The Deets: 33 bedrooms, 34 full and 13 half bathrooms, 84,988 square feet of living spaceWhy Is It So Expensive? Land. To be specific, 15.65 acres if it, in a walled compound, and 1,200 feet of beachfront on this barrier island near Palm Beach. It stretches from the ocean to the Intracoastal. The home was originally designed in the 1940s by architect Marion Sims Wyeth, a favorite son of Palm Beach. Also: it is huge.
Le Palais Royal
Price: $159 million
Location: Hillsboro Beach, Florida.
The Deets: 17 beds, 20 full and 11 partial baths, 70,774 square feetWhy Is It So Expensive? This is not to be confused with Versailles, the 90,000-square-foot home featured in the Queen of Versailles documentary, but it’s still got plenty to boast about (and, hey, it didn’t get stalled like that one). This one is on over four acres of beachfront, with the first IMAX home theater (which can run $1 million itself), a Go-Kart track, and ice skating rink, and a $2 million grand staircase.
Mon Reve
Price: $150 million
Location: Los Angeles.
The Deets: 10 beds, 20 full baths, 38,000 square feetWhy Is It So Expensive? Yes, location still matters. Carolwood Drive is a prestigious address, and it’s seen a lot of very high-priced sales. Mon Reve was Barbra Streisand’s old estate, where this new home, along with its “Club Mon Reve”—lounge, wine room, theater complex—now sits. There’s also parking for 50 cars: it’s Hollywood party-ready.
Briar Patch
Price: $140 million