Welcome to the Jungle: Exotic Lautner in Malibu Asks $15 Million

Thatched pergolas, an abundance of tropical flora and an intimate setting backed up against the mountains will have you thinking Costa Rica or some other jungle locale, but this stunning post-and-beam property represents one of Malibu’s finest architectural homes. Built by none other than renowned architect John Lautner, the $15 million offering is less mid-century modern design than it is five-star resort.

The trophy home overlooks Malibu’s most coveted beach, Little Dume, and is enveloped in lush tropical landscaping that provides the perfect cover for the romantic haven. A primitive covered pathway leads the way to the one-acre summit, where the 3,650-square-foot home sits. Lined in luxuries, the four-bedroom, three-bathroom home boasts heated sandstone floors, a chef’s kitchen and the Lautner-standard walls of glass, which enjoy sprawling ocean and mountain views. However, the property’s best features are clearly found outside the home, where the lush, one-acre grounds are punctuated with jungle gardens, a pebble-stone pool and an outdoor master steam room and rain shower. Last, but certainly not least, there’s even a place to drop anchor in the protected cove below.

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To Infinity and Beyond: Jamesburg Earth Station Lists for $3 Million (PHOTOS)

0209earth1 To Infinity and Beyond: Jamesburg Earth Station Lists for $3 Million (PHOTOS)

If you have ever dreamed of owning a property that could theoretically bring you closer to the cosmos, then take a peek at the recently listed Jamesburg Earth Station in Carmel Valley, California. Commissioned by the Communications Satellite Corporation during the Kennedy administration, the massive satellite relay was used to send and receive messages from space – including some of the first moon landing photographs transmitted by astronaut Neil Armstrong & Co. in 1969. That very satellite antenna, along with a few other structures, over 160 acres of land and a sweet space history, is now on the market for $3 million.

Located on a remote hillside, the Jamesburg Earth Station was used as a functional communications station by AT&T up until 2002. The massively trestled dish stands some 97-feet high and connects to a secure warehouse facility that houses many pieces of original equipment used to communicate with astronauts in space. It also sports a considerable amount of fiber optic cabling, power generators and amenities like a fully-equipped gym, kitchen and bathroom areas. Oh, and there’s also a helipad on the premises.

Much like the aforementioned ‘Silo Home’, the Earth Station also presents one of the more formidable shelters for holding off future invasions (earthly or extraterrestrial), raptures or the dreaded zombie apocalypse. Besides being completely fenced in, the 21,000-square-foot building sports walls made of two-foot thick concrete, allowing for the structure to withstand five megaton nuclear blast. Whether this remnant of the Cold War ever beams messages into space again remains to be seen, but it certainly presents one of the more unique real estate opportunities and stories on the market today.

The listing is presented by Bert Aronson of the Aronson Team.

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Teeing Off: Five Pebble Beach Golf Course Homes (PHOTOS)

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With 18 holes that hug the rugged Carmel Bay coastline, the Pebble Beach Golf Links is arguably the most picturesque set of fairways and greens in the U.S., if not the world. Besides its many renowned golf courses, the Pebble Beach, California area is also home to some of the most coveted oceanfront estates found along the West Coast.

Amateur and professional golfers alike will be taking to the California coast this weekend for the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am and as a salute to the fine linksmen who will be teeing off, REALTOR.com brings you five golf course properties in the Pebble Beach area.

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1. Found along the 2nd green of the Pebble Beach Golf Links is this fine Mediterranean-style villa known as ‘Casa Robro’. Listed for $17.5 million, Casa Robro (at top and above) features a 6,953-square-foot main home that has a total of five bedrooms and six bathrooms, along with a separate 1,072-square-foot “gate house” that offers an additional two bedrooms and two baths. The living room, formal dining room and rear patio area look out over the links and share expansive views of the surrounding coastline.

2. Looking for a home where you can take in every fantastic tournament finish? Well, look no further than the ‘Chappellet Estate’. Offered for $15 million, Chappellet Estate boasts unobstructed views of the 18th green, making it one of the most coveted homes oceanfront homes in Pebble Beach. Redwoods, oaks and other laurels line the 2.75-acre property, which includes a four-bedroom main house, two-bedroom guesthouse and approximately 6,200-square-feet of living space.

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3. Resting high above the 14th hole at Pebble Beach is this nearly 9,000-square-foot contemporary masterpiece. Beyond its stunning glass façade, the home, listed for $12.75 million, offers five luxury suites, along with such amenities as a media room, exercise room, office and billiard room, each of which offers striking ocean and golf views.

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4. If you have the type of money necessary to purchase the three aforementioned homes, you might have the cash necessary to buy a prime Pebble Beach lot and build your own home. If that is the case, look no further than this 1.1 acre parcel listed for $12 million. Found along the 12th fairway and green, the lot is just minutes from Carmel Beach and includes a total of 180 feet of unobstructed views of the Pebble Beach Golf Links.

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5. While it lacks fairway views, this Tuscan-style estate located just south of the Cypress Point, Spyglass Hill and Poppy Hills golf courses brings a little something different to the table: a backyard putting green. Besides the personal putter’s paradise, the home, set on a 3.39-acre lot, includes some 6,900-square-feet of living space, with five bedrooms, eight baths, library and a media room that features a wine bar and cellar. All for a price tag of $8.9 million.

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NY Apartment Below Heiress Huguette Clark’s Co-Op Lists for $25 Million (PHOTOS)

0206recluse1 NY Apartment Below Heiress Huguette Clark’s Co Op Lists for $25 Million (PHOTOS)

Little is known of Huguette Clark’s life, given the reclusive manner in which she lived; however, after her passing in May at the age of 104, it is expected that the executor of the late copper heiress’ massive estate will begin listing her various properties – giving a much-anticipated peak into the life of the mysterious heiress and one of America’s richest families. Until then, those curious can get a slight taste of her lifestyle by way of a recently listed New York, New York apartment that lies directly below Clark’s Fifth Avenue co-op.

One the market for $25 million, the apartment below Clark’s was originally split into three separate residences, but will be reconstituted back to its original 18-room floor plan designed by celebrated Upper East Side architect, J.E.R. Carpenter, in 1915. Measuring some 6,500-square-feet – approximately 3,500-square-feet less than Clark’s eighth floor ghost abode – the five-bedroom, five-bath apartment boasts a wealth of luxe finishes, including vaulted ceilings and doorways with ornamental molding and the original hardwood flooring running throughout. Both the formal dining room and the library are lined with wood paneling and feature built-in shelves, while the living room includes a fantastic hand carved marble mantel. The apartment’s spacious master suite, which looks down over Central Park, is highlighted by a marble-laden master bath with dual sinks and large walk-in closet.

The listing is presented by John Burger of Brown Harris Stevens.

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Screenwriter Larry Levin Lists Matthew Leizer Designed Santa Monica Mod (PHOTOS)

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Screenwriter Larry Levin and his interior designer wife, Sasha Emerson, have listed their Santa Monica, California home. Levin, whose credits include “Doctor Dolittle,” “Dr. Dolittle 2” and “I Love You, Man,” originally purchased the property in 1994, and is asking $3.695 million for the mid-century modern home.

Designed by architect Matthew Leizer in 1962 and later featured in a photography spread by esteemed photojournalist Julius Shulman, the property had languished mightily for a number of years before being purchased by Levin, who saw great potential in the mid-century offering that backs Rustic Canyon Park. With the help of architect Mark Mack, the once battered post-and-beam home was revitalized.

Originally hired to remodel only the kitchen, Mack was eventually tasked with the home’s entire renovation, and did so while respecting Leizer’s original floor plans and style. The previous, L-shape floor plan was replaced with a U-shape design that included floor-to-ceiling glass-lined corridors that open the home to the backyard and pool, while the interior received a much needed facelift. In the late 90’s, following the blessed union of Levin and Emerson, the couple commissioned the addition of a second-story pavilion to accommodate their children.

Today, the property offers nearly 4,450-square-feet of living space and a total of six bedrooms and five-and-a-half baths. Both the interior and exterior of the home has Emerson’s designer stamp, with a fair use bright color, ornate-retro furniture and flair found throughout the home. It includes an open and vibrant kitchen, library, playroom and a hybrid living room-dining area that overlooks the pool, while adjacent to the rear garden is a private studio and a raised patio that features a nifty vintage chiminea.

0131levin2 Screenwriter Larry Levin Lists Matthew Leizer Designed Santa Monica Mod (PHOTOS)

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Charles A. Haertling’s ‘Menkick House’ Hits the Market in Boulder (PHOTOS)

0126menkick1 Charles A. Haertling’s Menkick House Hits the Market in Boulder (PHOTOS)

An iconic mid-century mod by celebrated organic architect Charles A. Haertling has hit the market in Boulder, Colorado. Known as the “Menkick House,” Haertling’s award-winning Usonian design has been made available for the first time in 30 years, and comes with a list price of $6.5 million.

Completed in 1970, Haertling built the Menkick House around a natural rock outcropping found on the property’s 1.1 acre lot in West Boulder, shaping it in a manner in which the tiers of the four-story home align with the three most prominent stone masses. The resulting ebb and flow of the design not only showcases the ‘Gyp Rock’, but also creates a contrast in ambiance between the two wings of the 5,780-square-foot home, all the while showcasing stunning views of the Flatirons, Red Rock and Mount Sanitas.

Three of the home’s four bedrooms, along with the kitchen, family room, media room and an art studio, are found in the northern wing. Adjacent to the kitchen and dining area is an impressive cantilever balcony and patio that overlooks the creek. The master suite connects with the rock face through a pierced, split-roof balcony, and comes complete with a bathroom lined with glass windows that give way to the surrounding landscapes.

The listing is presented by James Simpson of Sotheby’s International Realty – Boulder.

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Wall Street Billionaire’s Weekend Sporting Estate Listed for $30 Million (PHOTOS)

0116tudorfarms1 Wall Street Billionaire’s Weekend Sporting Estate Listed for $30 Million (PHOTOS)

There are hunting lodges and then there are hunting lodges. Hedge fund billionaire Paul Tudor Jones – ranked Forbes Magazine’s 336th richest in the world at $3.2 billion – certainly put his money to work when he commissioned the building of this unworldly “weekend sporting estate” in Cambridge, Maryland. The estate is, putting it mildly, colossal. It encompasses more than 6,250 acres of private wetland and woodlands, designed for the utmost in hunting, fishing, riding and other recreational possibilities, and comes priced accordingly at a whopping $30 million.

At the heart of the estate is an enormous, Adirondack-style main lodge with a total of eleven bedrooms and ten-and-a-half baths. Roughly the size of a small hotel, the three-story main lodge features eight fireplaces, along with all the amenities and extravagances one would expect of a Wall Street hedge fund manager. Standard offerings like a living room with lake views, game room, gourmet kitchen and formal dining room with 360-degree mural are all there, as are a few of the more elaborate accommodations like a yoga room and sauna; however, as grand as the main lodge is, it somewhat pales in comparison to all other things found on the property. Riding ring and stables? Check. Indoor tennis and basketball courts? You bet. A kennel and racing track? Of course. And that’s before taking into account the nine square miles of carefully managed hunting and fishing areas that are stocked full of native wildlife and game.

The listing is presented by Michael Rankin of Sotheby’s International Realty.

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Alabama vs LSU: BCS Championship Real Estate Showdown (PHOTOS)

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The LSU Tigers and Alabama Crimson Tide are set to battle for the national championship and college football bragging rights on Monday and in honor of the two SEC powerhouse schools, REALTOR.com is pitting two standout estates, one from each team’s home state, against each other in a BCS-style real estate showdown.

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Representing the Crimson Tide and the ‘Heart of Dixie’ is a massive 14-acre luxury estate in Huntsville, Alabama. Measuring in at 13,450-square-feet, the two-story mansion includes a total of eight bedrooms and twelve baths, elevator, banquet hall, theater room (above,) media room, exercise room and sauna.  The home opens to a spectacular curved granite and glass staircase, and sports a stylish and contemporary interior design with vaulted wood ceilings, marble floors and polished steel finishes.

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And while the estate is, in itself, quite impressive, the amenities found throughout the grounds, such as the pool, pool house with poolside bar, manicured walking trails, private park and playground, basketball court and a regulation-size football field complete with goal posts (above,) is where the home really shines. Fittingly, the property, listed for $3.5 million, is owned by perhaps the greatest offensive tackle in NFL history, former Seattle Seahawks standout and ‘Bama native, Walter Jones.

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Holding the flag for the Tigers and the Bayou State is one of the finest homes currently on the market in New Orleans, Louisiana. A well-preserved example of the Italian neoclassical architecture found in the Garden District, the 12,000-square-foot mansion (above) is the stark opposite of its showdown opponent.  Known as ‘The Robinson House’, the property, listed for $12.5 million, was designed by architect Henry Howard for tobacco merchant Walter Robinson between 1859 and 1865.

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The regal exterior of the two-story property is highlighted by detailed ironwork, Corinthian columns and a distinctively curved portico that contours to the surrounding landscape and gives the home its striking appearance. The level of detail seen on the outside of the estate is not lost within. Elaborate finishes and molding are found in nearly every room of the nine-bedroom, ten-bathroom home, and range in detail from simple to borderline Sistine Chapel-quality. Adjacent to the mansion is a well-manicured courtyard that features ornate fountains set around a private pool area.

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Castle Rogue’s Manor in Eureka Springs, Arkansas for $1.8 Million (PHOTOS)

1222arcastle1 Castle Rogue’s Manor in Eureka Springs, Arkansas for $1.8 Million (PHOTOS)

When the topic of real estate in Arkansas comes up, probably the last type of home to pop into one’s mind is a castle. However, overlooking the White River in the town of Eureka Springs, Arkansas sits a massive estate with Middle Ages flair known as Castle Rogue’s Manor. Listed for $1.8 million, the 15,000-square-foot castle has been used primarily as a tourist and special events center over the past few years, and is currently insured as a museum.

Built in 1985, native woods such as black walnut, red cedar and salvaged redwood from the Ozarks were incorporated into the original design and take center stage throughout the interior of the 12-bedroom, 13-bathroom estate. Dubbed “A man’s home” in a feature by the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Castle Rogue’s Manor takes a major step into the realm of fantasy fortresses with a six-floor ‘Gate’s Keeper’ cottage, massive great hall, two guard towers and a number of other structures, all modeled in medieval cathedral-style.

Possible uses for the compound include turning the property into a resort or corporate retreat, but if you are going to pony up the coffers for such an estate, it seems like the way cooler option would be to turn it into one’s own personal stronghold, and rule the included 17-acres like the proverbial king (or queen) of the castle.

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California Modern Design in Los Angeles Listed for $3.45 Mil (PHOTOS)

1219sarbu1 California Modern Design in Los Angeles Listed for $3.45 Mil (PHOTOS)

Today in Los Angeles, California mid-century architectural (and eye-candy) offerings is a sleek spread that sits perched atop the hills of West Hollywood, overlooking Sunset Boulevard. Owned by Romanian film producer Almar Sarbu, the recently remodeled property was built in 1936 and features the quintessential California Modern style; an open and spacious layout flows from room to room, while a row of floor-to-ceiling windows and sliding doors look out onto the exterior of the property, connecting the home with the heart of the city.

Spread over 2,859-square-feet, the single-level home includes a total of two bedrooms and three-and-a-half baths. A terrazzo-lined entryway opens to a spacious living room, media room, formal dining room, office and wet bar. Enveloping the rear of the property is a hardwood deck that hugs the hillside and links to an incredible infinity pool and spa that, like the rest of the home, enjoy unobstructed panoramic views that stretch as far as the Pacific Ocean. On the market for $3.45 million, the listing is presented by Alex Brunkhorst of Coldwell Banker.

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