The Hilltop House by Safdie Rabines

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The architect Safdie Rabines has designed the Hilltop House in Rancho Santa Fe, California.

The home was designed to maximize the 360 degree views from its hilltop location, just north of San Diego.

The home is currently being offered for sale ($7,000,000) through the agents at Gallagher & Gallagher.

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Very rare McLaren F1 destroyed by fire

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On Monday a very rare supercar, a $2M-McLaren F1, literally went up in smoke on a Santa Rosa street and reported in the Santa Rosa Press Democrat.

Irv Kessler was driving along on Airport Boulevard in Santa Rosa, California when someone noticed some smoke coming from the back of the car.

But by the time he exited the car to check the problem, the car was engulfed by flames.
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Los Angeles Luxury Real Estate Has Record Sales

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Los Angeles’s best luxury real estate properties are being snatched up by foreigners, investors and savvy buyers alike.

The reasons are the historically low prices, a strong international demand for the Southern California lifestyle and the availability of the best premium properties, many that have not been available in decades.

LAClassicEstates reports 12 sales of properties in the “Over $10 Million” category in just the last 90 days, which averages one major property sale every week.
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Aaron Spelling mansion on market for $150 million

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The widow of producer Aaron Spelling is placing “The Manor” in the exclusive Holmby Hills neighborhood on the market for a jaw-dropping $150 million, making it by far the most expensive home for sale in the U.S.

That’s $25 million more than the Beverly Hills behemoth Mariah Carey is said to have made an offer on recently.

The French chateau-style mansion has 56,500 square feet of space on more than 4.6 acres and is the largest home in Los Angeles County. Among the neighbors are the Los Angeles Country Club and, not too far away, the Playboy Mansion.

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The Skyline Residence by Belzberg Architects

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Belzberg Architects designed the Skyline Residence, which is perched atop a ridgeline in the Hollywood Hills of Los Angeles, California

The project consists of a main house combined with a guest house. Both buildings are enclosed by a single folded surface with infill glazing and screened walls.

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Mariah Carey to buy world’s most expensive mansion?

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Yes, the Fleur de Lys is a humongous Beverly Hills mansion, but on top of that, it is considered the most expensive estate in the world and pop star Mariah Carey and husband Nick Cannon are making a bid to buy it, according to Zillow.com.

It is listed for sale for $125,000,000 by Joyce Rey of Coldwell Banker Previews International.

According do The Real Estalker, the faux French pile sits on 5+ acres of choice real estate and measures a boo-teek hotel-sized 35,046 square feet.
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