Inspired by this: http://hubski.com/pub?id=15018

1st up, Nick Cage's Bel Air mansion, 363 Copa De Oro, originally built by Charlie Chaplin, originally offered at $35 million, finally sold for $11 million:

http://weahomes.com/slideshows/647/slideshow.html http://www.redfin.com/CA/Los-Angeles/363-Copa-De-Oro-Rd-9007...

Next, Candy Spelling's house, originally up for $150 million, eventually sold for $85 million to Petra Ecclestone: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmWpACNoHtw

Most expensive spec home ever built, Portabello, in Orange County: http://portabello.com/ http://twistedsifter.com/2011/06/portabello-estate-orange-co...

Supposedly ask $75m, supposedly sold $35.1m, but that's up to question: http://priceypads.com/21595/portabello-estate-sold/

Antilia, Mukesh Abmani's "billion dollar" 27-story pleasure palace for six:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antilia_(building) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCluD684V5Y

And, for shits'n'giggles, the "Darth Vader House", a landmark up Solstice Canyon (which I think is under foreclosure): http://la.curbed.com/archives/2007/09/malibu_mystery.php

Add your own!

sounds_sound: When I moved to Vancouver, the room that I ended up renting (from craigslist) is in the oldest money neighborhood west of Toronto. To give you an example, I checked out a book from the library called 'The Essential Guide to Vancouver Architecture' and the house I was living in was in that book! Anyway, just down the street, TWO cranes were, and still are, erecting the biggest house in Canada. 48,000 sq feet on paper - 60,000 sq feet all day with services. Apparently the guy is a trader who is really protective of his daughter, so instead of letting her run around town all night - she can go out dancing at home in her very own night club (which lowers and becomes a swimming pool) that way, when she gets roofied, she can at least get raped in her own bed. It's been interesting watching the building go up, to say the least.

Your waterfall muse is nice. Worth working for. Reminds me of Lawrence Halprin: http://whereintheworldispatty.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02... - He's big out here :)


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