looking Lake Tahoe estate. Encompassing 210 acres, the 10,000-square-foot home is owned by Joel Horowitz, co-founder of Tommy Hilfiger.
The Largest private land holding at Lake Tahoe, the center piece of the property is Lake Tranquility, Which is stocked with trout. Inside the home is just as impressive. The grand staircase is a replica of the one aboard the SS Titanic. Its own cigar lounge modeled after the famed smokers' paradise at the St. Regis Hotel. Its library was inspired by the New York Public Library.
As the price tag Would suggest, Other amenities are plentiful. An Underground Passageway leads to the conservatory and an indoor glass mosaic swimming pool That looks over the lake. There is a guest residence, an art studio, a boat house, a gymnasium with a full basketball court, a 19-seat home theater, a 3200-bottle wine cellar, 11 fireplaces, 16 garages and Its own two-hole golf course.
Albemarle House in Charlottesville, Va.. Is Another entry in the $ 100 million club. The historic property, with Blue Ridge Mountain Neighbors That include Thomas Jefferson's Monticello and
James Monroe's Ash Lawn-Highland, was Intended to replicate an English country estate.
Conceived by philanthropist Patricia Kluge and wine maker and world-renowned architect / designer David Easton, Virginia, the 300-acre property includes three ponds, a variety of cottages and Its own greenhouse. The main residence Boast 45 rooms over 25,000 square feet. Included is a library, home theater and an Islamic art gallery. Ready for construction is an 18-hole golf course duffer That legendary Arnold Palmer designed for ITS backgrounds.
The Hummingbird Nest Ranch in Simi Valley, Calif.., Has a more modestly price tag of $ 75 million. The 12,500-square-foot Spanish Revival-style mansion HAS 16 separate properties for a total Dottingen the campgrounds or 57 bedrooms, 40 baths, 18 kitchens, a helicopter pad and 200 parking spaces. A world-class equestrian center is Considered the center piece of the estate.
Manhattan is home to the $ 75 million Julius Forstmann House, One Of The Largest (45 feet wide) townhouses in New York.
Located on E 71st St., the home was commissioned in 1922 by Forstmann, a wool merchant Germantown. It was envisioned by renowned architect C.P.H. Gilbert as a neo-Italian Renaissance mansion. A limestone facade leads Into Five floors of living space and a garden level. A sweeping marble staircase and grand reception hall are touted Among ITS touches.
Setting a buyer back $ 72 million, Le Belvedere, a 48,000-square-foot, French-inspired chateau in Bel Air.
With sweeping views of Los Angeles, the 2.2-acre property is Surrounded by a 1000-foot long, 36-foot-high wall that was hand-chiseled from stone Imported from Jerusalem.
The home, built by hotel developer Mohamed Hadid, Has Been on the market since February 2009 and was initially listed at $ 85 million.
The grand ballroom Can seat up to 250 people, and there are three master suites, a commercial kitchen, a professional screening room / theater, 14 bathrooms, 19 fireplaces and a 5000-bottle wine cellar. Outside, there are seven fountains, a 70-foot pool and a swan pounds.
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