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    Home of the Week: Star Athletes Caroline Wozniacki and Dave Lee List Their Island Condo in Miami for $17.5 Million

    Downsizing is typically what happens when the kids leave home, Medicare kicks in and the yard work becomes too much.
    But for tennis great Caroline Wozniacki, 30, and her former NBA All-Star husband David Lee, 37, the decision to list their spectacular five-bed condo on Miami’s super-exclusive Fisher Island, is all about size. Seems 8,430-square-feet is just too much space.

    “They are staying on Fisher. They just didn’t need as big of a unit,” says Jill Hertzberg, broker and cofounder of the Jills Zeder Group at Coldwell Banker Realty, which holds the listing.

    Of course, for the newly-retired couple—Wozniacki called it quits last year and Lee in 2017—it might also have something to do with the $208,077 in annual property taxes and the $10,254 monthly association dues. Living on the ultra-private enclave of Fisher Island is far from cheap.
    Not that its roughly 800 residents likely worry too much. The island, reached only by private ferry, has the distinction of being one of the wealthiest zip codes in the US.
    Miami’s Fisher Island can only be reached by private ferry, boat or chopper.  Photo: Courtesy of The Jill Zeder Group/Lifestyle Production Group

    Here home owners include a host of celebs, captains of industry and investors. Canadian billionaire and Aston Martin chairman Lawrence Stroll just last month sold a four-bed condo, formerly owned by Oprah, for $20 million.
    If the couple sells the sprawling eighth-floor pad for close to the $17.5 million asking, it should result in a tidy profit. According to records, they bought the place in 2018 for $13.5 million.
    Views from the media room.  Photo: Courtesy of The Jill Zeder Group/Lifestyle Production Group

    The home itself is part of the 10-story, Palazzo Del Sol building, which was completed in 2016. The 46-unit tower claims “six-star” concierge service with such luxuries as a butler-staffed aperitivo bar and lounge, hair and makeup salon, massage room and world-class gym.
    In addition to the condo’s 8,400-square-feet of living space, it has 2,500 square feet of covered terraces providing no fewer than six outdoor living areas.
    One of six terraces.  Photo: Courtesy of The Jill Zeder Group/Lifestyle Production Group

    The balconies provide jaw-dropping views of Biscayne Bay, the Miami Beach Marina, the main cruise-ship alley that’s Government Cut, and the crashing Atlantic.
    A private elevator whisks you to the home’s grand entrance and into its open-plan layout. Ten-foot-high, floor-to-ceiling windows flood the space with light. The vast west-facing living room offers views of the sunset and twinkling downtown Miami skyline.

    The spacious living room.  Photo: Courtesy of The Jill Zeder Group/Lifestyle Production Group

    The room flows into the home’s sleek, gourmet kitchen with its Gaggenau and Sub-Zero appliances and large marble-topped island. Steps away is a formal dining room, media room and rec room with pool table and bar.
    In total, there are five bedrooms and five-and-a-half bathrooms. Without doubt, the highlight of the spacious primary suite is its huge dual walk-in closets.
    The dining area.  Photo: Courtesy of The Jill Zeder Group/Lifestyle Production Group

    Listing photos show Wozniacki’s impressive shoe, handbag and designer sunglasses collection, along with Lee’s extensive display of trainers. We stopped counting at 60 pairs.
    Additional owners’ suite features include Statuaria book-matched marble and Starphire glass in the bathrooms, Apure lighting by Porsche Design, along with premium Dornbracht and Duravit fixtures.
    And, if you like the look of all the furniture and furnishings, you’re in luck: They’re included in the asking price.
    The sleek kitchen.  Photo: Courtesy of The Jill Zeder Group/Lifestyle Production Group

    As for the 216-acre Fisher Island itself—reached only by private ferry, boat or helicopter—there’s no shortage of five-star amenities. They include a beach club, spa, gourmet market, fine restaurants, two deep-water marinas and even a private school that offers Mandarin classes.
    It also features a nine-hole golf course, as well as the Fisher Island Racquet Club with its 17 tennis courts, one of which is named after Wozniacki, who still plays there.
    The games room.  Photo: Courtesy of The Jill Zeder Group/Lifestyle Production Group

    Before retiring in January 2020, the Danish tennis pro is credited with winning a total of 30 Women’s Tennis Association singles titles, a Grand Slam in 2018, and holding top ranking for a combined total of 71 weeks. She’s ranked fifth in all-time prize earnings of more than $35 million during her 15-year career.
    Husband David Lee is a two-time NBA basketball All-Star who played for the New York Knicks and Golden State Warriors.
    As for the couple’s next Fisher Island home, they have their choice—right now there are no fewer than 89 listed on Zillow. They range in price from $750,000 for a teeny 890-square-footer to $29.5 million for a whopping 10,000-square-foot rooftop penthouse.

    The primary bedroom suite.  Photo: Courtesy of The Jill Zeder Group/Lifestyle Production Group

    One of two walk-in closets in the primary suite.  Photo: Courtesy of The Jill Zeder Group/Lifestyle Production Group

    The other walk-in.  Photo: Courtesy of The Jill Zeder Group/Lifestyle Production Group

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    Inside Trevor Noah’s $27.5 Million Modern Mansion in Bel Air

    About four months after he sold his “starter” Bel Air estate for $21.7 million to a still-unidentified buyer, Trevor Noah has bounced back with a real estate upgrade in the same neighborhood — property records reveal the South African “Daily Show” host has dropped a whopping $27.5 million on another Bel Air mansion. The two houses are only about a mile apart as the crow flies, though the latest acquisition is considerably more private and even more aggressively contemporary than Noah’s first L.A. home.
    Completed in 2014, the blocky structure was designed by Harvard-trained architect Mark Rios as a personal residence for himself and his husband, fertility specialist Dr. Guy Ringler. The couple originally listed the 11,000-square-foot manse in early 2018 for $36 million; the pricetag subsequently plummeted to $29.5 million. Eventually, along came Noah, though the $27.5 million sale price likely represents a financial win for Rios, who acquired the .97-acre hillside property way back in 1996 for a paltry $650,000.
    A view of the home’s stunning outdoor space.  Redfin

    All but invisible from the street behind a sky-piercing wall of bamboo, the house was inspired by the Japanese design ethos of pared-back simplicity and soothing aesthetics, per Rios. Nearly every room offers monolithic floor-to-ceiling walls of glass, the chicly minimalist kitchen has rich oak cabinetry, and there’s a Japanese-style spa with stunning views over the Santa Monica mountains and — on a clear day — to the Pacific Ocean.
    On the home’s lowest level, each room includes a full wall of retractable windows for the ultimate indoor/outdoor living experience.  Upstairs, the main level flaunts grandly-scaled living, dining, and family rooms; a staircase hewn from imported German wood leads to the private upper level, where there are four ensuite guest bedrooms and a master suite with dual stone-floored baths and dual dressing rooms with backlit cabinetry, plus a so-called “manager’s berth,” per the listing. The house also sports a unique penthouse level solely dedicated to a deluxe movie theater, where walls disappear at the touch of a button, opening to a rooftop deck with a bar seating area.
    The property’s grounds are every bit as carefully curated as the house itself, with minimalist expanses of geometric lawns, a featureless motor court that can easily accommodate 10 cars, and an infinity-edged swimming pool daringly perched directly over the home’s basement level living spaces. Some of the vast array of other amenities inside and out include a gym, an office for a full-time security detail, library, pricey Crestron home automation and an elevator. Out back, adjoining the swimming pool, there’s a wee cabana with a wet bar, BBQ, and rooftop lounge.
    The home’s private gym.  Redfin

    Noah, 36, has helmed Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show” since 2015. In 2017, he signed a lucrative contract extension that will keep him in the host’s chair through the end of 2022. And on the residential front, the bicoastal media mogul also continues to own his snazzy Manhattan duplex, acquired in 2017 for $10.1 million.
    Linda May and Drew Fenton of Hilton & Hyland held the listing; Jonah Wilson, also of Hilton & Hyland, repped Noah. See more photos of the home below:
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    Trevor Noah Buys Bel Air Home For $27.5 Million

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    LOCATION: 833 Stradella Road, Los Angeles, California
    SQUARE FOOTAGE: 11,000
    BEDROOMS & BATHROOMS: 6 bedrooms & 11 bathrooms
    SELLING PRICE: $27,500,000
    The Daily Show host Trevor Noah has just purchased this modern home for $27.5 million. It is located at 833 Stradella Road in the Bel Air neighborhood of Los Angeles, California and is situated on an acre of land. Trevor previously owned THIS other Bel Air home which he recently sold for $21.7 million

    The home was built in 2014 and features approximately 11,000 square feet of living space with 6 bedrooms, 8 full and 3 half bathrooms, foyer with staircase & elevator, open concept living & dining rooms, gourmet kitchen, family room, office, library, lounge with wet bar, home theater, gym, garage and more.
    Outdoor features include a gated entrance, motor court, terraces, infinity pool and a cabana with kitchen/bar. More

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    Michelle Pfeiffer’s Historic Former LA Estate Hits the Market for $20 Million

    Michelle Pfeiffer’s Former LA Digs List for $20 MillionWill Rogers might have been the ultimate one-man media machine. Born in the Cherokee Nation, the cowboy made his way from Oklahoma to Hollywood, starring in more than 70 films—both silent and “talkies”—and had a syndicated column with The New York Times and a radio show. During the 1920s and ’30s, he was a household name across the US.

    In LA’s Pacific Palisades, Rogers has an eponymous state park to commemorate his big personality and presence as well as his love of the outdoors. He died in a plane crash in Alaska in 1935 at age 57. But just before he died, he finished the final details on a sprawling new home just minutes from the Will Rogers State Park.

    The starry legacy continued when actor Michelle Pfeiffer, along with her producer and TV writer husband, David E. Kelley, purchased the spread, which included a pool, pool house and horse stables, plus a spacious 6,250-square-foot main house. In 2001, the compound changed hands again, this time to a local venture capitalist and his family. Now they’re selling the expanded estate for $19.99 million.
    The living room.  Photo: Marc Angeles/Compass

    The current owners brought in one of interior design’s stars, Michael S. Smith (who famously decorated the White House while the Obamas were in residence), to completely renovate the inside of the main house. While looking a bit humble on the outside, the home is decidedly elegant past the front steps with crown molding, fireplaces in several rooms and high ceilings. The wide-plank hardwood floors throughout are original, as is the two-story library with its spiral staircase leading to a second-floor loft or flex space.
    The main house includes a vast country-style kitchen and pantry along with four bedrooms and four-and-a-half baths, a formal living and dining room, a windowed sitting room just off the dining area and a family room. All bedrooms are en suite and have a New England/Hamptons-cottage feel with beadboard peaked ceilings.
    The dining room.  Photo: Marc Angeles/Compass

    The current owners also built an additional guest house on the compound with two separate one-bedroom units. A staff house contains yet another bed and bath. Renovations also reached the stable, which has been converted into a spacious family fitness center. The pool house includes a full kitchen, a sauna and a spa and bath. Finally, the two-story garage has more space for a home office, with a living room and balcony. In total, the property offers five kitchens and eight bedrooms.

    Gardens connected by flagstone pathways dot the estate, connecting the vast pool area to the guest quarters on the far end of the three-acre parcel.
    The listing is held jointly by Aaron Kirman, Jeeb O’Reilly and Liz Gottainer of Aaron Kirman group at Compass. Check out more photos of the property below:
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    The primary suite.  Photo: Marc Angeles/Compass

    Another of the main house’s four bedrooms.  Photo: Marc Angeles/Compass

    One of four baths in the home.  Photo: Marc Angeles/Compass

    The stables-turned-fitness center.  Photo: Marc Angeles/Compass

    The pool and poolhouse.  Photo: Marc Angeles/Compass

    One of the units in the guest house.  Photo: Marc Angeles/Compass

    The newly built guest house.  Photo: Marc Angeles/Compass

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    $17.5 Million Condo In Miami Beach, Florida

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    LOCATION: 7081 Fisher Island Drive, Miami Beach, Florida
    SQUARE FOOTAGE: 8,430
    BEDROOMS & BATHROOMS: 5 bedrooms & 6 bathrooms
    PRICE: $17,500,000
    This luxury condo is located at 7081 Fisher Island Drive on Fisher Island in Miami Beach, Florida.

    It features approximately 8,430 square feet of living space with 5 bedrooms, 5 full and 1 half bathrooms, private elevator, great room, formal dining room, gourmet kitchen, family room and more.
    Outdoor features include 2,400 square feet of wrap-around terraces.
    It is listed at $17,500,000. More

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    $34.5 Million Penthouse In New York, New York (FLOOR PLANS)

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    LOCATION: 56 Leonard Street, New York, New York
    SQUARE FOOTAGE: 5,489
    BEDROOMS & BATHROOMS: 5 bedrooms & 6 bathrooms
    PRICE: $34,500,000
    This luxurious full-floor penthouse occupies the entire 58th floor of 56 Leonard Street in New York, New York.

    It features approximately 5,489 square feet of living space with 5 bedrooms, 6 bathrooms, great room, gourmet eat-in kitchen and a library.
    Outdoor features include 2 terraces.
    It is listed at $34,500,000. More

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    ‘Wonder Woman’ Star Gal Gadot Snaps Up a $5 Million Malibu Penthouse

    The dead of winter makes for a somewhat unusual time to be buying a beach house, but Gal Gadot is clearly planning ahead. Records reveal the Wonder Woman superstar has added to her already healthy Los Angeles real estate portfolio with the $5 million purchase of a seaside condo looming directly over the sand, just a quick jog from Larry Ellison’s ever-trendy Nobu Malibu restaurant.
    Gadot purchased the penthouse from Bui Simon, the Thai philanthropist who was crowned Miss Universe 1988 and is currently married to billionaire real estate developer Herbert Simon, owner of the Indiana Pacers NBA team. Bui bought the property way back in 1994, when she was just 25 and many years prior to her marriage, for only $850,000 — meaning she more than quintupled her money before any renovations and 26 years of carrying costs are factored into the equation.
    Of course, $5 million is a big number to pay for a condo, even by 2020 standards, but this isn’t just another ordinary condo. The Gadot penthouse is part of a blocky gated complex located in what is arguably one of the best sections of Malibu, and the place transferred with two deeded off-street parking spots. There are three other similar units in the complex, none of which are currently owned by celebrities.
    The view from the home’s terrace.  Redfin

    Inside, the nearly 2,000-square-foot unit is sensationally private, far above and out of sight from the beachgoer public. Neutral decor includes wheat-colored hardwood floors and white walls, plus there’s a dramatic skylight that further warms the interiors with natural light. A step-down living room offers a large fireplace and a thrilling floor-to-ceiling wall of glass that folds away to a large, tiled balcony with unstoppable ocean views.
    Other spaces include a formal dining area that adjoins the kitchen, which is petite but features quality stainless appliances, thick slabs of granite countertops, and custom cabinetry, and there’s also a family room with plush beige carpeting. The two bedrooms are both dated with wall-to-wall beige carpeting, but they offer roomy ensuite baths, and the master has two bathrooms of its own, one with a built-in soaking tub and a bidet.
    For those amenities, and more, Gadot will shell out a steep $1,240 per month in HOA dues, though that balcony and its spectacular whitewater views, plus those famous Malibu sunsets, likely make it all worth it.
    The home’s airy penthouse.  Redfin

    Gadot and her husband, Tel Aviv real estate developer Yaron Varsano, continue to maintain an Israel home and their $5.6 million residence in the Hollywood Hills. The couple purchased that contemporary mansion about four years ago; like their new Malibu vacation home, that place is blessed with long and wide views from its clifftop perch.
    As for Simon, she still has a much larger home on Malibu’s exclusive Carbon Beach, plus a massive compound in Montecito. And back in 2018, she paid a record $38 million for an East Coast traditional-style estate on one of the best streets in Pacific Palisades.
    Chris Cortazzo at Compass handled both sides of the transaction. See more photos of the home below:
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    Sylvester Stallone Snaps Up a $35 Million Palm Beach Estate

    It’s definitely no foxhole in the Vietnamese jungle! The evergreen, ever-buff movie star that is Sylvester Stallone appears to have joined the growing bandwagon of ungodly rich celebs heading to high-nosed and insanely wealthy Palm Beach, Fla., seeking a sun-soaked, tax-friendly lifestyle. Like Palm Beachers before them Sly and his wife Jennifer Flavin opened the floodgates of their bank accounts with the hefty $35.4 million purchase of a waterfront estate, as was initially reported by the Palm Beach Daily News.
    The gated Bermuda-style compound was built in 2014 and sprawls across roughly 1.5 landscaped acres with an attractive cross-hatch patterned motor court lined with tropical plantings. Just walking the palm-tree-clustered grounds of the more-than 13,200-square-foot, seven-bedroom, 12-bathroom property is likely to be a good calorie burn for the gym obsessed septuagenarian action flick superstar. In addition to the main house, the estate includes two guest houses, one of them a stand-alone waterside pavilion, plus an open-air cabana that faces a keyhole-shaped pool surrounded by manicured lawns and swaying palms. A separate semi-circular spa is sited just a few feet away from the sandy water’s edge.
    One of the home’s spacious bathrooms.  Realtor.com

    A spacious living room sports vast expanses of floor-to-ceiling windows and lustrous wood cladding on the ceiling, while the seller’s Basquiat painting adds arty sophistication to the formal dining room that easily seats fourteen. With sleek, premium-quality designer appliances and striated wood cabinets polished to a light-reflecting sheen, the kitchen is plenty roomy enough to float a table in the center of the room for casual family meals.
    Upstairs, the spacious master bedroom takes in shimmering water views and incorporates a bedroom-sized walk-in closet and dressing room, and an en-suite master bath that showcases two walls of windows around a soaking tub and glass enclosed shower area. A nearby fitness room is a long way from the sweaty Philly boxing rings where Rocky cut his teeth.
    Wood-clad cathedral ceilings add grandeur to the detached guest pavilion that comprises an airy lounge with lacquered wet bar and fireplace. French doors dramatically open to estate’s 250 feet of private water frontage.
    The home’s in-ground pool.  Realtor.com

    According to the Palm Beach Daily News, Sly purchased the property from Ronald and Cindy McMackin — owners of Pan-Pacific Mechanical, an obviously very successful pipe design and manufacturing concern — who paid $26.65 million for the posh spread in September 2018. The 24-month mark-up of almost $10 million is indicative of the stratospheric price increases in South Florida’s luxury market. Broker Lawrence Moens of Lawrence A. Moens Associates represented the McMackins in the sale of the property, which was listed at $37.85 million. Interestingly enough, Moens was once the owner of the poperty, expanding its construction when he took it on from original developer in 2012 with the intent of completing it for his own use. Christian Angle of Christian Angle Real Estate represented Stallone and Flavin.
    Stallone, who has a long history with the south Florida area and sold a grand estate near Coconut Grove in 1999 for $16.2 million, has long made his primary home in the over-the-top gated community of Beverly Park in Beverly Hills, Calif., where his nearby neighbors include Paul Reiser and the longtime home of late media and entertainment tycoon Sumner Redstone. Until last summer, he and Flavin also maintained an almost 4,900-square-foot getaway in an elite and guard-gated golf club the upscale California desert community of La Quinta that was acquired a decade ago for $4.5 million and, after several failed attempts, finally sold for $3.15 million, a nearly $1.5 million loss. See more photos of the home below:
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