It’s hard to top the penthouse at the Plaza, with its 100-year-old history, ambience of an older New York and a location on Fifth Avenue facing Central Park. In these times, it’s even harder to contemplate having the net wealth to be able to purchase the Plaza’s penthouse for $53.5 million early last year only [...]
“You see,” writes Frank Lloyd Wright in his 1924 letter to the Ennises, “the final result is going to stand on that hill a hundred years or more. Long after we are all gone, it will be pointed out as the Ennis House and pilgrimages will be made to it by lovers of the beautiful [...]
MIAMI – The World is the first and only private residential community at sea. This extraordinary 12-deck, 644-foot vessel first set sail in 2002, and officially sold out four years later. As is the case with any private community, select apartments become available for resale from time to time. One such apartment that is now [...]
The newest addition to the extensive and comprehensive real estate inventory available at Condo.com, River Cities Condos, is sure to stand out amongst the competition. As CEO of River Cities Condos, developer and 30-year boating enthusiast David Nelson conceptualized the company’s initial offering, The Marquette, after spending 19 years living on a houseboat in [...]
Depending on how you look at it, entrepreneurs are either hindered greatly by the current financial climate, or they are best positioned to weather these uncertain times. Either way, bold self-promotion these days can’t hurt, and real estate daredevil Frank McKinney continues his unique career with the February 13th co-unveiling of Acqua Liana, his [...]
The Wall Street Journal posted a story on the private Caribbean island owned by timber magnate, Tim Blixeth. As it turns out, Blixeth is willing to part with the 5-acre Turks & Caicos island paradise for $75 million. The unique twist is that he has offered to trade the island property for another valuable hard [...]
Though the Kaiser Estate has changed hands since the early 1950s when businessman Henry J. Kaiser used it as his Portlock, O’ahu home, the landmark estate—currently listed for $80 million—continues to awe. In the 1950s the waterfront estate was purchased by millionaire siblings the Goldman Brothers and quickly became a sanctuary that charmed the likes [...]
Living at the water’s edge continues to peak the interest of luxury buyers from around the world. Recently a 16-acre waterfront property hit the market in Miami. The price—an astounding $225 million. The parcel, located in Bal Harbour and currently the home to the Bal Harbour Beach Club, is considered to be the last developable [...]
Angela C. Eliopoulos of Global Owner Properties at the Georgetown and McLean offices of Long & Foster Real Estate-Washington Metro area was recognized as the national award winner for Most Unique Property by Leaders in Luxury, a networking symposium for upper-tier Realtors. Hosted annually by The Institute for Luxury Home Marketing, Leaders in Luxury represents [...]
Encompassing nearly 5,000 acres of fenced and cross-fenced land, and home to a population of whitetail deer, turkey, ducks, quail and boar, Flying G Ranch is being listed with a price tag of $50 million. Developed as a hunting and cattle ranch north of Okeechobee City in South Florida, the Flying G Ranch offers buyers [...]
