A property quaint enough to be cast in television’s “Martha Stewart Living,” the Holly Court Estate in Oyster Bay Cove, N.Y., is a colonial-style complex that comes with a tennis court and two onsite cottages. The 5-bed/9.5-bath high-ceilinged home is owned by hotelier Paul Stallings, proprietor of New York’s luxe Hotel on Rivington. Stallings is trying to unload the 10-acre property, which comes with a pool, five-car garage and a “huge” barn for $3.95 million. [via luxist]

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Inland and only a few miles southwest of Miami, this $4.25 million estate in Pinecrest has an abundance of what waterfront properties lack — actual land. With almost one-and-a-quarter acres of landscaped Florida real estate, the 8,700-square-foot home has plenty of room to spread out into a four-car garage and a large outdoor swimming pool. The 7-bed/9-bath home has his-and-hers master bathrooms, marble and hardwood floors, a media room and a wine cellar with floor-to-ceiling bottle storage. [via realtor]

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A enormous Austin home inspired by turn-of-the-century cottage-styled mansions in Newport, R.I, this waterfront estate was designed to honor the Vanderbilt’s iconic New England “Breakers” compound with historically accurate architecture elements and handcrafted detailing. The meticulous $13.4 million, 9-bed/10.5-bath home has roughly 15,900 square-feet on a 10-acre lot surrounded by centuries-old pecan trees on Lake Austin. Built in 1999, the home has marble on the counters and floors and an immense kitchen with commercial-grade appliances. Outside, there’s a pool and cabana and several outlying buildings big enough to serve as stables, a workshop and apparently, a hangar. [via realtor]

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Contrary to the downward arc traced by much of the country’s real estate market right now, the 16,000-square-foot estate on Basil road in McLean, Va., looks likely to fetch slightly less than double what it sold for just four years ago. The house was purchased for $8,727,327 in 2005, then the most expensive non-waterfront property in the area, and recently reemerged on the market for $17,777,777. The 3.5-acre complex has elaborate gardens, an indoor tennis court and a separate staff residence. The Colonial-style main house was built in 1999 and hosts a wine cellar, music room and home theater, wood-paneled library and a rec room for the kids. [via luxist] Continue Reading

Built on a large lot facing Lake Michigan, this $3.9 million Georgian-style Chicago home has been carefully renovated and restored to bring out its historic warmth. Built in 1930, the 6,100-square-foot home has four bedrooms, five-and-a-half bathrooms and is surrounded by professionally landscaped lawn and gardens. The two-story home has a 16-foot by 17-foot master suite with a steam bath and walk-in closets, a large kitchen with breakfast nook a den paneled in cherry and a finished basement with a rec room and bar. [via realtor]

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An impressive and historic 50-room home built in 1872, the Ames-Webster Mansion is one of Boston’s biggest properties and when bids wrap in mid-December, is expected to fetch between $18 and $25 million. Designed by Peabody & Stearns and built for industrialist Frederick Ames, the five-story mansion has 26,000 square-feet filled with 28 fireplaces, a carved oak staircase, 18-foot ceilings, a mural designed by French painter Benjamin Constant and a grand stained glass skylight by John LaFarge. The Back Bay home is currently used for office spaces and is wired for a T-1 line and has video surveillance and a swipe-card entry/security system. [via luxist, boston globe]

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Just blocks from the beach and Cedar Point County Park in picturesque East Hampton, N.Y., this new $5.7 million home will offer contemporary and subtle luxury when its completed later this year. Sims-like renderings of the 8,000-square-foot home reveal a white and open home that hugs a central courtyard outfitted with a pool and outdoor fireplace. The 6-bed/8.5-bath stucco home is laid out on a tree-line 1.75-acre plot with a detached three-car garage and a large, manicured yard. [via realtor]

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This Spanish-style Los Angeles home is brand new and has views of the ocean and the Santa Monica Mountains. The 6,200-square-foot home is on a half-acre lot nestled between Brentwood and Bel Air, outfitted with an outdook kitchen, a fenced-off pool and a guesthouse with its own laundry room. The main house has six bedrooms and five-and-a-half baths, a kitchen stocked with Wolf and Sub-Zero appliances and twin dishwashers. The master suite has vaulted ceilings and his and hers walk-in closets. The $8.29 million home has the latest in green tech, and utilizes high efficiency windows, rooftop solar panels and tank-less water heaters throughout. [via realtor]

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Despite a few attempts in recent years, talk show host Leeza Gibbons has yet to find a buyer for her 11,100-square-foot compound on an acre-plus plot in Hollywood Hills. The celeb is trying again, this time discounting the 7-bed/5-bath to $6.85 million from its $8.75 million high point in 2005. The Mediterranean-style home was built in 1926, was once owned by Joan Crawford, and has been completely remodeled to restore antique elements while retrofitting contemporary fixtures and appliances. A 2000 remodel added a two-and-a-half story guesthouse with an art studio, while the main house has been outfitted with a media room, gym, sauna and a handy separate entrance for staffers. [via luxist]

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