$US100 MILLION PRICE TAG FOR TOMMY HILFIGER ESTATE
Owned and built from scratch by Joel Horowitz (co-founder of Tommy Hilfiger), this property located at Lake Tahoe, Nevada, is modelled after a Northern European mountain home. Taking 18 months to design, it took the almighty effort of 150 men 3.5 years to construct.
The house features 9 bedrooms, 14 full bathrooms, 5 half bathrooms, 16 car garage, a 3,500 bottle wine cellar with an antique bronze door from the William Randolph Hearst collection, cigar lounge, grand hall with a pair of 18th-century fireplaces and hand-carved wood-panelled walls, golf simulator (and golf course with 2 par 3 holes), art studio and a 19-seat movie theatre. It also features a central lobby complete with an exact replica staircase of the infamous glass ceiling from the Titanic.
Separated from the main house is a conservatory housing a glass mosaic swimming pool and spa beneath a retractable roof. There is also an underground tunnel built for access directly from the main building during the snowy winters.
Also found on the grounds is a guesthouse, wooden barn and stable, boat pavilion and basketball court - complete with NBA regulation backboards and scoreboards.
Mr Horowitz expects the property to sell for $US100 million and generously includes all furniture and artefacts.
BE A NEIGHBOUR TO THE RICH AND FAMOUS IN YOUR OWN WHITEHOUSE!
Overlooking the sparkling waters of the Great Barrier Reef and Catseye Bay, this island home is a recipe for recuperation in anyone's language.
Originally developed by Iron Man, Grant Kenny, the 6000 square metre property is one of Australia's most exclusive hide-away-havens, which was once neighbour to The Beatles lead guitarist, George Harrison.
The property, commonly known as 'The Whitehouse', features 6 bedrooms, 7 bathrooms, tennis court, custom-made furniture, spacious decks, swimming pool, private outdoor spa, and rainwater tank. It also has a self-contained flat for extra guests and nearby amenities like sailing, boating, golf, fishing, diving, snorkelling, and a soon to be completed International Golf Course.
Located on 8 Melaleuca Drive, PRD Nationwide is marketing the property at $8 million. For further information contact Sain Chambers on 0412 740 789.
ANTHONY LAPAGLIA'S HEADING HOME
TO AUSTRALIA?
After the axing of popular crime show 'Without a Trace', Golden Globe winner Anthony LaPaglia and wife Gia Carides are reportedly on the hunt for a house back in Australia.
Although the couple have been living in Santa Monica, California, the actor spent the first 25 years of his life in Adelaide adding speculation as to whether he will return there or start afresh in Sydney where he part owns a Sydney A-League football club.
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