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Wishing you and yours a happy holiday season from all at Sotheby’s International Realty®.
The holiday season is a time when family and friends come together to share food, laughter and to create lasting memories for years to come. Here are five spectacular homes with gracious dining rooms to seat even the largest of holiday gatherings.
This gracious mansion residence with its own private entrance and grand gallery entry is perfect for formal entertaining. Built by Vincent Astor in 1931, the elegant home has an expansive dining room that easily seats thirty.
Summit Sotheby’s International Realty | $44,000,000 USD | Park City, Utah
Constructed of reclaimed logs from the Yellowstone National Park area of Wyoming, Huntsman Estate is massive compound tucked away among 60 acres of tall pines and mountainside. One of the most unique luxury ranches in Utah, the home comes elegantly furnished including the rustic, western-inspired dining room which seats twenty.
Sotheby’s International Realty – Greenwich Brokerage | $17,500,000 USD | Greenwich, Connecticut
This architecturally stunning mid-country estate located in Greenwich, Connecticut was designed with Europe’s most beautiful manors in mind. With coffered ceilings and inlay panel walls, the grandly scaled formal dining room comfortably seats fourteen guests.
Fuller Sotheby’s International Realty | $7,200,000 USD | Cherry Hills Village, Colorado
This Gothic revival-style retreat, located just outside Denver, Colorado artfully combines ornate wood-carved details with rustic mountain charm. With magnificent mountain views, the two-story grand hall also serves as an impressive dining room that seats eighteen.
Daniel Gale Sotheby’s International Realty | $15,500,000 USD | Sands Point, New York
Located on the coast of Long Island Sound in Sands Point, New York, this stunning Mediterranean-style villa is set against a dramatic backdrop of sky and sea. With a stone fireplace and pair of chandeliers, the grand formal dining room seats sixteen.
Our wishes for the sweetest holiday season. Happy Holidays!
October’s issue of Significant Sales features properties from Wyoming, Canada, Nantucket and California. As we near the end of 2012, the luxury real estate market has shown strong resilience and the decreasing inventory levels are starting to be reflected in overall prices.
1. Jackson Hole Sotheby’s International Realty | Sales Price Undisclosed | Wyoming, USA
One of the finest estates in Jackson Hole, this elegant 37-acre residence is richly detailed with fine custom features including a massive tumbling rock fireplace, leather wrapped cabinetry and “bear paw” fossil rock kitchen island. A soothing sunken spa/sauna and gym addition complements the main home and adds another bonus 1,200 square feet of living area.
2. Sotheby’s International Realty Canada | $11,800,000 CAD | Vancouver, Canada
Set on a sprawling Southlands lot, the focal point of this equestrian-inspired estate is the vast 7,000 square foot primary residence, which is flawlessly finished using only the absolute finest of materials. Outside, the fabulous eight stable barn overlooks the custom designed training facilities. Unquestionably this is one of the finest homes in Vancouver.
3. Maury People Sotheby’s International Realty | $11,300,000 USD | Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA
Located on the island of Nantucket off the coast of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, this wonderful turn-of-the-century waterfront home has been tastefully restored. With uncompromising views of the channel into Nantucket Harbor, this home is located on one of the premier streets on the island.
The luxury-home market in metro Denver is making a comeback, with sales already exceeding 2011 totals. Fuller Sotheby’s International Realty sold 109 homes in the milliondollar-plus category last year, and have already exceeded that number by the third quarter of 2012.
Boulder, Colorado, USA / Property ID #4422827
“Tighter inventory and increased buyer demand continues to propel the market in a positive direction,” said James Simpson, managing broker of Fuller Sotheby’s International Realty. According to the Genesis Group ‘Mid-Year 2012 Metro Denver Housing Overview,’ the metropolitan Denver area is positioned to improve as the national economy begins a stronger recovery. ”We forecast 5,500 new production home sales for 2012, approximately a 33 percent increase from the low levels of 2009-2011,” says Simpson.
“Contributing factors include improvements in job growth, an upswing in consumer confidence in the Rocky Mountain region and a significant increase in home values up 4 percent from last year, marking the first measurable increase in five years,” said Scott Webber, the president, Fuller Sotheby’s International Realty.
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As 2012 comes to a close, we reflect on some of the world’s most remarkable properties that have changed hands through our network this year. Here are the Top 10 Luxury Real Estate Sales of 2012.
1. Burger Sotheby’s International Realty | €48,000,000 EUROS, $60,000,000 USD | France
The legendary Palais Maeterlinck, located on the French Riviera, was the former home of famed Nobel Prize winner Maurice Maeterlinck and his wife, artist Renée Dahon.
2. Rome Sotheby’s International Realty | €35,500,00 EUROS, $45,850,000 USD | Italy
Located in Sorrento, Villa Tritone is considered one Italy’s most unique and elegant seafront properties.
3. Premier Sotheby’s International Realty | $42,000,000 USD | Florida, USA
Port Royal is an enchanting estate located directly on the Gulf of Mexico and is surrounded by 200 feet of Florida beachfront.
4. ONE Sotheby’s International Realty | $39,400,000 USD | Florida, USA
Palladian Villa, located on Indian Creek Island known for its privacy and luxury real estate, is an island of less than 40 residents in Miami Beach, Florida.
5. Bluegrass Sotheby’s International Realty | Price Undisclosed | Kentucky, USA
Considered worldwide as the greatest of all horse farms, Calumet Farm which is located in Lexington, Kentucky is comprised of 798 beautiful white-fenced acres of prized equestrian property.
6. Sotheby’s International Realty-Upper East Side Brokerage | $26,750,000 USD | New York, USA
Encompassing the entire 16th floor and with sweeping views of Central Park, this beautiful 14-room New York City apartment is a masterful example of opulence and luxury.
7. Sotheby’s International Realty-Bridgehampton Brokerage | $25,750,000 USD | New York, USA
This historic Queen Anne-style, three-story summer cottage was designed by famed architect, William B. Tuthill, designer of Carnegie Hall, in 1891.
8. Sotheby’s International Realty-Bridgehampton Brokerage | $25,000,000 USD | New York, USA
This 14+ acre private waterfront farm consists of two parcels and had been in the same family for generations.
9. HOM Sotheby’s International Realty | $22,000,000 USD | California, USA
Located in the private community of Bayshores in Newport Beach, California, this is one of the finest waterfront properties on Newport Harbor with more than one half acre looking across the widest expanse of the bay.
Located on the coast of California, this spectacular estate offers panoramic views over the Santa Barbara coastline.
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*Top 10 sales from January-October 2012
Last week, the much anticipated 12th edition of Art Basel Miami Beach took place in South Florida.
According to Sotheby’s, Art Basel Miami Beach has quickly become the most important contemporary art event in America. Watch this exclusive Sotheby’s video with Tim Marlow, which recaps this year’s event and highlights some of the event’s best works.
Have you been inspired? Here are five beautiful Miami Beach homes ideal for displaying any one of the thousands of works of art exhibited at Art Basel Miami Beach.
1. Miami Beach, Florida, USA | $38,000,000 | ONE Sotheby’s International Realty
Just minutes from South Beach, this stunning waterfront home is located on the island’s most coveted residential street. The contemporary, casual design with warm, organic materials including coral rock, white oak floors and Zen gardens make 20,000-plus square feet of oversized rooms feel like an intimate home.
2. Miami Beach, Florida, USA | $11,900,000 | ONE Sotheby’s International Realty
This contemporary waterfront home is located on the Venetian Islands in Biscayne Bay directly between Miami and Miami Beach. The home’s two-story sunken living room with sweeping skyline views is a perfect canvas for showcasing large-scale, contemporary works of art.
3. Miami Beach, Florida, USA | $2,950,000 | ONE Sotheby’s International Realty
Classic and sophisticated, this Mediterranean-style home overlooks the La Gorce golf course in Miami Beach. The juxtaposition between the home’s 1930′s architectural details and contemporary art and furnishing creates a modern, yet comfortable vibe.
Santo Versace, president and co-chief executive officer of the famed Italian fashion house, Gianni Versace S.p.A recently listed his Milano mansion for €49 million EUR – roughly $64 million USD. Designed by architects Carlo De Carli and Antonio Carminati, the home is considered one of the finest examples of post-war rationalist residential architecture which was typical of the early 1950s in Milano.
The understated exterior reveals a glamorous and elegant interior reminiscent of Versace’s bold, contemporary style.
The unique property is located on Via dei Giardini, the only street with trees in the center of Milan. With a private garden and rooftop terrace, the home is immersed in the greenery despite being in the heart of the bustling city.
“There is simply no other property like this in Milan – on or off the market,” says Lorenzo Mercolini, Managing Director of Milan Sotheby’s International Realty.
This one-of-a-kind masterpiece is listed with Riccardo Bergamo of Milan Sotheby’s International Realty and may be viewed by appointment only.
