Others have proven impossible to confirm. Like the $500 million property in L.A. that topped Christie's list, which we reported on in May 2015, but the actual listing is nowhere to be found. Of the 23 discovered by Christie’s, we confirmed 21, but only the below 14 would let us use images.
The offerings are robust, but chances are slim that there’ll be bidding wars. That Hong Kong home that sold this year for $107 million was apparently 25 percent less than analysts predicted. And word has it that the Playboy mansion sold almost 50 percent of the original ask.
Although, as Conn says, “Fifty percent off $200 million is still $100 million.”
Le Palais Bulles ("Bubble Palace")
Price: $455 million
Location: Theoule Sur Mer, Provence-Alpes-Cote D'Azur, France
The Deets: 10 bedroom suites (“decorated by contemporary artists”), 12,916 square feet.Why Is It So Expensive? Designed by the architect Antti LOVAG, Pierre Cardin’s former lair has a 500-seat auditorium and a lounge with panoramic views of the bay of Cannes—and an out-of-this-world style. Think high design versions of Luke Skywalker’s home on Tatooine or a Bond villains lair.
Gemini
Price: $195 million
Location: Manalapan, Florida