Michael Clouston of The Chad Bishop Group sells "The Golden Palace" for $11,500,000. The record-breaking sale has the highest price per square foot in Lighthouse Point, both buyers and sellers being represented by Michael and the team. The 7 bed, 9 bath mansion is a modern interpretation of the classic European style, inspired by the Hermitage Museum of St. Petersburgh. Hand-cut Jerusalem marble covers the entire outside, hand-carved marble pillars, & stunning views. Inside walls & ceilings made with Venetian plaster, applied by hand by the late Gregory Slyuta. Stunning hand-assembled stained glass & imported marble floors. Chandeliers & sconces with embedded Swarovski Crystals & 24-carat gold leaf in every room. Control4 audio-visual system & Light system, Lochinvar water heater, NuTone central vacuum, A wine room, multiple wet bars, top-of-the-line appliances & equipment, and Phylrich fixtures. The home also has a 100 ft deck with no fixed bridges to the ocean for the boating aficionados.

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This year, ONE Sotheby’s is working with Meta Residence and Voxel Architects to construct and auction off the first MetaReal mansion that will be available both physically and virtually. The luxury 11,000 square-foot home, presented by Michael Martinez, is set to gain a lot of attention during its auction sometime this year.

The seven-bedroom and nine-bathroom mansion is currently under construction in Miami and is set to take up 1+ acres of land. Its digital rendition in The Sandbox metaverse, created using NFT technology, will be a direct reflection of the physical property and will be sold jointly in the auction; the price for the MetaReal mansion has not been released yet. As of now, The Sandbox metaverse already contains art galleries, homes, and parties where users can access NFTs.

Considering over 40 acres have been obtained by the project’s owners, the MetaReal mansion seems to mark an opportunity for a drastic change in the real estate market as well as The Sandbox metaverse. The representing agent, Michael Martinez, speaks on this change stating, “Being able to leverage my expertise to pair a homeowner with real and virtual property is something I never imagined being a part of, it’s exhilarating”.

In the future, ONE Sotheby's hopes to continue to use blockchain technology to further merge the physical and virtual markets. The property they have acquired in the metaverse will allow them to continuously expand in virtual properties, potential gaming projects, and more. Daniel de la Vega, president of ONE Sotheby's states, "As a company, we push boundaries and constantly evolve with the changing dynamics of the industry--always on the cutting-edge of real estate, art, and technology. We believe that the metaverse will play a role in the future of real estate in one way or another".

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Sandra Fiorenza just closed on her listing 530 Arvida Parkway on Gables Estates on Tuesday, September 7th. The power couple Sandra and Randy Fiorenza started building this two-story Italian marble mansion in 2009 and moved in at the end of 2012. Randy is an aviation executive and owner of Pam Am flight academy. Sandra marketed and sold the house under her brokerage One Sotheby’s Realty.

This two-story Palatial/Neo-Classical Italian-style villa was designed by renowned architect Ramon Pacheco. The property is 43,123 sq. ft comprised of 14,500 square feet of adjusted living area and 4000 Square feet of covered terraces facing south on a wide Gables Estates lagoon with marble veneer walls and custom carved stone elements. The exterior is completely done in marble and custom carved stone elements throughout. The house has 8 bedrooms and 14 bathrooms, a wine cellar, a huge gym, two offices, 
and a covered outside kitchen.

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Shonda Rhimes

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With an impressive real estate portfolio, Shonda Rhimes has acquired multiple properties over the years. The Shondaland producer has purchased a duplex in Hancock Park for $1.66 million, an English style manor for $4.6 million, and a posh penthouse in Manhattan’s Upper East Side for $11.75 million. In 2014, Rhimes purchased another grand mansion in Hancock Park for $8.8 million. While Rhimes initially referred to the Santa Barbara Mission style architecture as “ugly,” the home has undergone substantial renovation with the help of architect and builder Bill Baldwin. The original 1923 design by Elmer Grey has since been restored to its former state as an Italianate villa with stone carvings and luxurious interiors executed by the White House designer Michael Smith.

Located in the Hancock Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, Rhime’s renovated estate spans 11,749 square feet and includes seven bedrooms and 12 bathrooms. The property consists of multiple structures but centers upon the three-level primary residence. Entering the foyer, the extravagant home highlights marble flooring and a dazzling chandelier. Further into the property presents a spacious living room with an intricate tray ceiling and formal dining room. The eat in chef’s kitchen is equipped with state-of-the-art appliances, butler’s pantry, and additional catering kitchen. The interior space also includes a cozy family room, library filled with a remarkable book collection, two-story salon, music mezzanine, and gym.

Upstairs, the primary suite features a walk-in dressing room and opal white stone bath. The upper level also offers six ensuite bedrooms. On the lower level, the home presents a theater room, snack bar, playroom, and additional storage. The separate guesthouse features its own bath and hair salon. Stepping outside, the enormous exterior space highlights a patio, swimming pool, cabana, motor court, and charming “secret garden” with fountain.

The listing for this property is held by Ed Solorzano with Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California.

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Taylor Swift

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The extravagant estate known as Winfield Hall or the Woolworth Estate serves as the opulent centerpiece location of Taylor Swift’s “Blank Space” music video. The famed video was released in November of 2014 and has since amassed more than 2.8 billion views on YouTube. In the video, Swift is pictured living in the lavish home while some of the exterior scenes were filmed at the nearby Oheka castle. In the 1960s, the property served as a modeling and airline stewardess school for women. The estate was later added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979 to protect it from future demolishing as one of the few remaining privately owned mansions of the Gilded Age. The residence currently belongs to Denise Bettencourt, an architect and specialist in preservation and restoration of Gilded Age mansions. On July 12, the historic property is set to be auctioned with a substantial price cut. Initially asking $20 million, the property is now asking for an immensely reduced starting bid of $7 million.

Located in Glen Cove, Winfield Hall spans 32,000 square feet and sits on 16 acres of scenic landscape. Designed by renowned American architect C.P.H. Gilbert, the luxurious estate was built for entrepreneur Frank Winfield Woolworth between 1915 and 1916. At the time of construction, the home was considered the largest in the United States. The lush mansion includes 56 rooms, 10 bedrooms, and a 15,000 square foot clock tower with space to store 11 cars. Entering the residence, the space opens up to a white marble butterfly staircase as pictured in the opening scenes of the “Blank Space” video. The grand staircase was reportedly built as the focal point of the home and its construction is estimated to cost $2 million. Further into the estate presents the formal dining room also as shown in Swift’s music video. However, the opulent furnishings adorning the estate, including a Versace dining set, will be auctioned separately. Other luxury amenities include an entertainment area, chess room, ballroom, grand foyer, sunroom, and 16 fireplaces throughout the property.

The mansion is set to be auctioned on July 12 by Max Spann Real Estate & Auction Co.

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Entrance

Transport a visitor to a place, state, or mood just inside the front door. A wall with a strong color like below will have them feeling as if they were in the Avatar world of Pandora. With few decorations to call attention, the color takes center stage and sets the mood for the home.

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Foyer

The foyer gives you the chance to expand on the grandiosity of your home. The house below uses its foyer space well by placing a small table in the middle, leaving plenty of space to navigate comfortably. The cherry wood floor is not blocked by big carpets and is allowed to shine. Think of the cocktail parties to be held there!

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Living Room

The living room sounds simple to do, right? A sofa, a table, a rug under it and done. But no, they should match well with the room's walls and each other. The cozy and welcoming feeling that only the living room can provide hangs on the balance of its design and accessibility.

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Dining Room

The dining area is great to display an impressive light fixture. Individual place settings are a nice touch on this glass table, which helps reflect and expand the light, giving more focus to the intimate dinners between family and friends to be had.

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Master Bedroom

When giving a tour of your house to guests, the master bedroom is and should be a highlight. The tall, dark wood bed frame in this bedroom lofts the occupant. It is well accompanied by the nightstands to the sides, as well as the ceiling-high curtains.

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When it comes to the design of their five-and-a-half acre expanse on the Thames island of Sonning Eye in Berkshire, the Clooneys used passion, precision, and personality to renovate a 17th-century estate into a home that has it all.

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George and Amal Decorate With Things They Really Like

The Clooney's prefer silver-framed family portraits and reminders of their past to priceless works of art.

A vaulted grand entry hall with Georgian molding leads to a more lived-in house with reminders of who the Clooneys are and where they came from.

There is a large painting of a giraffe (Amal's favorite). It was during a giraffe encounter on a safari trip that George Clooney watched one of the graceful animals walk right up to Amal. The manner in which the giraffe singled her out of the group as a trustworthy soul, sparked something in George and he knew at that moment that he wanted to ask her to marry him.

George's favorite painting is of his former beloved cocker spaniel, Einstein, styled as a Physics professor. This is not the type of art that commands million-dollar insurance policies – but it demonstrates the sense of humor and magnetic warmth the couple share.

The Clooney's Designed Their House Around What They Like to Do

Rooms in the Clooney home are functional. There is a formal sitting room for professional meetings and a cozier library for conversing with family and friends. Two children's high-chairs hang from the ceiling for easy access in the kitchen. The twins, Ella and Alexander, whom Amal gave birth to last year in June, are a presence of lively joy in the stately home.

The adjacent glassed-in pool house has been dubbed "party central" and includes monogrammed bathrobes for the hosts and an old-fashioned photo booth for capturing candids of family and friends. Though Amal and George both keep extra office space upstairs, the pool house is mostly remembered for the 3am portraits of the famous guests whose revelry is captured and tacked to the wall. A 12-seat home theatre attached to the pool house is where George watches and edits films. It's stocked with the couple's favorite candy and a cinema-style popcorn machine. Amal is also collaborating with a colleague on a law book and often finds the pool house a preferable place to pore over notes.

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As a gift to her man, Amal had a wooden cabin built on the banks of the river. It's an idyllic reminder of Clooney's Kentucky roots. The hangout spot features a large porch with facing swings and a rowboat kept ready for lazy paddles up the river. The cabin is the perfect place to sip a glass of Casamigos tequila (the beverage company Clooney founded with two friends that they recently sold for a billion dollars).

Fitness is another focus of the couple and their property. There is a full gym in the main house and an astroturf tennis court hidden behind a cluster of tall trees. The Clooney's had many mature trees planted around the property for increased privacy.

Walking paths through the manicured gardens provide peaceful views of the river and an abundance of shaded spots beg for a slow stroll to seek tranquility.

George and Amal Clooney Support the Local Community

When renovations to the home and grounds caused months of noise and street disturbances – the Clooney's made amends with the neighborhood by putting their next door neighbors up in a luxury hotel for a month and having the road that was damaged by construction vehicles re-paved.

George and Amal also hire staff from the nearby restaurants to serve at their home dinner parties, and the couple will regularly turn up for a pint at the neighborhood pub, The Bull Inn. When travel obligations slow down, they even try to catch a show at the Thames-side dinner theatre where George delivers pep talks to the thrilled local actors.

The tucked-away island known as Sonning on the Thames was described by novelist Jerome K. Jerome as “the most fairy-like little nook on the whole river.” When standing on Sonning Bridge, looking across the river at the little lights that dot the manicured gardens of the Clooney grounds at night, you might imagine mythical beings could live there. It definitely suits the real-life fairy-tale of George Clooney and his love Amal Amaludin.

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Resting on a peninsula into the Long Island Sound, the 6-acre estate is currently owned by financier, Robert Steinberg and his wife, Suzanne. In 1998, the couple shed $15 million for the Georgian-style home, which Ivana kept after the divorce from Trump.

The Steinbergs have stripped the home of its lavish, gilded décor – including the gold-leaf motif – that the Trumps fancied. Today, the home is much more relaxed in style and livable in arrangements, according to listing agent Tamar Lurie of Coldwell Banker, as quoted in the Wall Street Journal.

In the last two decades, the property changed beyond interior design upgrades, leaving few visible vestiges of the time the Trump family spent here. The Steinbergs added a luxury guesthouse, a tennis court and an indoor swimming pool to the main house, which was originally built in 1939.

The 8-bedroom, 10-bathroom estate also features a private dock, an elevator and a putting green.

The Steinbergs first listed the mansion for $54 million but pulled it off the market as Trump’s presidential campaign gained traction.  Their decision to now relist it has little to do with the country’s politics – although its association with the president helps gain attention – and a lot to do with their ongoing construction of a new home elsewhere, according to the WSJ.

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The home, a duplex located at 138 Columbia Heights, is a classic looking Brooklyn townhouse offering panoramic views, floor to ceiling windows, and incredible views of downtown Manhattan all the way to the Statue of Liberty. The home is also situated next to Brooklyn Bridge Park, making it a perfect home for anyone with kids, dogs, or anything else that needs to get taken out for a walk every so often.

There is a wood burning fireplace with an exquisite mantel and beamed ceiling in the living room, and a second wood burning fireplace in the Master Bedroom. Entrance foyer with built in bookshelves and cabinets with a graceful stairway leading to the second floor. In addition, on the parlor floor is a large bedroom and full bath. Upstairs are two large bedrooms, two bathrooms, and additional space for an office or guest room. The public entrance to this home has exquisite detail and serves just two large residences.

The home is being listed by Gabriel J Ford and Rhea L Cohen. It's currently listed at just under $5 million.

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Park Slope has long been considered one of the top tier neighborhoods in Brooklyn for luxe lifestyles. The rich history of the neighborhood combined with the rows of beautiful brownstone mansions offer a unique glimpse into the New York of yesteryear.

At Tracy Mansion, the beautiful ivory colored mansion at 105 Eighth Avenue in Brooklyn, has one opening still in the historic building, unit three. Elliman’s own Alex Maroni, coming in at just under $4 Million dollars, just issued the listing. The home, featuring three bedrooms and two and a half bathrooms is spread across a duplex residence that has the ornate beauty of a pre-war home with interior craftsmanship, moldings, and design that makes one feel as though they’re in the Astors’ mansion. The ceilings of the space are a towering 11.5 feet high and come alongside a wood burning fireplace, original chandelier, custom built ins, and original floors. The space also overlooks a fifty-foot rear garden and the rest of Park Slopes quiet, peaceful properties.

While the home is steeped in the area’s history, this model mansion also comes outfitted with a modern kitchen and state of the art appliances ready to bring any resident into the 21^st century while still appreciating the past.

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There are three houses that will always be icons that capture the essence of being an American: The White House, Waffle House, and The Playboy Mansion, the late Hugh Hefner's iconic home.

The gothic-tudor style home in Holmby Hills, Los Angeles, was originally designed in 1927 by Arthur Kelly. This home has exceeded all real estate speak though to capture something few homes in the world can capture, a spirit of the American way. When the home was bought by Playboy in 1971. Much like the White House, the west wing of the building became the editorial offices of the newfound Playboy Magazine. Through the ages the mansions several guest rooms, game room, infamous grotto and other nooks and crannies have been home to some of the most raucous parties of three different decades.

In 2016, the mansion was sold for $200 million to Daren Metropoulos, the co-owner of Hostess Brands and head of the investment firm Metropoulos & Co. While the iconic Hefner will live on throughout history in the pages of each issue of Playboy, and alongside the pantheon of iconic writers, artists, and thinkers in American history, the mansion he called home for so many years will always live on as one of the homes that outlined the American dream of one person starting a business through innovation, class, and tenacity, and growing his life to fill a home as spectacular as this one. Rest in Peace.

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For all the Sex and the City fans out there, (and even the ones who won’t admit it) the rivalry between Carrie and Mr. Big drifts into all kinds of aspects of their life. At the beginning of their relationship, one of their first big differences was in apartment style. Big lived in a swanky apartment uptown, where as Carrie had a more lived-in abode within walking distance of Bloomingdale’s (that was preposterously big for a weekly writer, trust us!)

Mr Big’s Swanky Pad:

Carrie Bradshaw’s Writer’s Den:

In real life, the actors have the inverse taste in real estate, with both making headlines in New York. Sarah Jessica Parker and her husband Matthew Broderick are currently in the construction phases of creating a Franken-mansion in the West Village, only a few blocks away from their current apartment. The space is also only a few blocks away from "Carrie's Apartment", the set that was meant to depict her characters's building much farther uptown. The power couple recently bought two adjacent town houses in the neighborhood and has scheduled plans for interior demolition and reconstruction. The West 11^th Street homes cost a total of $35 million. Once conjoined, they will feature a 2,100 square foot private garden, and cover about 13,900 square feet in total.

Chris Noth, AKA Mr. Big, is comfortable in a more subdued setting. The actor recently purchased a small co-op on the Upper East Side, in a pre-war Lenox Hill building. While the building was renovated recently, it still has classic touches like oversized windows, herringbone wood floors and crown molding. Noth paid a reported $1.85 million for the space, $30,000 less than it was previously listed for. Noth also owns an apartment downtown on 9^th street in the same building as Sex and the City writer, Candace Bushnell, used to live.

Whether its on the screen or in the streets, Carrie and Mr. Big are still at it in the New York real estate game to see who can score the headlines. As expected though, Carrie always wins in the end.

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With Labor Day about to close out the summer season, people are leaving the vacation homes behind and flocking back to New York in droves. For Hamptonites, this means performing the ancient ritual of Tumbleweed Tuesday, in which you sit in your car in traffic so long, by the time you get home it’s almost Memorial Day again.

Before the Hamptons became the go-to destination though for New York’s high society, Newport, Rhode Island was the place to be. In gilded-age New York, New York’s biggest bold faced names summered further north, in the seaside town, constructed their own mansions that today remain historically preserved on the waterfront, and offer museum-styled tours of several properties.

The Breakers

This mansion, originally constructed for Cornelius Vanderbilt II, was built in an Italian Renaissance design, and covers nearly 125,000 square feet. The 70-room house is five stories tall and covers one acre roughly with the building. The yard also runs down toward the cliff walk, with views over the Atlantic Ocean.

Beechwood

First owned by Daniel Parrish, a wealthy businessman in New York, the Parrish mansion was sold in 1881 to William Backhouse Astor, Jr. The Astor Family name is also the reference behind Astor Place, the Waldorf Astoria, and the Queens neighborhood of Astoria. Beechwood was remodeled by architect Richard Morris Hunt, and outfitted for the Astors’ love of entertaining. The building has a ballroom, library, and wallpaper imported from Paris. The mansion is rumored to be haunted by the spirits of those who loved attending parties and social gatherings at the mansion.

Chateau-sur-Mer

This palatial estate was the original grandest home in the area until the Vanderbilt family constructed The Breakers mansion. It was build for William Shepard Wetmore, a wealthy businessman from the China Trade. At his death, Wetmore bestowed much of his fortunate, including the estate, to his son Geroge Peabody Wetmore, who would go on to become the governor of Rhode Island. He remodeled the building, using now-reknowned architect Richard Morris Hunt, who had gone on to create the New York Tribune Building, and the pedestal for the Statue of Liberty.

Miramar

This 30,000 swuare foot, French neoclassical mansion was built in 1915 for George Widener. Widener was a business man in Philadelphia who would later go on to pass away in the sinking of the RMS Titanic. When Widener had passed, the building was still in the early design stages. His widow, Eleanor Elkins Widener, was rescued from the shipwreck in a lifeboat, and took on the project to its completion in 1915.

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She even bragged that she was in the fast lane “from L.A. to Tokyo.” Now the 24-year-old superstar has true street cred—following through on her lyrics to purchase (along with her Los Angeles Lakers boyfriend Nick Young) a $3.45 million mansion in Tarzana, California from Disney pop princess Selena Gomez. Perhaps the famous young-in-love couple see the suburban Los Angeles home as their personal magic kingdom (where platinum records and NBA championships come true).

Iggy Azalea and boyfriend Nick Young bought this suburban Los Angeles home from Disney pop star Selena Gomez.

The single-story mansion covers 6,630 square feet.

Azalea and Young bought the six-bedroom, eight-bathroom Mediterranean style estate on .83 acres of land in September. The gated estate reportedly has a spa, butler’s pantry, barbecue pit (insert “shrimp on the barbie” joke here) and a full basketball court (naturally, but no recording studio?). The 6,630-square-foot mansion boasts a single-story main house, and a guesthouse with a wraparound balcony and private entrance above a two-car garage.

Showcasing an all-white exterior, the single-story main home’s interiors are transitional (alternating from contemporary to traditional from room to room) with French doors, beautiful dark hardwood floors, extensive molding on ceilings, trendy matte gray palettes, and a variety of pendant lights. Living and dining areas are bright with bay windows that look overlook stone terraces and the large yard.

Bay windows invite ample light into the home.

The estate employs a contemporary color palette and detailed moldings.

French doors open up into the large landscaped yard.

Outdoors is easily accessible from the home which features large stone terrace areas.

The mansion also has a kidney-shaped pool that’s no great barrier reef (rather medium-sized), but it’s still nice. Let’s call this a starter mansion. Surely the couple will perform a mansion upgrade as their careers advance—just as Gomez did. According to Curbed, Gomez bought the house in 2011 for $2.17 million and flipped it after extensive renovations, netting a $1.3 million profit in merely three years.

The home shared by the young couple showcases a variety of chandeliers and pendant lights, especially in the kitchen and dining areas.

The home has dark hardwood floors, detailed moldings on ceilings and decorative lighting, including in the bedrooms

The home has eight bathrooms (seven full and two half-baths).

The kidney-shaped pool is impressive and surprisingly modest for emerging superstars.

Azalea can go for a dip while boyfriend Young practices his jumpers on the full basketball court.

Azalea and Young embrace the fast lane. Azalea exploded into superstardom as an atypical rapper (female, caucasian, blonde and non-American) with her smash Billboard No. 1 hit “Fancy,” and Young is the Lakers 6-foot-7 sharpshooter who hurls three-pointers without incurring the wrath of his teammate, NBA legend Kobe Bryant—yet.

Iggy Azalea attained superstar status as a Hip-Hop artist with her No. 1 hit "Fancy." She held the top two Billboard spots (tying The Beatles record) when "Problem," her followup hit with Ariana Grande, made its debut.

Los Angeles Lakers star Young escorts girlfriend Azalea to the Billboard Music Awards. Rumors say the couple will get engaged soon.

Young and Azalea have become the NBA's hottest couple and fashion magnets on the red carpet at entertainment events.

According to GQ Magazine, Young caught Azalea’s eye via hashtag—a truly modern couple. Rumors are swirling of an impending holiday season engagement, for which the new home would come in handy.

Azalea (real name Amethyst Amelia Kelly) and Young (who nicknamed himself Swaggy P.) are the NBA’s coolest fashion-conscious couple and red carpet regulars in Los Angeles—attracting so much attention that their media moniker is “Swiggy.” When you’re named after a gemstone, you must make it big. But let’s hope the lyrical coincidence of their new home doesn't inspire Azalea to live vicariously though her current single "Black Widow" where she raps, "I'm gonna love you until it hurts.” We know what black widow spiders do to their mates. For now, Azalea and Young are still living in the fast lane. Get ready Tokyo, Iggy is likely hitting you up for a new home next.

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With her home wrecked by Woods’ well-publicized infidelity, she understandably did what any jilted person with a $100 million divorce settlement would do—she wrecked a home, too. But this time, the wrecking ball was to clear a path for her new life—and her new home in North Palm Beach, Florida.

Tiger Wood's ex wife Elin Nordegren bought a $12.2 million property with her divorce settlement, bulldozed it and built this upgraded nine-bedroom mansion from scratch.

Nordegren bulldozed the historic oceanfront mansion she bought in 2011 for $12.2 million (with the divorce settlement cash) and virtually built an upgraded, luxurious version of the same home. Why? According to People magazine, an architect and structural engineer suggested it made more sense (economically and structurally) to rebuild the home from scratch to bring the 1920s-built residence up to modern hurricane safety standards.

Prior to demolition, Nordegren charitably offered up the home and its contents (cabinets, fixtures, hardware, etc. totaling tens of thousands of dollars) for Habitat for Humanity. The removal of windows uncovered termite and carpenter ant damage to the 90-year-old mansion. Perhaps the home, crumbling from the inside out, was metaphor for Nordegren’s life at the time. You can’t fix a disintegrating house. Time to start over. Nordegren reportedly spent in excess of $20 million between the original residence and the rebuilt mansion, not counting a guest house secured during renovation.

Nordegren's lush property includes a large swimming pool and a cabana.

Nordegren's landscaped green with two bunkers.

According to recorded blueprints, Nordegren’s new nine-bedroom digs in the gated community of Seminole Landing boasts eight bathrooms, a 1,182-square-foot kitchen, a 1,000-square-foot master bedroom with Atlantic Ocean views, a state-of-the-art 1,102-square-foot gym, and a stadium-seating theater in the basement.

The 21,000-square-foot mansion also features a cedar-shake roof, French doors, a wine room, great room, family room, library and kids' playroom. Outdoor highlights include a swimming pool, a cabana, a Koi pond, and a putting green with two bunkers. Presumably the bunkers aren’t meant to trap bad golfers (or golfers who behave badly) but rather serve as a buffer to keep them away (you know who we mean...and he hates bunkers). Nordegren was an au pair for professional golfer and fellow Swede Jesper Parnevik and his wife, who admittedly regretted introducing her to Woods.

Elin Nordegren and Tiger Woods during a happier moment at the 2006 Ryder Cup in Ireland.

Now Nordegren is charting a new course in life—family, home, and even graduating with psychology degree from Rollins College in Orlando. Life on the golf course is filled with hazards. Nordegren negotiated those hazards with class. Judging from her new mansion, we suspect she still plays golf. She may rest easier knowing that while she’s making putts on her home green, her ex is consistently missing them on major championship greens. But then again, she has a major home course advantage.

Post Tiger Woods, Nordegren pursued and received her college degree in psychology.

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Along with eight bedrooms (plenty of room for guests), 15 opulent baths (that's more than most regular-sized malls have), not to mention countless walk-in closets (each big enough to hold a petite boutique), the pocket listing—not yet officially on the market—features a slew of comfy lounge spaces, including a super sleek full bar, an indoor/outdoor lounge, and an airy living room outfitted with two full sofas and four armchairs designed by Bentley.

Those looking to gastronomically indulge can venture to the sprawling home's state-of-the-art gourmet kitchen, then over to its wall of plastic canisters brimming with candy (guarded by three giant M&M's). To top it all off, a trip to its massive aboveground wine cellar may follow.

Afterward, residents can make up for their terrible intemperance by spending some time in the sizable workout room, or swimming a few laps in its arch-shaped infinity pool.

Occupants of the over-the-top house—located at 1181 North Hillcrest—will certainly never get bored, given the home's laundry list of entertainment amenities... from its plush movie theater and recreational/game room, to its automotive show space and outdoor lounge with ping pong table.

For a cool $85 million, enjoy all the unique estate has to offer... and get to call the enviable 90210 "home," to boot.

For more information, visit the stunning property's official website.

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The billionaire couple first purchased the mansion for just $11 million in 1983 and proceeded to refurbish it, only to be charged for illegally sticking their own firm with the renovation bill by forcing several contractors to write off the revamp as tax-exempt business expenses.

During the epic trial, Leona began to be known as "The Queen of Mean" for her alleged cruel treatment towards her employees; one housekeeper even recalled her saying, "We don't pay taxes. Only the little people pay taxes." Mrs. Helmsley—who then-mayor Ed Koch openly referred to as "the Wicked Witch of the West"— was eventually found guilty of tax evasion, but ended up only serving 18 months of her 16-year sentence. She died of a heart attack at age 87 in 2007.

According to the New York Times, among the residence's lavish fittings during the Queen's reign were a marble dance floor poised above the swimming pool, a $45,000 silver clock, and half-a-million dollars worth of jade art pieces.

The current owners—who purchased the home for $35 million even though it was originally listed for $123 million following Mrs. Helmsley's demise—gave the home a complete make-over... one that modernized it significantly, and smartly streamlined its footprint by about 3,000 square feet in the process. As a result, the grand property went from "looking like a museum to becoming a home," real estate broker Jane Howard Basham told the Wall Street Journal. 

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For those less inclined to hit the slopes, the Yellowstone Club's facilities are right nearby; the Rain Lodge, Warren Miller Lodge and Timberline Cafe all cater to this exclusive private neighborhood. There's also a full-service day spa and shopping to be found. No matter what activity you choose, skiing or shopping, the mansion's roaring fireplaces, billiards room, bar and infinity hot tub are sure to please. There's even a luxury take on a locker room, with designated spots for each person's ski or snowboard equipment and a bench of suiting up.

This stunning property, which is listed by Winter & Company, will go up for sale by auction on February 18, 2013.

Source courtesy Curbed.

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