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Millionaire's Row, Estate of the Day

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Today's home, a circa 1905, American foursquare home is on historic and scenic Millionaire's Row in Lambertville, New Jersey. The listing calls the home 'magazine-worthy' and the images show a home that has had a total renovation right down to the renovated basement which offers offices and media rooms in elegant style.

The home's wide foyer opens into two rooms, a parlor with fireplace on the right and a formal living room with bookshelves and a bay window on the left. The formal dining room has a coffered ceiling and wet bar. The kitchen is outfitted with a DCS 6 burner range top with griddle, double ovens, double dishwashers, and double Sub-Zeros with four freezer drawers. The sunroom has Vermont slate floor and beautiful wide windows. On the second floor there are three bedrooms with private baths, a small guest's kitchen, with sitting area and French door to a terrace. The master suite takes up the third floor and has marble counters, Jacuzzi and oversized shower. The property is around a third of an acre with a detached garage and frontage on two streets. This home is listed at $1.895 million.

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Artie Lange Lists New Jersey House

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Filed under: Estates, Celebrity Shopping

Comedian, author and radio personality Artie Lange has listed his home in Toms River, New Jersey. Lange has had a tough year after a reported suicide attempt and hasn't yet returned to his usual gig on Howard Stern's satellite radio show. Property records show that Lange bought the three-story home on .27 acres back in 2008 for $2.45 million. He also has an apartment in the Shipyard neighborhood of Hoboken, where he currently lives. The home was built in 2008 and has a slightly nautical theme with bright blue and yellow walls and a white-tiled kitchen. The waterfront five-bedroom home has an in-ground pool and includes a sports memorabilia-filled game room. This home is listed at $3.5 million.

Gallery: Artie Lange in New Jersey

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Fawn Hill Farm, Estate of the Day

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Filed under: Estates, Auctions

Fawn Hill Farm, a Colonial estate with a working farm across 34 acres in New Vernon, New Jersey, will sell at a live, on-site auction on November 12 through Concierge Auctions. The property was once listed in its entirety for $22.5 million. The property has been divided into three parcels which are each selling absolute to the highest bidder regardless of price. The auction is being conducted in cooperation with listing agent Mary Horn of Weichert Realtors.

"This is one of the most premier and unique properties in all of New Jersey," Horn stated. "Nestled in the idyllic countryside, it's a serene retreat, while a mere 45-minute commute to the boundless amenities, business and entertainment of New York City."

The three parcels are 665 Spring Valley Road, which includes 16 acres with the main estate residence; 655 Spring Valley Road, which includes 13 acres plus a caretaker home and stables; and 677 Spring Valley Road, which includes four acres of land.

The main residence was originally built in the late 1930s and has 21 rooms including seven bedrooms. The home's interior has pegged hardwood floors, arched doorways, a grand Georgian staircase and seven distinctive fireplaces. The 33-foot-high foyer leads to an elevator that goes to the second floor with bedrooms and bathrooms. Rooms include formal living and dining room, a gourmet kitchen, breakfast nook, library with a wet bar, his-and-her dressing rooms in the master suite and a lower level media/exercise room complete with a bar and full-sized bowling alley.

The grounds are also home to a two-bedroom guest house, formal garden and a side patio overlooking a garden retreat with a swimming pool and pool house. The nearby motor courtyard has 12 bay garages. The live, on-site auction of Fawn Hill Farm will be held on November 12. The property is open for preview daily from 1 to 4 p.m. and by appointment. For details visit FawnHillAuction.com or call 800-211-1785.

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The Beacon, Jersey City's Huge Residential Restoration Project

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Filed under: Real Estate Developments

Sarah Jessica Parker didn't shoot the May 2010 cover of Vogue Magazine in New York City. Instead she was at The Beacon in Jersey City, a collection of historic art deco buildings built in the 1930s which are being restored and transformed into an award-winning, luxury mixed-use development.

SJP's Vogue photo shoot took place in one of the community's yet-to-be-restored buildings, which she described as having both "perfectly wonderful amounts of neglect" and "great light." That neglect won't be around too much longer, two residential buildings at The Beacon have already been completed and are home to more than 550 residents, while work is underway on a third.

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New Jersey Condos Up For Auction

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Filed under: Auctions, Real Estate Developments

Condos with a New York City view are being auctioned off in New Jersey this weekend. The developers of the 19-story Altessa Condominiums in Union City are auctioning 41 one-, two-, and three-bedroom units on Saturday at the Hilton Hasbrouck Heights/Meadowlands. The auction is being run by Max Spann and minimum bids start at $95,000 for smaller one or two-bedroom apartments. Larger two and three bedroom units have a minimum bid of $125,000. Prices for units originally ranged from $295,000 to $489,000.

The units have gourmet kitchens with stainless steel appliances and granite countertops and the bathrooms have Kohler fixtures and spa tubs. Each unit has a washer and dryer. The condos have some nice amenities. There is a large rooftop deck with a pool, community kitchen and running track all with views of the New York City skyline. The building also has a residents' only gym with wet and dry sauna plus men's and women's locker rooms. There is a 24-hour doorman and two elevators. Altessa is linked to PATH Trains by free shuttle service directly from the building.

Properties will be sold through Bidder's Choice. At the end of each round of bidding, the winning bidder chooses their favorite property from the remaining inventory. The first five units from each of the two price groupings are guaranteed to be sold at the minimum bid or higher but subsequent units will be subject to seller's confirmation.

[via NJ.com]

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Cherubini Classic Yachts - Affordable Riviera Style

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Filed under: Yachts & Sailing

The new handbuilt Cherubini Classic 24 has all the style of a pedigreed Italian power launch at a fraction of the price. The mahogany-decked runabout in fact hails from Delran, New Jersey, where Cherubini Yachts was established in 1975. Priced at $168,000, above the waterline the craft faithfully honors the style of sporty speedboats from the 1930s to 1950, down to the real mahogany decks and stainless steel hardware. Below the is a modern, advanced fiberglass hull that enables a smoother, drier ride with more control. The elegant craft cruises smoothly in the 35 mph range and sprints powerfully into the 50 mph range. With masterful control and powerful performance, piloting a Cherubini is like driving a Porsche with Rolls-Royce suspension. The company can also build you a Veloce model equipped with a 300 hp V8 engine and a Silent Choice exhaust system, custom painted with a speed-striped deck in your racing colours. The aft cockpit has a leather upholstered bench seat and two side seats, with a table that can swing out of the way so passengers can enjoy the ride as well.

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Bernardsville, Estate of the Day

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Today's home isn't just on Ballantine Road in Bernardsville, New Jersey, it has a Ballantine provenance. It is the former home of Alice Isabel Ballantine, daughter of brewery founder Peter Ballantine, and her husband Henry Young Jr. The home was designed by architect Charles Alling Gifford and is a stately Greek Revival manor on 28 acres. Inside the venerable old home has been restored to the nines with a muted neutral, gently feminine style that suits a home outfitted with columns and elaborate moldings. The decorator did excellent work here. I'm particularly smitten with the subtle details, like the fact that the chairs in the living room have the legs of a klismos chair, a nice nod to the home's Greek aspirant leanings. One bastion of masculinity remains in what is generally my favorite room of any home, the wood-heavy study, this one is particularly cozy and warmed up with richly toned furnishings. The grounds include an in-ground pool, four bedroom guest house and a tennis court. It is listed at $10.75 million.

Gallery: Bernardsville, New Jersey

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Richard Branson's Luxe New Retreat Near NYC

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Filed under: Dining, Luxury Travel & Hotels

Sir Richard Branson's plans for a luxe new retreat in New Jersey, which we first wrote about back in 2005, are finally coming to fruition. When completed the complex will consist of a culinary center, resort, spa and private club called Natirar 45 minutes from New York City. Situated on a beautiful 500-acre estate that was once the King of Morocco's summer home, and centered on a historic 40-room 1912 mansion (above), the first phase of the property is the just-opened Ninety Acres at Natirar Culinary Center, housing a restaurant, bar / lounge, cooking school, wine school and working farm. The resort will open this summer with guest cottages, a media room, a 4,000-square foot swimming pool, tennis courts, fitness facility, croquet pitch and greenhouses. Horseback riding and fly-fishing will be among the activities on offer. The invitation-only Club at Natirar will give members unfettered access to all the property's delights. The plan is for Natirar to eventually be the first U.S. outpost of Branson's Virgin Limited Edition Collection of luxury retreats.

[via JustLuxe]

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The Stevens Estate, Estate of the Day

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Mark Ecko's Stronghold isn't the only lavish estate in Bernardsville, New Jersey. The area was once a summer colony for Wall Street financiers after the Civil War. The Stevens Estate is a 15-acre property which was originally the summer mansion of Robert Livingston Stevens, whose family was instrumental in the development of steam-powered boats & locomotives and founded Stevens Institute of Technology. Present owner Nat Conti and architect Jeffrey Beer took on the task of restoring and updating the home including the addition of an entire new wing and a main kitchen. The entertainment level replicates a Parisian street scene with a courtyard and a home theater complete with lobby, café, and candy counter. The grounds include formal gardens, a reflecting pool with ornamental water plants and a swimming pool pavilion with a center fountain and cherub fountains. This home is listed at $16.75 million.

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Marc Ecko Sells Control Over His Name, Will He Lose The Castle Too?

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In the case of hip-hop clothing designer Marc Ecko, it's hard not to blame the real estate. The NY Posts reports that Ecko has been forced to give up control of his own trademark in a move to stave off a total meltdown. He signed over a 51 percent interest in the Marc Ecko brand to Iconix, a New York company that owns brands like Joe Boxer, Candie's, Rocawear and London Fog for $63.5 million in cash plus $90 million in financing for a newly formed joint venture.

Ecko's penchant for lavish spending led him to invest in some pretty pricey properties. He is currently trying to lease out space in his 280,000- square-foot headquarters in Midtown. The building includes everything from a recording studio to a basketball court. As Ecko told the Post, he's had "a crazy, wild ride." Part of that wild ride also includes his 30-acre estate in Bernardsville, New Jersey. The estate known as Stronghold was bought by Ecko and his wife, Allison for $7.4 million in 2005. Since then they've spent in excess of $20 million in construction costs to renovate and update the home. The estate, which was originally was built by Prudential Insurance founder and US Sen. John Dryden in 1899, is not for sale but it might not move quickly if it was placed on the market. It's the sort of white elephant which has a tendency to linger in the MLS.

While the construction on the house was taking place Ecko and his family stayed in a four-bedrom Colonial home next door. That home was listed for sale in March for $1.299 million. The home is on five acres and has been renovated with a gourmet kitchen. It includes a master bedroom suite with a walk-in closet, a downstairs recreation room and a bonus room with daylight windows and a full bath. It remains on the market with a reduced price of $1.099 million.

Gallery: Marc Ecko In New Jersey

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Eddie Murphy Still Trying To Sell Bubble Hill

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Filed under: Estates, Celebrity Shopping

When this blog launched in December 2004 one of my very first celebrity real estate stories was about Eddie Murphy's Bubble Hill estate in New Jersey. In five years many things have changed but Murphy's desire to unload this mansion hasn't abated. The estate immortalized in Murphy's song "Bubble Hill" in 1989 recently went through a renovation to make is as blandly luxurious as possible.

The 32-room house is on a four acre knoll in the Englewood's East Hill section. The gated and walled,mansion is around 25,000 square feet and includes large entertaining areas. While much of the home has been smoothed out and beiged-up to appeal to the masses one thing still survives, the wood-paneled billiard room with the red curtains, jukebox and the neon signs spelling out "Bubble Hill." This home was at $30 million five years ago making it the most expensive single-family home in the state at the time. At its current price of $14.99 million, it's no longer even the most expensive home in Englewood.

Gallery: Eddie Murphy's Bubble Hill

UPDATE: The Real Estalker reminds me this isn't the only Hill in Eddie Murphy's live. Clove Hill Farm, which we covered in 2006 when it was listed at $9.95 million is now listed at $5.95 million.

Gallery: Clove Hill Farm

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Kimora Lee And Russell Simmons In Saddle River, Estate of the Day

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A recent post on the Real Estalker inspired me to take a look at the real estate doings of Kimora Lee Simmons. Simmons and ex-husband Russell Simmons have a variety of properties. Kimora made our slow sellers list for a home in the Beverly Hills Post office area that she was trying to sell for over a year but after knocking the price down to the price she bought it for ($5.9 million) it has been pulled from the market. Meanwhile Simmons has put a modest three-bedroom ranch-style home in East Hampton, New York on the market for $800,000. The simple home has none of Kimora's ostentatious style and may have been used for guests.

For a real look at Kimora's style check out the Saddle River, New Jersey home that Kimora Lee and Russell have been trying to sell for a few years. We've been talking about this home for a few years but never given in full estate of the day treatment. It was once listed for $23.888 million dropped to $19.888 million and then pulled off the market. But as Homes of the Rich pointed out last month, the exes are giving it another trying, relisting the lavish mansion at $16.5 million. The 10-bedroom home famous for its cinema-worthy home theater, professional fitness center, wine cellar with bar seating and painted rotunda has made the rounds of various television shows and magazines. It has both indoor and outdoor pools, staff quarters, a pool house and a security system designed by the White House security company.

Gallery: Kimora Lee Simmons in East Hampton

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Little Silver, Estate of the Day

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Today's estate of the day submission comes from a reader tip (reminder: feel free to send me links of homes you think should be featured). This home was built in 1990 by Norwegian builder Knut Jeppoestol and sits on the waterfront in Little Silver, New Jersey. It's on Little Silver Creek offering a straight boat ride to the ocean. The waterfront backyard offers docking for a yacht up to 50 feet as well as a ramp to service other watercraft. There is also a pool and the 1.4 acre property includes a four-car garage. The interior has a mildly Scandinavian design scheme and an open floor plan. The home has high ceilings, the great room ceiling height is over 32 feet and the master bedroom is 24 feet. The five-bedroom home includes a gym, sunroom and gourmet kitchen. It is listed at $2.395 million.

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Froh Heim Mansion, Estate of the Day

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The Froh Heim Mansion takes its name from the German words for "happy home"and whoever wins the home's auction on September 26 might be very happy indeed. The home in Far Hills, New Jersey is on 11 acres and was originally built for a mining industrialist by venerable New York City architects Peabody, Wilson and Brown. The Mediterranean style home has 16 rooms with seven bedrooms. It was built on a grand scale, a 47-foot banquet dining room includes a limestone fireplace and four crystal chandeliers. The home has been updated with modern features including central air conditioning. The grounds include a pool, wine cellar, barn and two caretaker apartments. The auction is being held with no minimum reserve bid but this home was previously offered for sale for $8.9 million.

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What Is The Most Expensive Zip Code?

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You might think that Beverly HIlls' 90210 would be the U.S.'s most expensive zip code. A zip code in New York City? Wrong again. Forbes says that the most expensive zip code for 2009 is 07620, Alpine, New Jersey. The posh burb full of huge houses has a median home price of $4,139,041. The town has been home to Britney Spears, Sean Combs, Russell Simmons and Eddie Murphy, The most expensive property on the market in the zip code is the manor house at the former Frick Estate. The 27-acre property is listed at $59 million.

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