Of course you already known that Hugh Jackman is one lucky man. The genetically-blessed Aussie has a thriving career and a lovely life. But my envy certainly spiked an octave when I learned that Jackman had picked up one of my favorite New York City estate of the days. This expansive triplex in the Perry Street building designed by Richard Meier has beautiful Hudson River views and over 11,000 square feet of space. Sun Microsystems co-founder Bill Joy bought the raw space in 2002 for $17.57 million and put the home up for sale last November for $40 million. The home on the eighth, ninth and 10th floors has a huge double-height living room, gourmet kitchen, large dining room, a huge recreation room and a small wine cellar. There are five bedrooms total including a master bedroom with an exercise area, bath, sauna and dressing areas. Each floor has a terrace and the most amazing feature of the home is the dramatic swirled staircase.
Jackman got himself a deal too. The New York Observer's sources say that the final sales price was between $20 and $23 million which is even lower than the $25 million or so it was originally rumored that he was paying. The NY Post says the triplex went for $21 million. Either way, Bill Joy likely didn't make a lot of money off this deal.
Singer and current Dancing With The Stars contestant Lance Bass is pretty serious about getting rid of his Beverly Hills Post Office area home this go round. Yes, that's right, as the Real Estalker reports this isn't Bass's first trip to the real estate rodeo. He put this home on the market first back in 2006 for $5.25 million (check out the original house tour from back then here). He bought the home in 2003 for $3.88 million so at that price he was poised to make a tidy profit. The home didn't sell and now he has put the home with the guest house and two pools up for sale at a price that is whisper close to his original purchase price. Why? The Real Estalker's commenters dish that he already has his eye on a new bigger house. The over-one-acre property has great views and lots of space in fact it seems like too much space for only one man. While the decor is a bit off-kilter and downright florid in places there are things to love, like the skylight in the kitchen and the many terraces and balconies with fantastic views. The guest house, perched neatly next to the pool is almost more appealing than the main house. There is also a separate gym which has its own bathroom. This home is listed at $3.925 million.
Rock star kids have some pretty nice homes. We checked out Jade Jagger's home last week, today we are looking at the home of Jakob Dylan, Bob Dylan's son and a musician in his own right. The younger Dylan had a few hits with his band The Wallflowers and also has a solo career. As the LA Times Hot Property column points out Dylan's classic Brentwood Park Spanish estate is a seven-bedroom beauty. It feature gleaming wood floors, beamed ceilings, wrought iron work details and vintage tiles. The property also includes a two-story guesthouse and a second guesthouse that is currently used as a recording studio, a pool and spa. It is listed at $11 million.
As you know we've been following the story of flamboyant Chanel designer Karl Lagerfeld's purchase of a historic house in Vermont's Lake Champlain Islands. Now Vermont independent paper 7 Days has come up with the first photo of the house, above. The 3,800 sq. ft. spread consists of a Greek Revival-style brick house dating to 1850 with a newer addition. "Amenities include a small apple orchard, a couple of pear trees, a paneled library and an awesome view of the lake," 7 Days reports, noting Lagerfeld paid just over $500,000 for it. They also note that the house, which is "sizable though far from opulent" is basically right on the highway. Last week Lagerfeld staged a Chanel photo shoot there, as we reported he would, with a crew of 40.
Sometimes a fashion designer's home perfectly encapsulates their style. Today's home in Water Mill, New York belongs to fashion designer Adrienne Vittadini who is famous for her elegant casualwear has created a home that is relaxed with details like a cozy kitchen perfect for a Sunday pancake breakfast but also features elegant places to entertain. The five-bedroom home is on 1.9 acres and the backyard includes a terrace with a pergola and retractable awning overlooking a pond setting. A separate limestone patio offers space to sun next to the heated gunite pool with a poolhouse. The interior has beautiful light-filled rooms with French doors leading to the outside. There is also a master suite with two decks and a large master bathroom. This home has been on the market since last summer when in was listed at $7.6 million. As the Real LI blog points out it has now been marked down to $6.495 million.
Baseball player Steve Finley and his wife, interior designer Amy Finley are looking for a big profit from their house in Del Mar, California. The Wall Street Journal's Private Properties column reports that the Finlays played a mere $1.54 million back in 1995. The 2.500 square-foot home is located on a small lot directly on the beach and has some very stunning views.
The couple have a development firm and already have made a good real estate profit earlier this year selling a home they bought around seven years ago for $1.7 million for a neat $12.5 million. Will lightning strike twice for these savvy investors? Tempting details in this home include limestone floors, bright white spaces and lots of glass to showcase those amazing views. The home has six bedrooms total including a private upper master site. A separate lot across the street offers a two car garage. This home is listed at $21.5 million and is listed through Barry Estates.
Rock star daughter, jeweler, real estate developer and fashionista Jade Jagger has put her London home on the market. The Real Estalker reports that the home is located in the Queen's Park area of London. The three-bedroom brick home is fairly small at 1,989 square feet but Jagger has filled it with some interesting designer furnishings that make it look more like a party pad than the abode of a mother and two teenage girls. But perhaps what is most interesting design choices, aside from the rather glossy ceilings, is the style of the two bathrooms. One, the master bath, includes what seems to be a stripper pole next to which someone has placed a pair of red stilettos. The other bathroom looks like a disco ball threw up. This home is listed at £1.5 million.
Country singer Toby Keith is one of the many musicians with a place in Nashville. As the Real Estalker points out, this is not Keith's only residence, he and his wife Tricia have a large home in Norman, Oklahoma. It is likely that Keith bought this place in Nashville as more of a pied a terre. The home is part of a development and the listing shows it as having just two bedrooms. Keith bought the home in 2006 for $1.35 million.
The home is rendered in rich bronzy tones with heavy draperies around the large windows. A tiny backyard features an equally tiny pool and doesn't look like a great place to hang out. The same could be said of the galley kitchen crowned with a giant magazine rack. This home is listed at $1.595 million but I'm guessing Keith may end up settling for a number even closer to his original purchase price.
This modern home in the Trousdale Estates area of Beverly Hills has four bedrooms, an open floorplan and a cushy home theater. It has a lovely, if chilly but clean design but all the details from the wood celings to the skylighted bathrooms, are just flawless here. There is a great sense of expansiveness and the listing describes it best, as "Lautner-esque" paying tribute to the great John Launter's classic designs. The outdoor space is pretty nice too offering an outdoor cooking and dining area as well as a pool and spa. This home is listed at $12.5 million.
Baseball player Alexander "A-Rod" Rodriguez has been in the news a lot lately and it hasn't been for his skills on the baseball diamond. A-Rod is currently going through a divorce and is rumored to be Madonna's new man. He's also dropped a bit of real estate on the market. The Real Estalker recently had a piece on the New York and Florida properties he has up for sale.
Rodriguez and his ex-wife Cynthia have put their four-bedroom unit at the Trump Park Avenue on the market for $14 million. The apartment has been renovated for today's casual buyer with a large family room and open kitchen space. The listing for the apartment is here.
He has also put his home in Coral Gables, Florida on the market. The Mediterranean home built in 1952 was purchased by the Rodriguez family for $12 million in 2005. The home sits on the water with more than an acre of land and has six bedrooms, a pool and a three-car garage. The grand home does have some rather dramatic choices in wallpaper but the pool area and outdoor space is lovely. It is listed at $14.876 million.
The home is on over 27 acres of land that extends to Nelson Pond and includes views of the Atlantic Ocean beyond. The grounds feature a pool, tennis court, fish pond, stone terrace and heated garages. The brick and stone home has 12 bedrooms and was built in a grand style. Public rooms include a library with a barrel-vaulted ceiling, a formal living room with water views, dining room, vintage conservatory, billiard room, and a kitchen with a stone fireplace, custom hickory ceilings, and antique terra cotta floor tiles.
Like the Real Estalker, I find the fact that the library is now dominated by a flat screen television and a ling dining room table to be a bit disconcerting.The home is full of all sorts of huge spaces that will need more than those charming fireplaces to keep them warm in the winter months. But it is a truly impressive home for someone who has the time and money to maintain it.
Cage seems to be in a selling mood lately. We've seen both his Las Vegas home and his Bel-Air mansion on the market. but he still has plenty of properties all around the world. Experience more lush living in luxury homes and mansions or see the stars living large with celebrity homes galleries at AOL Real Estate.
Real estate commenter extraordinaire, Spectacular Bid directs us to the video for the home made the last time it was on the market. It is after the jump.
I mentioned this one in Sunday's Round-Up but Big Time Properties revealed earlier this week that the listing is finally available online. Tori Spelling and Dean McDermott have put their home in the Westwood area of Los Angeles on the market.
The 3,300-square-foot house has five bedrooms. Tori's trust bought the home in January for $2.275 million. It was built in 1925 and has gone through an extensive renovation that was part of the pair's show "Tori and Dean: Home Sweet Hollywood." The renovation is in tune with the couple's cutesy colorful style. There is a pink bedroom for their daughter and a turquoise bedroom for their little boy as well as a relatively understated blue bedroom for the happy couple. The wallpaper is a bit dramatic in the dining room and one of the bathrooms but overall it's a very charming home. The small lot includes a solar-powered saltwater pool with a Baja shelf and spa and an outdoor dining area with a built-in barbecue. Rumor has it the pair is looking for a home with a bit more privacy. This home is listed at $2.395 million.
We've got a lot of pictures on today's home, the impressive Beverly Park mansion of Faith Hill and Tim McGraw which the Real Estalker has revealed is now up for sale. Big Time Listings reports that the musical pair purchased the home in this community in Beverly Hills for $6.2 million in 2003. The home has six bedrooms and has been professionally decorated but with an eye toward music and whimsy. The home's tasteful cream and beige public rooms are offset by a dramatic bordello red sitting room and a cutsey pink breakfast room. The home includes a gym, gourmet kitchen and a large master suite with his and hers baths. The rooms that are decorated for their three girls are pretty much dream children's rooms with collections on display and plenty of room for tea parties and sleepovers. The property is over four acres that includes gardens and a pool area. The couple has listed this home for $14.8 million.
I must admit, I expected that actor Ving Rhames would have a house that was a little more slick than this but perhaps that was a case of equating an actor with his parts. As the LA Time Hot Property column revealed, Rhames has put a five-bedroom home in Brentwood on the market. It seems that Rhames has plenty of places to stay. Celebrity Big Time Listings totes up the list of properties that Rhames has owned and currently owns including a 10,613-square-foot house on a 1.119-acre lot in Brentwood and the 5,900-square-foot house next door to it. All this and the spare and haphazard decor of this home makes me think it is an investment property.
This home is a two-story Tuscany-style home built in 1950 and has a large eat-in kitchen, walnut floors, a formal dining room and a fireplace in the master bedroom suite. Outside on the small 0.16-acre (6,752-square-foot) lot there is a long bare terrace. This home is listed at $2.699 million and could have really used a better staging, it takes more than setting a table with a few dishes to make a home seem inviting.
Looking at Stephen Dorff's apartment in Chelsea it's hard not to notice right away that there is a fur-covered couch in the living room. It's a sexy little place and as the Real Estalker reports, Dorff who is perhaps best known as playing sexy vampire Deacon Frost in Blade has done a very bachelor-friendly renovation. We first heard about this place back in 2006 when Dorff picked it up for $1.65 million.The duplex penthouse has one bedroom, two bathrooms and an 800-square-foot roof terrace. The home has a sleek gray color scheme with natural wood accents, stainless steel appliances (as the Real Estalker points out, the washer and dryer are also in the kitchen) and a blindingly shiny black tile bathroom. The terrace includes a storage area, wet bar and an outdoor shower. It is listed at $3 million.
