If you are one of the lucky few who needs an 8 or 9-figure residence—and chances are good it will be at least your second home—there truly has never been a better time. A number of palatial homes, with extravagant amenities to match, are sitting on the market awaiting new multimillionaire owners. The best part? Many of them are going for discounted prices.
With the help of Trulia.com and using publicly listed properties, we’ve pulled together a list of some of the priciest pads up for sale in the United States. Until July, Spelling Manor, the late Aaron Spelling’s 123-room and nearly 60,000 square foot mansion in Holmby Hills, Calif., was the most expensive home listed in the country at $150 million. But its recent sale (it went for a cool $85 million) cleared the way for other ultra-pricey homes—some even more expensive—to make the news.
Slideshow: America's Most Expensive Homes For Sale Some are in the wealthy enclaves you might expect, among the priciest neighborhoods in the world, like billionaire haven Jackson, Wyo. The 1,705-acre Jackson horse ranch going for $175 million will keep the cowboy in you entertained with incredible mountain vistas and trout-stocked fishing ponds—that is if you’re not already distracted by the world-class 52-stall equestrian center and large hay meadows. Situated just outside of popular vacation destination Jackson Hole, this idyllic mega-ranch redefines home-on-the-range luxury.
Other exclusive listings are in less well-known pockets like Florida’s quiet Windemere, a municipality of around 2,000 people, whose most famous residents until their recent breakup included Mr. and Mrs. Tiger Woods. Live among the rich and famous by purchasing a Windemere home called Versaille for $75 million. The waterfront estate, on a 10-acre Lake Butler peninsula with almost a mile and half of shoreline, has all the usual bells and whistles: two theaters, ten kitchens, 20-car garage, three pools and a bowling alley. You might consider taking a map on the tour, as it could be easy to get lost in the home’s maze of 13 bedrooms and 23 baths.
If you’re more of a city mouse, there’s the glamorous Woolworth Estate situated on New York City’s famed Upper East Side. Retail magnate Frank Woolworth hired famed architect Charles Pierpont Henry Gilbert to build three adjacent townhomes on the Manhattan’s Upper East Side for his daughters—you can own the middle one for $90 million. Completed in 1916, the 5-story neo-French Renaissance home contains a whopping 10 bedrooms and 12 bathrooms—clearly not your average Manhattan sardine can. A grand entry hall and staircase, 14-foot ceilings and 50-seat formal dining room punctuate the estate’s nearly 20,000 square feet.
Here are five of the most expensive homes for sale in America:
Fleur de Lys, Beverly Hills, CA
Asking price: $125 million
Fleur de Lys hasn't sold since 2007, nor has its $125 million price changed.
Photo: TruliaWhat has been called the most beautiful estate in America is also the most patient: owner Suzanne Saperstein has had this mind-boggling mansion on the block since 2007 and the price has not come down a cent from $125 million. It has 12-bedrooms and 15-baths, plus a guest house, on 5-gated Beverly Hills acres, but it is not the size, a whopping 35,000+ square feet that impresses, it is the building itself, a European-style palace fit for royalty with marble walls and limestone floors and plenty of gold embossing everywhere. Besides a 50-seat theater (not home theater), there are dual kitchens, a ballroom, gym, pool house, and much more.
Woolworth Estate, New York, NY
Asking price: $90 million
The Woolworth Estate in NYC has a rich history and a pricetag to match it.
Photo: Brown Harris StevensAt the turn of the 20th century retail magnate Frank Woolworth hired famed architect Charles Pierpont Henry Gilbert to build three adjacent townhomes on the Manhattan’s Upper East Side for his daughters, and this is the middle one, 4 East 80th Street. Completed in 1916, the 5-story neo-French Renaissance home is an unusually large 35 feet wide, has a grand entry hall and staircase, 14-foot ceilings, endless fireplaces, a 50-seat formal dining room, and spans nearly 20,000 square feet. It contains 10-bedrooms and 12-bathrooms and is asking $90 million.
Tranquility, Zephyr Cove, NV
Asking price: $75 million
Tranquility's owners have responded to market pricing pressure.
Photo: RealtorsThanks to tax codes, homes on the Nevada side of Lake Tahoe command almost a 100% premium over the California side, making Zephyr Cove, a low density enclave on the south shore of the lake just 3 miles from the border, ultra-desirable. That’s where this 210-acre estate can be found, comprised of nine buildings surrounding its own private lake, albeit smaller than Tahoe. The estate is gated with a gatehouse, boathouse, docks, and a 20,000 square foot main house designed around a large collection of significant architectural and historical items, and a replica of the grand staircase from the Titanic. The grounds include a professional quality basketball court, two full-sized golf holes, an art studio, stable, and extensive gardens. The price was recently slashed by 25% to $75 million.
1220 S. Ocean Blvd., Palm Beach, FL
Asking price: $74 million
This new Palm Beach, FL gem is on sale at a challenging time. One of the only homes on the list without a name is also one of the newest, just finished, and it sits just minutes from ultra-luxe Worth Avenue and the famous Breakers resort. It is another grand reinterpretation of a palatial French chateaux, and sits on 2.5 gated, walled, and very secure acres. It has 200 feet of intra-coastal waterway frontage, thousands of square feet of balconies, extensive gardens and a large heated pool with fountains. Inside are 27,000-square feet of marble and rare woods. The master bedroom suite is 4,000 square feet, there are a total of 8 en suite bedrooms, 5 more bathrooms, a guest house, and a gym. The home has never been lived in, and the $84 million starting price, which is now available to qualified buyers on request, appears to have been reduced to $74 million in recent months.
Jackson Ranch, Jackson, WY
Asking price: $175 million
This fabulous Jackson, WY ranch may appeal to rich dudes and dudettes.
Photo: Hall and HallCharles Schwab, Tiger Woods, Harrison Ford and former Vice President Dick Cheney are among those who either bought here or call Jackson home. Land in this incredibly beautiful part of the Wild West is extremely expensive, and in this case it is land you are paying for. A cool $175 million gets you what would be a starter home anyplace else, a non-descript 3-bedroom, but you’ll have plenty of space to build, on this 1,750-acre horse and cattle ranch with trout fishing ponds, drop dead views of the Tetons and a world class 52-stall equestrian facility.
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