The 10 Most Expensive Home Sales in America
Activist investor Barry Rosenstein bought the 18-acre beachfront property in April on exclusive Further Lane in an inside deal, which excluded brokers.
While the April sale closed below the $190M asking price, the 51-acre waterfront Copper Beech Farm property held the title of the most expensive home sale for nearly three weeks.
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Softbank CEO and Japan’s second-richest man, Masayoshi Son, purchased the nine-acre Silicon Valley estate in November. The house sits atop a hill with astonishing views of the Woodside Mountains.
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The Fleur de Lys five-acre estate—named after the flower that represents the French monarchy—was at the center of a bidding war among three billionaires until it was purchased in March by a mystery buyer.
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This Silicon Valley mansion was purchased by Russian billionaire and venture capitalist Yuri Milner in 2011. The 25,500-square-foot home was inspired by 18th century French castles.
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Dmitri Rybolovlev, another Russian tycoon and the owner of AS Monaco football club, was behind the 2008 acquisition of the 33,000-square-foot property, previously owned by Donald Trump.
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This duplex penthouse at 157 W. 57th St. in Manhattan holds the record for the most expensive transaction ever in the Big Apple. In 2012, an undisclosed buyer purchased the duplex, which has stunning views of Central Park.
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Gary Winnick, founder and CEO of investment firm Pacific Capital Group, bought the Bel Air mansion in 2000. Rumors were floating around last year that Winnick was attempting to sell the property for $225 million.
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Sandy Weill sold this 15 Central Park West 10-bedroom apartment in 2012 to Dmitri Rybolovlev, the same Russian tycoon who bought a Palm Beach property from Trump for $95 million.
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In 2011, Candy Spelling sold the 56,500-square-foot Manor, also called Candyland, to British heiress Petra Ecclestone in an all-cash deal. The property had been on the market for more than two years listed at $150 million.
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