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Glenn Beck Drops The Price On His New Canaan Home

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Our friends at Gawker brought my attention to a little real estate lollygagging. It turns out that talk show host Glenn Beck's home in New Canaan, Connecticut has been on the market for a year with no sale in sight. He bought the six-bedroom, eight-bathroom mansion for $4.2 million in 2005 and first listed it for $4.9 million. The price later dropped to $3.9 million and now sits at $3.65 million.

The six-bedroom home on 6.8 acres is pretty much a New England traditional home. The only room that seem uniquely Beck is his home office with a phalanx of computer monitors on the desk, a pair of flatscreens on the wall and plenty of historical memorabilia including a framed flag.

Rush Limbaugh had to settle around $2 million less than his asking when he sold his NYC penthouse earlier this year. Beck probably won't have to knock that much off but another price cut probably couldn't hurt.

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Chateau Fleur-De-Lis, Estate of the Day

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The Wall Street Journal recently reported that JetBlue founder David Neeleman and his wife, Vicki had put their New Canaan, Connecticut home up for sale. The Neelmans spent a year designing the eight-bedroom home which was completed in 2008. The couple has nine children and the home's 13,300 square feet offered plenty of room to roam. The home is also on 3.4 acres with a heated swimming pool on the grounds. There is a large gym with a basketball court and a lower level recreation room that has a fireplace, full kitchen and a theater with a stage. Although this is a newer home it takes many of its design cues from the past with large fireplaces and arched wood beam ceilings. The WSJ says the couple spent more than $17 million on the house but are asking $10.999 million (with Lynne Leonard Realty).

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Connecticut's Poshest Private Landscapes

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Twenty-eight of Connecticut's most entrancing private landscapes are featured in a beautiful new book from Monacelli Press. Private Gardens of Connecticut offers a privileged glimpse at the personal oases at the estates of designer Oscar de la Renta, socialite Anne Bass, decorator Bunny Williams and many more. Included are gardens from all across the state, from Greenwich to New Canaan and the coast, many of which have never been professionally photographed. A variety of styles is represented from formal to small, contemporary, wild, and old fashioned. Some, like de la Renta's (on the cover above) are grand in scale and tended by an army of skilled professionals, others modest and easily kept, but all alluring and extremely enviable. Throughout the oversized volume author Jane Garmey recounts the story of the creation of the leafy retreats while John Hall's lavish photographs of sumptuous flowers and luxuriant foliage make them leap off the page.

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Modern In New Canaan, Estate of the Day

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New Canaan, Connecticut is home to a lot of traditional homes. This is not one of them. This totally modern home has a dramatic silhouette with walls of glass looking out to the trees. The four-bedroom home is a new build and has energy-saving features. The spare and calm feel is enhanced by a reflecting pool at the entrance. The master suite include a spa bath, sitting room and adjacent sleeping area. There is a cook's kitchen and a walk-out lower level that offers a secondary kitchen along with a large recreation area. The elevator goes to all four levels including the roof terrace. Blond wood, steel and glass enhance the spare, angular space. This home is listed at $4.95 million.

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The Gathering Place, Estate of the Day

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Today's estate of the day is a New Canaan, Ct. home on 6.43 acres that was built for entertaining. It is the ultimate family compound with a guest cottage, swimming pool, a pond stocked with trout and a one-of-a-kind sports pavilion.

The main house, which was built in 1983, is 9,244 square feet with five fireplaces, interior stone walls, rustic wood beams, seven bedrooms, 6 full baths and 2 half baths. The kitchen was remodeled in 2005 and has alder-wood cabinetry, French antique limestone floors and a hand-carved limestone sink. There's a two-story family room with a cathedral ceiling, wide-plank white oak floors and a wall of Tischler windows, setting the ease and comfort for family gatherings. The two-story foyer has a circular staircase and there are two adjacent living rooms, one with a window wall and the other with sliding glass doors leading to a deck, each overlooking the glorious pond and swimming pool setting. The main-level master bedroom suite has a corner fireplace, a wall of French doors opening to a deck, and luxurious his and her whirlpool baths. Additional features include a library with separate office and bath, game room and exercise room.

The 10,600 square feet three-level sports pavilion is the ultimate entertainment facility. Winner of a prestigious award for excellence in design and construction in 2005, the pavilion offers a French country kitchen and dining area that seats 30, all overlooking a NBA-level half basketball court with regulation scoreboard. There's also a stage replete with dark maroon velvet curtain and Broadway-level lighting and sound system. The dance studio has a ballet bar and mirrored walls. The fairy-tale setting continues downstairs with a state-of-the-art golf simulator room where you can choose to play one of 50 different courses around the world, including St. Andrews and Pebble Beach. There's also a movie theater with over-sized leather seats for 25; a bowling alley, and a game room that features billiards, pinball and a milk shake bar. The three levels of the "sports barn" are linked via an elevator and a circular log stairway hand-made in Colorado. There's a TV lounge setting on all three levels, and on the third level, there are three bedrooms and three baths.

The property has a trout pond with two waterfalls and a heated pool complete with a pool spa. The pool house features a sauna, two changing rooms, two showers and a bathroom. There's also a cabana with a state-of-the-art kitchen, bar, stone fireplace, Viking grill, wood-beam ceiling and seating for 25. The garage, which is within the sports pavilion, includes a catering kitchen with an extra-large refrigerator and sink. There is also a charming guest cottage with a living room, fireplace, kitchenette, bedroom and full bath.

The house is listed at $12,500,000.

For more information, contact the listing agent, Barbara Cleary of Barbara Cleary's Realty Guild at (203) 966-7772.

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Wisteria Hill, Estate of the Day

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Wisteria Hill in New Canaan, Connecticut is a 1910 estate drenched in genteel charm. The large home sits on 8.66 acres that include landscaping that appears straight out of a garden magazine. The home is out of the pages of Architectural Digest. A particularly charming detail is the white and blue tile fireplace surround in the breakfast room. Often window treatments give me the vapors, but in this case, the vibrant window shades offer a nice pop of color in this very elegant home. There is a two-bedroom guest house over the large garage. This home is listed at $11.2 million.

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Edward Durrell Stone House, Estate of the Day

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Modern in the 1950s and 1960s and modern now mean two entirely different things. Case in point, this home built by famed architect Edward Durell Stone in New Canaan, Connecticut in 1959. This peaked roof mid-century modern went through a major restoration in 2006/07. The 4400 square foot home now has a new Snaidero kitchen and new bathrooms with plenty of stone and those glass bowl sinks that are currently so popular. The home has four bedrooms and there are 12 pyramid skylights total. The estate also includes a reflecting pool and a home theater. My question for you is whether or not the restoration fits the home. While I think the kitchen is a match, the bathrooms seem a bit too au courant rather than classic modern. This estate is listed at $4.9 million.

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Crajah House, Estate of the Day

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Now here's a beauty of an old house that has been remodeled well. The Crajah House in New Canaan, Connecticut was originally built in 1886 and sits on four acres on Oenoke Ridge. The house is sunlight and charming with new gourmet kitchen and breakfast room that is modern but not overwhelmingly so. The master bedroom suite has a deck with views of the countryside and there are six additional bedrooms. The land is also home to a large two bedroom cottage, three barn, fields and pastures. It is listed at $7.45 million.

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Pemberly, Estate of the Day

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Pemberly, an estate on four acres in New Canaan, Connecticut, may look old but it's brand spanking new. This estate which was styled on the lines of an English country estate has older details such as Flemish bond brick and stone chimney stacks and the Welsh Pengrid slate roof. The home boasts many hand carved and curved antique timbers and offers storage for those who are fans of wine and literature: there is a two-story, 5,000 volume library and a wine cellar suite which holds 5,000 bottles. The master suite has a Juliet balcony, surround sound theater and secret library access. The great room has church-like architecture including soaring arches, a forty foot ceiling, massive fireplace and a minstrel's balcony. The home is listed at $12.5 million. After the jump, a few shots but not a lot of good interior looks at this intriguing home.

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