Tours and Photos of the Biggest Houses in Florida - Florida Celebrity Homes

Derek Jeter Building a Manstion in Tampa - St. Jetersbug

2011-02-22T13:30:00.000-05:00

Yankee's star shortstop Derek Jeter is building a monster-sized home in Tampa.

Designed with a whopping 30,875 square feet of space, the seven-bedroom, nine-bathroom waterfront home dwarfs nearby mansions and could end up the largest home in Hillsborough County. It’s roughly the size of a BestBuy electronics store and twice the size of the previous No. 1 house, just across Hillsborough Bay on Bayshore Boulevard, owned by Lazydays RV SuperCenter founder Don Wallace.

Jeter’s home, which is described as English Manor-style with lots of gables and stone work, is located on the Davis Island neighborhood of Tampa.

Derek Jeter's Tampa mansion is now complete. Check this baby out!

Jake Long's Home (Miami Dolphins player) Athletes and Celebrities Mansion

2010-12-04T22:33:00.000-05:00

Offensive tackle Jake Long made his NFL debut with the Miami Dolphins in 2008 where he would sign a five-year contract worth $57.5 million. Originally from Lapeer, Michigan Jake Long now resides in the Hawks Landing community of Plantation, Florida. Jake Long paid $1,850,000 for a home there in April of 2009 which includes seven bedrooms, eight bathrooms, swimming pool, three-car garage and has 6,739 square feet.

Dan Swanson of Addison Development - Palm Beach, Florida Intracoastal Mansion

2010-10-19T09:13:00.000-04:00

1220 South Ocean Boulevard
Palm Beach, Florida
Owner - Dan Swanson, President of Addison Development

This gated French château-style home sits on 2.5 acres in one of Palm Beach’s most desirable areas, on the waterfront near the Bath & Tennis Club and Mar-A-Lago. The 27,300-square-foot residence was completed this spring by Dan Swanson, president of Addison Development, and has eight en suite bedrooms, nine bathrooms, a 60-foot pool, a separate guesthouse and room to park 50 cars.

Dan Swanson, President of Addison Development introduces his most recent estate home.

Situated on the Intracoastal Waterway in Palm Beach, Florida, this magnificent French Chateau embraces the very essence of elegance, grandeur and sheer luxury. Though classic in design, this impressive home generates a comfortable style and grace allowing natural light and its luscious surroundings to become an actual part of its extraordinary interior.

Swanson’s reputation as a Master Builder with over 32 years of experience, coupled with a relentless work ethic and drive to be the best, have earned him his well deserved status as one of the best premier estate builders.

Unique to his trade, Dan provides his clients with a total package. This concept includes locating the perfect property, the architecture, the interior specifications and landscape design.

However, it is perhaps the “hands on” attitude that sets Addison Development apart from other estate builders. From conception to completion of the project, Addison’s attention to detail, meticulous construction and cutting edge techniques are synonymous with their quest for perfection.

Swanson is credited with some of the most beautiful waterfront estate homes in the country. He has also developed private community enclaves such as Phipps Estates in Palm Beach and Addison Estates at the Boca Hotel, to exhibit a small sampling of his distinguished signature communities.

This Florida mansion has it's own website, so you know its the read deal: http://1220southocean.com.
Below are some pictures from the site:

Mediterranean Mansion in Palm Beach by Addison Development

2010-10-19T07:19:00.000-04:00

Newly listed by Cocoran - This Mediterranean residence at 101 El Bravo Way, Palm Beach, Florida completed in the spring by Addison Development of Palm Beach, offers about 21,200 square feet of living space on three floors, including nine bedrooms, eight full baths and two half-baths, according to Realtor.com. The property has a swimming pool and 175 feet of frontage on the Atlantic Ocean. Now check the next posting for the home the builder of this Palm Beach mansion actually lives in!

Jennifer Capriati's Wesley Chapel, Florida Home For Sale

2010-10-16T20:41:00.001-04:00

Jennifer Capriati, former tennis star, and drug addict has listed her Wesley Chapel, Florida home for sale. The home, located at 5326 Foxhunt Drive, Wesley Chapel, FL 33543 is listed at 2.1 million dollars. Jennifer Capriati's contemporary, two-story home (pictured above) boasts 4,923 square feet and sits on 1.9 acres. It features hardwood floors, stone countertops, walk-in closets, a media room, an office, den, library and a bonus room. The home is located in proximity to Saddlebrook Resort, a tennis heaven. Celebrities who have been known to train at or live near the Florida tennis community include, Pete Sampras, Martina Hingis, Jim Courier, Jelena Dokic and Justin Henin. Explore our site to see other Tampa area celebrity homes.

Lebron James Coral Gables Mansion

2010-08-03T10:04:00.002-04:00

Where is Lebron James new home in Miami? - UPDATE August 4th - NOT in Coral Gables - Potamkin says he has had not contact with Lebron James, is not selling his Coral Gables home to Lebron James or anyone, and that it is in fact OFF the market.

"King of the castle...king of the castle." I wonder if LeBron will walk in to his sprawling new mansion in Miami and say the same phrase made famous in the movie Borat. LeBron has begun paperwork on buying the most expensive mansion in Coral Gables, Florida. Several years ago Pat Riley called it home and he may have advised James to take a look at it.

The estate, located on 11 Casuarina Concourse, is being sold by auto dealership owner Alan Potamkin. Built in 2000, the two story, 20,862 square foot home contains eight bedrooms, 11 full baths, and sits on a 3.6-acre property in Gables Estates.

James' new home will offer much more privacy than the mansions he could have selected on or near Miami Beach. It is surrounded by 880 feet of waterfront and has a perfect view of Biscayne Bay and the Miami skyline. He can literally take his boat to the Miami Airlines Arena dock! (yes they have one)

Amenities include a 150-ft. dock, a lighted tennis court, and an adjacent private guest suite. There is also an "elevator, bar, master suite with a full gym, a billiard and media room, and a four or more car garage."

"In addition to these particulars, there is Lutron lighting and a 12-camera security system throughout the estate."

Needless to say MTV may want to consider bringing back the show "MTV Cribs" in order to give people a tour of LeBron's new humble abode.

-From BleacherReport.com

Vanilla Ice - Filming DIY Home Makeover Show in Versailles Community in Wellington, Florida

2010-08-03T09:38:00.000-04:00

A lot of people know that Vanilla Ice lives somewhere in South Florida, but we do get the question alot: "Where does Vanilla Ice Live?"

So Here ya go:
Vanilla Ice lives at 10364 Trianon Place in Wellington, Fl 33414. Robert Van Winkle, better known as rapper Vanilla Ice, is filming a home makeover series for the DIY Network. Van Winkle and friends are rehabbing a home in the gated Versailles community in Wellington. Vanilla Ice, bought the Wellington, home, just down the street from his Versailles home for $420,000 and hopes to sell it for 3 times what he paid for it after the rehab project is done. When Vanilla Ice bought the house earlier this year vandals/theives had stolen fixtures, pool equipment, tiles and the home's appliances.

Van Winkle, 42 and four heavily tattooed friends are rehabbing the 7,000 square foot crib into a greener, more gadget friendly home. Van Winkle says some of the features of the redone six-bedroom house will include a movie theater with a laser-generated starry ceiling and an infinity pool flanked by fire torches electronically colored in different shades reflecting ones moods (red for angry, blue for calm).

Is the Versailles HOA bothered by the omnipresent media and camera crews? “I’m nice to the HOA,” Van Winkle said, “and I’m friends with the guy who developed Versailles. That helped. But this series is going to show Versailles and the rest of Palm Beach County in a good light. It’ll be good for home sales.”

Since Van Winkle already owns two dozen rental properties throughout Palm Beach County and a building on the pricey Lincoln Road in Miami Beach, the show is not too big of a stretch.

And Van Winkle hopes to make a couple bucks, too. He plans to offer the house up for sale in the summer for $1.5 million.

Wackenhut Estate - Indian River Shores - Vero Beach, Mansions

2010-07-28T22:54:00.001-04:00

The famous former Wackenhut mansion, a massive European style 5-acre oceanfront estate at 270 Bermuda Bay Lane in Indian River Shores, has changed brokers.

The home, touted as the most expensive residential property ever sold in Indian River County, is now being marketed by Clark French, broker at Premier Estate Properties in Vero Beach. It was purchased for $18.6 million in 2005 by an Illinois entity named Bermuda Bay LLC. Clark sold the property back then as well.

The estate features 48 rooms with eight bedroom suites, 15 bathrooms, a library, game room, media room, a two-story master suite, a solarium, a main house and guest house. Exceptionally well-priced at only $22,995,000 reduced from $39,600,000.

George Wackenhut and his wife, Ruth moved from their medieval-style estate in Coral Gables to the Vero Beach mansion after the home was built in the late 1990s. He founded global security firm Wackenhut Corp. and was known as an outspoken Republican. After his death in 2004, his wife sold the estate.

The furnished palatial estate has 22,000 square feet of living space and is situated on 360 feet of private ocean access.

Other expensive Treasure Coast Homes:

Tiger Woods purchased the 400 block of South Beach Road, a 12-acre site in Jupiter Island, for $44.5 million during 2006 and 2007.

• NBA great Michael Jordan purchased two lots in an exclusive development called The Bear’s Club in Jupiter for a combined $4.8 million in 2008.

• In 2008, Burt Reynolds listed his Mediterranean-style, 12,500-square-foot, waterfront house in Hobe Sound for $8.9 million.

• In January, Richard Fuld Jr., the former chairman and chief executive officer of Lehman Brothers, shifted ownership of his $13.3 million Jupiter Island home exclusively into his wife’s name almost two months after the company made the largest bankruptcy filing in U.S. history.

• In 2005, Renlec Management Inc., a Canadian artist-management company run by Celine Dion and her husband, Rene Angelil, shelled out $12.5 million for a 3.7 acres waterfront home in Jupiter Island.

• In November, professional golfer Greg Norman dropped the price of his Jupiter Island home from $65 million to $47.5 million.

Celebrity Home - Chris Tucker Taking Huge Loss on Orlando, Florida Mansion

2010-07-28T21:16:00.000-04:00

SELLER: Chris Tucker

LOCATION: Monteverde, FL
PRICE: $2,000,000
SIZE: 8,861 square feet, 5 bedrooms, 5 full and 3 half bathrooms

From TMZ - It appears the real estate bubble exploded all over Chris Tucker -- the tax-troubled star is trying to sell his Florida mansion for $2 million ... even though he paid $6 million for it just three years ago!

According to public records, Tucker took out a $4.2 million loan to score the 8861 square foot home back in 2007 ... a home that includes 5 bedrooms, a wine cellar, pirate ship-themed home theater and a library with a SECRET ROOM! The home is located in swanky Montverde ... a suburb of Orlando.

Tucker owns multiple properties in California -- according to RealEstalker.com -- but it's unclear if he's looking to unload any of those as well.

As TMZ first reported, Tucker is dealing with some serious tax issues at the moment -- the IRS claims he owes more than $11 mil ... which makes the timing of this sale much more relevant.

Chris Tucker's faux-Tuscan Floridian getaway, located just outside of Orlando, FL, sits on an approximately 1 acre lake-front lot in the upscale and guard gated golf and equestrian community of Bella Collina.

David Siegel's $100 million dollar Unfinished Windemere, Florida Mansion

2010-06-23T14:17:00.000-04:00

The Windemere mansion started by timeshare tycoon David Siegel in Windemere Florida boasts some impressive stats: 90,000 square feet. Twenty-three bathrooms. Thirteen bedrooms. Ten kitchens. A 20-car garage, with additional space for two limos. Three pools. A bowling alley. Indoor roller rink. Two-story movie theater. Video arcade. Fitness center. Baseball field and two tennis courts. This megamansion is over 36 times larger than the average American home.

You can buy this huge mansion in Florida for $75 million as is, or completed for $100 million.

Nicknamed "Versailles" for the French royal palace that inspired it, the edifice hit the market recently. Construction was halted last year to save money in a recession that proved particularly hard on Siegel's once-booming industry.

The unfinished palace at 6121 Kirkstone Lane in Windemere makes Tiger Woods' place just down the street in this gated Orlando suburb look more like a guest house. Siegel, who has 12 children, could have easily moved forward with construction but wanted to avoid cutbacks at his company, Westgate Resorts.

Taxes alone on the property, if sold at $100 million, would be between $1.45 million and $1.74 million annually, according to Orange County appraiser's website. The yearly upkeep also would likely fall in that range, real estate agents said. That's what you get for buying one of the biggest mansions in Florida!

Bill Gates Florida Mansion (Hobe Sound, Jupiter Island)

2010-05-11T13:09:00.000-04:00

For rent: A 10,500-square-foot, four-bedroom, six-bath, home, with an Intracoastal Waterway yacht dock and heated indoor pool. Cost: $50,000 a month (in season). Landlord; billionaire Bill Gates.

The barrier island municipality already has the distinction of having the second-highest per capita income of any inhabited place in the country. Among its residents are publisher Nelson Doubleday, Scripps Florida President Richard Lerner and singer Celine Dion. Golfer Tiger Woods is building a home on the island.

Now, Gates, a founder and the president of Microsoft, listed annually among the wealthiest in the world, has picked up land on the northern end of the oceanfront island through a company run by a 25 year old who lives in the state of Washington.

Jeff Gelman, who sold his 5.2-acre home at 100 Harbor Way, at the end of a narrow mangrove-lined private road for $5 million to Justin Hance and his company Front Range Investment, said Gates is behind the July 13 hardball purchase on the property that was appraised by Martin County at $8.7 million.

Gelman said he believes Hance, whose office is in the same Kirkland, Wash., building as Gates’ private investment and holding company Cascade Investment LLC, is working for Gates or fellow billionaire Warren Buffett, Buffett is also an investor with Cascade.
Hance, a 2006 graduate of Claremont McKenna College in California who according to the college’s Web site interned at Cascade Investment, could not be reached for comment Monday.
Officials with Cascade Investment did not immediately respond to a request for comments send by e-mail Monday.

Gelman said his accountant would constantly remind him of the daily expenses of maintaining the property that included $117,000 in property taxes in 2008.
“I would have liked for them to have paid more, but it was what it was, this is a tough market,” said Gelman, who had lived in the home for five years but had already moved to new home. “I didn’t get all the money I wanted, but I got rid of it.”

Tom Turner, who brokered the deal for Waterfront Properties, couldn’t confirm that Gates is the potential buyer.

“It’s been bandied all over the place, from Gates to Buffet to Paul Allen, Gates’ original partner with Microsoft,” Turner said. “I don’t really known the answer and probably if I did I’d probably plead the fifth.”

Gelman, who has been selling real estate for two decades and considered Hance's negotiation tactics distasteful, has previously sold homes to Dion and Richard Fuld Jr., the chairman and chief executive officer of the failed Lehman Brothers.

“They were trying to take advantage of the deal,” Gelman said. “They were under contract at $5.4 (million) so they continued inspections, kept prolonging the due diligence, and finally one week before they were to close, they lowered the price from $5.4 (million) to $5 million on us. I just figured whatever, you must need this 400 grand really bad.”
First Range did not purchase the three adjoining lots owned by Gelman, two vacant parcels and one that includes a 3,515-square-foot, 3-bedroom, 2.5-bath home.

Stephen Ross Palm Beach Mansion - "The Reef" (Owner and Founder of The Related Companies)

2010-05-11T12:58:00.000-04:00

A little about Stephen Ross's Palm Beach Mansion - The Reef, lauded as an architectural gem at The Paris Exposition of 1937, is still a scene-stealer seven decades later, landing $31.85 million in a private, very quiet sale in October.

Stephen Ross purchased the house in 2008 - 702 N. County Road, $31.85 million

The buyer of the landmarked oceanfront mansion at 702 N. County Road is Stephen M. Ross, co-owner of the Miami Dolphins and chairman, CEO and founder of The Related Companies, a real-estate development empire that created the Time Warner Center and dozens of luxury towers in Manhattan.

The Reef was not listed for sale, and no real estate brokers were involved in the deal.
Ross, who paid $6.36 million for a condominium at Il Lugano in 2002, is one of the four owners of CityPlace in West Palm Beach, which The Related Companies developed. The sellers were Anita and Stuart Subotnick, executive vice president and partner in Palm Beacher John Kluge's Metromedia empire. The Subotnicks paid $9 million for The Reef in October 1996. In 1989, a mansion known as The Reef, at 702 North County Road, Palm Beach, sold for $4.6 million to Gerald Tsai Jr. Now Tsai has financed the residence with NationsBank for $6.15 million. The Reef has 19,692 square feet.

The Reef, a Treanor & Fatio-designed oceanfront mansion was built in 1936, and has been lauded as "The best design of Maurice Fatio's career."

Celine Dion's Jupiter Island Mansion - HUGE Pool

2010-04-28T09:28:00.000-04:00

Celine Dion has a RIDICULOUS POOL at her Jupiter, Florida Mansion!

Dion's Jupiter Island house, which was built in 1963, has four bedrooms and four bathrooms. At 6,859 square feet, it's much smaller than the pop diva is accustomed to, although the property includes a 1,700-square-foot guest house built in 1985. The pool has got to be bigger and worth as much as the entire house! If Dion intends to build a new home on the site, Jupiter Island laws discourage mega-mansions such as the diva's Lake Las Vegas compound in Henderson, Nev.

Lord Conrad Black's Stolen Palm Beach Mansion For Sale

2010-03-26T13:17:00.000-04:00

While Lord Conrad Black, aka Conrad Moffat Black, aka Baron Black of Crossharbour, the third biggest newspaper magnate in the world, is now loving in Coleman Federal Correctional Complex in Orlando, his Palm Beach Mansion is up for sale. Black was found guilty of diverting funds for personal benefit including having one of his corporations actually buy this home after he defaulted on the mortgage.

Tiger Woods Mom Mansion on Jupiter Island, Florida (Tida Woods Jupiter Mansion)

2010-02-28T14:55:00.000-05:00

Tiger Woods is building his Mom a mansion on Jupiter Island. Woods bought two adjacent properties directly across the Intracoastal from his soon-to-be Jupiter Island residence for $2.4 million in 2007. Now, he is building Mommy Tida a mansion that is costing another $2.6 million for construction. Tida Woods, who usually stays out of the spotlight burst onto the media stage Friday with her long embrace for her son after his televised apology. This is some home, wish I could do this for my Mom!

Dwayne Wade's House in Miami, Florida

2010-01-14T08:27:00.000-05:00

At 9330 SW 59th Pl, Miami, FL 33156 you will find Miami's favorite baller, Dwayne Wade's House.
The massive home in the Pinecrest, Florida area puts to shame other NBA homes I have seen such as those owned by Shaquille O'Neal and Karl Malone. Like Shaq, Wade personalized his pool and like Malone, Wade went a wee bit crazy with the murals.

From the outside the nearly 12,000-square-foot French-style home seems rather sedate but once inside the six-bedroom home things get a bit Flashtastic. Wade, known as "Flash," has put a "W" inlaid in the marble floor in the entrance hall and the listing includes the furnishings, artwork and some of Mr. Wade's memorabilia. There are rooms in the home, such as the dining room that are rather elegantly decorated, there are also touches like the Spider-man-themed bathrooms and the many, many renderings of Mr. Wade, that make this a home in need of some work. The home is so idiosyncratic that you would really have to be a fan to live here and I wonder if he will have as tough a time selling as Malone did. There is also a one-bedroom guest house, pool and patio with a summer kitchen on the property. The home is listed at $8.9 million. After the jump, a monument to ego.

UPDATE: Wade has struggled to sell the home, reducing the price several times. It is now listed at $4.599 million.

Rosie O'Donnell's Miami Beach Mansion

2010-01-13T15:52:00.000-05:00

43 Star Island Dr, Miami Beach, FL 33139, FL 33139 is home to Rosie O'Donnell. Rosie bought the house in 1999 for 6.7 million and it is now worth between 14 and 16 million.

Transformer's Director Michael Bay Bought The Hogan's Old Miami Beach Mansion

2010-01-13T15:32:00.000-05:00

Does Michael Bay's Miami Beach Mansion look familiar? Well it should, it was the one that Hogan Knows Best was filmed in. Terry Bollea, aka wrestler Hulk Hogan, has sold his Miami Beach mansion on the bay -- to Michael Bay, Hollywood director and producer.

The Miami Herald writes that the deal was done for just under the sticker price of $18.9 million. Bollea, 54, bought the gated residence at 2900 N. Bay Rd. in April '06 for $12 million.

Bay, 42, the director of many action films, including the recent "Transformers" will enjoy his modern six-bedroom main house with elliptical floating staircase, two guest apartments, pool, cabana and dock, plus a five-car garage.
Troubles have been plaguing the family Hogan, as Hulk, wife Linda, daughter Brooke and son Nicholas realized someone stole jewelry during their move Thursday -- including a diamond watch and a couple of necklaces. The police report put the value of the missing items at $100,000.

Hulk has an estate in Belleair, near Clearwater, in the style of a French chateau.

Neal Litman, Bollea's Miami real estate attorney, declined to comment on the sale to the Herald. "He's exciting, he's interesting, he's humorous. The way he acts on TV, he really is that guy, but he's got a warm side to him.''

Andy Roddick's Boca Raton Home (much smaller than his Austin, Tx mansion)

2010-01-13T15:12:00.000-05:00

Andy Roddick rose to tennis fame in Boca Raton Florida. While he still maintains a home in Boca Raton, Florida, it pales in comparison to Andy Roddick and Brooklyn Decker's Austin, Texas mansion!

In November of 2003 Andy Roddick purchased a home in Austin, Texas for just under $2 million. Built in 1998 and located on Lake Austin, the two-story home offers a spacious 5,558 square feet. Roddick added a boat lift and a sport court to the home in 2004.

Jim Clark, Netscape Founder's Palm Beach Mansion

2010-01-13T14:55:00.000-05:00

Who knew the interweb fad would last? Clark, cofounded Silicon Graphics and Netscape, had been married 4 times and also houses his yachtes, Hyperion and Athena at this Palm Beach mansion he calls home. His most recent wife (version 4.0) is an Austrailian model 36 years his junior (Kristy Hinze).

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

2009-12-11T09:46:00.000-05:00

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

2009-11-25T11:17:00.004-05:00

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

2009-11-10T20:48:00.006-05:00

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

2009-10-29T22:46:00.005-04:00

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

2009-10-22T23:48:00.008-04:00

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

2009-10-19T21:53:00.007-04:00

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

2009-09-29T21:18:00.005-04:00

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?

2009-09-25T23:05:00.006-04:00

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

2009-09-11T14:35:00.005-04:00

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

2009-09-11T14:30:00.002-04:00

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)

2009-09-06T23:52:00.002-04:00

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

2009-08-07T15:16:00.002-04:00

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

2009-08-04T10:22:00.005-04:00

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

2009-08-03T15:03:00.000-04:00

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

2009-08-03T14:30:00.001-04:00

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

2009-08-03T14:12:00.001-04:00

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

2009-08-03T13:58:00.000-04:00

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.