Top 350 Famous (Celebrity) Homes Resources: A-Z

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• 1 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1, U.K. - "A London Address With Distinction & History."
• $1bn for empty space: the saga of the world's most valuable real estate - "Skepticism abounds over 157-acre LA-area lot once linked to Brad Pitt & Iran’s shah, amid questions over sellers’ motivations."
• $1.5 Million Frank Lloyd Wright Home Lists for the First Time in 70 Years - "The property is the only single-family design in Milwaukee by the late architect."
• 2 World Trade Center getting revamped Norman Foster design - "Get ready for Two World Trade Center, Version 3.0. Larry Silverstein and architect Norman Foster are working on major changes to Foster’s original vision for the still-unbuilt skyscraper."
• 6 floating buildings powered by the sun - engadget.
• 7 Leading Architects Defend the World’s Most Hated Buildings - The New York Times.
• 8 houses built in impossible places - "Architecture can flirt with nature in expressive yet subtle ways. The idea in architecture is often to harmonize, not dominate, the landscapes. This can prove a challenge, however, when faced with steep slopes, cliff faces and mountainsides."
• 8 of the world's most remarkable homes - "From Jaipur to Whistler, eight extraordinary, award-winning houses that are both beautiful and low-energy."
• 10 Homes Isn’t Enough: Which Billionaires Own The Most Properties - "Take a peek into the sprawling real estate portfolios of America’s richest people." Forbes.
• 10 most expensive Homes - CompareCamp.
• 10 Most Expensive U.S. Zip Codes in 2021 - "10 Areas Surpass $4 Million Median Sale Price."
• 10 of the world's most beautiful modern houses - "From a Modernist desert retreat to a camouflaged turf lodge, a new book, Houses: Extraordinary Living, explores the diversity of some of the world’s most awe-inspiring abodes."
• 10 statement buildings that never got built - "After Foster + Partners' design for the Tulip tower was recently rejected by the UK government, we round up 10 other high-profile building projects that were never actually built."
• 10 Weirdest Mansions In The World - YouTube 12:47.
• 11 Stunning Homes Built Into Nature - "From Albert Frey's house built into a mountain to John Lautner’s iconic Sheats-Goldstein residence in L.A., these structures take the term ‘back to nature’ to another level. If there is one architect who arguably pioneered the concept of building cool houses into natural landscapes, it’s Frank Lloyd Wright. The serene Fallingwater home in Mill Run, Pennsylvania, made a serious case for living in nature, and since the house was erected in 1935, plenty of architects have taken a page from Wright’s book."
• 12 stunning buildings that bring nature inside - "Think of the great Victorian planner Ebenezer Howard, who believed that nature could cure the ills of city life - pollution, disease, and overcrowding. In 1898, he laid out his vision for a 'Garden City,' where even the poorest worker could enjoy green spaces, which were painfully unavailable in his London."
• 17 incredible buildings opening in 2018 - The Telegraph.
• 18 of the world's greenest buildings - "18 examples of sustainable architecture around the world."
• 19 crazy facts about Bill Gates' $123 million mansion - Business Insider.
• 20 greatest modern landmarks on Earth - The Telegraph.
• 20 Most Expensive Billionaire Homes in the World - Forbes.
• 20 Tallest buildings in Monaco - "Here you see the 20 tallest buildings of Monaco. This list only regards multi-story buildings."
• 21 of London's greatest lost buildings - The Telegraph.
• 21 of the world’s most stunning castles - "'What makes a castle a castle is that it combines the functions of defense and dwelling - it’s a fortification and a stately home rolled into one. Creating a building which is both comfortable and defensible is difficult. The ingenious ways in which castle-designers reconciled this balance is always intriguing.' Although we normally associate castles with European history, it’s actually an architectural form found around the world - in nations as varied as Japan and India, Morocco and Mexico."
• 25 Largest Homes In The United States - Complex.
• $29.5M home next to Harry and Meghan is California’s 'Palace of Versailles' - "The chateau-style estate - complete with its own bank vault and secret tunnel - is in the same neighborhood as the likes of Oprah, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, Gwyneth Paltrow and Ellen Degeneres."
• 40% of the Buildings in Manhattan Could Not Be Built Today - The New York Times.
• 74-Acre Green Gables Estate In Silicon Valley Seeks $125 Million - "A total of seven houses make up the estate’s residential structures, including the English manor-inspired main house. Sitting atop the property’s central hill with views of the Santa Cruz Mountains, the nearly 10,000-square-foot home has retained much of its turn-of-the-century elegance, with thatched roofs, muntin-paned French doors and furnishings selected by renowned New York designer Elsie de Wolfe."
• 100 tallest completed buildings in the world - The Skyscraper Center.
• 100s of Dubai's tallest buildings are 'infernos waiting to happen' - The Telegraph.
• $100 Million Resort-Like Estate Is The New Jewel Of Bel Air - "Majestically perched atop a canyon with unobstructed views of Bel Air, this newly built, hillside compound dubbed 'UNICA' spans over 40,000 square feet and completely redefines ultra-luxury living."
• $160M Beverly Hills mansion could become most expensive house ever sold at auction - "The 20,000-square-foot, 13-bedroom, Villa Firenze is set across more than 9 acres of land in Beverly Hills, and can be accessed via its own private street, according to Concierge Auctions, which is handling the sale. The home is decked out with vaulted ceilings, multiple fireplaces and 25 bathrooms, while the wider estate features three separate guest houses."
• $185 million mansion at the St. Moritz ski resort in Switzerland - "Seven-floor home located at the St. Moritz ski resort in Switzerland. At $185 million, it's the most expensive home on the market in Switzerland at the moment. The floor-to-ceiling windows are 35 feet high and reveal a sweeping view of the Swiss Alps."
• $200m mansion reportedly bought by BeyoncÉ & Jay Z - "40,000 sq ft manor overlooking the Pacific Ocean in Malibu is thought to be California’s most expensive home ever."
• 350 Park Avenue: The new 62-story tower set to transform New York City’s skyline - "Stretching up 62 stories, a planned office tower at 350 Park Avenue will provide space for more than 6,000 jobs, plus 1.8 million square feet of commercial office space, according to a press release."
• $400m ceramic skyscraper can 'breathe' - "The supertall ceramic tower that 'breathes'."
• 432 Park: The Downside to Life in a Supertall Tower: Leaks, Creaks, Breaks - "432 Park, one of the wealthiest addresses in the world, faces some significant design problems, and other luxury high-rises may share its fate."
• 900-year-old Italian castle. Here’s what it’s like living there - "When Ludovica Sannazzaro Natta introduces herself to new people, she always leads with the key facts: She’s 21, about to turn 22. She’s Italian. She’s a 'very proud Scorpio.' She studied musical theater in Los Angeles and New York. Sannazzaro Natta moved into the 45-roomed, turreted, fairytale Castle Sannazzaro when she was four years old. Sannazzaro Natta is descended from Italian nobility and her father is a count. This medieval fortress, located in picturesque countryside near Giarole, northern Italy, has been in her family for 28 generations."
• 2015 Global Luxury Residential Real Estate Report - Sotheby's International Realty.
• 2015 Property Prices Index - Numbeo.
• 2020's most anticipated new buildings - "The most anticipated buildings set to shape the world in 2020."
• 2022: The Most Expensive U.S. Real Estate Sales - "Billionaire Larry Ellison’s $173 million Palm Beach estate topped the list last year, along with a $100 million Malibu dream house bought by media mogul Byron Allen and a $75 million Beverly Hills mega-mansion owned by rap superstar Drake."
• A Beverly Hills Estate Is Asking $65 Million, or The Bitcoin Equivalent, To Take It Off The Market - "Purchasing real estate with cryptocurrency is on the rise, and America’s largest-known cryptocurrency deal happened in Miami in June with the sale of the city’s most expensive penthouse, valued at $22.5 million. While purchasing real estate with cryptocurrency dates as far back as 2014, it hasn’t quite infiltrated the mainstream."
• A Cave Home for Millionaires - "A 5,500-square-foot cave built as a bomb shelter is marketed as a luxury home with rock walls and stalactites."
• 'A family against a billionaire': twist in battle over Mark Zuckerberg's Hawaiian estate - "Parcels near Facebook CEO’s property auctioned off amid lengthy fight over Native Hawaiian land rights."
• A look inside George & Amal Clooney’s stunning homes - in pictures - "The actor has built up quite the stunning property portfolio since the start of his career. He has residences across the globe and we are taking a look inside some of George’s stunning homes."
• A Mansion, a Shell Company and Resentment in Bel Air - "In the booming high-end market of Los Angeles, where hidden ownership is common, one house stands out."
• a tour of the white house with mrs john f. kennedy (1962) - YouTube 14:16.
• 'A wonderful atmosphere': Churchill secretary recalls life at Chartwell - "Nonie Chapman reminisces in newly restored secretaries’ room at Kent country house."
• A Worrisome Pileup of $100 Million Homes - The New York Times.
• Actor Michael Douglas voices his own real estate ad - "After struggling to sell his Mallorca mansion since 2014, Michael Douglas is now lending his voice to his own real estate video promoting the $32 million listing."
• Africa's most expensive house - Daily Mail.
• Alibaba’s Chairman Jack Ma Buys US$193 Million Property In Hong Kong - International Business Times.
• America's $100 Million Homes - Forbes.
• America's Most Expensive ZIP Codes - Forbes.
• Anders Povlsen: Why a Danish billionaire bought the Highlands - "Danish billionaire Anders Holch Povlsen and his wife Anne recently thanked the people of Scotland for their support after three of their four children died in the Sri Lanka attacks in April."
• apartment on Central Park just sold for $238 million. That's the highest price ever paid for a home in the US - "The most expensive home in the country sold in New York for $238 million. Hedge fund billionaire Ken Griffin closed on the Manhattan property at 220 Central Park South on Wednesday his spokesperson said."
• Apple Park valued at over $4 billion, making it one of the world’s most expensive buildings - "Apple’s futuristic spaceship campus in Cupertino has been valued at over $4 billion, according to the Santa Clara County assessor. This valuation comes as Apple has pushed back against property valuations in the past in an effort to avoid property tax."
• Apple’s New Campus: A Look Inside the Mothership - Wired.
• Architect Alex Nerovnya Discusses Futuristic Compound Concept For L.A.’s Enchanted Hill - "There are things you can do when a property doesn’t sell: finish major repairs, add new paint or even change up the staging. But what do you do when the property is a massive hilltop? Turn to social media, of course."
• Are these the world's ugliest buildings? - The Telegraph.
• Arne Hasselqvist - "Architect Created Celebrity Homes."
• Aston Martin Residences Unveils Early Glimpse Of $59M Triplex Penthouse - "The First Aston Martin Triplex In The World. The long-awaited interiors of the triplex penthouse atop Miami’s Aston Martin Residences have been revealed through the release of several renderings showcasing the expansive interiors, as well as a few hints at the 7,300 square feet of private outdoor space. Above is a partial view of the full-length living room which highlights the curved nature of the building’s exterior walls, designed to mimic the prow of a ship sailing on the ocean."
• Aston Martin Unveils First Luxury Home In Tokyo, Complete With An Automotive Gallery - "The marque is bringing its design prowess to Tokyo, Japan with the reveal of No. 001 Minami Aoyama, an ultra-luxe home in the sought-after area of Omotesando in Minami Aoyama that was designed in collaboration with Japanese real estate leader Vibroa. For many luxury car companies, designing interiors is similar to designing a car in the sense that these projects prioritize the finest craftsmanship and design. No. 001 Minami Aoyama is no different."

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• Basement extensions & the rise of the Iceberg Home - The Telegraph.
• Belgravia mansion set to become London's first £300 million home - "One of Qatar's richest men has sought planning permission to transform London's Forbes House."
• Bentley Residences - "Standing at 749 feet and over 60 stories high, Bentley Residences will be the tallest residential tower on a U.S. beachfront. More Than 200 Luxury Residences. The World’s First Bentley-Branded Luxury Residential. Rising High In Sunny Isles Beach, Florida."
• Bentley Residences Miami Is A 61-Story Apartment Complex With An Elevator For Your Car - "Live in a luxury apartment complex, but fed up with having to leave your car in the parking lot with everyone else's? Bentley understands your concern, so is fitting a car elevator to its 61-story Miami tower. Announced in April 2021 and called Bentley Residences, the building is due to be completed in 2026, when it will become the tallest beachfront residential tower in Miami, measuring 749 feet (228 meters). Every apartment will have access to a car elevator system, which is known as the Dezervator in a nod to the British car maker’s construction partner Dezer Developments."
• Berlusconi 'selling £350m holiday villa to Saudi royal family' - The Telegraph.
• Bernie Madoff’s Former Hamptons Home Is Back On The Market For $22.5 Million - "Late disgraced financier Bernie Madoff’s former Hamptons home is back on the market, this time for $22.5 million. Madoff, who orchestrated one of, if not the largest, Ponzi schemes in history, was arrested in 2008 and pled guilty to 11 felonies, including securities fraud, wire fraud, and money laundering. He was sentenced to 150 years in prison and died at the age of 82 in 2021 during his sentence."
• 'Beverly Hillbillies' mansion sells for $150 million -- a new California record - "A mansion with a starring role in the classic US sitcom 'The Beverly Hillbillies' has become California's most expensive property after it reportedly sold for around $150 million."
• Beverly Hills Post Office (BHPO) - name given to a section of Los Angeles, California, that lies within the 90210 ZIP code, assigned to the Beverly Hills Post Office. Los Angeles mailing addresses with the ZIP code 90210 may be written as "Beverly Hills, CA 90210", though the properties themselves lie outside of the Beverly Hills city limits. The BHPO area itself contains a number of neighborhoods, including Benedict Canyon and Coldwater Canyon.
• Bill & Melinda Gates' enormous lakefront home - "The Gateses' mansion, called Xanadu 2.0, is a stately pleasure-dome indeed. The sprawling 66,000 square-foot complex sits on Lake Washington in the Seattle area, in the same pampered neighborhood as the home of fellow uber-rich person Jeff Bezos. It's estimated to be worth more than $130 million."
• billionaire addresses - "Mansions & Home Addresses of Billionaires, Millionaires, and CEO's."
• Billionaire bunkers: How the 1% are preparing for the apocalypse - "Say 'doomsday bunker' and most people would imagine a concrete room filled with cots and canned goods ..."
• Billionaire's Row Documentary 2020 - YouTube 41:40.
• Billionaires Row - Billionaires' Row, or Billionaire's Row is the nickname of several streets or neighborhoods throughout the world that have residences belonging to some of the world's richest people.
• “Billionaires’ Dirt Road”: This Pastoral Town Is Home To Larry Fink, Georgina Bloomberg, David Letterman, Richard Gere & More - "Bill Gates’ daughter Jenn recently walked the bridal path in the equestrian-friendly town of North Salem, New York. Inside the famously private, ultra-wealthy community."
• Billionaires' Survivalist Bunkers Go Absolutely Bonkers With Fiery Moats & Water Cannons - "Amid 'World War III' fears, apocalypse-fearing moguls are investing millions in survival strategies including rotating fireplaces out of 'Indiana Jones' and heightened tactical systems."
• Brokedown Palaces - Forbes.
• Bruce Willis’ Former Estate In Turks & Caicos Lists For $37.5 Million - "Private island Parrot Cay in the Caribbean island of Turks & Caicos is known for its ultra-luxe real estate, five-star resorts and A-list clientele. So it comes as no surprise that actor Bruce Willis once owned this $37.5 million estate, dubbed The Residence, that recently came to market."
• Building for a flooded future: Architects are designing for the new climate reality - "Climate change is making cities more susceptible to flooding. According to a 2019 study, global sea levels are expected to rise between two and seven feet over the course of the century; by 2100, at least 190 million people could be living in areas below the projected high-tide line."
• Burj Khalifa designer shares the secrets of building supertall - "How to build supertall: Designers of the world's tallest towers share their secrets."
• Burj Khalifa: Inside the world's tallest building - "Located in thriving downtown Dubai, the needle-shaped super scraper takes center stage in the famed skyline with millions of visitors and VIPs flocking each year to arguably the most prestigious address in the world."

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• Castle once deemed too expensive for Queen Victoria goes on the market for £1m – the same price as a two-bed London council flat - Daily Mail.
• CASTLES FOR SALE
• CASTLES OF THE WORLD
• Castles Seek Knights in Shining Armor - Poland is offering investors the chance to become lords of their own manors at knockdown prices in a bid to rescue hundreds of the aristocratic mansions that flourished in its pre-communist past.
• CELEBRITY HOUSES - since 2008. "Top Celebrity Houses Archives." Search Entire List A-Z.
• Celebrity Islands: Top 10 Most Amazing Privately Owned Islands - "Sometimes, instead of battling the crowds and the peak-season prices, we wish we had a spare 10 million to buy our own exclusive island to retreat to. Wait, who are we kidding? We wish this all the time. Join us in weeping as we take you through the top 10 privately owned celebrity islands."
• Chanel Unveils Restored Apartment at 31 Rue Cambon - "The mythic place with its beige sofa and coromandel screens has been restored by interior decorator Jacques Grange."
• ChÂteauesque - revival architectural style based on the French Renaissance architecture of the monumental French country houses (châteaux) built in the Loire Valley from the late fifteenth century to the early seventeenth century. The style was popularized in the United States by Richard Morris Hunt. Hunt, the first American architect to study at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, designed residences, including those for the Vanderbilt family, during the 1870s, 1880s and 1890s.
• Chequers has offered recuperation to prime ministers for 100 years - "Boris Johnson is recovering from Covid-19 in 16th-century manor with 600-hectare estate and indoor pool."
• Cher’s Malibu Home - "AD100 designer Martyn Lawrence Bullard details his experience of crafting Cher’s own personal sanctuary."
• Cheyne Walk - historic road, in Chelsea, London, in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. It runs parallel with the River Thames. Before the construction of the Chelsea Embankment reduced the width of the river, it fronted the river along its whole length. Many famous people have lived (and continue to live) in the Walk.
• China skyscraper wobble due to ‘winds, rail lines & warmer weather’ - "Preliminary verdict in Shenzhen suggests combination of factors led to shaking, and finds no safety problems."
• Chrysler Building, the Jewel of the Manhattan Skyline, Loses Its Luster - "Is the building’s reputation enough for it to endure as an icon, even as its ownership and interior crumble?"
• Cities from the sea: the true cost of reclaimed land - The Guardian.
• co-op | Housing cooperative - legal entity, usually a corporation, which owns real estate, consisting of one or more residential buildings; it is one type of housing tenure. Housing cooperatives are a distinctive form of home ownership that have many characteristics that differ from other residential arrangements such as single family ownership, condominiums and renting.
• Costa Rica Million Dollar Homes - The Luxury Real Estate Boutique of Costa Rica.
• Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat | CTBUH - since 1969. Tall Building Information & Resources.
• Crazy rich Indian mansions: from Mukesh Ambani’s Antilia to Shah Rukh Khan’s Mannat & Gautam Singhania’s JK House - "Take a peek inside 5 of the country’s most OTT luxury homes."
• Crimea head invites world’s celebrities to create new ‘Beverly Hills’ - TASS.
• Crown Estate - founded in 1760. A collection of lands and holdings in the United Kingdom belonging to the British monarch as a corporation sole, making it "the sovereign's public estate", which is neither government property nor part of the monarch's private estate.
• Czech businessman Daniel Kretinsky treats himself to a "little Versailles" in Essonne, France - "The billionaire bought the Château du Marais, 40 kilometers southwest of Paris, to transform it into a luxury hotel."

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• Danish billionaire explains his 're-wilding' vision for the Highlands - "The Danish retail billionaire who has become Britain’s biggest private landowner has outlined his hugely ambitious 200-year plans to 're-wild' the 'most vulnerable, precious and mysteriously beautiful landscapes' in the Highlands."
• Dane on the verge of becoming Scotland’s biggest landowner - Scottish Financial News.
• De Beers Diamond Heiress’s Futuristic Washington State Home Sees Huge Price Cut - "Built in 2005, this two-story circular-shaped home was modeled after New York’s Guggenheim Museum."
• Discover the Most Expensive Homes in Los Angeles - Mansion Global.
• Do the Nordics make the best cities? - "What the Nordic nations can teach us about liveable cities."
• DOMESDAY BOOK - the record of the great survey of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086.
• Dramatic photos cast Europe’s ancient castles in a new light - "For centuries, medieval castles - hulking, isolated triumphs of masonry - have held a special place in the Western imagination, evoking at once a sense of history, fantasy, war and romance. They are the perennial backdrops for period dramas and children’s books, travel brochures and fashion spreads. But in his latest book, 'Stone Age: Ancient Castles of Europe,' writer and photographer Frédéric Chaubin set out to disrupt the familiar stereotypes, using prose and photography to link the medieval with the Modernist."
• Dubai Developer Emaar Plans New ‘World’s Tallest’ Tower
• Dubai's audacious Heart of Europe megaproject nears first stage completion - "Nearly two decades in the making, the Heart of Europe forms just one section of The World -- a vast collection of man-made islands roughly in the shape of an atlas -- but when completed it will be the opulent centerpiece."

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• Elon Musk announces he is selling his last home a little more than a year after vowing to 'rid himself of all possessions' - "A little more than a year since his vow last May to sell nearly all of his possessions, and 'own no house,' billionaire CEO Elon Musk appears to be nearing his goal, announcing Monday that he plans to sell his last remaining home."
• Empire State Building's Green Retrofit Was a Success. Will Other Buildings Follow Suit? - "Underneath the Empire State building, a maze of pipes, gauges and steel valve wheels that comprise the building’s chiller plant look as if they might have remained unchanged since President Herbert Hoover turned on the tower’s iconic lights at its opening in 1931. Despite their appearance, those enormous heat exchange machines have been thoroughly upgraded on the inside. They have been gutted and reassembled using much of their original materials as part of an extensive and unprecedented retrofit - launched a decade ago, but ongoing to this day - that saw this Big Apple landmark reworked top to bottom in an effort to save energy and reduce costs."
• End of an Era for the Flatiron Building - "With the departure of its longtime tenant, the building is joining a growing list of classic New York skyscrapers that are reinventing themselves."
• English country house - Wikipedia.
• Escapology: Modern Cabins, Cottages & Retreats To Inspire Your Next Getaway - "From a massive mountain lodge overlooking a tranquil lake to a contemporary treehouse nestled deep within a Nordic forest, some of us may be longing for the sheer serenity of nature more than ever."
• JFK's Former Georgetown Home, Where He Lived When He Met Jackie, Sells for $4.2M - See Inside! - "The 35th president lived in the Washington D.C. residence with his sister, Eunice Kennedy Shriver, from 1949 to 1951."

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• Fallingwater House - "The documentary film about one of Frank Lloyd Wright's greatest masterpieces. In 1935, Frank Lloyd Wright designed a country house for the Kaufmann family over a small stream in rural southwestern Pennsylvania, 43 miles (69 km) southeast of Pittsburgh, built in 1936 -1939." YouTube 27:07.
• family seat of Britain's greatest ever war hero up for sale for £12m - The Telegraph.
• Former Beverly Hills Home of Jennifer Aniston & Brad Pitt Asks $49 Million - "The California mansion, built in 1934, has a tennis court and guest house."
• Former Kennedy Palm Beach Compound Reportedly Sold By Billionaire Jane Goldman For $70 Million - "The storied seaside Palm Beach estate that big daddy Joseph P. Kennedy bought in 1933 has had three owners since the Kennedy clan sold it in 1995."
• Four-Pack - "City Hopping Among the Wealthiest."
• French Chateau, Once Owned by the Rothschild Family & the King of Morocco, Selling for €425 Million - "Château d'Armainvilliers is a timber-framed, 100-room mansion standing on 2500 acres."
• From Bulgari to Armani, ultra-luxe branded residences are booming in Dubai - "Branded residences are residential complexes that incorporate the design and service style of their namesake brand, often sitting beside or within a brand's hotel or resort - and a growing number of luxury fashion names are jumping on the real estate bandwagon."

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• Gaiola Island - one of the minor islands of Naples, Italy. Naples's population has considered Gaiola a "cursed island", which with its beauty hides a "restless fate". The reputation came about because of the frequent premature death of its owners.
• Gianni Versace's lavish New York mansion is on sale for $70 million - "The late fashion designer bought the seven-bedroom mansion in 1995 and fully refurbished the interior, according to the Sotheby's International Realty listing. The mansion, built in 1950, offers the buyer the chance to 'live like royalty' and 'own a piece of real estate and fashion history,' the listing says."
• Giorgio Armani’s Caribbean Villa On Antigua - "The 86 year old Italian billionaire loves sunshine, and among the numerous properties he owns, all are located in the most beautiful spots around the world. From a seaside home in Pantelleria, a modest country house in Saint-Tropez, an old farmhouse on the Versilia coast in Tuscany, and a dramatic 213-foot superyacht called MAIN, the perpetually tanned designer surrounds himself with the very best life has to offer."
• GLOBAL PROPERTY GUIDE - site for residential property investors who want to buy houses or apartments in other countries.
• global super-rich in London is booming - "Boris Johnson has led cheerleading for the global super-wealthy as they buy up the capital’s best housing, says damning report."
• Golden Mile - list of geographical features called the "Golden Mile".
• Golden Triangle - list of geographical features called the "Golden Triangle".
• Grace and favour home - residential property owned by a monarch by virtue of his or her position as head of state and leased rent-free to persons as part of an employment package or in gratitude for past services rendered.
• great buildings - "Architecture Week." Presenting one thousand selected classics of world architecture, and hundreds of their great designers, in the leading general architecture reference site.
• Great house - large and stately residence; the term encompasses different styles of dwelling in different countries.
• Guide to Residential Styles - "Every house has a style. Sometimes it has two or more; because of renovations and new, eclectic mixes, fitting a home into one specific category can be daunting or even impossible. Thankfully, there’s no need to memorize complicated architectural terminology. REALTOR Magazine has compiled a convenient compendium of common styles. Delve in and learn to highlight the details that give a home character, history, and romance."

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• Hollywood producer's quest to restore English stately home - "When US film-maker Hopwood DePree discovered his family's derelict English ancestral home a decade ago, he left Hollywood and started a new life near Rochdale to save the crumbling mansion. He has now told the story in a book called Downton Shabby."
• Hong Kong sets $1.3m parking space price record - "It was one of several spots sold at an ultra-luxury development in the city's affluent The Peak residential area, local media reported."
• House of Palestine: the architectural wonder built by a West Bank oil tycoon - "The richest man in the occupied territories has indulged his passion for Palladio – by creating a replica of his Villa Rotunda and filling it with priceless treasures."
• House sitting - the practice whereby a landlord (or "homeowner"), leaving their house for a period of time, entrusts it to one or more "house-sitters", who by a mutual agreement are entitled to live there rent-free in exchange for assuming responsibilities such as taking care of the homeowner's pets, performing general maintenance (including pools, lawns, air-conditioning systems etc.), keeping trespassers off the property, readdressing the mail, and in general, making sure that everything runs smoothly just as if the owner was at home.
• Household staff - practices vary depending on the size of the household and the preference of the employers, but in general the staff is divided into departments run by the butler, cook and housekeeper.
• how America's richest zip code stays exclusive - "Atherton, California - home to Silicon Valley heavyweights like Eric Schmidt and Nick Clegg - isn’t technically a gated community. But its laws create walls of their own."
• How big is Mitt Romney’s California house? Here, compare it to yours. - The Washington Post.
• How one country dominates world's 10 tallest buildings list - "10 tallest buildings in the world."
• how the super-rich customise their homes in 2018 - The Telegraph.
• How to build supertall: Designers of the world's tallest towers share their secrets - "The world's tallest building casts a long shadow. For more than a decade now, the 828-meter (2,717 ft) high Burj Khalifa has reigned over Dubai's skyline and architecture's collective conscious. It didn't just break the record; 62% taller than its predecessor, Taipei 101, it obliterated it. Its legacy has been remarkable - and remarkably useful to the man who designed it."
• How to buy a property in France - Enness.
• How to Live With a Ghost - "Many Americans believe that their home is inhabited by ghosts, a conviction that researchers attribute to the rise of paranormal-related media, a decline in religious beliefs and the pandemic."

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• ICEBERG HOUSE - definition & explanation.
• Iceberg Home - "How basements of the rich cause hell for their neighbours."
• In 2015, Shattering Records in New York City Real Estate - The New York Times.
• India's 10,000 forgotten mansions - "Once symbolic of the power and wealth of the Nattukottai Chettiar community, thousands of gigantic and glamourous mansions in Tamil Nadu now lie in ruins."
• Inside $10 Million Luxury Underground Bunkers - "Inside Oppidum’s Luxury Underground Residences Where The Ultra-Wealthy Plan On Living Out The End Of The World."
• Inside 11 of the most expensive & luxurious overseas properties money can buy - The Telegraph.
• Inside A $35 Million New York Penthouse - "Manhattan’s Puck Building, located at the intersection of Nolita, the Bowery, Soho and Greenwich Village, was built between 1886 and 1893, an example of the German Rundbogenstiel (round-arch) style of architecture designed by Albert Wagner. The building is owned by Kushner Properties, the company of Charles Kushner and his son, Jared, son-in-law of former President Donald Trump."
• Inside a US$150 Million Bel-Air Mansion - "Honey Co-Founder George Raun Lists Bel-Air Mansion For $150 Million."
• Inside Bentley Residences, Miami’s Most Anticipated Luxury Living - "Coming to Sunny Isles Beach, Florida in 2026, Bentley Residences is set to bring the legendary automobile company’s design sensibility and timeless appeal to the Miami coast. Brought to life in collaboration with Dezer Development and Sieger Suarez Architects, the property will feature 216 private luxury residences inspired by Bentley’s creative process. Joining Miami’s existing Porsche Design Tower, Dezer Development’s latest project translates the craftsmanship that goes into creating the perfect vehicle into a physical, immersive space where every choice is made in the name of comfort."
• Inside Christian Dior's stunning ProvenÇal home ... with 25 staff, a 40m ornamental pool & a Picasso-themed suite - The Telegraph.
• Inside David Bowie's Mustique villa - The Telegraph.
• Inside Donald Trump's $100 million penthouse - Daily Mail.
• Inside Gwyneth Paltrow's serene California home - "Gwyneth Paltrow began building her dream home in 2015, after she happened upon a derelict lot for sale in Montecito, California,on a real estate app."
• Inside Kim & Kanye's stunning Los Angeles mansion - "Kim Kardashian West and Kanye West have opened the doors of their California mansion to Architectural Digest magazine, which defines it as a 'wildly idiosyncratic family refuge in suburban Los Angeles.'"
• Inside LeBron James’ £20million LA mansion with a cinema, cigar room with air-purifying technology, and an onyx bar - "The basketball legend bought a stunning home in Los Angeles in 2017 for £20million."
• Inside photos of Bill Gates' super luxurious multi-crore mansion with 60-foot pool, sprawling reception hall, garden - "Microsoft founder Bill Gates owns a palatial mansion in Washington and it is estimated that this property is worth over USD 120 million."
• Inside Putin's Secret $1 Billion Mansion - "An inside look at Vladimir Putin's secretive $1 billion dollar palace." YouTube 6:34.
• Inside Story of How Alexey Navalny Uncovered Putin's $1.3 Billion Palace - "Putin’s palace. History of the world’s largest bribe."
• Inside The $20 Million ‘Ballers’ Mansion - "Contemporary Hollywood Hills Mansion Seen In HBO’s ‘Ballers’ Lists For $20 Million."
• Inside the Big Lebowski house - The Guardian.
• Inside the luxury chalets of Courchevel, playground for the rich & famous - The Telegraph.
• Inside the spectacular home Frank Gehry built for himself - "The house a top architect designed for himself."
• Inside the world's tallest tower - "Jeddah Tower: What does the world's next tallest skyscraper look like now?"
• Inside Yves Saint Laurent’s Lush Garden Villa in Morocco, Which Just Hit the Market for $4.2 Million - "The late designer and his partner Pierre Bergé bought the place in 1980."
• Is the wooden skyscraper revolution here? - "Has the wooden skyscraper revolution finally arrived?"
• ‘It’s being built on our blood’: the true cost of Saudi Arabia’s $5bn megacity - "With an artificial moon and flying taxis, Neom has been billed as humanity’s next chapter. But beneath the glitzy veneer lies a story of threats, forced eviction and bloodshed."
• It’s Time for Fancy Apartments to Offer Balconies for Drone landings - Wired.

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• Jackie Kennedy’s Former D.C. Home Is On The Market For $26.5 Million - "The storied mansion where former first lady Jacqueline Kennedy stayed following the assassination in 1963 of her husband, President John F. Kennedy, is listed for $26.5 million. She bought the 18th-century residence in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C., known as the Baker House, to be her personal home, but decided to relocate a year later as the four-bedroom, four bathroom home attracted too much attention from the public and especially the paparazzi. The Georgetown home, now combined with two other homes, spans 16,300 square feet with 13 bedrooms."
• Jeddah Tower: What does the world's next tallest skyscraper look like now? - "The tower will be the crown jewel of Jeddah Economic City, a commercial and residential project of 57 million square feet (5.3 million square meters), that will feature homes, hotels and offices, as well as tourist attractions. Height: 3,280ft Architect: Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture."
• Jeff Bezos buys lavish Beverly Hills estate for record $165m - "The nine-acre estate originally belonged to Jack Warner, the late former president of Warner Bros Studios. Warner built up the estate’s 13,600-sq-ft Georgian-style mansion in the 1930s, reportedly with the wood floor that Napoleon was standing on when he proposed to Josephine."
• Jeff Bezos Is Buying Three NYC Condos Worth a Combined $80 Million - "The tech giant’s chief executive officer is buying three condos at Manhattan’s 212 Fifth Ave. with a total value of about $80 million."
• Jeff Bezos Nabs $68 Million Estate on Miami’s “Billionaire Bunker” Island - "The Amazon founder has greatly expanded his real estate portfolio in recent years."
• Jeff Bezos’s Homes: Inside His More Than $500 Million Property Portfolio - "The Amazon founder’s most recent purchase brings his holdings on Miami’s Indian Creek Island to roughly $177 million."
• Jeffrey Epstein’s Notorious Mansions In New York And Palm Beach List For Combined $110 Million - "Talk about a hard sell. Two of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s notorious estates in New York and Palm Beach simultaneously hit the market for a combined grand total of $110 million, according to reports. The late disgraced financier’s palatial Manhattan mansion is offered at $88 million while his Palm Beach waterfront estate lists just shy of $22 million."
• Jeffrey Epstein’s Palm Beach estate has been demolished - "Developer Todd Michael Glaser bought 358 El Brillo Way for $18.5 million in March, and announced his plans to raze the property."
• Julia Roberts's Eclectic Real Estate Portfolio - "The Hollywood icon owns homes in New Mexico, New York, California, Hawaii, and more."

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• Kathy Griffin Lists Majestic Bel Air Estate For $16 Million - "A red-head, a comedian and a bitter critic walk into a bar hurling insults... Decades later comedian Kathy Griffin is selling her Bel-Air estate for $16 million."
• Kim Kardashian Buys Cindy Crawford’s Former Malibu Oceanside Home For $70.4 Million - "Kim Kardashian has lived in a variety of homes, but she always has stayed close to Los Angeles with homes in Beverly Hills, Beverly Grove, Bel Air and Hidden Hills. Now she is moving about an hour away to Malibu where she bought an oceanside estate that once belonged to supermodel Cindy Crawford. At $70.4 million, it is the most expensive home sold in Malibu this year and the fourth priciest in California. Her new oceanfront property will keep her close to many other celebrities who live in the area, including Lady Gaga, Courtney Cox, Leonardo DiCaprio and Cher. It’s about an hour’s drive to Beverly Hills and Bel Air."
• King Charles III’s $25 Billion Real Estate Empire - "The new British monarch lords over seven palaces, 10 castles, 12 homes, 56 cottages, and 14 ancient ruins where he can hang up his crown."
• Kingdom Tower - World's Tallest Building - March 2015 Construction UPDATE - YouTube.

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• Larry Page's dream of building a 'Google Island' could be coming true - The Verge.
• Leonard Bernstein's Famed New York Apartment Listed for $29.5 Million - "Set within less than two miles of both Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall, the two-story trophy property is perched atop a prewar limestone-and-brick building on the Upper East Side. The 21-story Art Deco cooperative, built in 1929, features white-glove service in keeping with its old-world glamour."
• List of largest houses in the United States - Wikipedia.
• Live Like The Roy Family At These Lavish Italian Villas From ‘Succession’ Season 3 - "Fans of award-winning HBO show Succession are captivated by the dysfunctional drama of the billionaire Roy family. And perhaps more interesting than their business woes and family feuds is the glimpse into the glamorous lifestyle of the world’s ultra-rich. The latest lavish properties seen in the show are from Season 3, Episode 8, called 'Chiantishire,' which aired on Sunday, December 5. As the family makes their way to Italy for Logan Roy’s ex-wife and the mother of his children Caroline Collingwood’s wedding, there are two fabulous Italian properties that take center stage: Cetinale and Villa La Cassinella."
• Location, location, location: how the world is tackling issue of empty homes - The Guardian.
• London At Risk Of Becoming A ‘Ghetto Of Wealth’ - "London has been labelled an 'epicentre of the elites' and a 'ghetto of wealth' as social mobility in the U.K. capital plummets to new lows."
• London Mansion Sale for Over $262 Million Set to Shatter Record - "A Chinese property magnate is close to breaking London's house-price record with the purchase of a 45-room mansion in Knightsbridge, London, U.K."
• London skyline 1616 v 2016 – interactive - The Guardian.
• London's 14 greatest buildings - The Telegraph.
• London’s Best & Most Secretive Address - "The longstanding rules governing life at Albany - the stately Georgian pile situated surprisingly, if conveniently, in the heart of Piccadilly - are mercifully straightforward: no pets, no children, no whistling, no noise and absolutely no publicity. Photographers have found themselves escorted from the premises, London’s oldest block of flats and one of its most exclusive addresses, for snapping off a frame of the interior courtyard. Residents who are deemed indiscreet risk a ritual scourging by the trustees."
• 'London's most expensive apartment' on sale for for a cool £150 million in Admiralty Arch - The Telegraph.
• Louis Vuitton's Family Home & Atelier, Just Outside Paris - "At the French fashion house's workshop, meticulous craftsmanship is a way of life. In the mid to late 19th century, Asnières-sur-Seine's streets, lined with elegant brick villas, became a charming refuge from city life for the burgeoning middle class. This was the appeal for a trunk maker named Louis Vuitton, who built a workshop here in 1859. From this base, Vuitton, who became the official packer and box maker for Empress Eugénie de Montijo, wife of Napoleon III, established his leather-goods empire - helped by the advent of train travel and his ingenious courier trunks."
• luxury manmade island concept where homes cost up to $1 billion - "Packing up and moving to an exotic island has been a long-held dream for many globetrotters, but it seems the prospect is becoming even more attractive due to the global pandemic."
• Luxury Vineyard Homes & Wineries for Sale - Christie's International Real Estate - "Owning a vineyard is more than a lifestyle or a business, it's a labor of love, a daily encounter with the earth and the elements."
• Lyford Cay - private gated community located on the western tip of New Providence Island in The Bahamas.

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• Man ordered to demolish $64M home - "This custom-built chateau cost $64 million -- but a court has ordered its owner to knock it down."
• Mar-a-Lago neighbors say Trump can’t live there after White House - "President signed 1993 agreement with town that says he cannot live at the club for more than three nonconsecutive weeks in a year."
• Mark Zuckerberg & the tech tycoons carving up Lake Tahoe - "Silicon Valley billionaires are driving a property boom on the California-Nevada border. But vast mansions and crystal clear waters aren’t the only draw."
• Mark Zuckerberg is building one of the biggest homes in US history - "$270M Hawaiian compound will include its own village and huge underground bunker."
• Meet the New Owner of the Playboy Mansion - The New York Times.
• Mega rich buy $11M homes on world's biggest superyacht - "World's first 'yacht liner' unveiled."
• Michael Jackson: Neverland Ranch 'sold to billionaire for $22m' - "The Neverland ranch of the late pop star Michael Jackson has reportedly been sold to a billionaire investor for a quarter of its initial asking price."
• Michael Jordan Lists Chicago Estate For $14.9 Million After ‘The Last Dance’ - "The icon’s Highland Park, Illinois home was recently price-chopped again, listed for $14.9 million (roughly half its original $29 million ask price). On the market since 2012, 2700 Point Lane has attracted some renewed interest following ESPN’s critically-acclaimed Jordan documentary. It may be Air Jordan’s final trophy from his Bulls heyday."
• Millionaires' Mile - list of the exclusive residential neighborhoods of various cities called the "Millionaire's Mile".
• MOBILE WEALTHY RESIDENCY INDEX - see the 11 preferred jurisdictions.
• Mona Lisa's Tuscan villa on sale for £16 million - The Telegraph.
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• Monaco builds into the Med to house new throng of super-rich - The Guardian.
• Monaco Is the World’s Most Expensive Place to Buy Luxury Homes - Bloomberg.
• MONSTER BILLIONAIRE MANSIONS - Forbes.
• MONTE-CARLO'S "CARRÉ D'OR" - Place du Casino and the neighbouring roads (Avenue Monte-Carlo, Avenue des Beaux Arts, Allées Lumières).
• Moroccan riad - traditional Moroccan house or palace with an interior garden or courtyard.
• Most Expensive Home Sales in U.S. History - Forbes.
• MOST EXPENSIVE HOUSE for sale in the world 2016 - aerial photos - Billionaire Addresses.
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• New High Society (1,000 Feet Tall) Rises in Manhattan - The New York Times.
• New Trophy Mansions of The Forbes 400 - Forbes.
• New York Above 800 Feet - The New York Times.
• New York Builders Paying Huge Buyouts to Tenants in Their Way - The New York Times.
• New York City is sinking due to weight of its skyscrapers, new research finds - "City is sinking approximately 1-2mm each year on average, worsening effects of sea level rise and flooding threat."
• New York City’s 10 Most Desirable Addresses - New York.com
• New York City’s Evolving Skyline - "A high-rise building boom, mostly of luxury condos, has transformed New York City’s skyline in recent years - and there’s more to come."
• New York’s First-Ever Penthouse: A 54-Room Upper East Side Mansion Built for a Cereal Heiress - 6sqft.
• New Yorkers reveal their fabulous apartments - in pictures - "Sally Davies’s portraits of larger than life characters in their equally colourful homes offer a glimpse into the grit, elegance, poverty and humanity of an ever-changing city."
• Nob Hill, San Francisco - neighborhood of San Francisco, California, United States that is known for its numerous luxury hotels and historic mansions. Nob Hill has historically served as a center of San Francisco's upper class. Nob Hill is among the highest-income neighborhoods in the United States, as well as one of the most desirable and expensive real estate markets in the country.
• Notting Hill of Ibiza - The Telegraph.
• NYC financier pays record $122.7M for Donald Trump’s former Palm Beach estate - "New York financier Scott Shleifer, co-founder of Tiger Global Management’s private equity unit, has been revealed as the mystery buyer who splashed out $122.7 million - cash - to buy an oceanfront spec house in Palm Beach that was once owned by Donald Trump. It’s the most ever paid for a Palm Beach estate, or, for that matter, a home anywhere in the state of Florida."

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• Oppidum - since 2015. "ULTRA-LUXURY FORTIFIED UNDERGROUND RESIDENCES." We are an engineering, technology and development company specializing in ultra-luxury fortified underground residences. We create spaces that are totally secure and utterly discreet yet sumptuously appointed and entirely bespoke - all underground, within your own domain. You can be sure that you, your family and your most treasured possessions have a place of safety and comfort close at hand for as long as you need, whatever happens in the world outside.
• Oscar Wilde’s former street named the most expensive in England - "The average house price on Tite Street in Chelsea is £28.9m, says mortgage lender Halifax."
• Own a French chateau for less than $60 - "Own part of the French chateau of Ebaupinay for less than $60."

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• Palm Jumeirah, Dubai's iconic man-made islands, turns 20 - "Those islands make up Dubai's iconic Palm Jumeirah -- a man-made, palm tree-shaped archipelago home to luxury hotels, pristine beaches, and nearly 80,000 people."
• Paying Tribute to a Founder of Beverly Hills With a Remake of His Former Estate - Architectural Digest.
• Penthouses & poor doors: how Europe's 'biggest regeneration project' fell flat - "Few places have seen such turbocharged luxury development as Nine Elms on the London riverside. So why are prices tumbling, investors melting away and promises turning to dust?"
• Piano nobile - (Italian, "noble floor" or "noble level", also sometimes referred to by the corresponding French term, bel étage) is the principal floor of a large house, usually built in one of the styles of Classical Renaissance architecture. This floor contains the principal reception and bedrooms of the house.
• Pierre Cardin’s Retro-Futuristic Bubble Palace in Cannes Is On the Market - "The otherworldly estate owned by the late fashion designer mimics prehistoric cave dwellings with a Space Age twist. On a rocky outcrop of the Massif de L’Esterel mountain range on the French Riveria, the iconic Le Palais Bulles, or Bubble Palace, has resurfaced on the market following the recent passing of its owner, legendary designer Pierre Cardin."
• Playboy Mansion for sale - Daily Mail.
• Prime (minister's) real estate: inside Margaret Thatcher's £30m home - The Telegraph.
• Prince Harry & Meghan Markle Cut A Great $14.7 Million Deal On Sergey Grishin’s Montecito Estate - "In the number of luxe abodes that they have inhabited and summarily abandoned - four, to date - the last 36 months have been eventful ones for the world's most celebrated self-de-royalized couple, but then again, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are nothing if not agile when it comes to fleeing whatever situation does not strike their fancy. Clearly, also, their purchase of the highly contested Russian oligarch Sergey Grishin's former 7.4-acre, 9-bed, 16-bath Montecito estate for $14.7 million in early July is an admirable attempt at putting down roots in Southern California. The buyers got a lot of bang for their buck, by California standards."
• Princess Diana's Bahamas vacation home is up for sale - "Here's a home we wouldn't mind isolating in: a Bahamas beach house with a pool, five bedrooms, a terrace and 180 feet of private white-sand frontage."
• Princess Diana's St. Tropez Love Nest, Castle St. Therese, Is For Sale Again - Daily Mail Online.
• Property tycoon Patrick Diter ordered to demolish $70 million French palace - "The picturesque Chateau Diter between Monaco and Cannes has been the subject of a 15-year legal battle. In December la Cour de Cassation, France’s highest judicial court, upheld a 2019 appeals court ruling. Now the $79 million chateau must be abolished and the countryside restored to its original state."
• 'Putin's palace': Builders' story of luxury, mould & fake walls - "The mysterious 'Putin's Palace' that featured in a viral video by Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny appeared to be full of luxuries gifted to President Vladimir Putin by wealthy friends. But then Russian TV broadcast a completely different report."

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• Reflecting pool - water feature found in gardens, parks, and at memorial sites. It usually consists of a shallow pool of water, undisturbed by fountain jets, for a reflective surface.
• Rich people who build ‘really fancy houses’ become ‘less happy’ - "Charlie Munger lived in the same home for 70 years."
• Right of first refusal (ROFR or RFR) - contractual right that gives its holder the option to enter a business transaction with the owner of something, according to specified terms, before the owner is entitled to enter into that transaction with a third party. A first refusal right must have at least three parties: the owner, the third party or buyer and the option holder. In general, the owner must make the same offer to the option holder before making the offer to the buyer. An ROFR can cover almost any sort of asset, including real estate, personal property, a patent license, a screenplay, or an interest in a business.
• Roman Villa With Caravaggio’s Only Ceiling Painting Fails To Sell At Auction - "The starting bid on a Roman villa with the world’s only Caravaggio ceiling painting, which was expected to fetch $533 million at auction, has been slashed after the property failed to sell Tuesday."
• Rooms With a View (and How Much You’ll Pay for Them) - "The best views in New York City come at a premium, with a Central Park vista edging out Hudson and East River sight lines."
• Rothschild properties in the Home counties - of all the landowners in the Home counties, particularly the Buckinghamshire area, none has had more impact on the landscape than the Rothschild family.
• Russian court 'seizes' Britain's most expensive home - £140 million (2011) Park Place Estate at Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire and has 30,000 square feet of living space and is set in 570 acres.

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• San Francisco luxury tower still sinking even as engineers work on $100m fix - "A project to reinforce the Millennium tower foundation came to a halt after it was found the building had sunk an inch."
• ‘Scarface’ Mansion In Montecito Lists For $40 Million - "Treasured homes along the California coast often come with a Hollywood connection. In Montecito, El Fureidis, a grand mansion most notably featured as the home and symbol of extreme wealth for Al Pacino’s titular character in the 1983 film Scarface, is now on the market for $39,995,000. Designed by celebrated architect Bertram Goodhue for real estate tycoon James Waldron Gillespie - who is said to have traveled to Montecito because of its likeness to the fair-weather climates of the Mediterranean - the 10-acre estate was completed in 1906."
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• Shifting horizons: How Monaco is extending into the sea - CNN Style.
• Sienna Charles - since 2008. "Luxury Travel & Lifestyle Services." Sienna Charles curates and designs the ultimate ultra-luxury travel & lifestyle experiences, exclusively for family offices & CEO’s. With unparalleled taste & expertise in all aspects of luxury, our Black Book encompasses the finest experiences money can buy. Our success lies in Jaclyn Sienna India’s rigorous travels unearthing the sublime, coupled with her insight into the complex needs of ultra-high net worth individuals, informing our personalized approach. ESTATES: Privacy, security, and the ultimate in relaxation, Sienna Charles has hand-picked the premier luxury estates around the globe from Paris to Africa. Whether traveling with your family, group of friends, or romantic getaway, we have an exquisite luxury home for every occasion and stay length, paired with the ultimate in personalized service.
• SIMON CONN - "Overseas Property & Finance Specialist." Can arrange residential mortgages in over 50 countries around the world.
• Singapore's first 'supertall' skyscraper unveiled - "Singapore is set to welcome its first ever 'supertall' skyscraper, a term used to describe buildings that exceed 300 meters (984 feet) in height. The new tower, known as 8 Shenton Way, will soar above the Southeast Asian city-state from 2028, offering offices, a hotel and 34 floors of luxury residences."
• Sly Stallone Seeks $130 Million for Beverly Park Estate - "The thrice Oscar nominated and still remarkably pumped 'Rocky' and 'Creed' star, now in his mid-70s, purchased the slightly shy of 3.50-acre spread in the late 1990s for an unrecorded amount and soon custom built a stately pan-Mediterranean mansion that measures in around 21,000 square feet and carries a horse-choking annual tax bill in excess of $125,000."
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• Somnio - "This Epic 728-Foot Superyacht Will Soon Be the World’s Largest and House 39 Luxury Condos." World's first 'yacht liner' unveiled. Somnio is to be the largest yacht in the world "by both length and volume" when it launches in 2024.
• Stairway to heaven: Jimmy Page’s castle is his home - "The founder of Led Zeppelin shows off Tower House, his beloved Victorian castle in London."
• Steinway Mansion - historic home located on a one-acre hilltop in the Astoria section of Queens, New York City. It was built in 1858, originally on 440 acres (1.8 sq km) on the Long Island Sound. It is a large Italianate Villa style dwelling. The architect is unknown. It is constructed of granite and bluestone with cast iron ornamentation and has a two-story, T-shaped central section, with a slate covered gable roof. It has a one-story library wing with large bay windows. It features a four-story tower topped by a balustrade and octagonal cupola. There are three porches supported by cast iron Corinthian order columns.
• Step Inside Donald Trump's Gaudiest Mansions - Huffpost Home.
• 'Streetonomics': What our addresses say about us - "From unseen gender bias to hidden historical patterns, you can tell a lot about where you live by looking at the names of the streets."
• STREISAND EFFECT - the phenomenon whereby an attempt to hide, remove, or censor a piece of information has the unintended consequence of publicizing the information more widely, usually facilitated by the Internet.
• Summer White Houses - Wikipedia.
• Super rich buying up Italy's mansions under new tax regime - "‘You get the same sort of tax savings you get in Jersey but you get to live somewhere you actually want to live’."
• Sylvester Stallone 'buys $35M Bermuda-style, seven-bedroom Palm Beach estate' in Florida - "Three-time Oscar nominee Sylvester Stallone has reportedly purchased a Bermuda-style estate on the North end of Palm Beach in Florida for $35.375M."

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• Take a tour of the Fifth Avenue, past & present! - The New York Public Library.
• teddy bear test & other challenges facing the rich who try to flee high-tax states - Los Angeles Times.
• Terraced house - term in architecture and city planning referring to a style of medium-density housing that originated in Europe in the 16th century, where a row of identical or mirror-image houses share side walls. They are also known in some areas as row houses or linked houses.
• Texan-turned-Italian princess evicted from villa with original Caravaggio in Rome - "Princess Rita Jenrette Boncompagni Ludovisi - formerly Rita Carpenter, the former wife of Republican US Rep. John Jenrette - has been evicted from the home she once shared with the late Prince Nicolo Boncompagni, after an inheritance dispute with his children. Rita was escorted from the home along with her dogs on Thursday. 'I’ve been up for 72 hours, I’m being brutally evicted from a home [in] which I’ve lovingly taken care of for the past 20 years,' she tweeted early Thursday morning."
• The bunker builders preparing for doomsday - "For some, the current crisis is a dummy run for long-term lockdown. Across the world, luxury bunkers are being built for a lucky few to survive calamity and collapse."
• The Dakota: A History of the World's Best-Known Apartment Building - Amazon.com.
• The Garden Villa - Aamer Architects.
• the Houses of Parliament are falling down - The Guardian.
• The Most Expensive Buildings In The World - Business Insider.
• The most expensive house in the US: JFK & Jackie Kennedy’s honeymoon home on sale in Beverly Hills - "The palatial Beverly House has featured in 'The Bodyguard', 'The Godfather' and Beyonce's 'Black Is King' album. The most expensive residential property in the United States is now on the market. The stylish and storied Beverly House is priced at an eye-watering $119 million and is described as 'one of America’s finest mansions and estates.'"
• ‘The One’ In Los Angeles Could Become The Most Expensive Home Ever Sold In The U.S. At $295 Million - "Once valued at $500 million, The One mansion in Bel-Air is being sold for $295 million and will be on the open market until it is auctioned off by Concierge Auctions, an online auction marketplace, from February 28 to March 3. The home will be sold without reserve, meaning it will sell to the highest bidder. Even if it sells close to the price it’s listed at, it will surely break records. Currently, billionaire and hedge fund tycoon Ken Griffin’s $238 million New York penthouse in 2019 holds the record as the most expensive U.S. home ever sold."
• The Opulent, Futuristic Megamansion of Bill & Melinda Gates Could Be a Hard Sell - "If the compound came to the market, the divorcing pair would have to find a buyer looking for a Seattle home with a trampoline room and 66,000 square feet to dust."
• the 'pencil towers' of New York's super-rich - "Super-tall, super-skinny, super-expensive. An extreme concentration of wealth in a city where even the air is for sale has produced a new breed of needle-like tower."
• The problem of London towers - "What London's skyscrapers say about the City's worship of money."
• the richest of the rich and their island getaways – interactive - The Guardian.
• The ‘Schitt’s Creek’ Mansion Hits The Market For $15 Million In Toronto - "The mansion from the series is for sale for $15 million CAD (or approximately $11.8 million USD) and is located in Toronto’s upscale St. Andrew-Windfields neighborhood at 30 Fifeshire Road."
• The skyscraper that made a city - "The untold story of Dubai's first skyscraper."
• the subterranean secrets of London's super-rich - "Study exposes thousands of opulent basement schemes with cinemas, pools ... and a beach."
• The super-rich ‘preppers’ planning to save themselves from the apocalypse - "Tech billionaires are buying up luxurious bunkers and hiring military security to survive a societal collapse they helped create, but like everything they do, it has unintended consequences."
• The truth behind the mysterious holes in Hong Kong's high-rises - "Residents believe the hole is a feng shui-driven opening for 'spirit dragons' which reside in the hills behind - it's said that blocking their path into the water will bring misfortune."
• The unexpected side effects of tall buildings - "Looking at buildings can actually give people headaches. Here's why."
• The virtual land selling for millions - "Investors are spending real money to buy land in a new city that only exists in virtual reality. Buyers can build whatever they want on their plots in Decentraland. Many hope to make a profit trading goods and services in the virtual world's own crypto currency. But will Decentraland be an online utopia or a cyber slum?"
• THE WEALTH REPORT 2014 - produced by Knight Frank in conjunction with Citi Private Bank. Offers a unique perspective on the key luxury property markets around the world.
• The Wodge: can London's tallest new skyscraper survive the Covid era? - "Nicknamed The Wodge because of its girth, the capital’s tallest ever office has just muscled onto the skyline. But in the age of coronavirus, who wants to jostle for 60 lifts with 12,000 others?"
• The World's Most Expensive Cities For Luxury Real Estate - Forbes.
• These Houses Have the Ultimate Water View - The New York Times.
• Top Celebrity Homes
• Tom Cruise sells Colorado home for $39.5M - "Just two months after listing his Colorado estate for $39.5 million, actor Tom Cruise has sold the 320-acre spread for its full asking price, its listing brokerage told The Post."
• Top 10 NYC Apartment Buildings Designed by Rosario Candela - the most famous architect of luxury apartment buildings in New York City, most of which were erected on Fifth and Park avenues before World War II.
• TOP 10 private houses of 2022 - "In our coverage of private homes in 2022, we saw conscious interventions that respond directly to the local climate, sensitive restorations, attempts at net-zero construction, and a continued desire for a deep connection with nature. Though they vary in size and setting, our TOP 10 private homes all offer groundbreaking approaches that both respond to and interact with their surroundings."
• Trevor Noah Picks up $27.5 Million Bel Air Mansion - "The host of 'The Daily Show' bought an architecturally significant home that overlooks the neighborhood country club."
• Tuned Mass Dampers in Skyscrapers - "In many of the world’s tallest skyscrapers, there’s a secret device protecting the building and the people inside from strong motion due to wind and earthquakes. Did you know you can tune a skyscraper just like a guitar?"
• Tycoon given go-ahead for iceberg basement with banqueting hall, salt grotto & pool - The Telegraph.

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• Unexpected side effect of tall buildings - "Looking at buildings can actually give people headaches. Here's why."
• U.S. Will Track Secret Buyers of Luxury Real Estate - The New York Times.

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• Vacant beachfront lot on North End brings $20.2 million, deed shows - Palm Beach Daily News.
• vanderbuilding - definition & explanation.
• Vatican reveals it owns more than 5,000 properties - "Real estate holdings published for first time show it owns 4,051 properties in Italy, 1,120 abroad."
• Vietnamese businessman has built one of the flashiest buildings in the country - "Called Mr. Trinh Dinh Xuan, the gentleman works as part of the country's construction sector. His new abode features an imposing facade with giant stone columns at the entrance, three large domes decorated with gilded statues, and a baroque architectural style inspired by European palaces."
• Villa Windsor: Inside the opulent home of abdicated British King & his wife - "French home of Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson to become a museum. The run-down Villa Windsor in the Boulogne woods of western Paris will open as a museum next year to coincide with the Paris Olympics, following a multi-million euro renovation."
• VIP Castle - castles for sale.
• Virtual Globetrotting - since 2005. "View amazing satellite imagery from across the globe. Celebrity homes, roadside attractions, landmarks, military and more!"

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• What is all the property in the world worth? - The Telegraph.
• what will our growing megacities really look like? - The Guardian.
• What would Britain be worth if we put it on the market? - The Telegraph.
• What's it like to live in a castle? - "Many holidaymakers will have visited castles this summer, but what about owning one, or living or working in one?"
• What's wrong with apple's new headquarters? - Wired.
• When your home becomes a tourist attraction - "When private homes - and the people who live in them - become tourist attractions, clashes can occur. In more rural areas, people can put up fences or other barriers to access, but when these private homes are on public streets in some of the world’s busiest cities, what’s a resident to do?"
• White House Lookalike in London Lists for Nearly £30 Million - "It turns out you don't have to be the president to live in a White House - or even be in the U.S. While less than half the size of the president’s home in Washington, D.C., the massive property in Richmond has nine bedrooms and a rare 3 acres. A home in London with a striking resemblance to the capital's official residence has just hit the market for £29.95 million (US$37.28 million)."
• Why people get headaches from looking at buildings - "Looking at buildings can actually give people headaches. Here's why."
• Widowed Texas Playboy model turned Italian PRINCESS, 73, faces eviction from $533m Roman villa - "A former Playboy model turned Italian princess faces imminent eviction from her $533m villa in Rome after she battled with her stepchildren and failed to maintain the property. The 73-year-old Texas native, born Rita Carpenter, became Italian royalty after marrying Nicolò Boncompagni Ludovisi, an Italian prince in 2009 holding the title of Princess Rita Jenrette Boncompagni Ludovisi."
• Wild luxury of America's opulent Hearst Castle - "15 secrets of Hearst Castle."
• Will This 728-Foot-Long Residential Superyacht Become The World’s Most Exclusive Address? - "For anyone who’s ever dreamed of owning a superyacht, or living in a hyper-exclusive ocean-front community, or girdling the globe in impossible luxury, Somnio - a massive residential superyacht that was conceived to provide all the benefits of yacht travel to an elite group of wealthy individuals who want to own and design their own luxury apartment with onboard amenities reflecting the service and offering only found in the world’s finest hotels."
• World Reaches 100 Supertall Skyscrapers - Global Tall News.
• World's 12 most expensive cities - real estate, costs of living & working.
• world's 20 most expensive buildings - The Telegraph.
• 'world's coolest' streets for 2022 revealed by Time Out - "When it comes to fashion, street style has as much cachet as runway style - in fact, there are dozens of blogs and Instagram accounts dedicated to chronicling the best streetwear looks. More than a neighborhood, a single street can define a city's culture."
• World’s Highest Apartment Is On Sale In New York For $250 Million - "Afraid of heights? This triplex residence probably isn’t for you. The Penthouse recently listed for $250 million and it’s located within Central Park Tower on 225 West 57, the highest residential building in the world on New York’s famed Billionaires’ Row."
• World's largest yacht unveiled: Somnio will be a floating condo for the super-rich - "Super-rich will be able to buy £8million apartments on the world's largest yacht: Stunning 728ft-long £430m 'floating condo' will have 39 ultra-luxury onboard homes."
• World's most beautiful castles - CNN travel.
• WORLD'S MOST EXPENSIVE BUILDING - Yongsan Landmark Tower (2016), Seoul, South Korea: US$3.45 billion.
• World’s Most Expensive Home? Another Bauble for a Saudi Prince - The New York Times.
• ‘World’s most expensive home’ with only Caravaggio mural on sale for $547M - "Known as the Villa Aurora in Rome, it is the last existing building of a 16th-century country retreat built by Cardinal Francesco Maria del Monte and spans over 30,000 square feet, according to the listing handled by the Italian government. If the villa sells for what it is asking for, it would be considered the “world’s most expensive” home ever sold. The date of the auction has been set for Jan. 18, 2022."
• WORLD'S MOST EXPENSIVE SHOPPING LOCATIONS - survey by Cushman & Wakefield.
• world’s new largest office building is bigger than the Pentagon - "The Belgian city of Antwerp may be known as the world’s diamond trading hub, while most rough stones are mined in Russia or Africa. But some 150 miles north of Mumbai, India, lies a lesser-known gem capital: Surat, where around 90% of all the planet’s diamonds are cut. Now, the city in Gujarat state has a record-breaking building to house its mammoth industry. The newly-opened Surat Diamond Bourse is billed as a 'one-stop destination' for over 65,000 diamond professionals, including cutters, polishers and traders. Featuring a succession of nine rectangular structures spilling out from - and interconnected via - a central 'spine,' the sprawling 15-story complex has been built across more than 35 acres of land. The trading center’s architects say it comprises over 7.1 million square feet of floor space, which would mean it has surpassed the Pentagon as the world’s largest office building."
• world's skinniest skyscraper is now complete & its interiors are remarkable - "New York-based firm Studio Sofield has unveiled the interiors of Steinway Tower, the newly constructed 1,428-foot-tall tower overlooking Central Park. The announcement marks the completion of the opulent midtown Manhattan landmark, which was built on a site once occupied by the historic Steinway & Sons piano company."
• world's skinniest skyscraper is ready for its first residents - "Steinway Tower, or 111 West 57th Street, has a height-to-width ratio of 24:1, making it 'the most slender skyscraper in the world,' according to the developers. At 1,428 feet, it is also one of the tallest buildings in the Western hemisphere, falling short of two others in New York City: One World Trade Center at 1,776 feet and Central Park Tower at 1,550 feet."
• world's tallest buildings - The Telegraph.
• World's tallest prefab skyscrapers will rise in Singapore -- but they're being built in Malaysia - "56-story skyscrapers to be built in Malaysia, stacked in Singapore."
• World’s Tallest Skyscraper Resumes Construction After Half a Decade of Pause - "When finished, the tower will stand at 3,281 feet tall - nearly eleven times the height of the Statue of Liberty."
• world's tallest structures through history - The Telegraph.

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• ZIP Codes With the Priciest Homes - "Where the wealthiest get their mail."