Quintessentially One – The World’s Finest Floating Private Club

Posted in: Luxury Real Estate, Travel, Yachts and Ships- Aug 18, 2010 No Comments

The super yachts of all super yachts, the Quintessentially One is the worlds preeminent luxury yacht with twelve three-level residential apartments and a boutique hotel set to sail the world’s seven seas in 2013.   Located on the top decks of the ship, each apartment has been decked out to the nines.  Buyers of these properties [...]

Huguette Clark – Mysterious Millionaire Heiress Who Never Visits Any Of Her Mansions or Real Estate

Posted in: Luxury Real Estate, Millionaires and Billionaires- Aug 03, 2010 No Comments

Huguette Clark is one of the strangest millionaire heiresses in history and one of the richest women in America, although her name doesn’t grace the pages of Forbes or Fortune.  Now 104 years old, property records show Clark owns massive estates in Connecticut, California, and on New York’s Fifth Avenue.  As per the story on [...]

Duke Semans Mansion Sold for $44 Million

Posted in: Luxury Real Estate, Millionaires and Billionaires- Aug 03, 2010 No Comments

One of my favorite mansions in the world, the Duke Semans mansion on Fifth Avenue in New York City, was just sold for $44 million.  The classic beaux arts style mansion was acquired by Carlos Slim, who is ranked the richest man in the world after building a telecommunications empire in Mexico.  The seller is [...]

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