In the market for a new home?
I saw some interesting listings in the Wall Street Journal.
Trump Park Avenue, a 32 story condo development by presidential candidate Donald Trump, is offering a penthouse unit for $35 million. That's more than twice the price of a 4,200 square foot 27th floor apartment that features oak floors, handcrafted Italian brass doorknobs, and views of Park Avenue.
Perhaps you hanker for a quieter life and a warmer clime. Then consider another $35 million dollar listing, this one from Christie's International, in Paradise Valley, Arizona.
The five bedroom “main house” offers more than 30,000 feet of living space and includes a movie theater and indoor basketball court (complete with score board and sky box seats). Did I mention the master bedroom features a hair salon, a kitchenette, an office—along with the usual sitting room and his and her closets? The 12 acre property boasts a swimming pool with his-and-her pool houses and a guesthouse with its own infinity pool (I mean, who could live without one?).
You say you really are a city girl…a city guy at heart? Have I got a deal for you in Manhattan! Take a (really big) bite of the Big Apple when you buy a penthouse under construction at 160 Leroy Street. You'll cough up between 75 and 80 million for a 12,200 square foot “shack.”
The unit will have three kitchens– a “social kitchen” to entertain, an adjacent “chef's kitchen”–the true grub hub, plus a third kitchen in a private rooftop terrace.
And then….there’s Jesus who said, “The foxes have holes and the birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head.”
Nothing wrong with having a nice home.
Nothing better, though, than living for our eternal home.
Which home are you living for?