10 Most Expensive Billionaire Homes
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10 most expensive billionaire homes
Multimillion listings continue to raise the bar in real estate globally. In one such landmark
deal, a Florida mansion set the record for the most expensive listing at US $135 million
earlier this year. The record was recently broken by a Beverly Hills residential compound at
US $195 million. The rare, expansive 25-acre property offers views of the iconic Los Angeles
canyons and city lights, and comes with its own vineyard.
Click through to look at most expensive billionaire homes in 2014 according to the Forbes
magazine.
1. ANTILIA, MUMBAI, INDIA
Owner: Mukesh Ambani, net worth US $23.9 billion
Value: Upward of US $1 billion
Named after a mythical island in the Atlantic, Antilia is a 400,000-square foot skyscraper
residence with six underground levels of parking, three helicopter pads and a gym. The
construction cost of Mukesh Ambani's home topped US $1 billion.
2. VILLA LEOPOLDA, VILLEFRANCHE-SUR-MER, FRANCE
Owner: Lily Safra, net worth US $1.3 billion
Purchase Price: US $750 million (€500 million), in 2008
The mansion, reportedly built for one of King Leopold II’s mistresses, was valued at US $750
million in 2008 when Russian billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov tried to purchase it. He
eventually pulled out forfeiting his US $75 million deposit.
3. FAIR FIELD, NEW YORK, US
Owner: Ira Rennert, net worth US $6 billion
Property value: About US $248.5 million, according to 2014 tentative tax assessment
Ira Rennert's home comprises of 29 bedrooms, 39 baths, three swimming pools, and also
houses its own power plant. The estate located in Sagaponack, is one of the poshest localities
in New York.
4. ONE HYDE PARK, LONDON, ENGLAND
Owner: Unknown
Sale Price: US $237 million (May 2014)
Earlier in May, a penthouse at One Hyde Park was reportedly sold for US $237 million (£140
million). The previous record of the world’s most expensive apartment was US $221 million
in 2011.
5. KENSINGTON PALACE GARDENS, LONDON, ENGLAND
Owner: Lakshmi Mittal, net worth US $16.6 billion
Purchase Price: £117 million (US $222 million at the time) in 2008
A neo-Georgian mansion (not pictures), near the Israeli embassy, is one of the three houses
that Mittal is believed to own on the high-security street known as Billionaires Row. The
home was bought from hedge fund billionaire Noam Gottesman.
6. ELLISON ESTATE, CALIFORNIA, USA
Owner: Larry Ellison, net worth US $51.4 billion
Value: estimated US $200 million to construct
While its assessment in 2013 revealed that it was worth US $73.2 million, the property’s
building cost was more about US $200 million. Ellison, who is the founder of Oracle, is one
of the world’s most avid collector of real estate and built the 23-acre Japanese-style estate in
2004 with 10 buildings, a man-made lake, a bath house, a tea house and a koi pond.
7. XANADU 2.0, WASHINGTON, USA
Owner: Bill Gates, net worth US $77.5 billion
Market Value: US $120.5 million, 2014 tax assessment
Equipped with a 2,500-square foot gym, a library with a domed reading room and a pool with
an underwater music system, the property located in Seattle is close to Lake Washington.
8. COPPER BEECH FARM, CONNECTICUT, USA
Owner: Unknown
Sale Price: US $120 million in April 2014
Located in Greenwich, the property was originally listed for US $190 million in May 2013.
The house boasts a 13,519-square-foot main house with 12 bedrooms, seven full baths and
two half baths and a wood-paneled library. Owned previously by timber tycoon John Rudey,
Copper Beech Farm is also equipped with a solarium, a wine cellar, and a three-story-high,
wood-paneled foyer.
9. SILICON VALLEY MANSION, CALIFIORNIA, USA
Owner: Yuri Milner, net worth US $1.7 billion
Purchase Price: US $100 million in 2011
The Los Altos Hills mansion includes a ballroom, a second floor living area an indoor and
outdoor pool, not to forget a spectacular view that gazes out on San Francisco Bay.
10. MAISON DE L'AMITIE, FLORIDA, USA
© Steve Mitchell, File/AP Photo Most Expensive
Billionaire Homes
Owner: Dmitry Rybolovlev, net worth US $8.8 billion
Purchase Price: US $95 million in 2008
The 60,000-square foot compound bought from real estate tycoon Donald Trump was
originally listed for US $125 million. The home includes diamond and gold fixtures and a
garage that parks around 50 cars.
Multimillion listings continue to raise the bar in real estate globally. In one such landmark
deal, a Florida mansion set the record for the most expensive listing at US $135 million
earlier this year. The record was recently broken by a Beverly Hills residential compound at
US $195 million. The rare, expansive 25-acre property offers views of the iconic Los Angeles
canyons and city lights, and comes with its own vineyard.
Click through to look at most expensive billionaire homes in 2014 according to the Forbes
magazine.
1. ANTILIA, MUMBAI, INDIA
Owner: Mukesh Ambani, net worth US $23.9 billion
Value: Upward of US $1 billion
Named after a mythical island in the Atlantic, Antilia is a 400,000-square foot skyscraper
residence with six underground levels of parking, three helicopter pads and a gym. The
construction cost of Mukesh Ambani's home topped US $1 billion.
2. VILLA LEOPOLDA, VILLEFRANCHE-SUR-MER, FRANCE
Owner: Lily Safra, net worth US $1.3 billion
Purchase Price: US $750 million (€500 million), in 2008
The mansion, reportedly built for one of King Leopold II’s mistresses, was valued at US $750
million in 2008 when Russian billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov tried to purchase it. He
eventually pulled out forfeiting his US $75 million deposit.
3. FAIR FIELD, NEW YORK, US
Owner: Ira Rennert, net worth US $6 billion
Property value: About US $248.5 million, according to 2014 tentative tax assessment
Ira Rennert's home comprises of 29 bedrooms, 39 baths, three swimming pools, and also
houses its own power plant. The estate located in Sagaponack, is one of the poshest localities
in New York.
4. ONE HYDE PARK, LONDON, ENGLAND
Owner: Unknown
Sale Price: US $237 million (May 2014)
Earlier in May, a penthouse at One Hyde Park was reportedly sold for US $237 million (£140
million). The previous record of the world’s most expensive apartment was US $221 million
in 2011.
5. KENSINGTON PALACE GARDENS, LONDON, ENGLAND
Owner: Lakshmi Mittal, net worth US $16.6 billion
Purchase Price: £117 million (US $222 million at the time) in 2008
A neo-Georgian mansion (not pictures), near the Israeli embassy, is one of the three houses
that Mittal is believed to own on the high-security street known as Billionaires Row. The
home was bought from hedge fund billionaire Noam Gottesman.
6. ELLISON ESTATE, CALIFORNIA, USA
Owner: Larry Ellison, net worth US $51.4 billion
Value: estimated US $200 million to construct
While its assessment in 2013 revealed that it was worth US $73.2 million, the property’s
building cost was more about US $200 million. Ellison, who is the founder of Oracle, is one
of the world’s most avid collector of real estate and built the 23-acre Japanese-style estate in
2004 with 10 buildings, a man-made lake, a bath house, a tea house and a koi pond.
7. XANADU 2.0, WASHINGTON, USA
Owner: Bill Gates, net worth US $77.5 billion
Market Value: US $120.5 million, 2014 tax assessment
Equipped with a 2,500-square foot gym, a library with a domed reading room and a pool with
an underwater music system, the property located in Seattle is close to Lake Washington.
8. COPPER BEECH FARM, CONNECTICUT, USA
Owner: Unknown
Sale Price: US $120 million in April 2014
Located in Greenwich, the property was originally listed for US $190 million in May 2013.
The house boasts a 13,519-square-foot main house with 12 bedrooms, seven full baths and
two half baths and a wood-paneled library. Owned previously by timber tycoon John Rudey,
Copper Beech Farm is also equipped with a solarium, a wine cellar, and a three-story-high,
wood-paneled foyer.
9. SILICON VALLEY MANSION, CALIFIORNIA, USA
Owner: Yuri Milner, net worth US $1.7 billion
Purchase Price: US $100 million in 2011
The Los Altos Hills mansion includes a ballroom, a second floor living area an indoor and
outdoor pool, not to forget a spectacular view that gazes out on San Francisco Bay.
10. MAISON DE L'AMITIE, FLORIDA, USA
© Steve Mitchell, File/AP Photo Most Expensive
Billionaire Homes
Owner: Dmitry Rybolovlev, net worth US $8.8 billion
Purchase Price: US $95 million in 2008
The 60,000-square foot compound bought from real estate tycoon Donald Trump was
originally listed for US $125 million. The home includes diamond and gold fixtures and a
garage that parks around 50 cars.
