Fleur de Lys Named World's Most Expensive Estate
Forbes has named Fleur de Lys (above), the lavish Beverly Hills estate featured in this week's Classicist column, as the world's most expensive house currently on the market with its $125 million pricetag. The palatial mansion beat out Leona Helmsley's Dunnellen Hall in Greenwich, Conn., which had been listed at $125 million as well, but saw its price cut by $30 million back in October (Forbes has not yet registered the change). Fleur de Lys has been on the market since 2007, but unlike some other major property owners, billionaire's ex Suzanne Saperstein has yet to slash the price. In compiling its list of the world's 10 most expensive estates, Forbes culled from property listings, high-end brokerages and conversations with real estate agents. "We include only publicly listed properties," they note. "In Europe, especially, estates and luxury residences that might qualify are shopped privately for undisclosed prices." You can see a slideshow of the list here.
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wmd Dec 29th 2008 4:06PM
Didn't a man named Jed Clampett live there?
Spectacular Bid Dec 30th 2008 4:07PM
Actually for the B-H TV series the facade of the Clampett clan used under agreement the Kirkeby Mansion (c 1938) located at 750 Bel Air Road, Bel Air CA. It is owned today by Forbes 400 member Jerry Perenchio who served as the Nat'l Co-Finance Dir for Sen. John McCain's failed presidential campaign.
I'm little impressed by the Sapersteins - he or she - and their lack of tact in the equestrian world. This charmless, cold edifice is like many new homes a reflection of the people who built this. I still recall the silly pic of Suzanne in her incorrect dressage-cum-dominatrix attire with the rear facade of Fleur de Lys behind her for Vanity Fair earlier in the decade.
Like their Hummingbird Ranch, also on the market at an inflated ego price, neither will sell for anywhere near the price being asked.
DJ Dec 29th 2008 5:01PM
This building, like so many other mega-manses, seems so cold and impersonal. I don't how you would ever feel like you actually lived there and weren't just maintaining it for show.
kenny17995 Dec 29th 2008 7:21PM
I agree. There is nothing warm and cozy about this home. It is just too large and would be too much of a hassle to upkeep the home. I highly doubt this home will find a buyer.
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Dirk Mar 24th 2009 9:40AM
This home was used for a TV show. I was wondering where I knew this home from, but ABC's Big Shots has used this home as the decor of their New York Country Club.