To compilte our list of the most expensive homes on the market in America right now, we sorted through listings on Realtor.com, Sotheby’s International Realty, Corcoran Group, Christie’s International Real Estate (and its affiliates), Coldwell Banker Previews International and others. By sticking to MLS listings we may be missing out on some mega-mansions: Some ultra-expensive homes never officially hit the market — their owners choose to shop quietly for wealthy buyers through well-connected brokers.
Fleur de Lys Mansion, Los Angeles, CA
List Price: $125 million
House Size: 35,000 square feet
Listed With: Michael Waddington
Inspired by a French chateaux, Suzanne Saperstein’s 12 bed, 15 bath manse touts a ballroom that fits 200 guests, two kitchens, staff quarters for 10 people, a 50-seat theater, a 9-car garage and a 3/4 quarter mile jogging track.
Casa Casuarina, Miami, FL
List Price: $125 million
House Size: 23,400-square feet
Listed With: The Jills of Coldwell Banker Previews International
The 23,400-square foot mansion boasts 10 bedrooms,11 bathrooms, an observatory, and a 54 foot-long pool decorated in mosaic tiling and lined with 24 karat gold in the backyard. Formerly owned by the late Gianni Versace, the gated Ocean Drive mansion is currently used as a high-end boutique hotel but it is available for purchase as a single-family home as well.
CitySpire Penthouse, New York, NY
List Price: $100 million
House Size: 8,000 square feet
Listed With: Prudential Douglas Elliman Real Estate
This octagonal 8,000-square foot penthouse spans the top three floors of the City Spire building in midtown Manhattan. Amenities include a media room, a 20-person dining room, a formal gallery, a conference room, a 1,000-bottle wine storage, an interior elevator exclusive to the three floors, and the city’s highest terraces.
15 Central Park West, 35S, New York, NY
List Price: $95 million
House Size: 5,200 square feet
Listed With: CORE Group
Steel magnate Leroy Schecter is combining two side-by-side units into one large apartment that will have five bedrooms, seven bathrooms, a library, a gallery area and access to some of the best building amenities in the city. The units were listed in 2010 for a smaller $55 million asking price before being pulled from the market. The new price-hiked offering includes the cost of renovation.
Sherry Netherland Coop, New York, NY
List Price: $95 million
Apartment Size: entire 18th floor
Colisted With: Brown Harris Stevens and Prudential Douglas Elliman
This 15-room apartment extends across an entire floor of the Pre-war hotel-turned coop and includes a solarium, a wood-paneled library with wet bar, 2,000 square feet of terraces and separate staff quarters on separate floors. The $54,000-per-month maintenance fees include daily housekeeping, turndown service and room service from posh restaurant Cirpriani’s.
Source: http://www.forbes.com/