Mr. Malibu Real Estate Tours - Colony Luxury Lease
From: Marketing - Beach Homes Sell on MalibuHD Real Estate
Bovi Real Estate presents this exclusive penthouse
for sale, an exceptional and very exclusive apartment, located on
the fourth floor of one of Rome's most beautiful historical street
Via Frattina , in the heart of the city very near to Piazza di
Spagna.
From the large entrance hall you access to the double living room,
1 dining room, 2 bedrooms, 01 kitchen, 2 bathroom, 01 utility room,
01 terrace
Interior: 150 Sqm.
Exterior: 17 Sqm.
Property Type: Apartment
contact: ib@bovire.com
www.bovire.com
Mr. Malibu Real Estate partner Raphael T. Harris covered in The New York Times this week.
An Intermingling of History and Luxury in Italy
By ROXANA POPESCU
POSITANO, ITALY - The Mediterranean cliff side town of Positano has long called to artists and writers. John Steinbeck, Andy Warhol and Coco Chanel all spent time here, enjoying its beautiful sunsets and lazy afternoons.
Higher still, in the mountains above the town, is the Palazzo Santa Croce. The house, built between 1700 and 1716 as a bishop's residence, has been host to its own series of celebrity visitors, including Picasso, the Italian novelist Dino Buzzati and, more recently, the Hollywood actors Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel.
The stately property, recently restored with a focus on authenticity, is on the market with an asking price of €8.5 million, or $11.2 million.
Trekking up to this four-bedroom, three-terrace villa, which is painted Pompeii red and overlooks the Bay of Naples, takes considerable commitment. Step 1: Arrive in Positano by car, boat or bus. Step 2: Take a taxi or a local bus up the hill and get off at the bar. Step 3: Walk up dozens of steps, wondering where they will ever end.
But the moment visitors set foot inside the palazzo, they forget that effort, said Raphael T. Harris Jr., owner of World Real Estate Immobiliare, an agency in Messina, Italy, representing the current owners in the sale. (There is vehicle access on a small side road, but there is still a short walk to the house.)
Mr. Harris noted that the luxury market along the Amalfi Coast has been stable in recent years, partly because of the region's time-tested appeal and the enduring value of properties like this one.
The 557-square-meter, or 6,000-square-foot, house has two master bedroom suites, both with coffered ceilings, on the main level; two additional bedrooms upstairs, and a rustic, roomy kitchen with a pair of pizza and bread ovens. The furnishings are included in the sale.
There also are three large terraces, totaling 325 square meters, as well as an indoor swimming pool, a steam room and a Jacuzzi.
Several details recall the house's origin as a bishop's home, including the small wall altar in one of the master bedrooms.
The house's renovation was as grueling as it was exhilarating, said Giacomo Cinque, a fashion designer here who is a co-owner. It took four years, he said in an e-mail, to work on everything from the basement floors to the ceiling frescoes, using seven mules to haul building materials up the steep hillside.
"The hardest part of the restoration was the phase in which we restored all the paintings from the 18th century that were present in the villa, paintings on the ceiling, where skilled artisans worked for years to uncover them," he said.
Along with the restoration, the owners decorated parts of the house, including the indoor pool, with antique tiles made in the Pompeii area.
The pool "is where one can relive the days of beauty and luxury of ancient Rome, when the rich summered in Pompeii," Mr. Cinque said. "It wasn't hard to make the home luxurious by today's standards. All that was necessary was to follow its architectonic roots."
Over all, the designer said, he felt the result was well worth the effort: "You can relive history here, with all the advantages of modern life. It's like living two lives at once."
Malibu Real Estate continues to grow in 2010 and listings for Malibu Realtor Chris Cortazzo have increased. In the last issue of Homes & Land, he ran roughly 34 pages of ads. According to Malibu Builder Mark Drury, the number of luxury contructions in the past year seemed to have dipped from 3 years ago.
Famous Wells Fargo Party House sells in Malibu Colony for $14.95 Million
23360 Malibu Colony Fashion designer Nancy Heller built this early 90's era 4-bedroom, 4-bath mansion in the exclusive gated community Malibu Colony. Mr. Malibu generated a $400 Million Memorandum of Understanding with Lockheed Martin because of Nancy Heller's son Jonas' represented ICM agency interest to invest in advanced media technology. The system would have delivered interactive TV to the home if fiber optic were widespread. Mr. Malibu and Jonas would discuss the opportunity while sitting on the front beach deck of this home with fashion model Barbara Baldieri.
Nancy sold the home and its most recent owners were Lawrence and Linda Elins, victims of Bernie Madoff's Ponzi scheme, who lost the home to foreclosure. To add insult to injury, Wells Fargo bank senior VP Cheronda Guyton, who worked with foreclosed properties, was then caught hosting lavish parties there in September of 2009. Guyton's jig was up when neighbors noticed her taking long weekends at the home and decided to investigate.
Famous Sex & The City Beach home for rent - only $55,000
per month! 24826 Malibu Road. 
Microsoft Co-Founder Paul Allen Buys Carbon Beach Home
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The gorgeous white stucco-and-glass house is on the 'Bu's Billionaire Carbon Beach, where heavywieghts David Geffen, Haim Saban, Larry Ellison, and Jeffrey Katzenberg are owners. The roughly 5,800-square-foot home with five bedrooms was listed at $29,500,000. It sports a deck with a pool, a gym and a screening room, and many other features.
Paul Allen was represented by Cathy Bindley of Sotheby's International Realty and Stephen Shapiro of Westside Estate Agency, represented the seller Charles Perez, who is an apparel executive.
$305 Million sale is most expensive residential real estate in history. see photo here below.
Every time the experts announce a slump in the real estate market, there is a record breaking sale that speaks otherwise. Just when we began to believe the current downturn in sales prices, this $305 million sale takes place. A home in Monaco has become the world's most expensive home after it sold for $305 million. This is not a massive mansion; it is a two story apartment.
Mel Gibson home on market.
↑ Mel Gibson's home ↑
New listing in Malibu for $49,950,000 ↓
listed by Hurwitz James
9 bedrooms 12 baths
Skorpios Island bought by Giorgio Armani
Italian fashion designer Giorgio Armani edged out big names like
Bill Gates, Roman Abramovich and Madonna, to become the new owner
of Skorpios- one of the most beautiful and expensive private
islands in the world.
Located off the western coast of Greece, the prior owner of the
island includes shipping billionaire Aristotle Onassis. The island
features a lavish villa called the Pink House, tennis courts and
gardens. The hushed up deal is said to be sealed at $190
million.
***MR. MALIBU MAKES MALIBU REAL ESTATE HISTORY***
Mr. Malibu is the first person to host a filmed Real
Estate Tour of a new custom beach home in Malibu.
February 2010 - MalibuHD Power News
Celebrity News - Mr. Malibu tours $15 Million custom home on Malibu Road represented by TJ Williams. Limited prime properties are going up in value and there are signs the Malibu Real Estate market is on the rebound. Enjoy the entertainment as you see the luxury lifestyle features in HD viewing.
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CONTACT: MalibuHD@yahoo.com Mr. Malibu tours this trophy Malibu Colony luxury lease beach home that radiates the globally sought after lifestyle of casual elegance. With its exquisite contemporary Mediterranean design, this luxury beach estate features flexible layouts, ample amenities, and proven excellence in first class comfort.
PAUL ALLEN's NEW CARBON BEACH HOME
Mr. Malibu at the New Legacy Park
