A host of homes recently put up for sale by industry billionaires include what Zillow says are some of the most desirable home amenities of the moment, including under-counter refrigerators, art-deco features and elaborate outdoor spaces with a pool, shower and kitchens of their own.
Key facts
- Zillow earlier this month put out a list of features that help homes sell faster”and for more money” including pizza ovens (homes with these sell for 1.9% more than those without), outdoor showers (2.6%), soapstone countertops (3%) and outdoor kitchens (1.7%).
- Houses with fenced yards and saltwater pools sell almost three days faster than those without, according to the home listing website, and those with dedicated spaces for indoor plants and curvy, art deco-like architecture can sell five and six days faster, respectively.
- Such amenities are plentiful among the half-dozen homes that billionaires currently have listed for sale in hot markets like Miami, Los Angeles and the Hamptons”software billionaire David Duffield’s Fieldhaven Estate has an outdoor catering kitchen with dual ovens, for example, and the elaborate Casa Encantada in California includes a 60-foot pool and botanical garden.
A Bel-Air billionaire’s playground
A Bel-Air estate that already holds two records as America’s most-expensive home is back on the market in California for $195 million, $55 million below its original $250 million asking price listed in June 2023. Named Casa Encantada, the impressive estate sits on 8.4 acres overlooking the Bel Air Country Club and includes a 40,000-square-foot main house with a wood-paneled library, seven bedrooms, 20 bathrooms and 3,500-square-foot primary suite. The grounds of the property include a 60-foot pool, botanical garden and tennis court with a viewing pavilion. The estate was listed by former internet billionaire Gary Winnick and his wife before his death in November, and former occupants have included Hilton Hotels founder Conrad Hilton and Dole foods billionaire David Murdock.
Sheldon Solow’s waterfront mansion
The Hamptons home of late billionaire real estate developer Sheldon Solow has hit the market for $45 million in Wainscott, New York.
The 10,000-square-foot mansion built on 14 acres of waterfront land has seven bedrooms, 11 bathrooms and amenities including a spacious library, home theatre and gym. Also included in the listing are a detached three-car garage, heated pool and separate pool house.
Dan Loeb’s high-dollar Miami pad
Hedge fund billionaire Daniel Loeb has listed his Miami Beach home for sale at $45 million just three years after he purchased it from real estate developer Peter Fine for a reported $20 million in 2021.
The two-story waterfront home includes seven bedrooms and 12 bathrooms in its 16,300-square-feet of living space, as well as a wine cellar, home theater, elevator, roof deck, three-car garage and boat dock on Biscayne Bay.
Adam Weitsman’s social media find
The penthouse Upstate Shredding CEO Adam Weitsman reportedly bought after only having seen it on Instagram has been listed for sale in Sunny Isles, Florida for $39 million – a major hike from the $23.5 million he bought it for just two years ago.
The 11,600-square-foot condo includes six bedrooms and 10 bathrooms, 360-degree views, a four-car garage, gym and steam room.
Bay Area estate built by David Duffield
A home called Fieldhaven Estate that reportedly cost software billionaire David Duffield $135 million to build back in 2012 is currently on the market for $35 million in Alamo, California – about 30 miles east of San Francisco.
The sprawling, 23,000-square-foot home is listed by Marilee Headen of Compass and Taso Tsako of Engel & Volkers and includes 10 bedrooms and 22 bathrooms with an oversized pool and solar field that powers the property.
The estate also comes with a custom car barn with space for more than 20 vehicles and a guest house built on top.
Marc Andreeseen’s custom-built villa
Venture capital billionaire Marc Andreeseen has listed his longtime Northern California home for sale at $33.3 million.
Reportedly built in the 1990s but extensively renovated by Andreessen and his wife since they first bought it in 2007, the property has five bedrooms, eight baths, a four-car garage and double kitchens in the main home. The property also includes a one-bedroom guest house.
Big number
$110 million. That’s how much Casino namesake Steve Wynn and brokerage billionaire Thomas Peterffy are set to spend on a mansion in Aspen, Colorado, according to the Wall Street Journal.
The pair will buy the house – which already holds the record for the most expensive home ever sold in the town – from Canadian hockey player Patrick Dovigi, who bought it for just north of $72 million in 2021.
The 22,400-square-foot home includes 11 bedrooms, 17 bathrooms and sweeping views of downtown Aspen.
Surprising fact
Billionaire Daniel Snyder (who sold the Washington Commanders football team last summer) recently took his Washington D.C. home off the market and donated it to the American Cancer Society.
After a year of trying to sell – it was first listed at $49 million and then reduced to $34.9 million – Snyder pulled the listing.
The society told the Washington Post it plans to sell the property and use the proceeds “to advance our mission of improving the lives of cancer patients and their families.”
The 30,000-square-foot residence has six bedrooms, a library, gym, spa, office, wine cellar, theater and living room that overlooks the Potomac River. Snyder’s wife has been a longtime cancer awareness advocate since she was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2008.
This article was first published on forbes.com and all figures are in USD.
