22′ ceiling, cherry paneled library, recreation/game room, gym, wine cellar, 3-car heated garage, Chinese granite terraces and more. It is listed at $5,995,000.

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This newly built brick Georgian Colonial mansion is located at 3 Cherry Blossom Lane in a gated community in Greenwich, CT. It is situated on a little over 2 acres of land and boasts 10,915 square feet of living space with 6 bedrooms, 7 full and 2 half bathrooms, spacious formal living areas, custom molding and wainscoting throughout, 890 square foot unfinished 3rd floor, 3-car garage and much more. The property is sited for a swimming pool and tennis court. It is listed at $5,495,000.

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Toy entrepreneurs, Douglas and Melissa Bernstein, have constructed a massive new mega mansion at 167 Cross Highway in Westport, CT. The Bernsteins are the founders of Melissa & Doug, LLC, a toy company based in Wilton, CT. They founded the company in 1988 in their basement. Today, the company is the leading educational toy manufacturing company in the world.

They bought the property in July of 2007 for $5 million and tore down the existing house. The current home, which was built in 2008, is situated on 7.53 acres and has a current appraised value of $19,753,300, down from $23,220,100 in 2010. The home has a total of 12 bedrooms and 15 full bathrooms and 5 half bathrooms. There are a total of 45 rooms in the home. The home has 8 fireplaces. According to Blockshopper, the home measures in at 29,513 square feet, making it one of the largest homes in the state of Connecticut. The Bernsteins are also one of the 15 highest property taxpayers in the state. They paid a whopping $156,419.52 in 2010.

According to Virtual Globetrotting, the first floor alone measures in at 17,127 square feet and the total gross area of the home is 65,524 square feet. Additionally, there are two other small buildings on the property containing additional guest bedrooms and bathrooms.

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Here is a look at 3 huge newly built mansions.

Mansion #1 – Picture #1 - This huge mansion is under construction at 10423 Willowbrook Drive in Potomac, MD.

Mansion #2 – Pictures #2,3 - This huge newly built mansion is located on Paper Mill Road Se in Marietta, GA. It boasts a main house, detached garage, swimming pool, pool house and a tennis court.

Mansion #3 – Pictures #4-8 - This huge newly built mansion is located at 721 N Wilton Road in New Canaan, CT. It boasts around 26,000 square feet of living space. It boasts a main house, guest house, swimming pool and a tennis court.

I’ve featured both of these homes before, however, there are now updated pictures of both of them. They sure have quite a lot in common. What do they both have in common? They are both newly built, located on the same street in Greenwich, CT, have the same number of bedrooms and bathrooms and feature indoor basketball/squash courts! Also, they were both built by builder Mark Mariani, so that explains the similarities. I prefer house #1, what about you guys?

New Build #1 – Pictures #1-8 - This newly built Georgian Manor is located at 12 Meadowcroft Lane in Greenwich, CT. It boasts 14,500 square feet of living space with 7 bedrooms, 7 full and 2 half bathrooms, spacious formal rooms, gourmet kitchen, library, gourmet kitchen, billiards room, gym, wine cellar, indoor basketball/squash court, swimming pool grand terrace, 3-car garage and more. It is listed at $11,550,000.

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New Build #2 – Pictures #9-16 - This newly built French Normandy mansion is located at 32 Meadowcroft Lane in Greenwich, CT. It boasts 13,000+ square feet of living space with 7 bedrooms, 7 full and 2 half bathrooms, large formal rooms with French doors leading to wrap-around veranda, gym, sauna, massage room, playroom, home theater, wine cellar, indoor basketball/squash court, 3-car garage  and more. It is listed at $11,450,000.

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Mansion #1 – Pictures #1,2 - This large Mediterranean style mansion is located on Fox Hunt Road in Pittsburg, PA. It is owned by Murry Gerber, the Director of EQT Corp. and Independent Director of BlackRock, Inc..

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Mansion #2 – Pictures #3,4 - This mansion is located off of Kellogg Hill Road in Weston, CT. It is owned by Daniel M. Crown and Ellen Podell Crown. Daniel Crown’s family was listed as No. 208 on the 2010 Forbes 400 list, with an estimated worth of $4.1 billion. Daniel Crown’s father, Lester Crown, heads the Henry Crown & Co. investment firm. This 14,135 square foot home was previously owned by Daniel Crown’s parents, billionaire Lester Crown and his wife Renee S. Crown. The basement is also partially finished, which brings the total living space of the home to 16,660 square feet. The home was originally built in 1955, but has had significant renovations and additions to it since then, as evident in the BEV imagery. The ownership of the home was transferred from Lester and Renee to Daniel in 1989. The estate, which measures 4.87 acres, has 7 bedrooms, 9 full bathrooms, and 3 half bathrooms. The current appraised value of the mansion is $6,378,100, according to property records.

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Mansion #3 – Pictures #5,6,7,8 - This mansion is located off of Black Rock Turnpike in Redding, CT. It is owned by the estate of Robert Prusak. Robert Prusak is the Director, Chairman of the Strategy Committee, and a Member of the Audit Committee of Ormet Corporation. He has been a Director at Ormet Corporation since July 6, 2007. The mansion was purchased in 2005 for $8,100,000. The home sits on 19.35 acres of pristine land near the Redding Ridge section of Redding, Connecticut. There are 5 bedrooms, 7 full and 4 half bathrooms. The home’s basement is finished, measuring in at 2,682 square feet. There is a total of 17,548 square feet of living space in the stone/masonry manor, including the completed basement. The current appraised value of the property is $7,793,200, according to property records. It is one of the largest and most expensive homes in the town of Redding.

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Mansion #4 – Pictures #9,10,11,12 - This mansion is located on Sasco Hill Road in Fairfield, CT. It is owned by Howard B. Sosin, a derivatives pioneer, and the Co-Founder and former CEO of American International Group (AIG) Financial Products. The brick/masonry home has 6 bedrooms and 9 bathrooms. Mr. Sosin and his ex-wife, Susan, purchased the 2.50 acre lot in 1990 for $5,000,000. Subsequently, the 13,423 square foot home was built in 1990. It also has an elevator, a putting green, and an indoor swimming pool in addition to the outdoor swimming pool. There is also a 3 bedroom, 1 bathroom guest house that is 1,238 square feet in size. The property also abuts the Country Club of Fairfield’s golf course, and has excellent views of Long Island Sound. The current appraised value of the home is $17,966,700.

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Mansion #5 – Pictures #13,14,15,16 - This mansion is located off of State Route 96A in Geneva, NY. It is owned by Bruce H. Bonafiglia and his wife Lisa D. Bonafiglia. He is the current President and Owner of BonaDent Laboratories, Inc. The company was founded by his father, Angelo Bonafiglia. The Italian-style home is situated on the edge of Seneca Lake.

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