Calvin Klein’s Miami Beach manse listed

After shelling out a stagerring 25-million-dollar manse on North Bay Road in Los Angeles a few months ago, Calvin Klein listed his sunshine-state manse with an asking price tag of $ 25M.

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Acquired by the famed designer in 1999, this late-1920s Hacienda-style luxury residence spans no more than 5,800 square feet of air-conditioned living space comprising 5 bedrooms (one of which being an upper-level master suite with fireplace, a bathroom/dressing area and direct access to a private veranda) and 5 ensuite baths and 2 half baths. Three of the bedrooms are warmed and softened by reclaimed wood floor planks of varying width.

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Shakira ditched her $15M Miami Beach retreat

“The Voice” judge and immensely popular international pop singer Shakira sold her beachfrontNorth Bay Road manse facing the Julia Tuttle Causeway for $15 million in the summer of 2013. After 12 years of ownership, she decided to unload the luxury retreat  and buy a 6,672 square foot mansion with 3 bedrooms and 4.5 bathrooms for $3.38M on South Beach. It appears trippled the profit on the recently sold home, since she paid $3.38 million back in 2001.

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Amazing Miami Beach compound listed for a hefty price tag: $40M

This amazing bayfront retreat situated on more than one acre 200 feet away from Biscayne Bay has just been listed for $40-million. Built in the late 1920s, the 12,153 square-foot retreat, composed of three buildings, has recently been renovated so that it combines traditional Mediterranean architectural style with contemporary design. This way it was updated with custom-made stainless steel appliances, temperature-controlled wine cellar for up to 800 bottles, an elevator, security and camera system, Lutron lighting, Creston home automation systems, Petz impact windows and central heating system. Other amenities  include customized walk-in closets, a private expansive terrace, an attached 3-car garage and additional parking space, service entrance and separate guest quarters.

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Howard Stern drops $52M on Palm Beach Compound

“King of all media,” as he calls himself, Howard Stern seems to be upsizing his property portfolio to Palm Beach through allegedly buying an oceanfront compound for a staggering 52 million. Stern, who is currently one of the judges on NBC’s talent show America’s Got Talent, appears to be the protagonist of the most expensive sale (though not officially on the market) in the town of Palm Beach in 2013.

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Laguna Beach historic villa sold for $8.1M

The 1928 swanky house which used to belong to American actress/ director/producer/screenwriter Diane Keaton sold as a foreclosure last year. Situated on the oceanfront on Cliff Drive, this luxury estate has the city’s highest historic rating. Sprawled over a 12,175-square-foot lot, it features 4,390 square feet of living space including 5 bedrooms and 5 bathrooms.

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$18M-worth French country villa in star-studded Malibu Colony

This luxury oceanfront estate built in 2009 in the French country cottage style is situated at 23556 Malibu Colony Road where the potential buyer will take pride in living in the same guard-gated neighborhood (Malibu Beach Motion Picture Colony) as celebrities like Bing Crosby, Gary Cooper, Cary Grant and many more.

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$14.9M Miami Beach compound up for grabs

This marvelous, luxurious two-story Bali-style home nestled on 30,000 square foot amid palm trees on the exclusive Palm Island is composed of three modern-touch structures complete with top-of-the-line amenities such as bar, built-ins, closet cabinetry. Other features in the listing details are wood floors and central heating/cooling system.

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