Unless you are one of the lucky few living in a 10,000-square-foot townhouse, New York can feel very cramped at times. It’s natural to occasionally dream of living larger. Well, elsewhere in this massive country of ours homes are big — so big, you’ll be thankful you’re living in a studio and not paying the air-conditioning bills on these behemoths. Here is a look at the five biggest homes in America that are currently on the market.
Forbes collaborated with Trulia to find the largest mansions in the country. And of course they found that living large doesn’t come cheap: prices ranged from $8 million to $159 million.
5.
Address: 5115 Northside Drive
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Size: 30,000 square feet
Price: $8 million
This mansion is located within a gated community on 3.4 acres in Atlanta. It has eight bedrooms, eight bathrooms, a custom 12-seat theater, a wine cellar, a cigar room, an art gallery, a putting green, a summer kitchen, and a heated saltwater pool with a spa and waterfall.
4.
Address: 7 Fox Hunt Road
Location: Barrington, Illinois
Size: 30,000 square feet
Price: $18.775 million
This sprawling mansion is located on 70 acres of horse country in Barrington Hills. It has nine bedrooms and eight bathrooms, along with a full-sized English pub, a wine cellar, an imported Italian solarium, a gymnasium, a private massage room, a car collector’s garage, an elevator, three overgrown golf greens, a spa, “ample room for a helipad,” a pool and a library with a secret panel.
3.
A massive home in New Jersey
Address: 18 Frick Drive
Location: Alpine, New Jersey
Size: 30,000 square feet
Price: $48.88 million
Located eight miles from New York City, this 12-bedroom, 19-bathroom estate has a ballroom, a movie theater, an indoor basketball court, a 4,000-bottle wine cellar, a fitness hub and three bars.
2.
Address: 301 North Carolwood Drive
Location: Holmby Hills, California
Size: 38,000 square feet
Price: $150 million
On the site of Barbra Streisand’s old Mon Rêve estate and just across the way from Frank Sinatra’s old mansion, this newly built spec home has 10 bedrooms and 20 full bathrooms. It includes “Club Mon Rêve,” which apparently is an entertainment area with a lounge, theater complex, wine room and separate valet entrance. Outside amenities include a fireside lounge, a lap pool, several sports courts and a tree-lined hiking trail.
1.
Address: 935 Hillsboro Mile
Location: Hillsboro Beach, Florida
Size: 47,774 square feet
Price: $159 million
You might recognize this sprawling mansion from the documentary “The Queen of Versailles.” Called Le Palais Royale, the house has 4.49 acres set between the Atlantic and Intracoastal Waterway and 465 feet of oceanfront. Of course there is room for a 200-foot yacht.
It contains 19 bedrooms and 21 bathrooms, a $2 million grand staircase, a 120-year-old Austrian chandelier, more than $3 million in 22-karat gold leaf detailing, a go-cart track, an ice skating rink and a 4,500-square-foot infinity pool.
[Forbes] —Christopher Cameron