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  • A Tremendous Triangle

    A Tremendous Triangle

    Iconic modernist house in Connecticut by renowned architect John Black Lee reduced in price by 60%

     

    Award winning architect John Black Lee (1924 – 2016) was born in Chicago and took influence from the ‘Harvard Five’ architects Marcel Breur and Philip C. Johnson. He built, for his own occupation, a house 48 miles outside of New York at 160 Mill Road, New Caanan in Fairfield County, Connecticut and now, following his death at the age of 91, it is for sale.

     

    A Tremendous Triangle – Iconic modernist house at 160 Mill Road, New Canaan, Fairfield County, Connecticut, CT 06840, USA – Sixth of the Harvard Five architect John Black Lee (1924 – 2016) – The Triangle House – Originally priced at £1.2 million ($1.5 million or €1.4 million or درهم‎‎5.5 million) and has now been reduced by 60% to just £471,000 ($750,000 or €658,000 or درهم‎‎2.8 million)A Tremendous Triangle – Iconic modernist house at 160 Mill Road, New Canaan, Fairfield County, Connecticut, CT 06840, USA – Sixth of the Harvard Five architect John Black Lee (1924 – 2016) – The Triangle House – Originally priced at £1.2 million ($1.5 million or €1.4 million or درهم‎‎5.5 million) and has now been reduced by 60% to just £471,000 ($750,000 or €658,000 or درهم‎‎2.8 million)A Tremendous Triangle – Iconic modernist house at 160 Mill Road, New Canaan, Fairfield County, Connecticut, CT 06840, USA – Sixth of the Harvard Five architect John Black Lee (1924 – 2016) – The Triangle House – Originally priced at £1.2 million ($1.5 million or €1.4 million or درهم‎‎5.5 million) and has now been reduced by 60% to just £471,000 ($750,000 or €658,000 or درهم‎‎2.8 million)A Tremendous Triangle – Iconic modernist house at 160 Mill Road, New Canaan, Fairfield County, Connecticut, CT 06840, USA – Sixth of the Harvard Five architect John Black Lee (1924 – 2016) – The Triangle House – Originally priced at £1.2 million ($1.5 million or €1.4 million or درهم‎‎5.5 million) and has now been reduced by 60% to just £471,000 ($750,000 or €658,000 or درهم‎‎2.8 million)

     

    A Quaker and Brown educated, Black Lee, is often referenced as the ‘Sixth of the Harvard Five’ and is best known for the ‘Desilver House’ he built in 1961. He worked as an apprentice carpenter for Walter Gropius, was a father of three and also wrote a book about free diving.

     

    Construction of 160 Mill Road – or the ‘Triangle House’ as some have referenced it – commenced in 1990 and though it is “unfinished”, Black Lee lived there for 25 years. It stands above the Silvermine River and is built on its banks and into the hill. Made entirely from concrete, the 1,980 square foot property features an open floor plan with a cantilevered terrace, 2 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.

     

    Of the property, which stands in 2.54 acres of land, Black Lee once remarked: “This house is the only one in New Canaan that you enter through a skylight” and amongst its features are a massive triangular brick fireplace that anchors the building, a skylight that floods light throughout and views across the surrounding wilderness.

     

    In August 2016, selling agent Susan Blabey of William Pitt Sotheby’s International Realty spoke about the house to The Hour. She commented:

     

    “You could never duplicate this house, but it could be finished. They wouldn’t let you build it like this today, this close to the water. It just needs someone who wants to roll up their sleeves and polish the apple”.

     

    On the market for at least 138 days and close to the Silvermine Golf Course, 160 Mill Road was originally priced at £1.2 million ($1.5 million or €1.4 million or درهم‎‎5.5 million) and has now been reduced by 60% to just £471,000 ($750,000 or €658,000 or درهم‎‎2.8 million). Taxes stand at £9,028 ($11,409 or €10,740 or درهم‎‎41,900) per year – which will unlikely trouble the eventual purchaser: New Canaan has the highest median family income in the United States.

     

    The likely buyer? A modernist design fan looking for a truly unique weekend retreat.

     

    A Tremendous Triangle – Iconic modernist house at 160 Mill Road, New Canaan, Fairfield County, Connecticut, CT 06840, USA – Sixth of the Harvard Five architect John Black Lee (1924 – 2016) – The Triangle House – Originally priced at £1.2 million ($1.5 million or €1.4 million or درهم‎‎5.5 million) and has now been reduced by 60% to just £471,000 ($750,000 or €658,000 or درهم‎‎2.8 million) A Tremendous Triangle – Iconic modernist house at 160 Mill Road, New Canaan, Fairfield County, Connecticut, CT 06840, USA – Sixth of the Harvard Five architect John Black Lee (1924 – 2016) – The Triangle House – Originally priced at £1.2 million ($1.5 million or €1.4 million or درهم‎‎5.5 million) and has now been reduced by 60% to just £471,000 ($750,000 or €658,000 or درهم‎‎2.8 million)A Tremendous Triangle – Iconic modernist house at 160 Mill Road, New Canaan, Fairfield County, Connecticut, CT 06840, USA – Sixth of the Harvard Five architect John Black Lee (1924 – 2016) – The Triangle House – Originally priced at £1.2 million ($1.5 million or €1.4 million or درهم‎‎5.5 million) and has now been reduced by 60% to just £471,000 ($750,000 or €658,000 or درهم‎‎2.8 million)A Tremendous Triangle – Iconic modernist house at 160 Mill Road, New Canaan, Fairfield County, Connecticut, CT 06840, USA – Sixth of the Harvard Five architect John Black Lee (1924 – 2016) – The Triangle House – Originally priced at £1.2 million ($1.5 million or €1.4 million or درهم‎‎5.5 million) and has now been reduced by 60% to just £471,000 ($750,000 or €658,000 or درهم‎‎2.8 million)A Tremendous Triangle – Iconic modernist house at 160 Mill Road, New Canaan, Fairfield County, Connecticut, CT 06840, USA – Sixth of the Harvard Five architect John Black Lee (1924 – 2016) – The Triangle House – Originally priced at £1.2 million ($1.5 million or €1.4 million or درهم‎‎5.5 million) and has now been reduced by 60% to just £471,000 ($750,000 or €658,000 or درهم‎‎2.8 million)A Tremendous Triangle – Iconic modernist house at 160 Mill Road, New Canaan, Fairfield County, Connecticut, CT 06840, USA – Sixth of the Harvard Five architect John Black Lee (1924 – 2016) – The Triangle House – Originally priced at £1.2 million ($1.5 million or €1.4 million or درهم‎‎5.5 million) and has now been reduced by 60% to just £471,000 ($750,000 or €658,000 or درهم‎‎2.8 million)A Tremendous Triangle – Iconic modernist house at 160 Mill Road, New Canaan, Fairfield County, Connecticut, CT 06840, USA – Sixth of the Harvard Five architect John Black Lee (1924 – 2016) – The Triangle House – Originally priced at £1.2 million ($1.5 million or €1.4 million or درهم‎‎5.5 million) and has now been reduced by 60% to just £471,000 ($750,000 or €658,000 or درهم‎‎2.8 million) A Tremendous Triangle – Iconic modernist house at 160 Mill Road, New Canaan, Fairfield County, Connecticut, CT 06840, USA – Sixth of the Harvard Five architect John Black Lee (1924 – 2016) – The Triangle House – Originally priced at £1.2 million ($1.5 million or €1.4 million or درهم‎‎5.5 million) and has now been reduced by 60% to just £471,000 ($750,000 or €658,000 or درهم‎‎2.8 million)A Tremendous Triangle – Iconic modernist house at 160 Mill Road, New Canaan, Fairfield County, Connecticut, CT 06840, USA – Sixth of the Harvard Five architect John Black Lee (1924 – 2016) – The Triangle House – Originally priced at £1.2 million ($1.5 million or €1.4 million or درهم‎‎5.5 million) and has now been reduced by 60% to just £471,000 ($750,000 or €658,000 or درهم‎‎2.8 million)

  • Larging an Auction

    Larging an Auction

    Europe’s largest auto-themed, single owner collection sale achieves £43.7 million in total sales

     

    The largest auto-themed collection sale ever staged in Europe concluded this weekend with a total sales figure of £43.7 million ($54.3 million or €51.3 million or درهم‎‎199.4 million).

     

    With the cheapest lot, an Argentinian #C7 Class 3 catamaran at the RM Sotheby’s Dumelia Ruote auction in Milan selling for just £200 ($248 or €234 or درهم‎‎910) and the most expensive, a 1966 Ferrari 275 GTB/6C Alloy, going for £2.9 million ($3.6 million or €3.4 million or درهم‎‎13.2 million), the price range of the 817 lots sold was staggering.

     

    Larging an Auction – RM Sotheby’s Duemila Ruote sale, 25th to 27th November 2016 – Europe’s largest auto-themed, single owner collection sale achieves £43.7 million in total sales
    The most expensive lot sold was this Ferrari
    Larging an Auction – RM Sotheby’s Duemila Ruote sale, 25th to 27th November 2016 – Europe’s largest auto-themed, single owner collection sale achieves £43.7 million in total sales
    And the cheapest was this catamaran

     

    The 30-hour auction took up over 200,000 square foot of exhibition space – the equivalent of 4 football fields or 71 tennis courts – and involved just under 100 transport trucks to Milan. 5,000 people attended and amongst them were bidders from 57 countries. Interestingly, 50% of bidders were under the age of 50 and in spite of 25,000 catalogues being printed, 25% of participants bid online.

     

    With everything from a 1965 Mercedes-Benz 600 SWB sedan (£66,700 or $83,100 or €78,400 or درهم‎‎305,200) to a 1973 Porsche 911 S 2.4 (£61,900 or $77,200 or €72,800 or درهم‎‎283,400) that was presented without wheels, there was something for everyone. We picture a selection of vehicles sold below and for a full list of results, click here.

     

    Larging an Auction – RM Sotheby’s Duemila Ruote sale, 25th to 27th November 2016 – Europe’s largest auto-themed, single owner collection sale achieves £43.7 million in total salesLarging an Auction – RM Sotheby’s Duemila Ruote sale, 25th to 27th November 2016 – Europe’s largest auto-themed, single owner collection sale achieves £43.7 million in total salesLarging an Auction – RM Sotheby’s Duemila Ruote sale, 25th to 27th November 2016 – Europe’s largest auto-themed, single owner collection sale achieves £43.7 million in total salesLarging an Auction – RM Sotheby’s Duemila Ruote sale, 25th to 27th November 2016 – Europe’s largest auto-themed, single owner collection sale achieves £43.7 million in total sales Larging an Auction – RM Sotheby’s Duemila Ruote sale, 25th to 27th November 2016 – Europe’s largest auto-themed, single owner collection sale achieves £43.7 million in total sales Larging an Auction – RM Sotheby’s Duemila Ruote sale, 25th to 27th November 2016 – Europe’s largest auto-themed, single owner collection sale achieves £43.7 million in total sales Larging an Auction – RM Sotheby’s Duemila Ruote sale, 25th to 27th November 2016 – Europe’s largest auto-themed, single owner collection sale achieves £43.7 million in total sales Larging an Auction – RM Sotheby’s Duemila Ruote sale, 25th to 27th November 2016 – Europe’s largest auto-themed, single owner collection sale achieves £43.7 million in total sales Larging an Auction – RM Sotheby’s Duemila Ruote sale, 25th to 27th November 2016 – Europe’s largest auto-themed, single owner collection sale achieves £43.7 million in total sales

  • Sugaring a Price

    Sugaring a Price

    1957 Bentley S1 Continental sports saloon that has been owned by both Sir Elton John and Lord Sugar for sale for a 243% higher sum than it achieved in 2007

     

    Owned by the temper tantrum prone Sir Elton John – a character known for his fondness for visits to the land of olive oil that is Italy – between 1976 and 2001, a 1957 Bentley Continental S1 sports saloon that was next owned by Alan “Call me Lord” Sugar.

     

    Last sold at a Bonhams auction in December 2007 for £144,500 (the equivalent of £181,000 or $226,000 or €213,000 or درهم‎‎829,000 today) on behalf of the businessman and reality television personality and registered ‘490 JLC’, the car is now offered for a figure 243% higher at £495,000 ($618,000 or €583,000 or درهم‎‎2.3 million) and features coachwork by H. J. Mulliner. It is capable of a top speed of 120 miles per hour, 100 miles per hour achievable in third gear and reaching 50 miles per hour in a little over 9 seconds.

     

    When introduced in 1955, the model was the most expensive car in the world and at that time Autocar described it as: “A modern magic carpet which annihilates great distances and delivers the occupants well-nigh as fresh as when they started”.

     

    Used in the UK for the first nine months of its original owner’s tenure and then in Gambia for just six months thereafter, the automatic, silver coloured car has undergone restorations by both Weybridge Automobiles and P&A Wood. It is now available through The Chelsea Workshop and of it they comment: “It is probably the best for sale today”.

     

    Sugar & Elton – 1957 Bentley Continental S1 sports saloon by H. J. Mulliner that has been owned by both Sir Elton John and Lord Sugar for sale for a 243% higher sum than it achieved in 2007 – £495,000 ($618,000 or €583,000 or درهم‎‎2.3 million) through The Chelsea Workshop Sugar & Elton – 1957 Bentley Continental S1 sports saloon by H. J. Mulliner that has been owned by both Sir Elton John and Lord Sugar for sale for a 243% higher sum than it achieved in 2007 – £495,000 ($618,000 or €583,000 or درهم‎‎2.3 million) through The Chelsea Workshop Sugar & Elton – 1957 Bentley Continental S1 sports saloon by H. J. Mulliner that has been owned by both Sir Elton John and Lord Sugar for sale for a 243% higher sum than it achieved in 2007 – £495,000 ($618,000 or €583,000 or درهم‎‎2.3 million) through The Chelsea Workshop

  • Pint-Sized Perfection

    Pint-Sized Perfection

    Picturesque gate lodge in Warwickshire offered for sale

     

    Sometimes the best things come in small packages and for those looking for a weekend retreat, a little 19th century gatehouse named Molly’s Lodge could provide just what the doctor ordered.

     

    Standing in 0.61 acres of cottage gardens at Wolford Heath, near Long Compton in Warwickshire, the 1 bedroom Grade II listed house offered extends to 782 square foot whilst a further bedroom is provided in a 1 bedroom 1,145 square foot annexe named Molly’s Mews that also includes garaging for three cars.

     

    Built in 1834, the chocolate box cottage features squared and shaped coursed limestone, polygonal corner turrets, an embattled parapet, a pyramidal slate roof with carved finials and stone mullion window. It was designed by Edward Blore (1787 – 1879), a man “most notable for his completion of John Nash’s design of Buckingham Palace”.

     

    Originally one of the gate lodges to Weston Park, £575,000 ($717,000, €677,000 or درهم‎‎2.6 million) is sought by selling agents Savills.

     

    Pint-Sized Perfection – Molly’s Lodge and Molly’s Mews, Wolford Heath, Near Long Compton, Warwickshire, United Kingdom, CV36 5NR – Weston Park Estate – £575,000 ($717,000, €677,000 or درهم‎‎2.6 million).Pint-Sized Perfection – Molly’s Lodge and Molly’s Mews, Wolford Heath, Near Long Compton, Warwickshire, United Kingdom, CV36 5NR – Weston Park Estate – £575,000 ($717,000, €677,000 or درهم‎‎2.6 million). Pint-Sized Perfection – Molly’s Lodge and Molly’s Mews, Wolford Heath, Near Long Compton, Warwickshire, United Kingdom, CV36 5NR – Weston Park Estate – £575,000 ($717,000, €677,000 or درهم‎‎2.6 million).Pint-Sized Perfection – Molly’s Lodge and Molly’s Mews, Wolford Heath, Near Long Compton, Warwickshire, United Kingdom, CV36 5NR – Weston Park Estate – £575,000 ($717,000, €677,000 or درهم‎‎2.6 million).Pint-Sized Perfection – Molly’s Lodge and Molly’s Mews, Wolford Heath, Near Long Compton, Warwickshire, United Kingdom, CV36 5NR – Weston Park Estate – £575,000 ($717,000, €677,000 or درهم‎‎2.6 million).Pint-Sized Perfection – Molly’s Lodge and Molly’s Mews, Wolford Heath, Near Long Compton, Warwickshire, United Kingdom, CV36 5NR – Weston Park Estate – £575,000 ($717,000, €677,000 or درهم‎‎2.6 million).Pint-Sized Perfection – Molly’s Lodge and Molly’s Mews, Wolford Heath, Near Long Compton, Warwickshire, United Kingdom, CV36 5NR – Weston Park Estate – £575,000 ($717,000, €677,000 or درهم‎‎2.6 million).Pint-Sized Perfection – Molly’s Lodge and Molly’s Mews, Wolford Heath, Near Long Compton, Warwickshire, United Kingdom, CV36 5NR – Weston Park Estate – £575,000 ($717,000, €677,000 or درهم‎‎2.6 million).Pint-Sized Perfection – Molly’s Lodge and Molly’s Mews, Wolford Heath, Near Long Compton, Warwickshire, United Kingdom, CV36 5NR – Weston Park Estate – £575,000 ($717,000, €677,000 or درهم‎‎2.6 million).Pint-Sized Perfection – Molly’s Lodge and Molly’s Mews, Wolford Heath, Near Long Compton, Warwickshire, United Kingdom, CV36 5NR – Weston Park Estate – £575,000 ($717,000, €677,000 or درهم‎‎2.6 million).

  • An Exciting Estate

    An Exciting Estate

    Devon home of Fortnum & Mason board member and scion of the Weston family for sale

     

    Jana Khayat, a horse breeder, board member of Fortnum & Mason and scion of the billionaire Weston family, placed her Devon home on the market in September.

     

    Oxford educated Khayat and her husband Antoine, Country Life’s Penny Churchill reports, bought “the most exciting small Devon country estate”, Ash House at Iddesleigh, near Winkleigh, in 2009 and spent 13 months renovating it.

     

    An Exciting Estate – Ash House, Iddesleigh, Winkleigh, Devon, EX19 8SQ – Jana Khayat – Jana Weston – The Ash Stud – For sale with Savills with a guide price of £6 million ($7.4 million, €7 million or درهم‎‎27.3 million).An Exciting Estate – Ash House, Iddesleigh, Winkleigh, Devon, EX19 8SQ – Jana Khayat – Jana Weston – The Ash Stud – For sale with Savills with a guide price of £6 million ($7.4 million, €7 million or درهم‎‎27.3 million). An Exciting Estate – Ash House, Iddesleigh, Winkleigh, Devon, EX19 8SQ – Jana Khayat – Jana Weston – The Ash Stud – For sale with Savills with a guide price of £6 million ($7.4 million, €7 million or درهم‎‎27.3 million).An Exciting Estate – Ash House, Iddesleigh, Winkleigh, Devon, EX19 8SQ – Jana Khayat – Jana Weston – The Ash Stud – For sale with Savills with a guide price of £6 million ($7.4 million, €7 million or درهم‎‎27.3 million).An Exciting Estate – Ash House, Iddesleigh, Winkleigh, Devon, EX19 8SQ – Jana Khayat – Jana Weston – The Ash Stud – For sale with Savills with a guide price of £6 million ($7.4 million, €7 million or درهم‎‎27.3 million).

     

    Featuring accommodation extending to 16,054 square foot in total across five properties, of which 11,820 square foot is within the main house, the Grade II listed Georgian country property is described as having “grace and simplicity” and as being “extremely comfortable and manageable” by Churchill. Of it, selling agents Savills add: “When the occasion arises, the house can entertain on a grand scale”.

     

    Standing in 125 acres of parkland, pasture and woodland, the building includes 4 reception rooms, 6 bedrooms suites and comes with a 4 bedroom annexe, a 1 bedroom apartment, a 3 bedroom gardener’s cottage and a 2 bedroom farm flat.

     

    In addition and used for Mrs Khayat’s The Ash Stud business since 2010, the estate also includes an extensive range of farm buildings, stabling and an outdoor riding school. A 4-car garage, 65 foot long outdoor pool and a tennis court are also located within the grounds.

     

    Ash House is being marketed with a guide price of £6 million ($7.4 million, €7 million or درهم‎‎27.3 million).

     

    An Exciting Estate – Ash House, Iddesleigh, Winkleigh, Devon, EX19 8SQ – Jana Khayat – Jana Weston – The Ash Stud – For sale with Savills with a guide price of £6 million ($7.4 million, €7 million or درهم‎‎27.3 million).An Exciting Estate – Ash House, Iddesleigh, Winkleigh, Devon, EX19 8SQ – Jana Khayat – Jana Weston – The Ash Stud – For sale with Savills with a guide price of £6 million ($7.4 million, €7 million or درهم‎‎27.3 million). An Exciting Estate – Ash House, Iddesleigh, Winkleigh, Devon, EX19 8SQ – Jana Khayat – Jana Weston – The Ash Stud – For sale with Savills with a guide price of £6 million ($7.4 million, €7 million or درهم‎‎27.3 million).An Exciting Estate – Ash House, Iddesleigh, Winkleigh, Devon, EX19 8SQ – Jana Khayat – Jana Weston – The Ash Stud – For sale with Savills with a guide price of £6 million ($7.4 million, €7 million or درهم‎‎27.3 million).An Exciting Estate – Ash House, Iddesleigh, Winkleigh, Devon, EX19 8SQ – Jana Khayat – Jana Weston – The Ash Stud – For sale with Savills with a guide price of £6 million ($7.4 million, €7 million or درهم‎‎27.3 million).An Exciting Estate – Ash House, Iddesleigh, Winkleigh, Devon, EX19 8SQ – Jana Khayat – Jana Weston – The Ash Stud – For sale with Savills with a guide price of £6 million ($7.4 million, €7 million or درهم‎‎27.3 million).An Exciting Estate – Ash House, Iddesleigh, Winkleigh, Devon, EX19 8SQ – Jana Khayat – Jana Weston – The Ash Stud – For sale with Savills with a guide price of £6 million ($7.4 million, €7 million or درهم‎‎27.3 million).An Exciting Estate – Ash House, Iddesleigh, Winkleigh, Devon, EX19 8SQ – Jana Khayat – Jana Weston – The Ash Stud – For sale with Savills with a guide price of £6 million ($7.4 million, €7 million or درهم‎‎27.3 million). An Exciting Estate – Ash House, Iddesleigh, Winkleigh, Devon, EX19 8SQ – Jana Khayat – Jana Weston – The Ash Stud – For sale with Savills with a guide price of £6 million ($7.4 million, €7 million or درهم‎‎27.3 million).An Exciting Estate – Ash House, Iddesleigh, Winkleigh, Devon, EX19 8SQ – Jana Khayat – Jana Weston – The Ash Stud – For sale with Savills with a guide price of £6 million ($7.4 million, €7 million or درهم‎‎27.3 million).An Exciting Estate – Ash House, Iddesleigh, Winkleigh, Devon, EX19 8SQ – Jana Khayat – Jana Weston – The Ash Stud – For sale with Savills with a guide price of £6 million ($7.4 million, €7 million or درهم‎‎27.3 million).An Exciting Estate – Ash House, Iddesleigh, Winkleigh, Devon, EX19 8SQ – Jana Khayat – Jana Weston – The Ash Stud – For sale with Savills with a guide price of £6 million ($7.4 million, €7 million or درهم‎‎27.3 million).

  • 70% off (but still £24 million)

    70% off (but still £24 million)

    • Californian estate slashed in price from £81 million to £24 million
    • It’s owner originally wanted to stay until he died; he’ll now leave

     

    Priced at £81 million ($100 million, €94 million or درهم367 million) when we featured it in March 2013, Curbed San Francisco reports that a Californian estate named Guignécourt has been reduced in price to just £24.17 million ($29.85 million, €28.03 million or درهم109.64 million).

     

    Known alternatively simply as 891 Crystal Springs Road, Hillsborough, stands on a plot of 47 acres and originally was marketed with a catch – the owner, Christian de Guigné IV (now aged 78), wanted to stay until he died.

     

    Guigné Court, Hillsborough, California, CA 94010
    Christian de Guigné IV pictured with HRH The Prince of Wales in San Francisco at a dinner at at the M.H. de Young Memorial Museum in Golden Gate Park in San Francisco in April 2006

     

    Built by his family circa 1918, the mansion extends to 16,600 square foot and features design by the celebrated decorator Anthony Hail (1925 – 2006), whose clients and circle of friends numbered Truman Capote, Gore Vidal, David Hicks, Andy Warhol and James Garner. It is offered for sale by Brent Gullixson of Gullixson and is described as “a hidden treasure on the San Francisco peninsula”.

     

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  • Manhattan’s Cheapest Penthouse

    Manhattan’s Cheapest Penthouse

    An opportunity to live amongst New York’s elite on a budget

     

    Last week, New York real estate blog 6sqft featured Manhattan’s cheapest penthouse. It’s surprisingly for sale for just £154,000 ($190,000, €180,000 or درهم‎‎698,000) and it is situated at 103 East 84th Street.

     

    Aside from being within, as you’d expect, a “full service white glove building off Park and Lexington Avenues” and having a roof terrace (though be it just 21’8” long by 5’ wide), the selling agents Camelot Realty Group describe it as an “elegant pied-a-terre”.

     

    It is, however, a property with a catch. It is within a building that requires a 50% down payment and sub-letting is not allowed. Though pets are welcome, you’d hardly want to house a Wolfhound here either: It consists of a living space measuring just 14’ by 13’10” and has the tiniest of kitchen spaces and a minute bathroom also.

     

    Curiously the agents remark: “This apartment has been a host to many types of people in the past” whilst 6sqft add: “The current owner is a somewhat unconventional retired Catholic priest, which the faithful among you might consider a blessing”.

     

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  • Taming the Dragon

    Taming the Dragon

    Unusual Chinese style house that once played host to dissidents in Winchester offered for sale

     

    Last offered for sale in 2001 for £895,000 (the equivalent of £1.3 million or $1.6 million or €1.5 million or درهم‎‎6 million today), The Pagoda House in Winchester is a truly remarkable building. Built in the Chinese style for five times Mayor of Southampton Richard Andrews in 1848, the house is again for sale but this time for the much increased price of £4.5 million ($5.6 million, €5.2 million or درهم‎‎20.6 million).

     

    Offering 5,012 square foot of accommodation over four floors, The Pagoda House is described as “extraordinary” and “flamboyant”. It is considered “a tour de force and whilst out of step with the architectural movement or fashion at the time, it was believed to be in keeping with Andrews’ extravagant nature”. He entertained the Italian revolutionary Giuseppe Garibaldi and a leading Polish dissident, Count Czariski, there.

     

    Subsequently divided into flats and now without many of the original dragon sculptures that adorned it, the Grade II listed house now includes 5 reception rooms, 6 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms and an orangery. It stands on a plot of 0.67 acres and is being marketed by Savills.

     

    Taming the Dragon – The Pagoda House, 16 Staint James’ Lane, Winchester, S022 4NX – Savills – For sale – £4.5 million ($5.6 million, €5.2 million or درهم‎‎20.6 million)Taming the Dragon – The Pagoda House, 16 Staint James’ Lane, Winchester, S022 4NX – Savills – For sale – £4.5 million ($5.6 million, €5.2 million or درهم‎‎20.6 million)Taming the Dragon – The Pagoda House, 16 Staint James’ Lane, Winchester, S022 4NX – Savills – For sale – £4.5 million ($5.6 million, €5.2 million or درهم‎‎20.6 million) Taming the Dragon – The Pagoda House, 16 Staint James’ Lane, Winchester, S022 4NX – Savills – For sale – £4.5 million ($5.6 million, €5.2 million or درهم‎‎20.6 million)Taming the Dragon – The Pagoda House, 16 Staint James’ Lane, Winchester, S022 4NX – Savills – For sale – £4.5 million ($5.6 million, €5.2 million or درهم‎‎20.6 million)Taming the Dragon – The Pagoda House, 16 Staint James’ Lane, Winchester, S022 4NX – Savills – For sale – £4.5 million ($5.6 million, €5.2 million or درهم‎‎20.6 million) Taming the Dragon – The Pagoda House, 16 Staint James’ Lane, Winchester, S022 4NX – Savills – For sale – £4.5 million ($5.6 million, €5.2 million or درهم‎‎20.6 million)Taming the Dragon – The Pagoda House, 16 Staint James’ Lane, Winchester, S022 4NX – Savills – For sale – £4.5 million ($5.6 million, €5.2 million or درهم‎‎20.6 million) Taming the Dragon – The Pagoda House, 16 Staint James’ Lane, Winchester, S022 4NX – Savills – For sale – £4.5 million ($5.6 million, €5.2 million or درهم‎‎20.6 million) Taming the Dragon – The Pagoda House, 16 Staint James’ Lane, Winchester, S022 4NX – Savills – For sale – £4.5 million ($5.6 million, €5.2 million or درهم‎‎20.6 million)

  • Mind the Moat

    Mind the Moat

    Grade I listed moated Norfolk manor house put on the market for £750,000 less than it was promoted for in 2012

     

    Illustration of the troubled state of the UK’s prime property market is provided in the form of Morley Old Hall in Norfolk. This Grade I listed manor was marketed for £2.65 million in 2009 and after being sold in 2010, was placed for sale for £3 million in 2012. It did not sell and after being launched to the market again for £2.4 million in June 2015, is now on offer again for £2.25 million ($2.8 million, €2.6 million or درهم10.3 million‎‎).

     

    Purchased by a couple described as “irrepressible” by Country Life’s Penny Churchill in 2001, Morley Old Hall was subject to a £1 million renovation by Alison and Richard Warden. It was built in the 16th century, truly is an especially fine example of a moated Elizabethan house and stands in 32 acres of gardens, paddocks, woodland and a long, tree-lined drive.

     

    Currently owned by a country letting specialist firm named Clarenco, the estate’s star feature is the main, three-storey manor house. It includes two grand Tudor reception rooms, a large kitchen, seven bedrooms and five bathrooms. In the grounds and set away from the hall itself are three holiday cottages, various outbuildings and stables.

     

    Used as a location in The Only Way is Essex and a butler training school also in recent times, Morley Old Hall is now for sale through agents Strutt & Parker.

     

     

    Mind the Moat – Morley Old Hall, Morley St. Peter, Wymondham, Norfolk, NR18 9TT – £2.25 million ($2.8 million, €2.6 million or درهم10.3 million‎‎) – Strutt & ParkerMind the Moat – Morley Old Hall, Morley St. Peter, Wymondham, Norfolk, NR18 9TT – £2.25 million ($2.8 million, €2.6 million or درهم10.3 million‎‎) – Strutt & Parker Mind the Moat – Morley Old Hall, Morley St. Peter, Wymondham, Norfolk, NR18 9TT – £2.25 million ($2.8 million, €2.6 million or درهم10.3 million‎‎) – Strutt & ParkerMind the Moat – Morley Old Hall, Morley St. Peter, Wymondham, Norfolk, NR18 9TT – £2.25 million ($2.8 million, €2.6 million or درهم10.3 million‎‎) – Strutt & ParkerMind the Moat – Morley Old Hall, Morley St. Peter, Wymondham, Norfolk, NR18 9TT – £2.25 million ($2.8 million, €2.6 million or درهم10.3 million‎‎) – Strutt & ParkerMind the Moat – Morley Old Hall, Morley St. Peter, Wymondham, Norfolk, NR18 9TT – £2.25 million ($2.8 million, €2.6 million or درهم10.3 million‎‎) – Strutt & Parker Mind the Moat – Morley Old Hall, Morley St. Peter, Wymondham, Norfolk, NR18 9TT – £2.25 million ($2.8 million, €2.6 million or درهم10.3 million‎‎) – Strutt & ParkerMind the Moat – Morley Old Hall, Morley St. Peter, Wymondham, Norfolk, NR18 9TT – £2.25 million ($2.8 million, €2.6 million or درهم10.3 million‎‎) – Strutt & ParkerMind the Moat – Morley Old Hall, Morley St. Peter, Wymondham, Norfolk, NR18 9TT – £2.25 million ($2.8 million, €2.6 million or درهم10.3 million‎‎) – Strutt & ParkerMind the Moat – Morley Old Hall, Morley St. Peter, Wymondham, Norfolk, NR18 9TT – £2.25 million ($2.8 million, €2.6 million or درهم10.3 million‎‎) – Strutt & Parker Mind the Moat – Morley Old Hall, Morley St. Peter, Wymondham, Norfolk, NR18 9TT – £2.25 million ($2.8 million, €2.6 million or درهم10.3 million‎‎) – Strutt & ParkerMind the Moat – Morley Old Hall, Morley St. Peter, Wymondham, Norfolk, NR18 9TT – £2.25 million ($2.8 million, €2.6 million or درهم10.3 million‎‎) – Strutt & ParkerMind the Moat – Morley Old Hall, Morley St. Peter, Wymondham, Norfolk, NR18 9TT – £2.25 million ($2.8 million, €2.6 million or درهم10.3 million‎‎) – Strutt & Parker

  • Reconfiguring Wyman

    Reconfiguring Wyman

    Terraced house with a difference owned previously by Rolling Stones bassist Bill Wyman for sale

     

    A house formerly owned by the metal detecting enthusiast and musician Bill Wyman has been placed for sale at a price of £2.65 million ($3.3 million, €3.1 million or درهم‎‎,12.3 million).

     

    326 Fulham Road – also known as 326 Devonshire Terrace – in West Brompton, SW10 looks like a traditional terraced house from outside but thrice married Wyman removed the majority of the second floor during his tenure and created a double height studio reception space.

     

    Currently providing three bedrooms and a total of 1,651 square foot of accommodation, the house is being offered with designs that could see it returned to a more conventional layout. If executed, they would provide 1,967 square foot of accommodation and upto five bedrooms.

     

    The selling agents are Winkworth.

     

    Reconfiguring Wyman – House formerly owned by Rolling Stones bassist Billy Wyman – 326 Fulham Road, West Brompton, London, SW10 9UG – £2.65 million ($3.3 million, €3.1 million or درهم‎‎,12.3 million) – 326 Devonshire TerraceReconfiguring Wyman – House formerly owned by Rolling Stones bassist Billy Wyman – 326 Fulham Road, West Brompton, London, SW10 9UG – £2.65 million ($3.3 million, €3.1 million or درهم‎‎,12.3 million) – 326 Devonshire Terrace Reconfiguring Wyman – House formerly owned by Rolling Stones bassist Billy Wyman – 326 Fulham Road, West Brompton, London, SW10 9UG – £2.65 million ($3.3 million, €3.1 million or درهم‎‎,12.3 million) – 326 Devonshire TerraceReconfiguring Wyman – House formerly owned by Rolling Stones bassist Billy Wyman – 326 Fulham Road, West Brompton, London, SW10 9UG – £2.65 million ($3.3 million, €3.1 million or درهم‎‎,12.3 million) – 326 Devonshire TerraceReconfiguring Wyman – House formerly owned by Rolling Stones bassist Billy Wyman – 326 Fulham Road, West Brompton, London, SW10 9UG – £2.65 million ($3.3 million, €3.1 million or درهم‎‎,12.3 million) – 326 Devonshire Terrace Reconfiguring Wyman – House formerly owned by Rolling Stones bassist Billy Wyman – 326 Fulham Road, West Brompton, London, SW10 9UG – £2.65 million ($3.3 million, €3.1 million or درهم‎‎,12.3 million) – 326 Devonshire TerraceReconfiguring Wyman – House formerly owned by Rolling Stones bassist Billy Wyman – 326 Fulham Road, West Brompton, London, SW10 9UG – £2.65 million ($3.3 million, €3.1 million or درهم‎‎,12.3 million) – 326 Devonshire TerraceReconfiguring Wyman – House formerly owned by Rolling Stones bassist Billy Wyman – 326 Fulham Road, West Brompton, London, SW10 9UG – £2.65 million ($3.3 million, €3.1 million or درهم‎‎,12.3 million) – 326 Devonshire TerraceReconfiguring Wyman – House formerly owned by Rolling Stones bassist Billy Wyman – 326 Fulham Road, West Brompton, London, SW10 9UG – £2.65 million ($3.3 million, €3.1 million or درهم‎‎,12.3 million) – 326 Devonshire TerraceReconfiguring Wyman – House formerly owned by Rolling Stones bassist Billy Wyman – 326 Fulham Road, West Brompton, London, SW10 9UG – £2.65 million ($3.3 million, €3.1 million or درهم‎‎,12.3 million) – 326 Devonshire Terrace