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Today's home is an interesting study, a modern home that seems to be currently owned by people not entirely in tune with the modern design scheme. The Newport, RI home was built in 1991 in the International Style of Le Corbusier and has views of the ocean and Narragansett Bay from the rooftop deck. The lower floors offer large entertaining area and private bedroom suites. The top floor includes a second kitchen and seating area. The space is very interesting but the current owners have decorated it with a pastiche of styles, part beach house, part traditional New England and, here and there, a nod to the house's structure with pieces like a Le Corbusier chair (albeit paired with a worn Oriental rug). . It is listed at $2.1 million. After the jump, a dining table that would look wonderful in a classic house but looks out of place here.

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I like the idea behind the Ameya Preserve. The property is designed to be an eco-friendly community in Paradise Valley, Montana. The Ameya Preserve will draw 100 percent of its energy from a wind farm and will use a water recycling system to irrigate the property. The preserve will also be part of a program where greenhouse gas emissions are offset by planned tree-planting on other property owned by the developer.

What sets this development apart is a unique program involving "cultural directors" who will provide residents with learning experiences ranging from fine cuisine to music to archaeological digs. Leaders in astronomy, archeology, biology, environmentalism, literature and visual arts will spend months at a time at Ameya as part of its Discoveries-in-residence program to study and share their work with residents and the world. There will also be a master guide program where residents can experience world class fly-fishing, hiking, horseback riding and wildlife photography, among many other pursuits. The development will be home to pre-designed homes, custom and estate lots. The goal is to build a small amount of homes on less than 500 acres and keep most of the 11,000 acres of land as open space.

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One ambitious developer, one crumbling mansion and the plans are set for England's next big megahouse. The Sunday Times reports that Mike Spink, a developer, has paid £42 million for the 570-acre Park Place estate on the river near Henley-on-Thames. Mike Spink plans to spend a few years and a few million pounds turning the home into a palace to tempt a Russian billionaire or other deep-pocketed person into spending anywhere from £60 million to £100 million.

The property, which is in the village of Remenam, has has 30,000 sq ft of living space and spent four decades as a boarding school. The property includes a main house that dates back to the early 18th century, three large houses, ten rented cottages and another eight in need of repair, a boathouse, a stable block, two golf courses and a a four-story tower. It's an amazing property but Spink must be somewhat troubled by the specter of Updown Court, the massive mansion in Windlesham, Surrey that went on the market for £70 million in 2005 and is still waiting for a buyer.

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It would be easy to hate Russian supermodel Natalia Vodianova if only she weren't by all accounts, such a nice person and one who did not have an easy upbringing before the charmed life she currently enjoys. Braden Keil of the NY Post reports that Vodianova and her husband Justin Portman have listed their three-bedroom apartment at 72 Reade Street in New York City. Portman bought the home as a bachelor pad for $2,291,500 in 1999. Now he and his model wife are decamping to London.

The home, which is probably getting cramped given that the couple is expecting their third child, has an indoor reflecting pool, media room, sauna, three separate terraces (northern, southern, and eastern) and an outdoor infinity-edge soaking pool off the master bedroom. The sixth floor penthouse is over 4100 square feet and has direct access through a private key locked elevator. It has all sorts of details that are Zen and quirky like a table with a parasol in the master suite and art sourced from around the world. You have to have a certain cool to make this place work. If you are into cozy this probably isn't your pad. This is a rock star home, the type that Lenny Kravitz or someone else with friends to entertain and babes to impress might easily enjoy. It's easy to suspect that this place was probably a feature in Portman's favor when he was pursuing young Miss Vodianova. It is listed at $11 million. After the jump, buy this and get your own supermodel.

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From the NY Post's Gimme Shelter:
--The work on Howard Stern's Southampton mansion continues apace. Details include eight bedrooms, a bowling alley and a wine cellar with a tasting room.
--Tom Brady's Time Warner Center apartment is being rented for $60,000 per month to a financier.
--Russian supermodel Natalia Vodianova, and her husband Justin Portman are selling their downtown penthouse. It is our estate of the day later today.
--Eddie Murphy has lowered the price on Bubble Hill yet again. It's now down to $19.5 million from an original price of $30 million in 2004. 'Clove Hill' his farm in Dutchess County, N.Y. is now knocked down to $8,995,000.
--In the Hamptons, an 18-acre farm is listed at $45 million.
-- Artist, writer and media personality Bokara "Bobo" Legendre has returned to Manhattan after buying a Park Avenue penthouse for $4.4 million.

From the NY Observer's Manhattan Transfers:
--David Bach, author of The Automatic Millionaire and Start Late, Finish Rich, has sold a a seven-room loft in the former Bazzini nut factory at 21 Jay Street for $3.6 million to upstairs neighbors Michael Beebe, a media analyst, and his wife Netta Levy.
--Socialite Dayssi Olarte de Kanavos and her husband Pal Kanvos are buying a $17.495 million mansion on Captain's Neck Lane in Southampton.
--Gemma Ward, American Vogue's youngest-ever cover girl, has bought a three-bedroom co-op on East Sixth Street for $1.525 million.
--Bruce Teitelbaum, former Mayor Rudolph Giuliani's onetime chief of staff, has bought a $3.25 million apartment in the Apple Bank building.

From the Wall Street Journal:
--Football player Doug Flutie has paid $2.1 million for an oceanfront house in Melbourne Beach, Fla.
--Actress Marsha Mason is trying to sell her New Mexico ranch for $11.5 million
--Rupert Murdoch is getting ready to list his waterfront mansion in Oyster Bay, N.Y. for $14.8 million.
--AOL exec Ted Leonsis is looking to sell his home in Vero Beach, Florida for $14 million.

From Berg Properties Big Time Listings:
--Chicago Bulls forward Tyrus Thomas has paid $598,000 to buy a three-bedroom townhouse in Northbrook from former Bulls point guard Jannero Pargo.
--Chicago Cubs pitcher Ted Lilly has paid $2.15 million for a six-bedroom, 5,400-square-foot house near Wrigley Field.
--Former "Bachelor" Bob Guiney and his soap opera actress wife Rebecca Budig in the Hollywood Hills to Budig's parents for $1,110,500.
--Jason Priestley has sold his four-bedroom Hollywood Hills home that had been listed for $2,199,000.
--Turns out that See's Candies estate that was written about in the LA Times as selling for $35 million actually went to Tom Cruise.
--Paul Anka sold his house in the gated Mulholland Estates subdivision for $5.8 million and has paid $3,962,000 for a mansion in Thousand Oaks.
--Jason Connery, who is the son of Sean Connery, has paid $1,547,000 for a house in the Beachwood Canyon area of Hollywood Hills.

From the Rat and the Mouse:
A London townhouse owned by JFK's sister-in-law, Princess Radziwill which was Kennedy's London pad of choice during his presidency is for sale for £4.85 million.

From the Real Estalker:
--Simpsons writer Al Jean has listed his Beverly Hills Post Office home for $3.595 million. The listing for the charming four bedroom is here.
--Aimee Osbourne has listed her West Hollywood home for $1.499 million. It has apparently already sold.
--Hair stylist to the stars Christophe and his partner Daniell Schatteman have listed a home in the "Birds" area of Los Angeles, shown above, for $4.795 million. The listing is here.
--Tom Bosley and Patricia Carr-Bosley have listed their English Country home in the Beverly Hills Post Office area for $2.95 million. The listing is here.
--Writer/producer Mark Brazill who bought Gwen Stefani's house in Los Feliz earlier this year for $4.795 million seems to have put it back on the market for $5.2 million. The listing is here.
--Actress Jill Marie Jones is the purchaser of Jason Priestley's old home and has listed her Sherman Oaks home for $1.199 million.
--Jamie Kennedy has listed his home on Fairfax Ave. for $1.099 million. The home has already sold for more than the asking price.

From the LA Times Hot Property:
--Tobey Maguire has sold his Hollywood Hills home for $11.5 million. He bought the house as a first-time buyer in 2002 for $3.7 million.
--Steven Seagal has sold his 995-acre Knoll Ranch in Montague, Calif., 30 miles south of the Oregon border, for close to its asking price of $3 million.
--Actor David Chokachi and his wife, Susan, have purchased a house for slightly more than $1 million in the Beverly Center/Miracle Mile part of Los Angeles.

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An island in Wyoming? Well, sort of, this home in the Teton Pines area of Wilson, Wyoming is surrounded by water. The two acre estate has a full caretakers suite, five bedrooms total, plenty of fireplaces and a large gourmet kitchen. The home has an exterior of stacked stone masonry. Inside the home is a bit of a melding of faux Tuscan with a touch of Wild West. The home also has an 850 bottle wine cellar, three-car garage, large windows and an expansive patio. It is listed at $8.8 million. After the jump, in the winter you can ice skate without leaving home.

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When one thinks of locations for the world's next megastructure West Palm Beach, Florida doesn't immediately spring to mind. The town however may end up as a the home to a Space-Needle-style structure that could head 1,550 feet in the sky and be home to a hotel, observatory, dance club and office space. The West Palm Beach Observatory is one of three proposals the city is looking at for a city-owned piece of land on Okeechobee Boulevard near the Palm Beach County Convention Center. The structure would dwarf all the structures in the area, in fact it would be the second highest tower in the world.

Other proposals include the Palm Beach Financial Center, a 27-level glass tower of curving glass with a hotel, offices and retail space and the Crocker project, a more traditional building with a hotel, office space, condos and a theater. It seems unlikely to me, at least, that the massive tower project is one that will suit the denizens of West Palm Beach but it is certainly an ambitious idea.

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Wow, who knew a place once owned by Axl Rose would be so elegant? This Vancouver penthouse at 1000 Beach Ave. was once owned by the Guns N' Roses singer and also to Canucks hockey star Pavel Bure but it was, according to the Globe and Mail, an empty concrete shell until the current owner came along. The owner, who bought in 2004 for around $7 million and turned the home into a spectacular showplace but never moved in. The home has around 7,600 square feet of space (including a lower floor guest suite). It has four backlit rooms of white onyx and a mezzanine that has a floating cube offering unique office space. It has a private parking unit and a private elevator and comes with its own boat slip. It is listed at $18.2 million, which if it sells, would be a record for Vancouver. After the jump, yet another gorgeous white bath tub.

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