Malcom Glazer's Palm Beach Mansion sold to Billionaire Jeff Green

Palm Beach's biggest recorded deal of the 2009 just happens to be the recent sale of Tampa Bay Bucs owner Malcolm Glazer's oceanfront La Bellucia home, a 12,000-square-foot spread on 3.8 acres, for a cool $24 million. The buyer? Los Angeles real estate investor and billionaire Jeff Greene. The sale was first reported by the Palm Beach Daily News. Here's the story.

La Bellucia is a landmarked oceanfront Addison Mizner-designed house at 1200 S. Ocean Blvd with nine bedrooms, nine-and-a-half-bathrooms. According to the newspaper, it had a price tag of $27.5 million and was on the market for less than 30 days. Willey J. Kingsley, a physician and capitalist in Rome, N.Y., built the home in 1924 and named it Beautiful Lucy after his wife, Lucy.

Glazer’s company, First Allied Jacksonville Corp., bought it in July 2000 for $14 million. The Glazers originally sought permission to demolish the main house and then, later, to bring the entire property back to its former grandeur, local realtors say. But they later decided against the renovations and chose to remain in their current home nearby, also on Palm Beach’s Billionaire’s Row.

Jeff Green Greene, became a billionaire by betting, correctly, in 2006 against the subprime mortgage market.

Nelson Peltz Palm Beach Mansion

Situated on North County Road in Palm Beach, the Nelson Peltz property, overlooking the Atlantic Ocean and just north of the famed Breakers Hotel, features a French Regency-style, 44,000-square-foot main residence. The 13-acre property also has a 16,000-square-foot guesthouse, two swimming pools, a tennis court and a movie theater. Peltz, who is a member of The Forbes Four Hundred Richest in America list, is chief executive of New York holding company Triarc Companies (arbys, wendys). He is trying to sell the property because he doesn't use it anymore. Ned Monell of Sotheby's International Realty has the listing. Nelson Peltz is the former owner of Snapple. His current net worth is estimated at $1.05 billion, and he lives in an oceanfront mansion in Palm Beach.

Where Can I find the Mansions in Palm Beach Florida

Well, we are hearing this question pretty frequently" "Where Can I find the Mansions in Palm Beach Florida?"

If you are visiting West Palm Beach or Palm Beach anytime soon, you may be asking yourself, "Where can I find the wealthy home area?" Well, the answer is pretty easy. To overly simplify this, the million dollar homes in this area of Florida are along A1A (also known as Ocean Ave). Though they can be hard to find given the gates and massive landscaping (including Royal Palms that are over a hundred years old and huge ficus hedges).

Many million dollar homes are located on South Ocean Boulevard in Palm Beach Florida. This street has many famous homes to include the Mar-a-Lago Club that is owned by Donald Trump. (answering another popular question: where is Donald Trumps Marlago mansion?" This strip has several huge Florida Mansions, including a couple valued at over $50,000,000. Many of these homes along A1a in West Palm Beach, Manalapan and Ocean Ridge have cabanas on the ocean side that match their house, connected by tunnels to the main homes, where the backyards are the intercoastal! It's an exciting drive to pass these million dollar homes in Palm Beach County. If you pass this area at night and on a weekend, you may catch a glimpse of a celebrity in one of the nearby restaurants just located off of South Ocean Boulevard. Local celebrities in Palm Beach County include Chris Evert Loyd, Tiger Woods, Michael Jordan, Celine Dion, Rush Limbaugh, and many others.

If you want to walk around some of the lower million dollar homes, then there is metered parking around a mile from the Mara-a-Lago Club. It's extremely hard to get one of these metered parking spots if you are arriving before 6:00 P.M. It is a lot easier to find parking after 6:00 P.M, when the sun has gone down and the beach goers are finished swimming and surfing. This community is perhaps one of the most luxurious in the United States of America. Many world famous millionaires live in this area and security is extremely tight. If you are looking to shop around this area, be sure to bring plenty of cash since the restaurants and shops are a bit pricey.

Scott Stapp's Boca Raton Florida Mansion

UPDATE - Scott Stapp's Boca Raton Mansion for Sale "Scott Stapp and Jaclyn Nesheiwat have listed for sale an eight-bedroom, 3.5-bath home at 8812 Twin Lake Dr. in Boca Raton for $4.4 million. Stapp and Nesheiwat acquired the house for $4.995 million in March 2006. The 13,357-square-foot house in the Whisper Walk neighborhood was built in 2006. Katrina S. Campins of the Campins Co. Luxary Real Estate is the listing agent for the house. He received a degree in music from Valencia Community College. He also attended Western Kentucky University and Vol State Community College. Nesheiwat is a beauty pageant contestant and the winner of Mrs. Florida America 2008 as well as Miss New York USA 2004." Scott Stapp's, from Creed Boca Raton Mansion is pretty nice. Scott Stapp previously had a huge home in Orlando, Florida area for several years but relocated to Miami Beach in 2005. Stapp settled into a $5 million waterfront home in the La Gorce subdivision and also owned a nearly $3 million condo. On February 10, 2006, Scott Stapp married Miss New York USA 2004 winner Jaclyn Nesheiwat. Soon after the marriage, Stapp purchased a $5 million, two-story home in Boca Raton, Florida. The home offers seven bedrooms, seven bathrooms, tennis court, swimming pool and spa. Boca Raton is located approximately 30 miles north of Miami Beach. In March of 2007, Stapp had listed both of his Miami Beach residences for sale and moved to this Boca Raton Mansion. He recently made news when his wife Jaclyn Stapp called the police saying Scott Stapp was “on drugs and pot. There is a lot of pot in the house"

Huge Ocean Ridge Boynton Beach Mansion a1a and Ocean Blvd

So we get alot of emails and questions about the huge mansion at the end of Ocean Blvd where it meets A1A. This gargantuan Florida mansion next to the Boynton Beach Oceanfront Park.



The founder of the Miami Beach landmark restaurant The Forge is expanding his residential enclave in Palm Beach County's exclusive Ocean Ridge.

Multimil-lionaire Alvin Malnik dropped $7.9 million for a five-bedroom house on the Atlantic Ocean in the sleepy town east of Boynton Beach. The 9,417-square-foot house built in 1985 is at 6307 N. Ocean Blvd.

The lawyer-turned-real-estate-investor and his wife, Nancy, live in an 11-bedroom, 18.5 bathroom estate next door at 6301 N. Ocean Blvd. Their expansive home of six years measures about 44,600 square feet on 2.23 acres, making it the biggest house in Ocean Ridge. Ocean Ridge has about 3,000 residents -- including seasonal visitors.

Joseph and Carol Russo sold Malnik his newest home on March 28. The Russos paid $2.2 million for it in 1990. County appraisers put the market value of the oceanfront home at $3.85 million, less than half of the purchase price.

Malnik paid about $800 per square foot, and one broker said it was a good price.

"Some homes are selling for well above $1,000 per square foot in that area," said broker Candace Friis with the New York-based Corcoran Group in Delray Beach. "It is a terrific buy for the buyer. It is a very nice house."

Friis was not involved in the sale. She said the property was not on the Multiple Listing Service.

The Russos recently bought a house that's half the size in Palm Beach. They paid $3.95 million for a 4,686-square-foot home on Australian Avenue in February.

Malnik owes his South Florida celebrity in part to the success of The Forge, now run by his son, Shareef Malnik. Rich in European architecture and art, the former casino is a draw for celebrities, politicians and wine connoisseurs. The restaurant's underground cellar has room for up to 300,000 bottles.

Alvin Malnik, 73, bought the neglected restaurant in 1968 when he was a young attorney and his roster of clients included mob financier Meyer Lansky.

Considered one of the fathers of the organized crime in the United States, Lansky established gambling operations in Florida, New Orleans and Cuba in the mid-1930s. His illegal operations extended to drugs and prostitution. In the 1970s, he faced tax evasion charges and fled to Israel. His extradition brought him to Miami and prison. He died of lung cancer in 1983, leaving behind a $400 million fortune.

Malnik's association with the gangster tainted his reputation. In a 1980 opinion, the New Jersey Casino Control Commission described Malnik as a "person of unsuitable character and unsuitable reputation."

Malnik has always denied any involvement with organized crime, noting he was never convicted of any crime.

In recent years, Malnik has focused on real estate. He transferred ownership of The Forge to his son in 1991 after a spectacular roof fire heavily damaged the restaurant.

Shareef Malnik re-opened it and took it to a higher level. He created Jimmy'z at Cuba Club as part of the restaurant and has hosted celebrities such as Madonna, Michael Jordan, Robert De Niro and Paul McCartney.

The elder Malnik has been an active investor in South Florida real estate for at least three decades, said Mark Gilbert, a broker with Cushman & Wakefield in Miami. Malnik invests in commercial and residential income-producing properties, but his name rarely appears on corporate records filed with the state.

Gilbert has been a friend of Malnik's for years and does business with him at times. Gilbert was the registered agent of ANC Rental Plaza, in which Malnik was an investor. In February, ANC sold the former Blockbuster headquarters in Fort Lauderdale for $23 million to Miami-based N.R. Investments. The new owner is converting the tower to office condos, said N.R. Investments' principal Nir Shoshani.

Renamed Museum Plaza, the 177,000-square-foot building has 45,000 square feet available for sale. Blockbuster founder H. Wayne Huizenga's penthouse office and the ground-floor retail space are on the market for $290 to $320 per square foot, Shoshani said.

Malnik's real estate portfolio also includes 32.5 acres of vacant land northeast of Lyons Road and Clint Moore Road west of Boca Raton, according to Palm Beach County property records.

The founder of the Miami Beach landmark restaurant The Forge is expanding his residential enclave in Palm Beach County's exclusive Ocean Ridge.

Multimil-lionaire Alvin Malnik dropped $7.9 million for a five-bedroom house on the Atlantic Ocean in the sleepy town east of Boynton Beach. The 9,417-square-foot house built in 1985 is at 6307 N. Ocean Blvd.

The lawyer-turned-real-estate-investor and his wife, Nancy, live in an 11-bedroom, 18.5 bathroom estate next door at 6301 N. Ocean Blvd. Their expansive home of six years measures about 44,600 square feet on 2.23 acres, making it the biggest house in Ocean Ridge. Ocean Ridge has about 3,000 residents -- including seasonal visitors.

Joseph and Carol Russo sold Malnik his newest home on March 28. The Russos paid $2.2 million for it in 1990. County appraisers put the market value of the oceanfront home at $3.85 million, less than half of the purchase price.

Malnik paid about $800 per square foot, and one broker said it was a good price.

"Some homes are selling for well above $1,000 per square foot in that area," said broker Candace Friis with the New York-based Corcoran Group in Delray Beach. "It is a terrific buy for the buyer. It is a very nice house."

Friis was not involved in the sale. She said the property was not on the Multiple Listing Service.

The Russos recently bought a house that's half the size in Palm Beach. They paid $3.95 million for a 4,686-square-foot home on Australian Avenue in February.

Malnik owes his South Florida celebrity in part to the success of The Forge, now run by his son, Shareef Malnik. Rich in European architecture and art, the former casino is a draw for celebrities, politicians and wine connoisseurs. The restaurant's underground cellar has room for up to 300,000 bottles.

Alvin Malnik, 73, bought the neglected restaurant in 1968 when he was a young attorney and his roster of clients included mob financier Meyer Lansky.

Considered one of the fathers of the organized crime in the United States, Lansky established gambling operations in Florida, New Orleans and Cuba in the mid-1930s. His illegal operations extended to drugs and prostitution. In the 1970s, he faced tax evasion charges and fled to Israel. His extradition brought him to Miami and prison. He died of lung cancer in 1983, leaving behind a $400 million fortune.

Malnik's association with the gangster tainted his reputation. In a 1980 opinion, the New Jersey Casino Control Commission described Malnik as a "person of unsuitable character and unsuitable reputation."

Malnik has always denied any involvement with organized crime, noting he was never convicted of any crime.

In recent years, Malnik has focused on real estate. He transferred ownership of The Forge to his son in 1991 after a spectacular roof fire heavily damaged the restaurant.

Shareef Malnik re-opened it and took it to a higher level. He created Jimmy'z at Cuba Club as part of the restaurant and has hosted celebrities such as Madonna, Michael Jordan, Robert De Niro and Paul McCartney.

The elder Malnik has been an active investor in South Florida real estate for at least three decades, said Mark Gilbert, a broker with Cushman & Wakefield in Miami. Malnik invests in commercial and residential income-producing properties, but his name rarely appears on corporate records filed with the state.

Gilbert has been a friend of Malnik's for years and does business with him at times. Gilbert was the registered agent of ANC Rental Plaza, in which Malnik was an investor. In February, ANC sold the former Blockbuster headquarters in Fort Lauderdale for $23 million to Miami-based N.R. Investments. The new owner is converting the tower to office condos, said N.R. Investments' principal Nir Shoshani.

Renamed Museum Plaza, the 177,000-square-foot building has 45,000 square feet available for sale. Blockbuster founder H. Wayne Huizenga's penthouse office and the ground-floor retail space are on the market for $290 to $320 per square foot, Shoshani said.

Malnik's real estate portfolio also includes 32.5 acres of vacant land northeast of Lyons Road and Clint Moore Road west of Boca Raton, according to Palm Beach County property records.

Palm Beach Mansions - Sidney Kimmel Mansion sells to John Thornton

In another sign of just how hot the Florida mansion market has remained, the oceanfront estate built by billionaire businessman and philanthropist Sidney Kimmel has sold for $81.5 million, a record for the island.

John L. Thornton, 54, a former Goldman Sachs partner and chairman of the Brookings Institution, is the buyer, people familiar with the transaction said.

While the sale price was officially recorded in late 2008 at $77.5 million, listing agent Paulette Koch said the buyer also paid $4 million in closing costs. That means Kimmel got his full asking price of $81.5 million.

The deal underscores both the strength of the mansion market and the desirability of Kimmel's home at 1236 S. Ocean Blvd.

"The house was in impeccable condition, with the finest details," said Koch, adding that three other buyers were interested in the property.

The estate boasts 5 lushly landscaped acres and 300 feet of ocean frontage. The 32,000-square-foot home was designed by Thierry Despont, who also created Bill Gates' mansion.

The living room includes 26-foot ceilings and 20-foot-high glass panels that disappear into the floor at the push of a button.

The home also features a wine cellar, pool, waterfalls, staff quarters and an air chiller and 27-zone air conditioning system.

The sale tops the previous Palm Beach record of $70 million, which Ron Perelman's estate fetched in 2004.

Palm Beach Realtor John Pinson said he wasn't surprised that Kimmel's house sold so quickly and for full price.

"There are only so many outstanding, exceptional properties, and this is one of them," Pinson said. "It's a very nice, isolated location, and the beach is very pretty."

For many, the home's property tax bill alone would prove daunting - $517,775 last year.

While the overall housing market in Palm Beach County has struggled since late 2005, the mansion market in the town of Palm Beach is booming.

County home prices dipped 4 percent from 2006 to 2007, according to the Florida Association of Realtors, but Palm Beach prices jumped 13 percent during that period, according to a study by Palm Beach attorney Les Evans.

"There are buyers out there with plenty of money that they can afford to spend," Pinson said. "When you get into this very elite level, certain people are unaffected by economic changes because they're blessed with a lot of wealth."

Kimmel is founder and chairman of Jones Apparel Group and producer of films including The Kite Runner.

Thornton could not be reached for comment. In addition to his role with Brookings, an independent research and policy institute based in Washington, he is a director of Intel Corp., Ford Motor Co. and News Corp. He's also a professor of global leadership at Tsinghua University in Beijing.

It's not the first time Thornton has proved bullish on real estate.

In 2001, he set a record for New Jersey home sales by paying $18 million for a 118-acre estate in Bedminster that Princeton University had been using as a retreat, The New York Times reported.

Description from Listing Brokers Site for this huge house in Florida Reads - World Class Oceanfront: Designed by internationally renowned architect, Thierry W. Despont on approximately 5 private acres (301' frontage), this extraordinary residence is truly a "work of art". The essence of this masterpiece is the unsurpassed direct oceanfront setting, tropical gardens, fountains and reflecting pools perfect for monumental art, and the rich mahogany and pale French limestone pervasive throughout. This unparalleled architectural vision has floor to ceiling walls of glass designed to capture light and sweeping ocean vistas with over 32,000 square feet of unmatched quality and detail beyond compare.

Michael Jordan Building Jupiter, Florida Mansion - Michael Jordan's Homes

The plans for newly inducted NBA basketball Hall of Famer Michael Jordan’s new enormous mansion in Jupiter, Florida have been submitted. And this house is as big as a WalMart.

The developer, Lavelle Construction Corp., submitted applications for a 37,942-square-foot building, with 26,000 square feet under air conditioning. There’s a cottage and guard gate.

In all, Jordan’s crib will have 11 bedrooms, and a yet-to-be-determined number of bathrooms.

The house, at 172 Bears Club Road, will dwarf most in the north side of Palm Beach County, and all around it at the Jack Nicklaus development.

According to property appraiser records, most homes around Jordan’s are about 10,000 square feet. Michael Jordan’s dunking down $7,627,669 to build the two-story home, which will feature an elevator, a grand stairway, 10-foot ceilings and a giant fireplace. He has already paid $152,553 to the town in permits and other fees.

Jordan, 46, bought two adjacent lots at the Jack Nicklaus-founded Bears Club last year for a total $4.8 million. He’s got three acres of wooded land adjacent to a golf course. Golf, and the privacy of a gated community, is what caught Jordan’s attention.

The sheer size of the soon-to-go-up digs, slightly smaller than the beachfronter in Palm Beach that Donald Trump sold for $100 million last year, is already having some local environmentalists chomping at the bit.

“Who needs that kind of a footprint,” said Joanne Davis, a growth management specialist with 1000 Friends of Florida. “It’s insane, a waste. Cities see nothing more than a tax base in these giant homes, but I can’t imagine anyone needing anything like that, except to show off.

“This house is going to require an enormous use of natural resources for no good reason.”

Michael Jordan is building this Jupiter, Florida mansion, but it is within code. “The Bears Club was specifically designed for large lots,”said town zoning principal planner Scott Tatcher. “The Bears Club has done a good job setting aside upland pine areas and wetlands to offset construction. It’s true other homes are in the 10,000-square-feet range, but he is building on two lots.”

In yet another not-so-green move, the six-time NBA champion Chicago Bull has had most tall trees on the property taken out.

So there you have it, Michael Jordan is building a 26,000-square-foot house in Jupiter!


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Want Ricky Martin's Beach Front Miami, Florida Mansion?

I am sure it is decorated very nicely ;-). It is yours for $22 million. What do you get with celebrity Ricky Martin's Miami Golden Beach Mansion?

General Description:
2 Story mediterranean estate in one of Florida’s most exclusive private oceanfront communities; 24 hour security patrol in community and beach!!! A very desirable location for celebrities and international homeowners.5 bedrooms, 7 bathrooms. Your own private 101 FT beach & modern comfort throughout. New gourmet kitchen with morning room, Top of the line finishes. Formal dining plus open living area. Master suite with his and her bath, walk-in closets, terrace and stunning open views. Not bad, but i've seen better celebrity Mansions in Florida!

Joey Fatone's Orlando Mansion

Joey Fatone's Orlando Mansion

Joey Fatone has placed his Orlando home (once featured on MTV cribs) up for sale with an asking price of $5,900,000.

Originally from Brooklyn, New York, Fatone purchased the two-story home in southwest Orlando near Lake Butler back in 2001 for $2,650,000. The home has six bedrooms, five bathrooms, three fireplaces, a separate building which houses several custom cars, and a boat dock. And if that's not enough, Mr. Fatone even added a million dollar pool, theme park-style water park to the nearly four acre property. From the actual listing:

Paradise Found.." Celebrity Star's private 12,400 sqft, gated 4.36 acre lakefront estate on Butler Chain of Lakes boasts 6 bdrms, 6 baths, 4 half baths, home theater, office/study, game room, 10+car garages, $1M+ resort-style pool/spa, dock/boathouse. Please view the Virtual Tour photography to appreciate the splendor and lavish inclusions of this palatially proportioned and exquisitely appointed lakefront estate. The gourmet kitchen boasts granite counters and island, dual refrigerators, two built-in ovens, and breakfast room. The formal living and dining rooms are ideal for informal family gatherings or hosting gala events. The majestic 3,800-sqft master wing boasts vestibule entry, spacious sitting room w/butler's pantry, dual-sided fireplace; a nearly 700 sqft master closet w/3 dressing islands, built in perimeter shelving and hidden access door. The master bath suite offers separate sauna, steam room, dual water closets, walk-in shower, and Jacuzzi tub. The theater room provides a private retreat, stadium seating, large projection screen, and state-of-the-art surround sound. The upstairs game room/bonus area includes a separate serving bar, and there is a second laundry room, multiple bedroom and bath suites, and two private balconies from which to enjoy panoramic vistas of the expansive, manicured grounds and azure lake views. The resort-style pool is undoubtedly the most dramatic and infinitely-appointed offering in residential history! State-of-the-art security, surveillance and sound. View the virtual tour here

Maria Sharapova's Long Boat Key Florida Mansion

Tennis superstar Maria Sharapova was born April 19, 1987 in Nyagan, Russia. In 2004, and at only 17 years-of-age, Sharapova defeated Serena Williams to win the prestigious Wimbledon tournament. For the last several years, Sharapova has honed her skills at the legendary Bollettieri tennis academy in Bradenton, Florida.

Already a multi-millionaire before her 20th birthday, Sharapova decided to use $2.6 million of her tennis winnings for a home on southwest Florida's affluent Longboat Key. Sharapova's two-story mediterranean-style home offers four bedrooms, fireplace, swimming pool, and a boat dock. Longboat Key is a barrier island located on the Gulf of Mexico near Bradenton. Yes, Maria Sharapova has a very nice mansion in Longboat Key.

Heast Mansion in Boynton Beach, Florida (Palm Beach)

William Randolph Hearst died at the age of 88 in Beverly Hills, California on August 14, 1951, leaving behind a huge legacy. Today, the Hearst Corporation owns 12 newspaper and 25 magazines (including the popular Cosmopolitan), besides managing other media enterprises. Hearst's opulent 90,000 square foot castle at San Simeon, California is a landmark, and Orson Welles' classic film Citizen Kane is thought to have been based upon his life. While his name is foreign to those who do not know much about the history of journalism, and infamous to many of those who do, even in death William Randolph Hearst's legacy remains that of all that he ever claimed to be - an astoundingly good businessman and wonderfully successful politician. His mansion in Manalapan near the Boynton Beach inlet met a tough fate.


It’s the end of the line for Veronica Hearst’s ownership of her 28,000-square-foot Villa Venezia mansion on 3.77 acres in Manalapan, Fla., which sold at a foreclosure auction in Florida in Febreary 2008 for $22 million. The Dutch-born socialite had purchased the 52-room oceanfront estate, at 1100 S. Ocean Blvd. in Manalapan/Lantana in 2000 for $29,870,807, according to public records.

After a period of prolific spending by Hearst, however, the mansion found itself headed toward foreclosure. In recent months, Hearst had found a way to restructure her borrowings to forestall foreclosure of the home.
The buyer was the plaintiff in the foreclosure action—a lender that had loaned more than $40 million to Hearst. Built in 1930 (according to news accounts) or 1929 (according to public records) for the great-grandson of rail baron Cornelius Vanderbilt, Villa Venezia had been listed by Hearst last year for $27 million.

Hutchinson Island Mansion - Biggest Home in Martin County Florida

Men still carry tools and work on the landscape in front of what will be the largest home ever built in Martin County. But construction on the 50,000 square foot mansion will be finished this month.

The home's 42 gothic columns, 11 domes, 11 rotundas and 10 high arched windows are visible from the beach — and beachgoers have marveled at the mansion's progress since construction began in 2002.

But now the more than $8 million project, located just north of the Jensen Beach Causeway, at 4545 N.E Ocean Blvd., is nearing completion.
The home has 20,000 square feet of living space. With the garage and decks, it totals more than 50,000 square feet. It can withstand up to 200-mile-per-hour hurricane winds. It has four bedrooms, six bathrooms, four powder rooms and eight entertainment rooms.
The mansion also has an 11,500 square-foot guesthouse with three to four bedrooms and five-and-a-half baths.

"I want to be their landscaper and work for life," said Armando Herrera, a 20-year-old beachgoer from Port St. Lucie.
David Souza, the general contractor with Libra Development, said the project should be finished around the middle of February. The guest house won't be finished for another four to five months.

The existing largest single-home in Martin County is not even half the total size and is for sale at almost $24 million dollars. According to Loretta Ferro and Winnie Okon, both Keyes Realtors, the home is in Sailfish Point, a few miles south on Hutchinson Island. It has a total of almost 26,000 square feet, eight bedrooms, nine baths and three powder rooms.
Robert Eustace, the new mansion's owner, and his wife, Elsa, will be living in the home full-time, Souza said. They might move in sometime in February or March.

Eustace founded a company south of Chicago 20 years ago called Applied Systems Inc. His company used computer software to make insurance agencies work easier and more efficient. He now owns Insuresoft, an Illinois-based insurance computer software supplier.
Eustace, who declined to comment on his new home, owns three other properties in the county that combine for almost 90,000 square feet. According to public records, Eustace's main residence on Doubloon Drive has a total of 10,333 square feet. His other property on Doubloon Drive has 4,899 square feet. He also owns an empty lot on Sewall's Point Road.
Once the mansion and guesthouse are complete, Eustace's homes will have almost 150,000 square feet.

Davie Mansion - One of Largest Homes in Florida

This Victorian Mansion in Florida is one of the largest mansions in Broward County.
One of the largest houses in Florida, this Davie mansion boasts 10 bedrooms, 14
bathrooms, and a 5-car garage and sits on a 7-acre lot with 27.000 sq/ft of living
area. Built in 1965 but is fully updated. It features everything you could ever
want. Several movies and tv commercials have been filmed here.

The entertainment wing houses a two lane-bowling alley, custom built bar with antique mantle on the fireplace, a billiard room and a movie theater. There is a tennis court in the yard, custom designed pool with 7 waterfalls, Jacuzzi, amethyst geodes carved into the stone and a waterslide; built in BBQ gazebo and a custom built cabana bath.

All the bedrooms in this huge Florida home feature full bathrooms with Jacuzzis and are all designed with separate themes. The kitchen is fully updated and features a butlers pantry
for serving guests. The library has an antique custom finishing and a grand
entranceway. There is a service elevator that will lead you through all the
floors including the upstairs gym and massage room.

The maid quarter/in-law quarters features a separate kitchen for convenience.
The house is wired to have 30 phone lines, 7 A/C units and a state of the art security
system. This is truly a mansion in Florida that is unlike any you have seen
before.

ENTERTAINMENT WING - This section of the house features a
fully equipped movie theater with custom leather stadium style seating. The
house is wired with speakers that are controlled through the media room. The
theater has custom lighting that can be dimmed to your satisfaction and is fully
equipped with surround sounds. Next to the media room is a billiard room with
a full service bar built in the 1940s with 2 refrigerators and a fireplace with
an antique mantle from the 1920s. The wall sconces featured are from the 1800s.
The entrance to the bar is elegantly equipped with western style doors. The
bowling alley adds a nice touch as it features 2 regulation sizes lanes, music
and lighting as if you were in a real bowling alley. The sauna is located next
to the entrance to the pool area for convenience.

BACK YARD - The pool is a masterpiece florida luxury pool
featuring 7 waterfalls, a functional waterslide all laid out in an elegant stone
setting. There are amethyst geodes that have been carved into the stone. The
pool also features a large Jacuzzi and a seating table for convenience.

GYM/MASSAGE ROOM - The gym features a custom built gym floor
designed for aerobic exercise with springs beneath the flooring and a railing
along the wall. In addition the massage room in this florida mansion is conveniently
located next to gym and features a sun roof and a spacious atmosphere. What else would you expect from one of the biggest houses in florida.

MOVIES MADE IN THIS HOUSE:

*** 3 blind mice, CBS made for TV movie *** 2 commercials for South American
Banks *** Yearly shoots for K-Mart, limited too photos shoots *** Outdoor furniture
store, multiple photos shoots *** Telemundo, Body of desire soap opera.

MORE ABOUT DAVIE: Davie is host of the South Florida

World's Largest Green Certified Home - Manalapan, Florida

After 20 years of building multimillion-dollar mega-mansions, real estate developer Frank McKinney is betting $29 million that what luxury home buyers want now are environmentally-friendly estates. His speculative 15,000 square foot mansion, named Aqua Liana, in Manalapan, Fla., will be the first home of its size to be certified green by the U.S. Green Building Council and the Florida Green Building Council. This $29 million speculative mansion in Manalapan, Fla., will be the first home of its size to be certified green. The home is situated at 620 South Ocean Boulevard in Manalapan, Florida

In addition to eight bedrooms, 11 bathrooms, two elevators, two laundry rooms, two wine cellars (one for red, one white), a movie theater and guesthouse, the house will also have a state-of-the-art air purification system and eco-friendly light fixtures that will reduce energy consumption by 90 percent.

Making this mansion green probably tacked on additional costs of between 7 and 10 percent for McKinney and, ultimately, his buyer. It also required him to explore using different materials than he normally might.

For instance, instead of using a rare Brazilian cherry for the home's hardwood floors, he's using reclaimed teak - thus sparing 7.5 acres of Brazilian rain forest, he said. The house will also have a massive solar panel system (price tag: $120,000), a water system that uses "gray water" from the showers and sinks to irrigate the lawn and gardens, as well as a series of pools, reflecting ponds and water gardens to cool down the 1.5 acre property by 2 to 3 degrees.


The $29 million home is slated to be completed and has been sitting for over a year waitign for a buyer. It's a remarkable leap of faith, but that's just the way McKinney is accustomed to doing business. McKinney recently sold one of his developments, located in Palm Beach, Florida, for about $50 million.

Tiger Woods Estate- Jupiter Island Florida Mansion

Tiger’s Jupiter Island house is believed to be 10,000 square feet of living area, and features a glass elevator, three bedrooms, a master suite, basement with wine cellar, movie theater & gaming room, a boat house & dock for his yacht, a mini golf course, pool, gym, three-car garage, tennis court, and guesthouse. Woods is building the main house with an elevator, a guesthouse, a guardhouse and boathouse on his 12-acre site, which stretches from the Intracoastal Waterway to the Atlantic Ocean. He purchased the property in two portions in 2006 and 2007 for a total of $44.5 million. He then tore down the existing home to build his "more modest" estate! Just in, we have new pictures of Tiger Woods, Florida Mansion:


Little of the construction on the property Woods owns in the 400 block of South Beach Road can be seen from the road. Most of the work is hidden behind a thick group of trees and a tall, chain link fence with privacy shielding on it. But a view from the air shows Woods’ property is a hub of activity with workers and equipment scattered across the property.

Tiger already owns a $39 million estate on Jupiter Island, Florida, he is reportedly building a 16,500 square foot “palace” in Dubai, oh, and Tiger has a $16 million, 155-foot long yacht named Privacy. Depending on the time of year, and the PGA schedule, Tiger could be living in New York, Florida, Dubai, or well, anywhere in the world on his yacht. Below is a tour and some great pictures of Tiger Wood's Florida estate:

Buy Dan Marino's Florida Mansion - Weston, Florida

Dan Marino, the prolific quarterback of the Miami Dolphins from 1983-1999 who frustrated pursuing linebackers with his fast release and strong throwing arm, can’t seem to shake a different kind of problem: selling his home in Weston, FL. Dan' Marino's house is for sale for a mere $13.5 million. Frustrated by the lack of action, he is now sweetening the deal on his 4-acre, 15,000 sq ft home located at 3415 Stallion Lane, Weston, FL 33331 by throwing in $1.5 million worth of furniture and a signed football, according to the Wall Street Journal. View Virtual Tour of Dan Marino's House Here.

The sprawling Tuscan-style home is neatly tucked into the gate community of Windmill Ranch Estates, which is approximately 25 miles west of Fort Lauderdale. It has 10 bedrooms and 12 bathrooms to accommodate his family of eight, although three kids are in college and one is graduating high school, which means Dan and his wife will have a huge empty nest once all the kids have flown the coop.

Dan marino built the estate in 1998 and first listed it in 2006 for $15.9 million, then dropped the price to $14.5 million in 2007 and now it’s listed at $13.5 million. It looks like many celebrities are having a hard time unloading their florida mansions as A-Rod and Britney can attest.

Richard Nilsen of Mattress Giant's Fort Lauderdale Mansion

The 34,565-square-foot residence at 3305 Fairfield Ln. in the exclusive Windmill Ranch Estates subdivision in Ft. lauderdale is almost 1 ½ times bigger than the largest home on Broward County's tax roll. Owned by Richard Nilsen who was part of the team that built Mattress Giant from a fledgling business with a handful of stores in South Florida to a major bedding retailer

''It's big,'' deadpanned Fred Weeks, a Broward County structural-plan examiner who has inspected thousands of homes. "The size of it would compare to a commercial building. ''Actually, it's bigger than the typical Office Depot, which averages 27,000 square feet.
The house itself covers three-quarters of an acre. The mansion, has nine bedrooms and nine bathrooms; two- and three-car garages, along with a separate garage for a limousine; a ballroom; a media room with a concession stand; a safe room, and a workshop, according to building plans filed with the county.

Nilsen's new neighbors include Florida Panthers owner Alan Cohen and former Dolphins quarterback Dan Marino.