Luxury Island Property: Charles Island is a tropical luxury development island in waiting in idyllic Spanish Wells, Bahamas. The 55-acre island, which is near Harbour Island, is on the market for $39 million. Charles is being presented as a “mini Dubai,” as its potential for a mixed-use luxury property is enormous with open zoning.
Located near Spanish Wells and Eleuthera, the island has great proximity and access to utilities and support facilities as well as having three airports nearby. There are three electrical lines, telephone service, and government-supplied water currently servicing the island. Interested parties are invited to contact Bahamas Realty Unlimited.
Luxury Real Estate: This heavenly Nassau, Bahamas, waterfront estate is a tropical enclave of spectacular dimensions. Three separate houses, three docks, and slips for 12 boats are spread over nearly four lush acres of Mother Nature’s finest work. There is more than 1,700 feet of water frontage. The main house has more than 6,000 square feet of living place with 10 bedrooms and 12 bathrooms.
The luxury property, which we found at LuxuryRealEstate.com, also features a helipad, a heated pool, and a detached recreational building —dubbed the Gunpowder Room—which originally was a storage shed used by the British Army back in 1826. The view from the second-story balcony off the master bedroom is priceless. The price of this wondrous Caribbean residence is $32.5 million
Celebrity Real Estate: Actress/singer/dancer/extraordinary entrepreneur Jennifer Lopez and equally impressive hubby singer-actor Marc Anthony have sold their Bel Air, Calif., home for $7.5 million. The TelegraphJournal.com reported that the luxury property, a walled and gated estate of 7,357 square feet on a quarter acre lot, was originally listed at $8.5 million in early 2009. When comparing the selling price to the asking price, the acclaimed A-list couple did just fine. Getting more than 88 percent of an asking price for a high-end property is an “OK day” in any economy. Smile … smile … smile!
Around the main house is a separate guesthouse, a swimming pool, and ornate landscaping that features garden pathways. There are five full bathrooms and four bedrooms in a house that features stone and exotic wood flooring and five fireplaces. This classic two-story house, which is located in one of Los Angeles’ most affluent neighborhoods of all time, was built in 1941.
October 16, 2009 | Contributor: James Rothaar Luxury Properties: Would you be interested in picking up a condo for free? How about one valued at $500,000, and located in the Caribbean to boot? We found a real estate deal on the Dutch side of St. Maarten that looks like a whale of a deal.
A newly built village marina, Porto Cupecoy is about to open on the western side of the Simpson Bay Lagoon. The developers of this tropical upscale community are offering a free condominium to buyers of its VIP yacht slips, which are large enough to hold a 300-foot yacht. There are 11 available priced from $1.5 million to $3 million, and the offer is good till January 29, 2010.
Luxury Real Estate: While "location, location, location" remains the prevailing mantra for selling real estate, "added value, added value, added value" is apparently gaining momentum when it comes to marketing high-end luxury properties. Here's one we found in Brooklyn, NY, at One Brooklyn Bridge Park. Here is an opportunity to live in a building with a storied industrial past and to receive a free car, an Audi A4, and a garaged parking spot too.
There is one catch, or provision if you would, in order to take advantage of this horse-powered buying incentive. It is applicable on single-family residences with a minimum price of $2.1 million. Several of these premier condos are available and priced from $2.1 up to $4.25 million. Living space on units offering the Audi A4, range from 1,443 to 3,739 square feet.
Luxury Rentals & Sales: If you are looking for a luxury vacation home away from home in France, Greece, or sunny California, check out the selections offered by Eden Luxury Homes. The France-based firm's specialty is providing premium luxury property rentals and properties for sale in some of the most desirable locations on the planet.
There are accommodations in Monaco, the Greek Islands, St. Tropez, and Cannes to name a few. Furnished pieds-à-terre filled abundantly with creature comforts are but a click away. Imagine a chalet in the French Alps, an apartment overlooking the
Champs Elysées in Paris, or a three-bedroom manor in Cannes on the Cote d'Azur.
Luxury Real Estate in NYC: Have you ever wondered how much home could be had if you spent $10 million or more in NYC? Well, even in the Big Apple, it takes a little digging to find real estate in that price range. Of course, being JustLuxe, we did manage to find a few extraordinarily extravagant luxury properties with the assistance of the venerable brokerage firm of Brown Harris Stevens.
Celebrity Real Estate: The Los Angeles Times recently reported that David Hasselhoff listed his house in Encino, Cal., for $4.195 million. The house of Hasselhoff sets on 1.5 acres and sets behind double gates on 1.5-acre spread in the upscale Los Angeles County community. The luxury abode, which is defined as a Southern Colonial, is a two-story residence with five bedrooms, five bathrooms, and nearly 9,000 square feet of living space. The great estate also features a formal dining room, a screening room, and an exercise room among its gallery of huge rooms. Just the foyer is around 750 square feet!
There is a tree-lined driveway leading up to the sprawling manor that features a boulder-lined swimming pool and spa. Additionally, there is a tennis court and two guesthouses on the property. The grandiose house is co-owned by David Hasselhoff and his ex-wife, actress Pamela Bach-Hasselhoff. It was purchased to be the family's main residence by the then-loving couple in 1996.
Top ZIPs for VIPs: Recently, Forbes.com presented a list of the 10 U.S. ZIP codes with the most expensive houses in the nation. Being that we are all about presenting the finest of the best to our esteemed JustLuxe readership, it only seemed fitting to take a closer look at one of the top ZIP codes with the highest priced residences in the USA. Regardless of the overall ranking, the one that intrigued us the most is Fisher Island, Fla., 33109.
Southern Florida's Fisher Island is among the ZIPs with the most VIPs in the country. Fisher Island is an artificial island located three miles offshore of Miami Beach. The 4-1-1 on the "33109" substantially quantifies its lofty status, as the median price of a single-family residence on the island is $3.85 million. Additionally, according to figures provided by the U.S. Census Bureau, the upscale community with a population of less than 500 citizens also happens to have the highest per capita income of the nation as well.
Luxury Real Estate: Florida offers some of the hottest vacation spots in the country, not to mention a distinct array of mansions and estates that reflect and embrace the balmy Florida climate, perfect for either the seasonal getaway or the permanent residence.
Check out these hot, current listings from LuxuryRealEstate.com,
which range in price from $8.25 - 25.5 million. For additional listings be sure to check out the High-End Real Estate in Florida Slideshow.
Celebrity Real Estate News: The U.S. Marshals Office recently posted an announcement that the office is seeking the assistance of experienced real estate brokers to help in the selling of properties owned by the 21st century's most notorious con artist Bernie Madoff. There are three properties with an estimated value of each at $7 million. The Feds want a broker to assist in the selling of an Upper Eastside penthouse in NYC, a beach house in the East Hamptons in Montauk, NY, and a palatial residence in Palm Beach, Fla.
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