This exquisite$12.9 million residence dubbed Woodland Hills Manor is one of the most sought-after estates in the district of Buckhead, which encompasses the northern fifth of Atlanta, Georgia, being the third biggest business district. Buckhead’s suburban neighborhoods featuring sizeable single-family homes nestled among thick woods and rolling hills surround the district’s high-rise office buildings, hotels, shopping area and condos.
Last year Casa Casaurina, formerly owned by late big time fashion designer Gianni Versace, was listed for a whopping $125 million by “The Jills” (Jill Eber and Jill Hertzberg of Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate) who represented the estate’s owner, Peter Loftin, a telecom entrepreneur. Later the price tag was chopped to $100 million and, failing to sell, was dropped to $70 million. For several years the mansion was used as a luxury boutique hotel named The Villa by Barton G. until recently, when it was closed down. Now the the South Beach mansion is going to bankruptcy auction.
Recently the overly publicized $58 million Crescent Palace, also known as Le Palais, located in star-studded Beverly Hills 90210, California was allegedly purchased by Uzbekistan president’s youngest daughter. Sprawled over 1.09 acres of prime land next to the Beverly Hills Hotel, the 48,000 square foot mansion was built in 15 months by revered luxury real estate developer Mohamed Hadid, who also built Ritz-Carlton in the 1980s.
This stunning beachfront residence is situated on 1.62 acres in the exclusive gated community of La Gorce Island, Miami Beach, Florida. Dubbed Castello del Sol, the Italian-style luxury compound features an 8 bedroom, 11 bathroom main house, a one bedroom guest house, a two-bedroom two-bath staff apartment, an on-property guard house and a professional gym.
At the end of 2012 internationally famous actor, filmmaker and entrepreneur, Gerard Depardieu listed his 95 Rue du Cherche-Midi Parisian historical estate allegedly for a whopping €50 million, following the sky-high tax rate that was to come into force in France in 2013.
Banyan Tree Hotels and Resorts will make its debut in India in 2013. Located in the backwaters of the southern state of Kerala, Banyan Tree Kerala will feature 59 pool villas with views of the surrounding waterways and canals. Gabled roofs and carved wooden façades define the architecture, while interiors make use of indigenous materials such as coir, a natural fiber extracted from the husk of coconuts, along with ornamental wood carvings, paintings, frescoes, and Kathakali art, which references the traditional and stylized classical Indian dance-drama from the region.
On the private island of Nediyathuruthu in the tropical Backwaters of Alleeppey, the secluded resort will offer 59 villas each with a private swimming pool. The luxury villas were decorated with traditional furnishings and elaborate woodwork.
Rising majestically above the 600 acre beach front resort of Anse Chastanet, Jade Mountain St.Lucia is a cornucopia of organic architecture celebrating St Lucia’s stunning scenic beauty.
