Israeli diamond billionaire, Lev Leviev (worth approx £4bn) has snapped up this seven-bedroom house in the exclusive north London district of Hampstead just this week.
He’s already added the bulletproof door, what it must be like to be stinking rich!
The main features of the property are a £750k stone staircase constructed using 150-year-old carving techniques and an indoor swimming pool with gold-plated mosaic tiles. The Palladian-style home also features a gym, sauna, ballroom and cinema, a private hair salon and a one-ton bathroom basin carved from a single piece of white Iranian onyx. Once installed in his new home, Mr Leviev will be protected not only by the bullet-proof front door but by 25 security cameras and a high-tech alarm system that can be controlled remotely from a yacht in the Caribbean if necessary. In his front garden is a topiary bush that cost £25,000 to shape, and should he get cold there is a £115,000 hand-carved stone fireplace in the living room.
The house is NOT the most expensive new build however, Updown Court in Windlesham, Surrey, England is still available to the highest bidder at around £70m.
We looked at the staggering £70 million ($140 million) Updown Court, but what about a £90 million ($180 million) home set in one of Britain’s elite locations - the famous Belgrave Square.
The staggering price tag is believed to make this home (arguably) the most expensive in Britain. Will the credit crunch bite into that value I wonder?
This staggering property reaches up to six storeys and has taken two years to refurbish. Allegedly Irina Abramovich made an abortive £35 million ($70 million) offer for a nearby property which gives an indication of this locations pedigree.
The location for the world’s largest ‘green’ property is Palm Beach, Florida. It is being constructed by real estate tycoon Frank McKinney, who actually looks like an extra from a Guns N’ Roses video!
The ‘legend’ as they call him in the States is building the property without a buyer in mind which could be considered a bit risky by many, but based on the ‘green aware’ consumer today this place will get snapped up by some paparazzi craving film star who wants to be seen as doing something good for the planet! The hose will be called “Acqua Liana”.
Is this the most expensive property to rent in the UK at £40,000 a WEEK (£2m per year)?
It’s a 10,000 sq ft house set in London’s prestigious Mayfair and just a stone’s throw from Hyde Park. The house has the highest level of security features such as CCTV and a couple of emergency exits – it’s even got staff quarters out the back.
10 Park Street forms one of a three house terrace and from the outside doesn’t look any different to the neighboring properties. It’s when you step inside that you notice the true love this house has been given. The style of the inside has been called “Spanish neo-baroque” - this means that some rooms are stark white and others black as night, with a twist of course.
