Daily Archives: June 17, 2014

How About $3M for a Novogratz-Designed Vacation Home? | Bedford Hills Real Estate

 

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When it rains it pours when it comes to Novogratz-touched real estate. The husband and wife design duo of Bob and Cortney Novogratz, famous for their HGTV shows, as well as for their seven-strong flock of little Novogratzes (Wolfgang, Bellamy, Tallulah, Breaker, Five, Holleder, and Major, for those keeping track at home), as well as other various and sundry pursuits, re-listed their West Village townhouse a few weeks ago for $22.5M. The latest Novogratz-designed abode to come on the market a six-bedroom vacation home in the newish beach community of Seabrook, Wash. that a company called Anthology (tagline: “Storied Destinations”) hired the Novogratz to decorate. According to the listing, the 4,082-square-foot, circa-2012 vacation home, which previously rented for upwards of $700 a night, is the “most stunning home” in this enviable hamlet, and includes three master suites “executed to perfection” (read: a whole lot of purple, a whole lot of patterns), a courtyard and covered patio with fireside seating, and a Scandinavian hot tub. The asking price for this brightly painted, Lew Oliver-designed family-friendly stronghold? About $1K short of $3M.

 

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Former Forbes Party Yacht Gets a High-Design Makeover | Pound Ridge Real Estate

 

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Once treasured by the legendarily wealthy Forbes magazine publisher Malcolm Forbes, The Highlander has long been the decadent, floating setting for elite parties, fancy vacations, and—of course—some seriously expensive decor. Now owned by interior designer Joanne de Guardiola and her husband, Roberto, the yacht unfortunately no longer hosts as many flashy parties, but definitely looks better, trading in Wolf of Wall Street-esque eighties interiors (ok, it wasn’t actually as bad as that “sumptuous” ship) for sleek, modern style.

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Done up in a colorful array of priceless artwork, designer pieces, and custom accents, de Guardiola’s take on the ship is cleaner, but still playful and slightly funky. The “sky room,” for example, pairs Brazilian blue onyx floors, angular Holly Hunt cocktail tables and couches, and rainbow-hued chairs. In the glassy dining room, there’s a mirrored dining room table and chairs upholstered in Missoni. Architectural Digest has the full tour, right this way.

 

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Las Vegas’ Most Expensive Pad is This $38M Penthouse | Bedford Corners Real Estate

 

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Location: Las Vegas, Nev.
Price: $38,000,000
The Skinny: As the Las Vegas market continues its Great Unwinding, with half-built mega-resorts preparing to meet the wrecking ball and luxury residential towers struggling to move square feet at anywhere approaching pre-bust prices, even the mighty Maloof hotelier family is paring back their holdings, putting their Palms Place penthouse on the block for a cool $38M. It’s by far the most expensive listing in town—Wayne Newton’s hideously overpriced ranch was delisted in fall after failing to sell at a reduced $48M. And, let’s face it: given the city’s rich history of whacked-out penthouses, this one in particular promises to be utterly amazing, especially when you consider that this is the family who gave us the Fantasy Tower, a skyscraper full of themed rooms like the Barbie Suite, the Kingpin Suite and, ickily, the Erotic Suite. Unfortunately, what we have here offers none of the glitzy, guilty pleasures of any of those rooms—it’s just an overlarge honeytrap for the corporate crowd, a place where they can come to be fêted in numbers (the unit fits 500!), plied with bland EDM by a celebrity DJ, served complimentary drinks in rooms that can pass for stylish without actually possessing any style, and whisked away via helicopter immediately after writing a tax-deductible check to a political campaign/art museum building fund/Super PAC. The one thing the place does have going for it is an impressive display of gigantism, with 35 flat screen TVs, a DJ booth, a master suite with a moon roof and a 72-square-foot custom bed, and 27,000 total square feet of indoor/outdoor space. Oh, and the Maloofs are also sweetening the pot by throwing in a Dali, a Picasso, and all the furnishings.

 

 

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