Forbes magazine has presented an annual ranking of the 20 most expensive homes in the 2013 World Billionaires Ranking. When compiling the list, data from realtors, tax services, registers of real estate owners and other sources were used.
The luxury real estate market in the past 12 months has continued to recover from the effects of the global crisis. According to Savills analysts, the activity of buyers in this segment has been “so high in the last 7 years that prices have doubled”.
Billionaires prefer to remain incognito in home transactions. Often they build a whole chain of investment structures to hide the name of the ultimate beneficiary. For example, in London, the second most expensive private residence after Buckingham Palace - Witanhurst - was purchased in 2008 for about $ 80 million. The new owner invested the same amount in the reconstruction and expansion of the site. British tabloids assumed that the wife of the former mayor of Moscow, Elena Baturina, was behind the deal, but the entrepreneur succeeded in refuting this version through the courts. As a result, the estate remains the property of the anonymous multimillionaire.
Few participants in the Forbes rating decide to admit to buying real estate more expensive than $ 100 million. So, in 2011, for an estate in California, $ 100 million was paid by the Russian Internet investor Yuri Milner.
Real estate in New York and London is in great demand among billionaires. Everyone remembered the purchase by the daughter of the former owner of Uralkali, Ekaterina Rybolovleva, an apartment in Manhattan for $ 88 million. The most prestigious London apartment complex, One Hyde Park, with an average price of $ 12,000 per square meter, also acquired Russian residents: the developer Vladislav Doronin and the chairman of the board of directors of Pharmstandard "Victor Kharitonin.
The manor
Owner: Petra Ecclestone, daughter of Bernie Ecclestone (net worth $ 3.8 billion)
Location: Los Angeles
Cost: $ 85 million (as of 2011)
Initially, the estate with an area of over 5 hectares was put up for auction for $ 150 million. As a result, the sellers had to make a discount so that another heiress of the founder of Formula 1 would become the new owner of the property. The estate is equipped with every possible comfort: a dog grooming room, five bars, a gift wrapping room, a flower salon with a professional florist and a bowling alley.
15 Central Park West
Owner: Ekaterina Rybolovleva, daughter of Dmitry Rybolovlev (fortune - $ 9.1 billion)
Location: New York
Cost: $ 88 million (as of 2012)
The former owner of Uralkali last year pulled off the loudest real estate deal on the New York market. The investment firm, whose beneficiary is the daughter of a billionaire, acquired an apartment in the most prestigious building in the metropolis on the outskirts of Central Park. The over 600 square meters penthouse was purchased by the student Yekaterina's structure just 6 weeks after it was put up for sale. At the same time, the new owners did not bargain and purchased the object at the requested price. It turned out that a square meter of an apartment cost a record amount for the United States - $ 13,500.
Promised Land
Owner: Oprah Winfrey (net worth $ 2.8 billion)
Location: Montecito, California
Cost: $ 88 million
The First Lady of American Television bought the California estate in 2001 for about $ 52 million. More than 16 hectares of land included a Georgian house, a tea house, a conservatory of 600 rose bushes and a staff outhouse.
Maison de L'Amite
Owner: Dmitry Rybolovlev (fortune - $ 9.1 billion)
Cost: $ 95 million
Mansion with an area of 33,000 sq. meters on the oceanfront once belonged to Donald Trump: 18 bedrooms and 22 bathrooms, a garage for 48 cars, a fitness center, home theater, library and wine cellar. Maison de L'Amite is translated from French as "house of friendship", but the name is not very true. In 2008, a Russian billionaire bought the house, paying a record $ 95 million for the state, but almost immediately the ex-wife of the former owner of Uralkali, Elena, began to challenge the rights to the asset in court, demanding that it be transferred to her after the divorce.
Kensington Palace Gardens
Location: London
Cost: about $ 90 million (as of 2004)
The Indian tycoon also made it to the rankings with his second home on London's “billionaire street”. He bought this estate with an area of more than 5 hectares from the father of his neighbor Bernie Ecclestone and, having invested several million in reconstruction, renamed the object “Taj Mittal”. The house has 12 bedrooms, a swimming pool and marble, in the manufacture of which sand was used from the same quarry as in the construction of the Taj Mahal.
15 Central Park West
Owner: Daniel Loeb (net worth $ 1.5 billion)
Location: New York
Cost: $ 45 million (as of 2008)
A few years ago, the famous investor acquired one of the most prestigious apartments in New York - a penthouse with an area of almost 1000 sq. meters in an elite house on the border of Central Park. This property has skyrocketed in value over the years. According to rumors, Loeb has already put the apartment up for sale and hopes to bail out up to $ 100 million for it.
Kensington Palace Gardens
Owner: Tamara Ecclestone, daughter of Bernie Ecclestone (net worth $ 3.8 billion)
Location: London
Cost: about $ 70 million (as of 2011) + $ 30 million investment in reconstruction
The third resident of London's "street of billionaires" in the list was the heiress of the business empire of the founder of "Formula 1". Together with $ 30 million spent by Tamara Ecclestone on the reconstruction of the estate, the total value of the property is approaching $ 100 million. lift for cars.
Silicon valley mansion
Owner: Yuri Milner (fortune - $ 1.1 billion)
Location: Los Altos Hills, California
Cost: $ 100 million (as of 2011)
The home of the famous venture capitalist is designed in the spirit of an 18th century French chateau and includes 5 bedrooms, 9 bathrooms, home theater, spa, pool and flower greenhouses. Milner does not live in a house with his family all year round. He visits the estate only from time to time, on vacation. On the one hand, this is a successful investment in real estate, on the other, a decent waste of money: the annual tax that Milner is obliged to pay is $ 600,000.
Further lane de menil
Owner: Ron Baron (net worth $ 1.6 billion)
Location: East Hampton, New York
Cost: $ 103 million (as of 2007)
The well-known investor acquired more than 20 hectares of undeveloped ocean coast in the Hampton area at the pre-crisis peak in real estate prices. The financial cataclysm forced the billionaire to postpone a little with the construction plan on the site of his own house.
Mountain home road
Owner: according to unofficial information, Masayoshi San (fortune - $ 8.6 billion)
Cost: $ 117.5 million
The founder of Softbank, according to information from the official registers of real estate owners, himself bought the most expensive house among his colleagues according to the Forbes rating. On the territory of the property in neoclassical style on an area of 836 sq. meters there is a house with a colonnade by the pool, a library, a gazebo for relaxation, a tennis court and a garden.
Xanadu 2.0
Owner: Bill Gates, worth $ 67 billion
Location: Medina, Washington, USA
Cost: $ 120.5 million
Gates' house, as befits the home of the creator of Microsoft, is crammed with high-tech devices. The pool is equipped with an underwater music system, in each room there is a control panel with which you can control the air temperature, background music and lighting. The mansion is named Xanadu 2.0, after Charles Foster Kane's estate in Citizen Kane. The protagonist, whose prototype was Randolph Hirst, makes a career out of the idea of serving the community. True, he does not always succeed in serving conscientiously. Gates knew that Kane sometimes got confused about service and ego, so he called the estate not just Xanadu, but Xanadu 2.0 - that is, an improved version of Xanadu.
Blossom estate
Owner: Ken Griffin (net worth $ 4.1 billion)
Location: Palm Beach, Florida
Cost: about $ 130 million (as of December 2012)
A well-known investor has acquired four adjacent plots on the ocean coast with a total area of about 3 hectares. Houses have already been built on three of them. But the fourth went to Griffin in an incomplete "complete set" - with a demolished residential building.
Broken o ranch
Owner: Stanley Krohnke (fortune - $ 5 billion)
Location: Augusta, Montana
List value: $ 132.5 million
Purchase price: not disclosed
Montana law allows property owners not to disclose exact transaction values. So how much the sports tycoon and longtime opponent of Alisher Usmanov paid for a plot of over 50,000 hectares is unknown. On the territory of the ranch there is a huge master's house, a swimming pool, a stable, 4,500 head of cattle and extensive farmland.
Kensington Palace Gardens
Owner: Roman Abramovich (fortune - $ 10.2 billion)
Location: London
Cost: about $ 140 million (as of 2011)
The owner Chelsea owns several major properties in the British capital, including an estate on Billionaires Street next to Lakshmi Mittal. The city authorities have agreed on plans for a Russian buyer to partially renovate the house. In particular, Abramovich won the right to build a tennis court, a health center and a museum of automobiles on the territory of the estate. Among other notable assets of the billionaire are a chateau on the French Riviera and an estate on the island of Saint Bart with an area of under 30 hectares (Abramovich bought it in 2009 for $ 90 million).
Ellison Estate
Owner: Larry Ellison (net worth $ 43 billion)
Location: Woodside, California
Cost: $ 200 million
The founder and CEO of Oracle Corporation is considered one of the world's most passionate real estate collectors. He built his Japanese-style California estate in 2004. On an area of almost 10 hectares, there are 10 residential and commercial buildings, an artificial lake, a teahouse, a bathhouse and a fish pond. The estate tax today exceeds $ 70 million.
One hyde park
Owner: Rinat Akhmetov (fortune - $ 15.4 billion)
Location: London
Cost: $ 221 million (as of 2011)
The Ukrainian tycoon bought the most expensive apartment in the world the year before last. This property is located in a London luxury apartment complex, built in the prestigious Knightsbridge area. Accommodation with an area of more than 2,300 square meters is equipped with bullet-proof glass and 24-hour concierge service of the level of five-star hotels.
Kensington Palace Gardens
Owner: Lakshmi Mittal (net worth $ 16.5 billion)
Location: London
Cost: $ 222 million (as of 2008)
The Indian metallurgical tycoon, according to unofficial information, owns three houses at once on a guarded street, which residents of the British capital call "the street of billionaires." Mittal's real estate portfolio includes, among other things, a neo-Georgian estate next to the Israeli embassy. The house tycoon is rumored to have bought for his son from billionaire investor Noam Gottesman.
Fair Field Estate
Owner: Ira Rene (fortune - $ 6.5 billion)
Location: Sagaponak, New York, USA
Cost: about $ 248 million
Ira Rene is a role model for all those who start working on Wall Street. He worked long and hard as an employee in an investment corporation, then opened his own company - I.L. Rennert & Co, made the first billion, built a luxury home on the Atlantic Ocean and moved his family there. The mansion includes three living rooms, three swimming pools, 29 bedrooms, 39 bathrooms, a gym, a greenhouse and a museum that displays Rene's art collections. Near the house there are five tennis courts and a helipad, which neighbors often complain about. Recently, they even went on the offensive and filed a lawsuit against René's family.
Villa Leopolda
Owner: Lily Safra (net worth $ 1.2 billion)
Location: Cote d'Azur, France
Cost: $ 750 million (as of 2008)
The villa of the widow of the banker Edmond Safra has 11 bedrooms and 14 bathrooms, next to it there is a swimming pool, beach, olive grove, lemon and cypress gardens. In the 1940s, a film about the ballet "Red Shoes" was filmed here, in the 1950s - a film by Hitchcock "To Catch a Thief". During the filming of "To Catch a Thief" actress Grace Kelly met her future husband - Prince Rainier III. In the new millennium, the estate appeared in the newspapers along with the names of wealthy Russians. First, Roman Abramovich was going to buy it, then Mikhail Prokhorov. The latter practically laid out € 496 million for the villa at the height of the 2008 crisis, but then changed his mind and as a result was forced by a court decision to pay compensation to the sellers.
Antilia
Owner: Mukesh Ambani (fortune - $ 21.5 billion)
Location: Mumbai, India
Cost: more than $ 1 billion
The 55-year-old founder and CEO of India's largest industrial conglomerate loves to talk about the urge to go up. When Ambani was planning his own residential complex, he asked architects to express the idea of the need for constant growth in metal structures. So in the center of Mumbai there was a 27-storey building 173 meters high, designed by the Chicago-based architecture firm Perkins & Wall. In fact, the house could easily fit all 60 floors, but the customer insisted on high ceilings.
The complex is called the Taj Mahal of the XXI century: hanging gardens, a two-story fitness center, three helipads, a cinema for 50 people, an underground garage for 168 cars and an ice room with cannons shooting snow. The billionaire is going to live here with his family - his wife, three children and mother. Antilia employs 600 service personnel - 100 employees per family member. The house got its name in honor of the ghost island, lost in the waters of the Atlantic.
All photos In the photo: Dining room with a second light in the VIP apartment The houses of many Russian oligarchs, both in Rublevka and abroad, are decorated in a harmonious creamy-golden color scheme, which became a hit in 2018-2019. Its attractiveness can be explained very simply: delicate cream, beige and sand tones create coziness and an unusually comfortable atmosphere in the interior, and gold makes the atmosphere luxurious, but not too pretentious.
Layout of the houses of millionaires: photo inside
Exclusive design also implies an original planning solution, because the layout, like the colors, should emphasize the status of the owners of the real estate. And the larger the area of the house, the more spectacular the result will be.
9. Living room with a second light
All photos In the photo: Living room with a second light in a villa in Miami The living room with a second light in a villa in Miami resembles a grand reception hall. Tall panels of gold-tinted mirrors and rectangular modules upholstered in chocolate-colored natural leather emphasize the height of the room. Gold-colored décor and lighting fixtures create a festive atmosphere. And the elegant marble floor with geometric patterns in the interior colors ties all design elements together.
10. Architectural zoning
All photos In the photo: The dining room of a country house in the KP "Renaissance Park" For the zoning of the first floor of a country house in Renaissance Park, the designers used columns, suspended ceilings with stained glass inserts, steps, stair railings. This made it possible to streamline the space, while maintaining a sense of spaciousness and without overloading the interior. Light colors made the atmosphere airy, and built-in lighting made the architectural elements visually lighter.
11. Palace staircase in a new reading
All photos In the photo: Hall with an exclusive staircase of the house in the Agalarov Estate The stylistic center and the main decoration of the interior of the hall of a private house in the Agalarov Estate is a stunning staircase with two elegantly curved symmetrical wings, the gap between which opens the passage to the living room on the ground floor. By its construction, it resembles palace staircases with wide winding steps that create a spectacular perspective, and therefore looks very solemn.
12. Second floor balustrade with gilded railing
All photos In the photo: Balustrade of the second floor in a villa in Miami in the art deco style The balustrade with an ornate art deco gilded railing is one of the most beautiful design elements of a living room with a second light. It can be both functional and decorative: with elegant balconies and lighting. There you can arrange a seating area with a couple of armchairs or a bench, or you can equip a small music corner with a white grand piano.
13. Classical symmetry
All photos In the photo: Living room of a country house in the art deco style in KP "Renaissance Park" For a spacious living room with a second light in an elite cottage, a symmetrical layout in a classic style will be the best solution. It is realized through the use of paired elements - columns, panels, showcases, coffee tables, lamps - and allows you to profitably "present" the interior. And in the center of the room should be placed a sofa group and a large chandelier.
14. Stepped podium
All photos In the photo: Living room on the first floor of a villa in Spain The villa on a cliff in Spain, on the design of which she worked, has a specific layout - the entrance to the house is located above the living room level on the ground floor. The problem was solved by the original stepped podium with lighting and columns, which turned the living room into a ceremonial hall.
Photos of exclusive decor in the interiors of oligarchs
The houses of oligarchs in Russia cannot be imagined without a unique author's decor. Exclusive panels, designer chandeliers or stained-glass windows, existing in a single copy, often become the hallmark of this or that mansion and "work" on the image of the owner, emphasizing his taste and individuality.
15. Large-scale panel made of onyx veneer
All photos In the photo: Staircase in a VIP class penthouse with an exclusive design panel A large-scale panel made of expensive stone veneer and tinted mirrors framed by brass moldings - decor for VIP real estate. It occupies two floors and is the main decoration of the staircase hall of the trendy Art Deco penthouse. Almost every element of this panel has a "pair", which makes the composition symmetrical and arranges the space. And the original staircase lamp supports the color scheme of the interior and makes an organic ensemble with the panel.
16. Stained-glass windows of the XXI century
All photos In the photo: Living-dining room with unique stained-glass windows in a villa in Miami Stained glass has always been considered an exclusive decor, the situation has not changed today. But the design of the stained-glass windows has changed markedly. For example, for the interior of a living room in a villa in Miami, Angelica Prudnikova created unique two-color stained glass windows with a stylized image of park fountains that fit perfectly into the style of the project. The golden pattern applied to the black-tinted mirror looks very elegant and "echoes" the railing of the second floor balustrade.
17. Designer lamps for stairs
All photos In the photo: Hall of an elite cottage in the art deco style in Samara An original designer lamp for a staircase is an indispensable element in the design of a billionaire's home. As a rule, it is a large-scale handmade chandelier with hundreds of crystal pendants or a spiral model in colored Murano glass. It is intended not so much to illuminate the flight of stairs, but to create a special atmosphere in the hall, and therefore is selected in accordance with the style and color scheme of the project.
18. Decorative columns-pots
All photos In the photo: Bedroom with a fireplace and columns-pots in the penthouse in the residential complex "Airship" The Russian soul requires scope, so columns are a common thing in the houses of Rublev's inhabitants. But in the capital's penthouses, they are not often found. An exception is a luxurious apartment in the residential complex "Airship", where columns decorate the interior of the bedroom. In this case, the main role is played not by the structural elements located along the perimeter of the room, but by decorative columns-pots in the form of palm trunks. Together with the large linear bio fireplace, they form a spectacular partition that serves as the headboard of the bed.
19. Bar counter with LED-backlight
All photos In the photo: A bar counter with lighting in the interior of the living room of a house in Monaco An elegant bar counter with an onyx base in the interior of a private house in Monaco is a real art object. The built-in LEDs bring out the beautiful structure of the stone, giving it an amber hue, and making the stand one of the central design elements. And in the evening, it can be used as an additional source of light to create a romantic mood. In the house of a millionaire in Krasnodar, designers decorated with an image of open gates, from which a beautiful landscape opens. The painting is located on a decorative partition framed by tall mirrored panels and round columns. As a result, it seems that in the center of the room there is a portal with an exit to a well-kept park.
21. Mirror portal
All photos In the photo: Living room in the residence of the oligarch The central element in the living room of the oligarch's residence in the photo is a unique designer chandelier with tubular pendants made of blown glass. It is reflected in a portal-like tall mirrored panel above the fireplace, and it looks like there are two chandeliers. This technique makes it possible to enhance the visual effect of the lamp and emphasize the scale of the room.
22. Ceiling "Starry sky" and bubble panels
All photos In the photo: Lounge in a mansion near Moscow The sophisticated multi-level lighting creates a very comfortable atmosphere in the lounge in the photo. The main role in the lighting scenario of this room is assigned to the "Starry Sky" stretch ceiling and bubble panels illuminated by blue LEDs. They give a great effect in full light and in the dark. A suspended structure on the ceiling creates the illusion of a window.
23. LED lighting in staircase design
All photos In the photo: Staircase with illumination in the VIP-apartment The use of colored LED lighting in design is a hot trend in interior fashion. With the help of this technique, you can create a special atmosphere in the room, correct the geometry of the space or focus on a specific detail. In the VIP apartments in the photo, such lighting emphasizes the architecture of the staircase and serves to illuminate the steps at night.
24. Fireplace with a bas-relief
All photos In the photo: Living room with a fireplace in a country house in Barvikha A fireplace is not only an element of comfort, but also a sign of luxury. And the modern model with Italian marble trim and original bas-relief, designed by the designers of the Angelica Prudnikova Studio especially for the millionaire's house in Barvikha, can rightfully be called a work of art. Thanks to the mirrored edging, the composition has a finished look. And the paired Chinese vases on the mantel add symmetry to it.
25. Decorative window sashes
All photos In the photo: Living room in the residence of the oligarch The most expensive mansion continues to be the Indian house of Mukesh Ambani, which is estimated at $ 1 billion.
Antilia
Owner: Mukesh Ambani (fortune - $ 21.5 billion)
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Location: Mumbai, India
Cost: more than $ 1 billion
The 55-year-old founder and CEO of India's largest industrial conglomerate loves to talk about the urge to go up. When Ambani was planning his own residential complex, he asked architects to express the idea of the need for constant growth in metal structures. So in the center of Mumbai there was a 27-storey building 173 meters high, designed by the Chicago-based architecture firm Perkins & Wall. In fact, the house could easily fit all 60 floors, but the customer insisted on high ceilings.
The complex is called the Taj Mahal of the XXI century: hanging gardens, a two-story fitness center, three helipads, a cinema for 50 people, an underground garage for 168 cars and an ice room with cannons shooting snow. The billionaire is going to live here with his family - his wife, three children and mother. Antilia employs 600 service personnel - 100 employees per family member. The house got its name in honor of the ghost island, lost in the waters of the Atlantic.
Owner: Lily Safra (net worth $ 1.2 billion)
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Location: Cote d'Azur, France
Cost: $ 750 million (as of 2008)
The villa of the widow of the banker Edmond Safra has 11 bedrooms and 14 bathrooms, next to it there is a swimming pool, beach, olive grove, lemon and cypress gardens. In the 1940s, a film about ballet was filmed here Red shoes, in the 1950s - a painting by Hitchcock Catch a thief... During filming Catch a thief actress Grace Kelly met her future husband - Prince Rainier III. In the new millennium, the estate appeared in the newspapers along with the names of wealthy Russians. First, Roman Abramovich was going to buy it, then Mikhail Prokhorov. The latter practically laid out € 496 million for the villa at the height of the 2008 crisis, but then changed his mind and as a result was forced by a court decision to pay compensation to the sellers.
Owner: Ira Rene (fortune - $ 6.5 billion)
Location: Sagaponak, New York, USA
Cost: about $ 248 million
Ira Rene is a role model for all those who start working on Wall Street. He worked long and hard as an employee in an investment corporation, then opened his own company - I.L. Rennert & Co, made the first billion, built a luxury home on the Atlantic Ocean and moved his family there. The mansion includes three living rooms, three swimming pools, 29 bedrooms, 39 bathrooms, a gym, a greenhouse and a museum that displays Rene's art collections. Near the house there are five tennis courts and a helipad, which neighbors often complain about. Recently, they even went on the offensive and filed a lawsuit against René's family.
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Location: London
Cost: $ 222 million (as of 2008)
The Indian metallurgical tycoon, according to unofficial information, owns three houses at once on a guarded street, which residents of the British capital call "the street of billionaires." Mittal's real estate portfolio includes, among other things, a neo-Georgian estate next to the Israeli embassy. The house tycoon is rumored to have bought for his son from billionaire investor Noam Gottesman.
Owner: Rinat Akhmetov (fortune - $ 15.4 billion)
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Location: London
Cost: $ 221 million (as of 2011)
The Ukrainian tycoon bought the most expensive apartment in the world the year before last. This property is located in a London luxury apartment complex, built in the prestigious Knightsbridge area. Accommodation with an area of more than 2,300 square meters is equipped with bullet-proof glass and 24-hour concierge service of the level of five-star hotels.
Owner: Larry Ellison (net worth $ 43 billion)
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Cost: $ 200 million
The founder and CEO of Oracle Corporation is considered one of the world's most passionate real estate collectors. He built his Japanese-style California estate in 2004. On an area of almost 10 hectares, there are 10 residential and commercial buildings, an artificial lake, a tea house, a bathhouse and a fish pond. The estate tax today exceeds $ 70 million.
Owner: Roman Abramovich (fortune - $ 10.2 billion)
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Location: London
Cost: about $ 140 million (as of 2011)
The owner Chelsea owns several major properties in the British capital, including an estate on Billionaires Street next to Lakshmi Mittal. The city authorities have agreed on plans for a Russian buyer to partially renovate the house. In particular, Abramovich won the right to build a tennis court, a health center and a museum of automobiles on the territory of the estate. Among other notable assets of the billionaire are a chateau on the French Riviera and an estate on the island of Saint Bart with an area of under 30 hectares (Abramovich bought it in 2009 for $ 90 million).
Owner: Ken Griffin (net worth $ 4.1 billion)
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Cost: about $ 130 million (as of December 2012)
A well-known investor has acquired four adjacent plots on the ocean coast with a total area of about 3 hectares. Houses have already been built on three of them. But the fourth went to Griffin in an incomplete "complete set" - with a demolished residential building.
Owner: Bill Gates, worth $ 67 billion
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Location: Medina, Washington, USA
Cost: $ 120.5 million
Gates' house, as befits the home of the creator of Microsoft, is crammed with high-tech devices. The pool is equipped with an underwater music system, in each room there is a control panel with which you can control the air temperature, background music and lighting. The mansion is named Xanadu 2.0 - after the estate of Charles Foster Kane from the movie Citizen Kane... The protagonist, whose prototype was Randolph Hirst, makes a career out of the idea of serving the community. True, he does not always succeed in serving conscientiously. Gates knew that Kane sometimes got confused in terms of service and ego, so he called the estate not just Xanadu, but Xanadu 2.0 - that is, an improved version of Xanadu.
Owner: according to unofficial information, Masayoshi San (fortune - $ 8.6 billion)
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Location: Woodside, California
Cost: $ 117.5 billion
The founder of Softbank, according to information from the official registers of real estate owners, himself bought the most expensive house among his colleagues according to the Forbes rating. On the territory of the property in neoclassical style on an area of 836 sq. meters there is a house with a colonnade by the pool, a library, a gazebo for relaxation, a tennis court and a garden.
Owner: Yuri Milner (fortune - $ 1.1 billion)
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Location: Los Altos Hills, California
Cost: $ 100 million (as of 2011)
The home of the famous venture capitalist is designed in the spirit of an 18th century French chateau and includes 5 bedrooms, 9 bathrooms, home theater, spa, pool and flower greenhouses. Milner does not live in a house with his family all year round. He visits the estate only from time to time, on vacation. On the one hand, this is a successful investment in real estate, on the other, a decent waste of money: the annual tax that Milner is obliged to pay is $ 600,000.
Owner: Ron Baron (net worth $ 1.6 billion)
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Location: East Hampton, New York
Cost: $ 103 million (as of 2007)
The well-known investor acquired more than 20 hectares of undeveloped ocean coast in the Hampton area at the pre-crisis peak in real estate prices. The financial cataclysm forced the billionaire to postpone a little with the construction plan on the site of his own house.
Owner: Stanley Krohnke (fortune - $ 5 billion)
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Location: Augusta, Montana
List value: $ 132.5 million
Purchase price: not disclosed
Montana law allows property owners not to disclose exact transaction values. So how much the sports tycoon and longtime opponent of Alisher Usmanov paid for a plot of over 50,000 hectares is unknown. On the territory of the ranch there is a huge master's house, a swimming pool, a stable, 4,500 head of cattle and extensive farmland.
Owner: Tamara Ecclestone, daughter of Bernie Ecclestone (net worth $ 3.8 billion)
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Location: London
Cost: about $ 70 million (as of 2011) + $ 30 million investment in reconstruction
The third resident of the London street of billionaires on the list was the heiress of the business empire of the founder of Formula 1.
Together with $ 30 million spent by Tamara Ecclestone on the reconstruction of the estate, the total value of the property is approaching $ 100 million. lift for cars.
Owner: Daniel Loeb (net worth $ 1.5 billion)
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Location: New York
Cost: $ 45 million (as of 2008)
A few years ago, the famous investor acquired one of the most prestigious apartments in New York - a penthouse with an area of almost 1000 sq. meters in an elite house on the border of Central Park. This property has skyrocketed in value over the years. According to rumors, Loeb has already put the apartment up for sale and hopes to bail out up to $ 100 million for it.
Owner: Lakshmi Mittal (net worth $ 16.5 billion)
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Location: London
Cost: about $ 90 million (as of 2004)
The Indian tycoon also made it to the top with his second home on London Billionaires Street. He bought this estate with an area of more than 5 hectares from the father of his neighbor Bernie Ecclestone and, having invested several million in reconstruction, renamed the object to Taj Mittal. The house has 12 bedrooms, a swimming pool and marble, in the manufacture of which sand was used from the same quarry as in the construction of the Taj Mahal.
Owner: Dmitry Rybolovlev (fortune - $ 9.1 billion)
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Location: Palm Beach, Florida
Cost: $ 95 million
Mansion with an area of 33,000 sq. meters on the oceanfront once belonged to Donald Trump: 18 bedrooms and 22 bathrooms, a garage for 48 cars, a fitness center, home theater, library and wine cellar. Maison de L'Amite translates from French as "house of friendship", but the name is not very true. In 2008, the house was bought by a Russian billionaire, paying a record $ 95 million for the state, but almost immediately the ex-wife of the former owner of Uralkali Elena began to challenge the rights to the asset in court, demanding that it be transferred to her ownership after the divorce.
Promised Land
Owner: Oprah Winfrey (net worth $ 2.8 billion)
Cost: $ 88 million (as of 2012)
The former owner of Uralkali last year pulled off the loudest real estate deal on the New York market. The investment firm, whose beneficiary is the daughter of a billionaire, acquired an apartment in the most prestigious building in the metropolis on the outskirts of Central Park. The over 600 square meters penthouse was purchased by the student Yekaterina's structure just 6 weeks after it was put up for sale. At the same time, the new owners did not bargain and purchased the object at the requested price. It turned out that a square meter of an apartment cost a record amount for the United States - $ 13,500.
Owner: Petra Ecclestone, daughter of Bernie Ecclestone (net worth $ 3.8 billion)
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Location: Los Angeles
Cost: $ 85 million (as of 2011)
Initially, the estate with an area of over 5 hectares was put up for auction for $ 150 million. As a result, the sellers had to make a discount so that another heiress of the founder of Formula 1 would become the new owner of the property. The estate is equipped with every possible comfort: a dog grooming room, five bars, a gift wrapping room, a flower salon with a professional florist and a bowling alley.
Michael Dell and other billionaires are selling their estates. What do hundreds of millions of dollars of mansions hide? Warren Buffett has lived in the same house since 1958, but other billionaires change homes as often as we change light bulbs.
Most of the properties owned by billionaires and put up for sale today were purchased or completed by them in the past five years, and some of the buildings have not even been lived in. Realtors explain this tendency to change places among the wealthiest clients simply: they always strive to get the best.
Michael Dell, Dell Computers (net worth $ 22.7 billion)
What he sells: 9000 sq. m with five bedrooms, six full bathrooms and terraces with a total area of 4,700 sq. m.
The villa overlooks the Gulf of California, along with a collection of works by Latin American and Mexican artists.
Price: $ 18.5 million
Thomas Tall, producer (net worth $ 1.1 billion)
What he sells: California estate with a total area of 13 hectares with a mansion of 32,000 sq. m (12 bedrooms and 18 bathrooms). In addition to the mansion, there is an organic farm, a private museum and a garden that recreates Monet's paintings.
Price: $ 85 million
Jeff Green, investor (net worth $ 3.8 billion)
What he sells: Palazzo di Amore estate in Beverly Hills with an area of 10 hectares with a mansion with 12 bedrooms. The estate has a garage for 27 cars, a bowling alley and a ballroom, and a vineyard.
Price: $ 129 million
Petra Stunt (daughter of Formula 1 founder Bernie Ecclestone with a fortune of $ 3.5 billion)
What he sells: The Manor, California, 56,500 sq. m with 14 bedrooms and 27 bathrooms. There are 123 rooms in the mansion, there is also a hairdressing salon and a spa area.
Price: $ 200 million
Jerry Perencio, Univision (died 2017 with a fortune of $ 2.8 billion)
What is for sale: an estate with a mansion of 25,000 sq. m, a tennis court and a garage for 40 cars. Part of the Perencio estate was the land on which the house that once belonged to Ronald Reagan stands.
