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February 20, 2019
In San Francisco, a 105-year-old Gothic Tudor estate once owned by actor Nicolas Cage has returned to the market at $10.95 million. That’s about $1 million shy of the original asking price two years ago. The “National Treasure” star grabbed the four-story home in 2006 as part of a multi-year spending spree that saw him buy an island in the Bahamas, a manor in Rhode ...more
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February 19, 2019
This contemporary home, built in 1991 and located at244 Spencer Avenue, last appeared on the market in 2017, when, according to Redfin, it sold for $3 million. Almost three years later, the ample abode comes back asking $3,449,000. Featuring five beds, three baths, and 3,543 square feet, the Sausalito property comes equipped with its own private funicular (a “hillivator” in layman’s parlance) to whisk residents and guests ...more
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February 16, 2019
Rock star real estate: Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich’s Cali mansion hits the market for $12MILLION – complete with a pool, sauna and underground basketball court The Bay Area mansion formerly owned by Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich has hit the market for $12million 13,000 square-foot property features 25 rooms including six bedrooms, six full baths and three half baths Space features a sound studio, media room, ...more
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February 16, 2019
For $12 million, you can live like a rock star in the San Francisco Bay area with a mansion that’s on the market. The 13,000-square-foot home — decked out with an aquarium, indoor basketball court, sauna, five fireplaces, sound studio and more — sits on about 2 acres that overlook the entire San Francisco skyline, the Golden Gate Bridge and the bay. Public records show that the ...more
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February 16, 2019
One of Marin’s largest residences, which sits atop a view-studded Tiburon hill, is now for sale for $12 million. The 13,000-square-foot home — decked out with an aquarium, indoor basketball court, sauna, five fireplaces, sound studio and more — sits on about two acres that overlook the entire San Francisco skyline, the Golden Gate Bridge and the bay. Public records show that the property was owned by Lars ...more
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February 16, 2019
A rock star’s estate that sits on the highest peak in Tiburon with unobstructed views of nearly every landmark in the Bay Area is quietly being sold for $12 million. Panoramic views from the 13,000 square-foot home take in the San Francisco skyline and the bay, the Bay Bridge, Golden Gate Bridge, Angel Island, Alcatraz, the Marin Headlands and Mount Tamalpais. The house has 25 ...more
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February 16, 2019
For $12 million, the compound offers a main residence and two adjacent parcels. A striking Bay Area estate (and two adjacent parcels) owned by Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich are for sale off-market at $12 million. His heavy metal band recorded “Welcome Home” and this luxurious home screams the same—although this isn’t some showbiz song “sanitarium”, it’s an isolated Tiburon, California hilltop mansion with exceptional vistas. ...more
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February 16, 2019
Hidden behind a gate near the end of a secluded cul-de-sac, an over-the-top mansion is perched high on the finger of land known as Tiburon, which juts into the San Francisco Bay. The property at 11 Place Moulin is quietly on the market for $12 million as a “pocket listing,” meaning it’s not on the MLS service and not widely advertised. According to public records Metallica drummer and co-founder ...more
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February 16, 2019
The three-parcel property on the Tiburon hills offers views of San Francisco’s most famous sites A gated estate in the San Francisco Bay Area with ties to Metallica’s Lars Ulrich, is being quietly soldCOMPOSITE: OPEN HOMES PHOTOGRAPHY; MARK SAGLIOCCO/GETTY IMAGES1 of 8 A gated estate in the San Francisco Bay Area with ties to Metallica’s Lars Ulrich, is being quietly sold—meaning you won’t find it on any ...more
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February 7, 2019
After 15 years in wine country, Robert Redford is ready for a change of pace. The Oscar-winning actor-director has sold his scenic retreat in the Napa County city of St. Helena for $7 million. That’s half a million shy of the price he asked last year, records show. The property, which he bought in 2004, spans 10 tree-filled acres of gardens and hiking trails. Structures ...more
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