Back, with apologies! This was intended to be a daily log, but I'm just finishing a book which I must complete before Christmas, and with that and other work, my blogs have been shamefully neglected. However, here I am again, and hope to do better. So, off we go with our friends, the rich and powerful.
And what better example of both adjectives than the man I consider one of the hottest lookers of them all - Roman Abramovich, as above, in thoughtful mood.
What has the gorgeous Roman been up to? Well , he's been adding to his extensive property portfolio.
But before we go any further let's pause for a moment, and consider this question: if you had endless wealth, where in the world would you buy property, and how many homes would you buy? This is a game I often play myself, so I'm prepared when the moment comes. I already have my answer. Have you decided? So now, let's look at one rich man's answer to that question.
(Though I'm sure these are only the well known properties owned by Mr A. There will always be many things in the lives of the very which about which we know nothing. And why not? If you can't afford secrets, what's the point of being rich? )
Roman's main residence is in Russias, a 42 hectare country estate outside Moscow.
However, he also has homes in London, in the capital's most ritzy neighbourhood. He is currently merging eight apartments into one huge home in Lowndes Square, Knightsbridge. With properties in this area selling for something like £4,00 a square foot, the house when finished could be worth around £120/150 million.
He also owns a place on the French riviera, the Chateau de la Croe in Cap d'Antibes, formerly the home of the late Duke of Windsor.
In America, he has two properties in Snowmass Village, Colorado, a popular winter resort for skiing and snow boarding. He paid $11.8 million for a 5,600-square-foot ski-in ski-out house. Then two months later he paid $36.4 million for a 200 acre ranch in Wildcat Ridge. The property Roman has bought is a 14,300-square-foot house, it has 11 bedrooms and came with custom made furniture, includng a chair made of leather and mink. The former owner was Leon Hirsch, the surgical equipment tycoon.
Top left is an example of a property on the Ridge, don't know who this one belongs to, but it sure is pretty, and gives you a good idea of what you're getting when you buy on the Ridge.
Mr A's latest buy is a 70-acre estate in St Barthelemy, in the French West Indies. At nearly $90-million sale price, this has to be one of the most expensive private homes every sold.
Next post, we'll discuss more about St Barts, and why property there is amongst the most wanted in the world.
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