Posts with tag Greenwich real estate

We thought the Crespi/Hicks Estate in Dallas was expensive at $135 million, but this brand new listing blows that right out of the water. The Greenwich, Conn., estate of timber mogul John Rudey has just hit the market for an absolutely astounding $190 million -- making it the highest priced listing for a private home in... Continue Reading »

You'd think that the owners of Regis Philbin's former Greenwich, Conn., home would maintain the stately, back-country house in homage to the legendary television personality. But instead, Raymond and Yanina LaChance have announced they want to tear the home down completely -- and replace it with a home double its size,... Continue Reading »

You can probably tell we're big on lakeside, tree-fringed homes. Well, this one has both, and then some. This magnificent, $14.9 million, Tudor-inspired estate in Greenwich, Conn., boasts an 800-foot-long shoreline and private dock, and is also nestled within its own private forest of lush trees. In addition to 6 1/2... Continue Reading »

By Erika Riggs After trying to sell his Greenwich, Conn., estate on and off for the past five years, the former TV host has finally sold the home for $3 million, according to The Wall Street Journal. With retirement came a bit of real estate luck for TV personality Regis Philbin. The talk show host first listed the... Continue Reading »

Though the name "Oldfield Farm" may conjure images of a charming, rustic property complete with barn, hayloft and livestock, the Oldfield Farm in Greenwich, Conn., is anything but. This grand, Palladian-style mansion, currently on the market for $39.6 million, is about as far from down-home living as you can get.... Continue Reading »

With hedge fund managers' lucrative performance fees having taken a hit along with the rest of the economy, one town's real estate market is paying the price. Greenwich, Conn., where hedge funders had set up shop in droves after tiring of the Manhattan commute, has seen its uber-luxury home inventory skyrocket recently,... Continue Reading »

NEW YORK -- A Connecticut mansion once owned by the late hotel and real estate magnates Harry and Leona Helmsley has been put up for sale by its current owner, who's asking $42.9 million for the 40-acre estate less than a year after buying it for $35 million. The property in affluent Greenwich (GREN'-ich) made headlines... Continue Reading »

The Queen of Mean's Greenwich, Conn., mansion got the ultimate revenge on the tacky tax evader. The sale of Dunnellen Hall, home to the late hotel and real estate investor Leona Helmsley, closed yesterday for $35 million, a far cry from the over-the-top pleasure palace's original $125-million price tag. While the selling... Continue Reading »