Wednesday, May 9, 2007

Some real estate listings for the very well-heeled

By Vicki Hyman ~ The Star-Ledger Monday May 7, 2007 Page. 27

In the market for a gated 35,000 square-foot limestone manor on four park-like acres in Saddle River? How do 10 bedrooms, his and hers master bathrooms, and indoor and outdoor swimming pools with waterfalls, caves and a Jacuzzi grab you? Here's the trump card: a formal, tented salonn with a towered stone firplace carved to look like a lion's head.

Now, how much you would pay?

The palatial estate of hip-hop mogul Russel Simmons and wife Kimora Lee Simmons is on sale for $23.8 million. The property, represented by Prominent Properties Sotheby's International Realty in Tenafly, also has a movie theater with marquee and popcorn machine, a sprawling gym and a wine cellar with sit-down tasting areas.

If Saddle River doesn't do it for you, there are two other homes with a celebrity pedigree for sale in Englewood, on the other side of Bergen County.

If you're bargain-hunting, Eddie Murphy has slashed the price on his seven-bedroom gated Colonial-style estate on five acres from $30 million to $22 million. "Bubble Hill" has a huge gourmet kitchen, a music studio, indoor pool and spa, and bowling alley.

Rapper 50 Cent is selling his 52-room Farmington, Conn., estate that was once owned by Mike Tyson. He bought the 18-bedroom, 37-bathroom home in 2003 for $4.1 Millon; it's unclear what the asking price is, but it's believed to be around $10 million. Cent (real name: Curtis James Jackson III) updated the property with a helicopter pad, a movide theater, and an infinity pool and spa.

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