Having a million dollars in the bank is no longer a big deal. In fact, it equates to being a ‘middle class millionaire’. To be truly rich you would have to clear about $10 million in the bank and spend unlimited amount of moolah on your luxury abode. Those who strike our mind at first when we talk about lavish homes are our celebrities. More than a luxury, living in a huge mansion and relaxing in the $150,000 yoga room where they receive massages while gazing at a Japanese-inspired garden, it is a status symbol for the celebrities. So we thought of listing down the top 10 ritziest abodes now on the market that are, or were, owned by the entertainment world’s gliterrati.
1) The Spelling Manor
Home to Candy Spelling, wife of the late TV mogul Aaron Spelling and mother of Tori Spelling better known as Donna Martin for her role in ‘Beverly Hills 90210′, this is the largest home in Los Angeles and the most expensive home in the United States, with an area of 56,500 square ft. of elegant living space on 4.7 acres of exquisitely landscaped flat land in Holmby Hills.
Now available in the market for a whopping $150 million, Spelling told CNBC that she put the mega-mansion on the market because “it’s just too big for one person.”The 6-acre compound has a pool, tennis court and exquisite gardens.
The house has a kitchen bigger than most restaurants, a breakfast room bigger than most dining rooms, a dining room bigger than most living rooms and a living room bigger than most houses. There’s also a gift wrapping room, screening room, game room and a two-lane bowling alley.
Candy once stated that she didn’t know how many bathrooms it boasts and that when she and her husband were building their dream house, she didn’t understand just how big it would be.
Inside the home, everywhere you look there are the family mementos, figurines and knickknacks Spelling acquired in the last 20 years. Candy hoped to move out of The Manor by the end of 2009 however, her plans were seemingly thwarted by the economic downturn.
Candy married Aaron Spelling in 1968. Aaron Spelling is famous for some of the most beloved shows in television history, including “Charlie’s Angels,” “The Love Boat,” “Fantasy Island” and “Beverly Hills 90210.”
2) Former Bel-Air Mansion of Nicholas Cage
One of the finest waterfront residence on Newport Harbor with over one half acre looking across the widest expanse of the bay, this mansion is known to have given the Gone in Sixty Seconds’ star a tough time to sell. The 11,817 square foot brick behemoth was first listed on the open market way back in September of 2007 with a blistering $35,000,000 asking price. However, later on Nicholas re-listed his Bel Air mansion for $17,500,000.
The 11, 817 square ft. sprawling mansion was sold to the current owners by Cage in 2008 and is up for grabs again for $31.75 million. The six-bedroom, nine bathroom estate was sold to an undisclosed buyer by Nicholas.
The residence is an impressive, classically modern residence with grand entertaining rooms, uncommon space and privacy. The other amenities include an Olympic-size pool, a wine cellar and a 35-seat home theater on an acre of land.
The home has a history of celebrity ownership having originally been owned by Dean Martin, Tom Jones and Patricia Arquette (Nicolas Cage’s second wife whom he divoirced in 2001).
Although Forbes puts his 2009 earnings at $40 million, the actor has been plagued with financial and tax problems and lost several homes to foreclosure.
The house opens to oversized view terraces, tropical gardens, and a broad lawn running to the water’s edge. For boating enthusiasts, the property features the most outstanding private dock facilities on this bay.
3) Former home of the King of Pop: Michael Jackson
The French chateau-style mansion has seven bedrooms, a seven car garage and 13 bathrooms. The home of the legendary pop star MJ is up for grabs for $23.5 million. The 1600 square ft. affluent house is where Jackson took his last breath, so it is indeed a jewel.
Located in the suburb of Holmby Hills in Los Angeles, the house has 13 working fireplaces, a theatre, a wine cellar and a gym. Adding to that is the in-built elevator which makes it easier to travel up and down the three levels.
Interested buyers will have to undergo an ‘extensive pre-qualifying check’ to tour the home, in an effort to avoid diehard fans wanting to see where the King of Pop died.
A lush and mature landscape surrounds the estate on approximately 1.26 acres.
The star was renting the sprawling property in the Holmby Hills area of Los Angeles for $100,000 (£61,000) a month.
He lived in Bahrain, Europe and Las Vegas before renting the Holmby Hills mansion where he was preparing for his upcoming concerts in London.
4) Adrian Beltre’s estate in Bradbury, California
Professional baseball player Adrian Beltre moved on from Los Angeles Dodgers in 2004 and in 2010 he decided to sell off his mansion in the area too. The Major League Baseball slugger put up his California estate on the market for $19.8 million and is listed with Sotheby’s Realty.
Beltre’s 4-acre+ property boasts of all the adult toys a professional athlete would be expected to have, including a basketball court, tennis court, infinity pool — it even has a small golf course with a couple of holes, a putting green, and sand traps. But the key amenity for this slugger is the batting cage so he can keep working to improve his lifetime .275 batting average.
The modern, Mediterranean-style property is within a 24-hour guard-gated development in Bradbury Estates and features an entryway with 35-feet custom-painted ceilings, inlaid marble floors, crystal chandelier, and a dual staircase. It has 16,600 sq ft of living space and three beds and two bathrooms.
Seattle Mariner jerseys hanging in the downstairs bar area testify to Beltre’s time with that team. There is also a lavish home theater with cozy leather seats and a couch in the back. The home is large and full of every possible amenity .
5) ‘Un Dos Tres’ singer, Ricky Martin’s Florida house
Live la vida loca (living a crazy life), all you need to do is buy Ricky Martin’s sweet Golden Beach, FL home because it’s back on the market for $18.9 million.
Martin purchased this 9,882 sq ft Mediterranean-style estate in 2007 for $16,250,000 and listed it last year for $22.5 million, only to have it disappear and reappear as an $18.9 million listing.
Martin has never lived in this home, but he has homes in New York City, Puerto Rico, and one on a private island off the coast of Rio de Janeiro.
Martin’s two-story estate is within a private and secured beachfront community in Golden Beach, FL, which is about 12 miles north of Miami Beach. It has a generous 108 feet of private beachfront. Inside are five bedrooms and seven bathrooms with a master suite that has his-and-her baths, walk-in closets and a terrace with panoramic views.
6) The Kilmer Ranch
Val Kilmer star of Top Gun, Tombstone and Willow put his 5,970 acre Pecos River Ranch on the market in 2009 for $33 million. The Ranch that features more than five miles of frontage on its namesake river is however, now up for grabs with a price cut. The ranch is now listed for $18.5 million.
The ranch is located approximately 22 miles northeast of Santa Fe and has ample wildlife and a trail system that snakes throughout the property. It is located along a seven-mile stretch of the Pecos River which offers great opportunities for fishing.
In 2009, in a video interview with KOB-TV Kilmer said that when he put the ranch up for sale he was not planning to leave the state. Kilmer said that he only listed the whole ranch to “try and attract a business partner for an idea I have about a sustainable, off-the-grid community.”
Kilmer’s 5,550-square-foot adobe home as well as an 1,800-square-foot caretaker’s home, additional guest homes, barns, garages, and outbuildings are included in the sale.Kilmer, who is rumored to be considering a run for governor of New Mexico, has owned the property for nearly 15 years. He previously listed portions of the ranch for sale in 2006, but found no buyers.
7) Angelica Huston and Robert Graham’s house in Venice, California
Robert Graham, a sculptor based in the state of California was known for his monumental bronzes that commemorate the human figure and are features in public places across the United States of America. He married actress Anjelica Huston who starred as Morticia Addams in the Addams Family, 1991. The couple resided in an unsual dwelling in Venice, California. It was only after Graham built them a fortress to live in that Huston was ready to move to the Bohemian area.
The result is a giant, windowless structure behind an opaque 40-foot fence. While describing the house, Huston once stated, “He gave me a very beautiful shell in which to place my oyster”. Boasting of 3 bedrooms and 3 and a half poopers, the mansion is up for grabs for a decent $18 million.
The couple carved out a work studio, black-bottomed pool and a high-tech security system in this 13, 796 square ft. area. Also you can enjoy the spa when you have had a long day at work. Other amenities include 5 covered parking spaces, an attached guest room, a dining room and also an open patio.
Dr. Phil’s Beverly Hills’ homeDr.Phil McGraw better known as Dr. Phil as the host of an American TV Show gained celebrity status with appearances on The Oprah Winfrey Show in the late 1990s. Amid much speculation that Dr. Phil and his wife Robin were to go on the Splitsville path, the T.V. show host, quietly listed this 11,036 square ft. home on that market for a whopping $16.5 million.
The Beverly Hills mansion boasts of 8 bedrooms, 7 bathrooms, plus an Eden like paradise backyard setting. Also you can enjoy the master bedroom with a sitting area, private balcony and custom fitted dressing rooms. The house includes a number of celebrity-style features like a double height rotunda entrance hall with diamond pattern stone flooring and sweeping dual staircases for making dramatic entrances (and exits), a screening room, natch, a billiards room, his and hers offices, staff quarters, and a beauty boutique.
Other amenities of the completely walled and double-gated property located in what is arguably the best part of Beverly Hills include, according to listing information, a double height formal living room, formal dining room, library, family room, a colossal kitchen, and a half-circle shaped breakfast room with dizzying mirrored walls. There is also a media/music room, den, a home fitness center, covered parking for 5 cars, 3 fireplaces (in the den, library and master boo-dwar), and a detached 2 bedroom guest casita.
A pathway descends to the large, rectangular shaped swimming pool which further leads to the stress-free spa.
9) Harrison Ford’s penthouse apartment in New York
The Indiana Jones’ star could no longer afford the maintenance cost of this 9,000 square ft. loft apartment that looks out over downtown Manhattan. Amazing customization costs were put into the making of this house.
A keyed elevator brings you into a vestibule and the journey begins. Anigre wood and poured concrete radiant heated floors are carried throughout this eleven room apartment. The living room is a huge, grand space boasting of a fireplace. The kitchen has the finest appliances with stainless steel, custom anigre wood cabinetry and soapstone countertops. There is a dining area and a den flowing… off of the kitchen. The master bedroom suite has a wonderful dressing room and bath.
A library/bedroom, 3 additional bedrooms, a home office, a home gym, 4.5 baths and laundry room complete this level – the floor above is a private roof terrace. The views are staggering as you can see all of Manhattan, the Hudson River and beyond.
The Hollywood actor and his wife Calista Flockhart put their lovely apartment on the market for $16 million as they didn’t want to shell out $13,000-15,000 a month to maintain it. The buyer of Ford”s house will have Meryl Streep and Janet Jackson as their neighbours.
10) Uma Thurman’s Greenwich Village townhouse
Statesque actress Uma Thurman listed her stunning New York City townhouse in 2010 for $14.2 million. Located on a bucolic block of West 9th Street off lower Fifth Avenue in Greenwich Village, the elegant 25-ft. wide, five-story, 5,086-sq-ft. pre-war brownstone built c.1900 features seven bedrooms, six-and-a-half baths, and six fireplaces.
Described as a “rare and spectacular offering” by Sotheby’s International Realty, its centerpiece is a grand, elegant parlor with an oversized bay window at the front and southern sun flooding in from the rear. The dining area overlooks the stylized south garden, which has its own outdoor gas fireplace, and has direct access via a stair from the terrace. The full-floor master suite and sitting area have grand proportions and ample closets.
Four additional bedrooms and a full stair to a roof deck complete the upper floors. The garden level has an under-stoop entry, a separate guest apartment and a large family room which opens directly onto the garden.
Source via The Rich Times
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