The Mansions of Acqualina

What recession? Over the last few years, the real estate industry has been battered around the world. But this spring saw several record-breaking sales in Southern Florida.

Recently, the $25 million sale of a three-story penthouse condo at Continuum surpassed the prior Dade County record high of $21.5 million at the Setai, in Miami.

In Sunny Isles Beach – Florida, there were two $16 million sales at The Mansions at Acqualina. In addition, if you want a piece of the luxury pie, you can purchase a penthouse that is priced at an unprecedented $50 million. This luxurious property of distinction is the most expensive condo on the market south of New York!

Other recent luxury sales include $5 million at Canyon Ranch, $7.2 million at the Setai, $8.825 million at Apogee and $5.2 million at the Continuum.

The Mansions of Acqualina debuts as the most luxurious residential resort offering ever built in South Florida. Acqualina’s five-diamond resort culture and renowned lifestyle will be extending its brand reach to sophisticated buyers seeking larger homes within the famed, Florida community.

The Mansions of Acqualina

The Mansions at Acqualina is a pure luxury property wit lavishly appointed residences, featuring a 9,000 sq ft. $5 million sales pavilion with a 4,000 sq. ft. model mansion. The model features a $100,000 closet by Ornare and exotic animal prints throughout.

Additional residence amenities include stingray walls, crocodile-embossed piano, etc. To top it all off, The Mansions at Acqualina offers an incredible beachfront site with the Atlantic Ocean almost reaching the window.

The Mansions is one of the only high-end developments that offer complete customizable architecture to design one’s own unique home and layout. You see large families putting in 5 bedrooms, playrooms, and theaters, and couples opting for enormous master bedrooms and closets, large entertaining spaces and only one guest bedroom.

The Mansions at Acqualina property will offer unprecedented amenities like “backyards” with build in BBQs and water features, swimming pools inside each residence, etc.

The current plan is for The Mansions to break ground in late summer/early fall of 2012. Pre-sales are very strong as The Trump Group has already report $210 million in signed contracts.

For more information, please visit our luxury real estate site and submit a request.

The Mansions at Acqualina

We’ve all been fascinated with celebrity homes at one time or another, the luxurious penthouses with heated pools that exceed the size of an average person’s entire apartment; or indoor basketball courts with solid gold trims.  Already garnered a record-setting $200 million in sales in just one month, the famed Acqualina in Sunny Isles, Miami Beach is creating quite the stir.

Built and designed more like the Ritz Carlton than someone’s permanent residence, The Mansions at Acqualina has rapidly become an architectural icon.  The lavish amenities at The Mansions are created by Eddie and Jules Trump of the Trump Group; every single detail was meticulously tended to in order to make this the finest residences ever to be built.  Buyers hailed from the U.S., Canada, and rest of the world put down deposits on the oceanfront residences starting at $5 million.

With no more than two units per floor, the entire building only houses a total of 79 units.  The Mansions offer wraparound views with huge entertaining areas as its centerpiece.  One of the 79 oceanfront “sky mansions,” features a 16,000 square-foot penthouse, aptly named “Palazzo di Oro” is priced at $50 million.  It boasts luxurious and custom finishes by world-renowned designers at Fendi Casa.

Despite the fluctuating housing market, Acqualina is one of the only Miami-Dade condo buildings that seem to be impervious to housing value decreases.  In addition, The Mansions features eleven outdoor private sanctuaries, from a fire pit to sunset pool, dog park, cabanas, and gardens.  Amenities include a spa, fitness center, children’s activity center, golf simulators, cigar lounge, wine room with private cellar, and an outdoor dining and breakfast bar.

With consistent recognition by AAA’s Five Diamond Award three years in a row, Acqualina’s internationally celebrated reputation to create prestigious properties is unrivaled.  Teamed with award-winning architects, interior designers, and craftsman from around the world, it’s no wonder that the new “Mansions-in-the-Sky” has been deemed as introducing a new level of construction never before seen in residential development.

Los Cabos Querencia Gold Club Community. Luxury Living in Los Cabos – Ultimate Residential Community in Mexico

Now you can find the ultimate residential community in Los Cabos and Mexico. Del Mar Development has combined with a world-renowned golf community and brings luxury living to the forefront.

Since 1995, Del Mar Development’s residential communities have set the standard for luxury real estate in Mexico.

By creating the finest lifestyle experience, the premier luxury communities of Villas Del Mar, Espiritu Del Mar and Oasis Palmilla will be joined by the neighboring Querencia Los Cabos golf community to combine amenities, marketing and sales under the Del Mar Development banner.

Neighboring the legendary One&Only Palmilla Hotel, the Del Mar Development’s communities are clearly the most prized real estate in all of Los Cabos. These luxury properties provide an ultimate collection of beachfront and ocean-view residences and home sites that overlooking the scenic Sea of Cortez.

With this alliance, Del Mar Development homeowners and guests can enjoy a portfolio of unrivaled amenities: Private golf club, private beach club, private ocean-view fitness club, miles of secluded white sand beach, private sailing catamaran, community park with a tennis court, half basketball court and splash garden, acres of green space and miles of walking and hiking paths.

Plus Del Mar homeowners will receive access to all the restaurants and spa at the One&Only Palmilla Hotel, 27-holes of golf at Palmilla Golf Club and the Palmilla Tennis Club.

For additional information, please visit www.delmarloscabos.com.

Cape Panwa Resort Villa – Signature Residences Worldwide

A secluded Phuket resort villa is now available for purchase and it offers space, privacy and truly unsurpassed vistas.

This stunning 4-bedroom home is located within a luxury boutique residential resort, that dominates the legendary Cape Panwa.

For sale is a luxurious 1,600m² home that features an incredible veranda with several living and dining areas. The layout is cleverly designed to deliver maximum privacy and awe-inspiring vista views.

This incredible Cape Panwa Resort Villa in Phuket, is an amazing oasis of calm, located amidst a breathtaking 40 acres of lush, tropical rainforest.

The interior of the villa is designed with ultra luxury in mind, with an elegant Asian flair, finished in stunning woods and other natural materials, with furnishings of the highest modern order.

The stunning villa it is part of a 5-star resort that caters to every whim and desire. Beautiful Cape Panwa is situated on the sea just south of Phuket Town. For the most discerning buyer, this Phuket villa has it all.

The views form the villa are simple amazing. With wrap-around, floor-to-ceiling windows, breathtaking views can be found with vantage points of 40 to 60 metres high above Thailand’s Andaman Sea.

Cape Panwa Resort Villa bedroom – Signature Residences Worldwide

This Phuket villa is the perfect place to fully enjoy the finest indoor-outdoor lifestyle available.

The asking price of this luxury Phuket villa in Cape Panwa is THB 280 million.

For additional information, please contact us directly or visit Signature Residences Worldwide at:
www.signatureresidencesworldwide.com

We have been informed of another celebrity home that has hit the real estate market. Now you can purchase the home of a true Rock ‘n Roll icon.

Beach Boy Brian Wilson’s former home is now up for sale by Coldwell Banker agent, Betty Theisen Placek. This incredible luxury home is located in St. Charles, just outside of Chicago.

The home is on the market for $1.49 million. A luxury home in every true sense, the property offers 6,527 square feet of living space, and has nine fire places, five bedrooms and six baths, and two master suites.

Below is a picture of the custom underground music where Brian Wilson actually wrote and recorded most of his 1998 “Imagination” album in the home.

Wilson had a studio built so he could have “fun, fun, fun” without the music bothering his neighbors.

where someone will be able to live the “good vibrations” all year long! Located in St. Charles, just outside of Chicago, the home is now on the market for $1.49 million. While it’s not on the beaches of Kokomo, it is a fabulous listing with a bit of musical history to top it off.

To obtain additional information about former Beach Boy Brian Wilson’s home, please visit Coldwell Banker’s Blue Matter blog, here.

uxury $2.2M Home for $150 – Support the Special Olympics of Southern California

Dream House Raffle – Special Olympics of Southern California

Where else can you buy a luxurious $2.2M home in Los Angeles for only $150 and at the same time, provide support to a worthy charitable cause?

The Special Olympics of Southern California is in the midst of their biggest fundraising campaign for 2011 and the top raffle prize is a luxury $2.2M dream house!

Raffle tickets are only $150 the all the net proceeds will benefit more than 13,000 deserving athletes in Southern California.

The prizes are too numerous to list but there will literally be hundreds of winners. The raffle prizes will range from $100 to a luxury vacations to a Toyota Prius and of course the grand prize – $2.2M house in southern California.

The incredible property is located in Studio City, CA and there’s a rumor that celebrity actor and co-star of  TV’s “Two and a Half Men” – Jon Cryer, lives down the block and could be your new neighbor!

The luxury house was in 2006, and is a 4,500-square-foot in size Mediterranean-style custom home. The tree-lined residence boasts five bedrooms, six baths, a gourmet chef’s kitchen with Viking® appliances, marble countertops, a breakfast rotunda, plus a pool and spa, and three wood-burning fireplaces.

Dream House Raffle – Special Olympics of Southern California

The raffle continues through May 28th but there’s an “Early Bird #1- deadline of February 18th, so get your raffle tickets now.

The more than $700,000 of net funds received from last year’s funds allowed the Fall Games Championship to be reinstated. This event drew thousands of intellectually disabled athletes to compete. It was truly the highlight of their year, as all of the athletes participate at no cost to them or their families.

For additional information on the Special Olympics of Southern California raffle and all the wonderful prizes, please visit: http://www.socalraffle.com/

“Home Alone” House for Sale – starring Macaulay Culkin

One of the most popular comedy movies of all time was 1990 classic “Home Alone”, starring a young Macaulay Culkin, who played eight-year-old Kevin McCallister.

Kevin was accidentally left at home while his family leaves for their Christmas vacation … without him.

If you would like to own the iconic home from ‘Home Alone’ movie, it is now up for sale for $2.4 million.

This incredible home is located in the beautiful town of Winnetka, Illinois – a Chicago suburb. The 4,250 square foot, three-story home looks just as picturesque today as it did for the 1990 theatrical release of the film.

Anna Kournikova home – Coldwell Banker

We have found another celebrity home up for sale. We reported last week about the “Home Alone” house going on the market for $2.4 million.

The luxury home of tennis star Anna Kournikova has just been listed for $9.4 Million.

Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate’s #1 real estate team in Florida, The Jills®, is proud to announce their new listing at 2345 Lake Avenue in Miami Beach, currently owned by professional tennis player Anna Kournikova.

The blonde beauty’s 6,600 square foot, ivy-covered, waterfront home on prestigious Sunset Island has 7 bedrooms, many with views of the water and pool, and 8 bathrooms.

This luxury Miami home is ideal for outdoor living, the home boasts a covered entertaining area with barbeque and a heated pool and Jacuzzi surrounded by a coral rock pool deck. Guests will enjoy staying in the 2-story guest house with a separate living space and kitchen on the first floor, and spacious suite on the second floor.

Anna Kournikova – Photo: DailyCeleb

Other outstanding features of this estate include a sauna, large dock on 156 feet of dazzling waterfront, an abundance of French glass doors leading outside, keystone and marble interior finishes, coral rock and keystone exterior accents and lush landscaping with a parade of Royal Palms surrounding the property.

Located on the idyllic and guarded Sunset Islands, the home offers the perfect setting for enjoying Miami’s coveted, vibrant tropical lifestyle. It is minutes from world-renowned South Beach and has easy access to expressways, Downtown Miami and Miami International Airport.

If you are interested in learning more, the home is listed by Coldwell Banker “The Jills” team:
Let them know you saw this article at “The Life of Luxury.”

Britney Spears $20 million mansion / Splash News

It was just reported by MailOnline that Britney Spears has recently purchased a $20 Million luxury mansion.

The luxury mansion is tudor-style home located in the Hidden Hills areas of Los Angeles, California.

Hidden Hills is a gated community and several celebs also own homes there including – the Kardashians, Jennifer Lopez, and Ozzy & Sharon Osbourne.

Britney Spears currently owns a luxury home valued at around $1.8 million, just a few miles away.

The $20 Million luxury mansion has 10 bedrooms and 13 bathrooms, plus an amazing game arcade.

One of the bedrooms is picture perfect for a young girl. It is painted a bright pink color and has a large bay window and a dome-ceiling.

Britney Spears $20 million mansion (girls bedroom) / Splash News

Like any celebrity, privacy is key demand. This property covers three acres, with a large manicured lawn and mature trees.

Despite her troubled past, bad marriage and wild partying days …. Britney Spears is still a money making machine. With sales from her recent album and concert tour, Spears was listed in third place on the Forbes magazine women-in-entertainment list.

Britney Spears $20 million mansion (backyard & pool) / Splash News

To read the full story and view additional photos, please visit: MailOnline

Photo: Sotheby’s

The above home was featured in the classic 1980′s smash hit movie Ferris Bueller’s Day Off.

So whether you were a huge movie fan of Ferris Bueller or love movie nostalgia, now you can actually own the home in the movie.

This house was actually the one that belonged to Cameron Frye, who was Ferris Bueller’s best friend.

The home up for sale is located in Highland Park, Illinois and listed at a whopping $1.65 million dollars.

In addition to the 5,300 square foot home, the property features a custom built glass garage to store and showcase a vintage car collection.

The house was built in 1953 – offering four bedrooms, three bathrooms, in addition to incredible floor-to-ceiling windows with awesome views of the outside trees.

Photo: Sotheby’s

Four Seasons Vail Resort & Residences

The luxury Four Seasons Resort and Residences Vail is nestled at the base of one of North America’s most acclaimed ski resorts, in Vail Colorado.

Just in time for the upcoming holidays, Four Seasons Resort and Residences Vail has just opened and features luxurious 121 rooms, in addition to limited real estate opportunities.

Four Seasons Private Residences Vail offers the opportunity to own one of 16 whole-ownership residences. Available are 16 whole-ownership private residences that include one-, two-, three-, four- and five-bedroom condominiums. The condo sizes range from about 1,600 to 5,750 sq. ft. Condominium unit prices begin at $2.7 million for a one-bedroom residence.

Also, the Four Seasons Residence Club Vail includes 19 fractional-ownership residences that will be sold in 1/12 deeded interests, with annual usage throughout all seasons. New homeowners will be able to choose from two-, three- and four-bedroom condominiums that range in size from around 1,850 to 3,550 sq. ft. Prices for these units are from $299,900-$528,900 for residences, within a private wing of the resort.

Each real estate offering will provide both owners and guests incredible access to world-renowned Four Seasons service and the best skiing and mountain lifestyle in all of North America.

Both the luxury Four Seasons Private Residences and Residence Club Vail combine the area’s European influences with true American flair.

These spacious and very open floor plan residences, are decorated in the comfortable, yet elegant style of the Rocky Mountain West and feature mountain contemporary finishes, state-of-the-art appliances and electronics, gourmet kitchens, in addition to beautifully appointed five-piece bathrooms.

Residents of both the whole ownership Private Residences and fractional ownership Residence Club will be able to take advantage of the property’s Ski Concierge program.

Just a short walk on a heated pathway from Four Seasons Resort and Residences Vail, the Ski Concierge offers a variety of services including:

• All rental needs available on-site, such as boots and expertly prepared skis
• Brand new, top-of-the-line ski equipment that is waxed and tuned based on the day’s conditions and skier preference
• European-designed lockers with a pipe system in place to air-dry boots and gear
• Ski accessories, apparel and home décor provided in the on-site retail boutique, Gorsuch, a family-owned and operated Vail-based upscale retailer
• Fresh-baked muffins, hot chocolate, tea and coffee, provided complimentary to Four Seasons guests and residents

For additional information on either the Four Seasons Private Residences and Residence Club Vail, please call 1 (877) 748-VAIL (8245). or visit www.vailresidences.com