Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Welcome to Madonna's New $40 Million Mansion

Continuing on our celebrity real estate kick, we now present to you the $40 million Georgian-style brick townhouse Madonna just snapped up on Manhattan's Upper East Side.

Reminiscent of a London townhouse, the 26-room classic Georgian residence is notable for its extraordinary 57-foot width, making it one of the widest houses on the Upper East side, its 3000 sq. ft. garden bordered by tall trees, rhododendron and roses, and its double-car garage, a rarity for the neighborhood.

The 4-story townhouse has approximately 12,000 sq. ft. of living space, including a 38' x 22' drawing room with tall south windows overlooking the garden, a paneled dining room off the garden terrace, intimate library, 13 bedrooms, 11' ceilings, 9 fireplaces, Georgian staircase, elevator, and wine cellar with a grotto. Feast the eyes:

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Sunday, March 29, 2009

Inside Lenny Kravitz's Bond-Like Lair


The waterfront Miami Beach mansion rocker Lenny Kravitz just listed for $2.8 million (above) may not be to everyone's taste, but it's perfect for a louche rock star who doesn't mind a little secondhand shag carpeting.

At Kravitz's behest, designer Michael Czysz spent over $1 million turning the 5,700-sq.-ft. 1950s spread into a "sleek, throbbing James Bond-esque den of seduction." It features a metal-grill catwalk lit from below, a mirrored white-fur tunnel, red lacquered floors, and a white handstitched padded-patent-leather bar. Overall the effect has been termed "Bordello Modern."

Here's what it looks like:



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