750 Lake drive , Boca Raton

Fabulous Mediterranean mansion built on Lake Boca Raton by renowned architect Tom Benedict and builder Bill Szymanski.

This spectacular estate offers 7 bedrooms, 9 bathrooms and lake views from every room.
23,944 sq.ft giving entry from a lavish foyer to a grand living area with walls of windows, bar with aquarium. Discover magnificent finishes such as marble columns, flooring and inlays, hand painted murals and Venetian plaster.

This superb custom built home features two full kitchens, a home theater, study, library, gym, an elevator and 2 fireplaces. The grounds include gardens, infinity edge pool, summer kitchen and private terraces.
150 ft of waterfront , boat dock and jetski lift complete the entire Estate.

Listed by Sotheby's International Realty at $ 18.9 Million.

Skybar Miami at the Shore Club

The Shore Club, in Miami Beach, is a spectacular oceanside resort managed by Morgans Hotel Group.
Designed by famed British architect David Chipperfield and landscaping inspired by the rich intense Matisse-inspired colors of the Jardin Majorelle in Marrakech,-- The Shore Club represents the next wave in Miami Beach’s dynamic development.

From Art Deco lobby to the labyrinth of gardens with secret passageways, alcoves and numerous Indoor/Outdoor "rooms the hotel offers 70 suites and 309 remarkably-appointed guestrooms, 7 duplex bungalows, triplex penthouse and private oceanfront Beach House.

The Skybar Miami Beach features four separate bars set: the Red-room, Red-room Garden, Sandbar, and the Rumbar making this landmark the premiere spot for the South Beach nightlife.

Serving cutting-edge Japanese cuisine, Nobu Matsuhisa and Robert DeNiro's renowned NOBU redefines a new "Miami Beach " Japanese ambiance infused with Latin influences.

CASA YUCCA, SANIBEL ISLAND FL

Spectacular trophy compound with 314 feet of unspoiled beach frontage sitting on 3 acres.
This outstanding “Old World Mediterranean style” estate features 6 bedrooms or more, 7 and 2 half bathrooms.
16,975 sq.ft magnificent estate offering private guest retreats, spacious informal and formal gathering areas, sweeping lanais with endless water and sunset views, main and guest house, 4 fireplaces, marble flooring, Hi- tech electronic and security system, a covered porte-cochere, long pool area, tennis.

This Sanibel retreat is listed at $ 13.9 Million.

"Extreme Luxury" Concept...Résidence Supérieur

"Résidence Supérieur" is designed by lifestyle designer Richard Nilsson for moguls seeking sophisticated accommodations solutions. The concept reflects modern elements with classic opulent style.
More than a lifestyle... it reveals your personality!


In 2005 Résidence Supérieur made an international tour and opened the concept in countries like Sweden, Russia, Dubai and United Kingdom.

The first ultimate retreat is the Villa Oxygene in Cannes on the French Riviera.
The villa is suitable for sitting 100 people and up to 200 guests for cocktail.
It offers exotic sports cars fleets, a private jet and helicopter, yacht, butler, chef, bodyguards and anything else you could wish for.



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Yachts in Monaco

Monaco

There's no getting around it...

The Principality of Monaco is all about money - making it, spending it and flaunting it. A short stroll along the harbor, where some of the world's most expensive and most luxurious yachts are moored will have your eyes popping out of their sockets at the shameless, unadulterated wealth on display.

A weekend of sheer decadence in Monaco does not come without a price, but after staying in the best hotels, dining in the best restaurants, clubbing with the social elite, and being pampered in the swankiest spa, you would be crazy to say it was not worth it.

Join me this summer as I will jet set the Cote D'Azur and promise to bring back some incredible stories...

Côte d'Azur

With endless sunny beaches, charming towns, glamorous yachts and celebrities galore, the French Riviera keeps attracting money and fame.

From animated St-Tropez to the aura of Cannes; from the towns made famous by Picasso -- Antibes, Vallauris, Mougins to the urban charms of Nice; and from several spots where the per-capita population of billionaires must be among the highest on the planet: Cap d'Antibes, Villefranche-sur-Mer, and Monaco the Cote d'Azur is the quintessential Mediterranean playground.

Fabulous villa with panoramic views of the Mediterranean sea located between Saint Raphael and St Tropez.
This spacious villa offers 7 bedrooms, 5 bathrooms, a library, cellar and gorgeous infinity pool.

Listed at $ 5.1 Million.

New Home, odd Home, scary Home...

Truly amazing odd homes...
If anyone knows anything about these properties, please leave a comment and let me know.

UNUSUAL HOUSES

780 South Ocean Blvd.

Florida Real Estate is still hot and running...
This recently renovated Palm Beach Estate built and designed in 1925 by architect Addison Mizner offers 9 bedrooms, 14 bathrooms, a media room theater with concession stand, an exercise room, a wine cellar and a cigar lounge.

This magnificent 268 feet of ocean on 3 acres includes a spectacular pool, private seaside cabana and 2 guest apartments over a two three car garages.

Florida car dealer, Terry Taylor bought this estate in 2003 for $ 22.4 Million.
The 31,000 sq,ft elegant Palm Beach home is listed today at $ 72.5 Million

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Updown Court...The finest residence in England

Located 25 miles outside of London, this unique masterpiece offers a master bedroom with its own swimming pool accessed by a private glass lift.
The roof has an infinity pool and hot tub encased by a glass barrier that allowed sky and water to meet.
You will also find :


103 rooms
five swimming pools
50-seat screening room
24-carat-gold leafing flooring
squash court
bowling alley
all-weather, floodlit tennis courts
58-acre estate
22 bedroom and bathroom suites
Gate lodge
estate manager’s office
Private cinema
Stables
Heated marble driveway
Underground garaging for eight limousines
a shooting gallery
30 self-contained luxury apartments

This Updown Court Estate is owned by crown prince of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum.

Via: Property investment project

What can you afford?

We all like luxury things...
Even if we can't afford them.
It is always nice to dream about having them!

The most expensive property in the world... $ 500 Million

Villa "La Leopolda", arguably one of the most superb villas in the world is located in the South of France behind Beaulieu and Villefranche- sur-mer.

One of several villas created by Belgium King Leopold for his various mistresses, this magnificent villa sits on 10 acres of immaculate grounds cares by 50 gardeners.

In 1952, Fiat tycoon Gianni Agnelli purchased the estate for $ 100,000.
In 1980 the mansion was offered to Lily Safra wife of renowned banker Edmund Safra, for $3 million.
In 2006, Safra's widow sold the estate to Bill Gates, at the time the world's wealthiest man for a sum in excess of $ 76 Million.

Rumor has that London-based Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich ( worth $ 23 Billion) is about to purchase "The Leopolda" for $ 500 Million.


To this days, the hillsides of Villefranche- sur -mer and Monaco will remain the playground of the wealthy 99% of the world.

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Most Expensive Basement Apartment...LONDON

1A King Street, just off St James’s Square, is a 3,500 square feet property complete with Swarovski light fittings, leather furniture and stone clad bathrooms.

This reconfigured luxury basement refurbished by Manhattan Properties combines a period elegance in a calm and contemporary style.

The London apartment boosts an entrance hall, drawing room, Dining room, kitchen/breakfast room, cloakroom, library/study, master bedroom suite with dressing room and en suite luxury bathroom, guest bedroom suite with dressing room and large bathroom, bedroom three with shower room en-suite.

Located next to quality shops and galleries with the most fashionable and highly regarded restaurants and hotels in the capital.

Price -$ 17.8 M, plus $ 69,000 per year service charge.

Via: Luxury Property Blog

Captiva Island in Florida

Casual Island lifestyle surrounds this Luxury Captiva Island Residence with panoramic beach views.
12,000 sq ft of living featuring 7 bedroom En-suites, 8 + bathrooms, sweeping multi-level balconies, floor to ceiling windows, theater room, a family “fun room” that includes Arcade, Fitness & Billiard areas, a fabulous kitchen, a multi level terraced pool, spa, waterfall & entertainment area, tropical landscaping & 3 cars garage.

Built in 2002, this 21,000 sq.ft unique Residence is listed at $ 18 Million.

Isles of Capri, FL

Fabulous custom built home with views of the Gulf of Mexico located in prestigious Isles of Capri.
This multi Story Home with a contemporary flair hides 4 + den Bedrooms and 4.5 bathrooms, 3 car garage, private pool and spa.
6,300 sq.ft listed at $ 3.9 Million

Gatsby style... The last jewel in the Cap d'Antibes...

Le Provençal Hotel on the Côte d'Azur built by an American millionaire Frank J Gould in 1925 is being turned into a luxury apartment building.

The 256-bedroom Art Deco palace was in the 30s and 40s the symbol of the French Riviera where Coco Chanel, Winston Churchill, Marilyn Monroe, Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway and F. Scott Fitzgerald were vacationing.

The Hotel is located between lively Juan-les- Pins and super-pricey Cap d'Antibes.

The 45,000-sq.ft. beach-side property, develop by Cyril Dennis into 56 luxury 360-degree views apartments will have access to spas, beach teepees, helicopters, powerboats, tennis, golf and a ski chalet in Courchevel.
Each unit will have indoor and outdoor pools, Porche kitchens, marble floors, Turkish baths, aquariums and separate staff lifts and entrances.
Music, heating, lighting, flowers and shopping can be computer-controlled.

You will be buying a lifestyle...Off to parties in St Tropez, Cannes or Monte Carlo.

Apartment at "The Provencal" will cost between $ 3 Million to $ 65 Million.


What does $65 million buy you?

Private lift and entrance/ staff lift and entrance
360-degree panoramic sea and mountain views
Interior designs by renowned designers
Porche kitchens and Louis Vuitton furniture
Glass fireplaces, mosaic stone floors
Five bedroom suites with balconies
Indoor pool/ Turkish bath
296m garden with pool
Valet parking/ underground car park
Private beach with water-sports and restaurant
24-hour concierge and room service
Wine cellar
Spa and pool
Tennis club
Use of a helicopter, power boat, yacht and Courchevel chalet
Golf club

Via: Telegraph.co.uk

Fabulous "Cote D'Azur" properties

Cap d'Antibes: Luxurious villas with four bedroom suites and a separate apartment, pool, garage, gardens and beach. Listed at $ 45.5 Million

Mougins Spacious, 1940s villa in a gated domain.Five bedrooms, open-plan kitchen, cabana, pool and gardens. Listed at $ 6.2 Million

Cap d'Antibes ProvenÇal-style property with large kitchen, living room, fireplace and five bedroom suites. Pool, summer kitchen and gardens. Listed at $ 6.9 Million

To no surprise, the Côte d'Azur is still a sophisticated and robust market and expected to weather the current property market downturn.

While property prices in the area have topped €200 Million or some $ 315 Million... Antibes is the only area of France where prices have doubled.
Russian money, movie stars and musicians account for the majority of the luxurious properties acquisitions.

Happy Vacation!

Via: Telegraph.co.uk

Frank O. Gehry Spanish Masterpiece

Frank O. Gehry's second Spanish masterpiece is an architectural jewel of the Rioja vineyards.

Located in the heart of the Rioja wine region, the new Hotel Marques De Riscal is Frank O. Gehry second masterpiece in spain, after Bilbao's Guggenheim Museum.

Ideal for a getaway or a relaxing holiday, the Hotel offers 43 guest rooms, including 11 suites.
A unique design surrounded by impressive vineyards in the town of Elciego.


The Marqués de Riscal Restaurant in the Hotel delivers an impressive selection of wines combined with the best traditional Basque-Riojan cuisine.

The Caudalíe Vinothérapie® Spa leads the leisure facilities, offering an indoor swimming pool, steam room, fitness centre, Jacuzzi, invigorating shower, and 14 treatment rooms with wide variety of "wine therapy" massages and treatments.
Exclusively created by Caudalíe Vinothérapie, all products are made of grape’s extract and mineral water.

Malaga, Spain

El Gibralfaro Bull Ring, Malaga, Spain

Puente Nuevo on Tajo River, Malaga, Spain

Guild Hall Gardens, Malaga, Spain

Málaga Beach

Calle Larios is the main street in the city.

My son Nicholas just flew from Seattle to Malaga to visit his best friend Ivan. He will stay in Spain for 8 days then cross the Strait of Gibraltar to Morocco where he will vacation from Casablanca to Agadir.

Málaga, capital of the Costa Del Sol is a city full of history and tradition.
Located in the south of Spain, Malaga is cosmopolitan with a deep sense of hospitality. The impressive city is famous for the pasas ( raisins) and its superb wines.

One of the most famous sons of the city is Pablo Picasso. You still find his birth house at the Plaza de la Merced 15. The building is home to the Foundation Picasso. The larger and more famous Picasso museum can be found at the Palacio de Buenavista at Calle San Augustin.

Kids, have a fabulous time on your vacation! I will see you there in September.

Gazprom Skyscraper Turns Green

Russia’s state-controlled energy Company Gazprom has unveiled a fabulous design for their new office building planned in St. Petersburg.
The new design by architectural firm RMJM proposes to use plants to control the building’s temperature

The glass tower with double walls will sandwich hundreds of trees and plants to provide heat in the winter and cooler temperatures in the summer.
The exterior will be clad in temperature-color changing glass panels.

The ecologically aware energy company will be located between the Okhta tributary and the River Neva, some 5 kilometers from St. Petersburg’s city center

Despite the resistance of the public opinion, could this new tower become St Petersburg's new landmark?
Construction is planned to start later this year with completion scheduled for 2012.

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