February 04, 2010 | Contributor: James Rothaar Celebrity Real Estate: You're moments away from the Kasbah in this spectacular single-family residence just outside downtown Tangier in Morocco. Many of the luxury properties on Christie's Great Estates have a list price but not this one. This is one of those places where art and reality are inseparable.
Yves St. Laurent and his partner previously owned this English-styled villa of lavish landscaping and gardens by highly regarded landscape artist Madison Cox and interiors designed by renowned interior decorator Jacques Gragne. There also is a guesthouse and a heated pool on the two-acre spread.
The main living room, which is finished in blue chintz, provides a 180-degree view overlooking the gardens into the Strait of Gibraltar and the Andalusia Coast. This is a fantasy pad of epic proportions.
Luxury Real Estate: The most famous fictional secret agent known, James Bond, would never have existed if not for his tropical mansion in Jamaica. That is how former owner and novelist Ian Fleming, 007’s creator, summed the effect his luxury island residence had on his life. Perhaps owning a piece of Fleming's digs could bring out the inner-novelist in you as well.
The Goldeneye in Jamaica has been a pit stop of A-list bohemians of all-walks since 1977. That’s when Chris Blackwell, founder of Island Records, bought and transformed Fleming’s 52-acre manor into a five-villa luxury-boutique hotel with lagoons, secluded beaches, and tropical forests galore.
Goldeneye is adding 18 villas to the lush landscape the property. Along with Mother Nature’s lush gifts, amenities include a 6,000 square-foot spa, two restaurants and a deli, an elaborate water-sports center, and lit tennis courts. Concierge, housekeeping, chefs, and nanny services will be available. One-and two-bedroom villas of 1,100 to 1,700 square feet are offered from $900,000 to $1.2 million.
Luxury Real Estate: New owners get an eyeful tenfold with this exquisite estate on a cul-de-sac, in a nice neighborhood in Northern California. This $48-million dwelling at 440 Golden Gate Ave, is a fully rebuilt historic-landmark home with more than 9,000 square feet of living space, is in Marin County's Belvedere Tiburon. The priceless view from this place includes the Golden Gate Bridge, Angel Island, and a harbor with two yacht clubs.
From the sweeping staircase to the marble fireplaces to the ornate Corinthian columns to the mind-boggling decadent master's quarters, the architecture and décor are meticulously exact. There is a wraparound veranda, a deck and a swimming pool. The landscaping and ornate stone art frame the property artfully.
There also is a two-car garage, a guesthouse, staff quarters, and a two-car garage. The main residence has five bedrooms and six full baths. While the décor and design are classic 19th century, the gourmet kitchen and wiring is 100 percent 21st century friendly.
Neighbors: Population of Belvedere Tiburon is just over 13,000; income per household, in more than 30 percent of community households, is greater than $200,000.
Oceanfront Living: Often times, you’ll visit a resort and be so moved by its breathtaking location, comfortable surroundings and array of services, that you think, “wouldn’t it be nice to live here?”
Since 1896, The Breakers Palm Beach has been helping guests create memories of a lifetime with its magnificent oceanfront vistas, award-winning amenities and unparalleled personalized service. Now, guests of the legendary resort can take up residence just a few yards north at Breakers Row and enjoy the uncompromising resort lifestyle on a more permanent basis.
Breakers Row has been attracting long- and short-term residents from around the world since the 1970’s and, with investments averaging $2 million per year, the property continues to remain appealing to all who reside there. This enclave of 86 oceanfront apartments, all refurbished, affords its residents carefree oceanfront living in the heart of Palm Beach without the responsibilities of home-ownership.
Breakers Row residents enjoy valet, doorman and private concierge services, covered parking, 24-hour security, 24-hour room service, a newly refurbished pool and whirlpool spas, state-of-the-art fitness center, fully outfitted club room, and private beach. Residents are also eligible for immediate membership in The Breakers’ exclusive Ocean Club, which otherwise requires a wait. Membership includes access to The Breakers’ two championship golf courses, including the renowned Rees Jones® Course; two tennis centers; the resort’s private Beach Club featuring five oceanfront pools, four whirlpool spas, 20 luxury beach bungalows for daytime rental, private beach, and an oceanfront spa. Member benefits also include discounts at the resorts’ nine distinctive restaurants and 11 shopping boutiques.
January 26, 2010 | Contributor: James Rothaar Luxury Real Estate: Known as the Gathering Place, this spectacular seven bedroom single-family residence in New Canaan, Conn., is private five-star resort inside and out. There is main house with a gourmet kitchen, a dining room, and a living room with a vaulted wood ceiling and a stone fireplace. Additionally, there is a separate guesthouse, a cottage and a pool with a cabana. Along with a private pond stocked with trout, the landscape is verdant with full lawns and older robust trees throughout.
There is a three-level sports barn with a half-size basketball court, a bowling alley, a virtual golf station, a gaming room, a theater room, a dining area and bars. The basketball court qua performance center has a stage large enough to do an Andrew Lloyd Weber musical with the professional equipment to support it as well. Who could ask for anything more?
Luxury Properties:Since this amazing property has no official name attached to it, we thought we would go ahead and give it one. Wow! This lakefront single-family residence in Mercer Island, Washington, is nearly 23,000 square-feet. It sets on two acres of land with 175 feet of private lakefront. There is a bay view, a boat dock, and an outdoor swimming pool too. The dock is capable of mooring a 140-foot superyacht.
The Mediterranean-styled residence of five bedrooms and nine full baths also has a flexible floor plan in the family area that is ideal for customization. Mercer Island is among the most affluent communities in Washington. It also is the most populated island in a lake in the United States. The price of this grand manse, which we found on MillionDollarMansions-Estates.com, is $25 million. Who wants to go fishing?
January 15, 2010 | Contributor: James Rothaar Luxury Real Estate: Finding a property as majestic as Castello Sui Lago is a lot like love. You just never know where you’ll find it. This palazzo of extraordinary Italian architecture happens to be in boot-kicking Spicewood, Texas, which is about 45 miles from Austin.
This single-family residence sets on its own peninsula. It is the largest single-family residence in this gated community along Lake Travis. It sets on 3.5 acres with more than 900 feet of private water frontage The 17,000 square-foot contemporary castle, which was built in 2009, has five bedrooms, eight full baths, and a 1,000-bottle wine cellar.
The new owners also will have 6,000 square feet of terraces, a private dock, three infinity swimming pools, a guesthouse, and a seven-car garage on their great estate, which, by the way, we sighted at Christie’s Great Estates.
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.
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Luxury Real Estate: The most famous fictional secret agent known, James Bond, would never have existed if not for his tropical mansion in Jamaica. That is how former owner and novelist Ian Fleming, 007’s creator, summed the effect his luxury island residence had on his life. Perhaps owning a piece of Fleming's digs could bring out the inner-novelist in you as well. 
Luxury Real Estate: New owners get an eyeful tenfold with this exquisite estate on a cul-de-sac, in a nice neighborhood in Northern California. This $48-million dwelling at 
Oceanfront Living: Often times, you’ll visit a resort and be so moved by its breathtaking location, comfortable surroundings and array of services, that you think, “wouldn’t it be nice to live here?” 
Luxury Properties:Since this amazing property has no official name attached to it, we thought we would go ahead and give it one. Wow! This lakefront single-family residence in Mercer Island, Washington, is nearly 23,000 square-feet. It sets on two acres of land with 175 feet of private lakefront. There is a bay view, a boat dock, and an outdoor swimming pool too. The dock is capable of mooring a 140-foot superyacht.
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.
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.
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!
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