#1 - The waterfront mansion at 4137 Boulevard Place on Mercer Island, WA has finally sold. It was on the market last year for $28.8 million and recently sold for less than half of that, $13,200,000. It took approximately 6 years to build and cost $32 million. It boasts 14,000 square feet of living space 7 bedrooms and 12 bathrooms. Jay Deutsch, founder of Woodinville-based Bensussen Deutsch and Associates Inc., is the lucky new owner. He closed on the home just before Thanksgiving.

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#2 - Artist David Salle has put his Brooklyn, NY townhouse on the market for $10,000,000. It features 10,564 square feet of living space with a gym, 2-car garage, huge rooftop addition and more.

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#3 - Goldman Sach CEO Lloyd Blankfein recently purchaed a 7 bedroom Colonial in Bridgehampton, NY that was last listed at $32,500,000.

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#4 - This Thousand Oaks, CA was custom build by hockey legend Wayne Gretzky and later owned by disgraced baseball star Lenny Dykstra. Dykstra never sold the home to the current owners–he lost the amazing home to foreclosure after a string of personal discretions left him in high water and without the funds to cover the mortgage. It has been on the market numerous times and is now listed at $14,995,000.

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Out of these 4 ski chalets pictured above, which one do YOU prefer?

#1 - NEW & CHARMING – $15.5 million Chalet in Switzerland – CLICK HERE

#2 - BIG & AMENITY FILLED – 30,000 square foot Chalet in Switzerland - CLICK HERE

#3 - SMALL & MODERN – $11 million Chalet in France – CLICK HERE 

#4 - RUSTIC & COZY – 6,600 square foot Chalet in France – CLICK HERE

Here’s a treat for all of you HOTR readers. You now have the chance to ask top notch luxury home builder John Finton any question your heart desires! If you’ve been living under a rock and don’t know who John Finton is, listen up. John Finton is the founder of Finton Construction, one of the most renowned and coveted luxury home builders in the entire nation. His work is absolutely INCREDIBLE and he never disappoints. He has been in business for over 20 years and has offices in Los Angeles and Mexico. His firm has built some of California’s most amazing homes, including the Palais des Anges estate on Sunset Boulevard, multiple mega mansions in the exclusive Beverly Park community, Gisele Bundchen and Tom Brady’s new Brentwood home and is currently working on actor Mark Wahlberg’s French Chateau inspired Beverly Hills mega mansion.

Leave your question in the comments section and we will send them all to John himself and get back to you with the answers!

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Here is a look at some amazing master bathroom showers from Houzz.com. Showers are becoming more and more luxurious in million dollar homes and most boast rain heads, benches, multiple body sprays, tiled floors and walls and glass enclosures. They can be elegant, contemporary, rustic or modern; it’s all what style you prefer. I myself like elegant and glamorous; with small detailed tiles, crystal chandeliers and stainless steel fixtures. Out of the 16 ultra-luxurious showers pictured above, which one is YOUR favorite?

Here is a look at some conservatories and sunrooms I found on Houzz.com. A conservatory is a room having glass roof and walls (sometimes wood roofs), typically attached to a house on only one side, used as a greenhouse or a sunroom. Out of the 12 pictured above, which one do you like best?

Land Plus Associates is a land planning and landscape architecture firm based in Atlanta, GA. They specialize in residential project management and estate & private residential design. Above is some of their exceptional work.

From their website – ” From expansive estates and custom private residences, to cottage-style homes nestled in historic neighborhoods, the site plans and landscape designs of Alec Michaelides and Kenneth Lemm have a distinctive character that complements the architectural style of each property and has brought discerning clients to their door.”

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