Actor Nicolas Cage is known for his love of real estate. He always seems to be buying and selling something, somewhere. Take this Garden District mansion, for example, that he renovated and is now selling for $2.9 million in New Orleans. It’s huge–13,176 square feet–with 6 bedrooms and 5 baths. Update: I’m not allowed to show the copyrighted photos, but you can see them on the real estate listing.
Apparently Cage collects real estate the way other people collect baseball cards. Check out the Gray Craig home in Rhode Island that he fixed up and put on the market in 2008 (source):
See the rest of the Gray Craig photos at Luxist.
Cage also has a Bel Air tudor on the market that used to belong to Dean Martin. Very old-Hollywood glam:
Gorgeous, right? Read more about his Bel Air home and see more photos here. Thanks to Derek of Derek M Design for the link!
11/09 UPDATE: It’s being reported by People.com that Cage just lost two of his homes to foreclosure, including this one in New Orleans. Read the story here.
Visit my Celebrity Houses page for links to more famous pads like this one.
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Wow! I had no idea. He’s got great taste! I was impressed with the New Orleans property (esp that staircase with the beautiful stained glass window), but then got to the Rhode Island estate—Whew!!! What a beauty!!!
Love Cage in Moonstruck…. but, (cheesy here) I like him in Valley Girl…one of those mindless diversions I can watch over and over…
Thanks for posting these!
I would be SO GOOD and have so much fun doing this kind of thing if only I was independently wealthy…
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Absolutely gorgeous.
The homes…and the man.
LOL!
Loved this post
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FAN houses! I LOVE that stove in the second one! Wouldn’t you LOVE to be able to do this RE revamping? Trés FAB!!!
One thing for sure— this guys has got bucks AND awesome taste. (well, if you are into the mansions sort of things)
I enjoy seeing all these wonderful HUGE abodes you put on here, makes me happy to think i would never wanna clean these. .. but then with all the money one certainly would have a “staff” of livin in cleaners- huh?
always fun!
TTFN ~~ Claudia
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Hi Julia. Thanks for featuring these homes as I’d not seen either. I love the staircases in both! ~Arleen
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I love the New Orleans house, except for that dining room table. Looks like a conference room. The kitchen in the RI house is nice too. Money can’t buy happiness but it can sure buy houses!
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I think the Rhode Island home is my favorite. They are all works of art though, how could he sell such masterpieces? It would be like selling an original Van Gogh or Rembrandt, or worse, like selling the first artwork your child ever drew for you! I guess no one should get too attached to any material thing, but it hurts my heart a little to think of buying and selling homes like that. I LOVE my home, it’s humble, but it’s HOME!
I’ll take the New Orleans one! A pretty house in a neat city, perfect!
~Kim
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I love all of these houses, they are amazing in their own ways. Who woulda thunk Nic Cage could own such stylish houses?
I very much like him in Moonstruck too. I know I’ve seen him in more movies, but I can’t remember any! I guess that is a sign that Moonstruck wins!
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I adore the kitchen in the Gray Craig home!!! Can I just be honest and say that I liked NC in Con Air?? I am so embarrassed….
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Wow he certainly does have a lot of real estate. My favorite is the New Orleans house, by far. Love it!
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Those are so absolutely gorgeous! My favorite Nick Cage movies are the National Treasure movies. *snicker* I can’t help it!
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I loved him in Family Man and National Treasure. He has some really beautiful homes…wow. When I was out in Newport Beach over the winter I saw (from a distance) the house he used to own there. Must be nice to collect houses like that:)
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Gorgeous indeed! Whoow!
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Didn’t Ann Rice and her husband redo the NOLA house before Mr. Cage purchased it.?
The RI property looks like some one made it halfway through converting it to a corporate retreat.
And greenie be proud: “Valley Girl” is the classic 80’s teen movie with the best soundtrack of all them.
OMG I had no idea there were such stunning homes in the US! I’ve always wanted to start a blog of homes I like. Ones I see on vacation or on walks and snap pics. I love looking at cool homes.
Wow! Nick has taste! Who knew? You know, what with the whole Elvis love, gold chains, greasy hair and all, I would never have suspected. I too love RA, but my favorite movie of his is probably Con Air. And I’m not embarrassed to say so.
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“Maybe it was Utah” – Raising Arizona.
Wow, those are incredible houses! I’ll take them just as they are, furniture and all.
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though I love Moonstruck and Raising Arizona, I have to go with “Valley Girl” as my fave Nicholas Cage movie. Recently rewatched “Wild At Heart” and loving it even more than when I first saw it.
As for his houses? Can I be a housesitter?
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Interesting Julia….love his taste in houses
Moonstruck was an awesome movie, loved it…
Wasn’t Nic married to Lisa Presley for something crazy like a month or two ???
All the best,
Kathy
Well Nicholas, Nicholas, Nicholas….who knew?
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Hi Julia
I think he has better taste than his ex-wife’s dad Elvis, that’s for sure LOL My favorite movie of his will always be Valley Girl. Have you seen it? It’s a total flashback to my teen years in California.
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Oh, yes, “Valley Girl” is another good one. I actually own that one! Great music in it, too. -Julia
He certainly has amazing taste in homes. Those are all uniquely stunning.
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What great looking properties.
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Wowza…quite ornate decor!
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Hi Julie
Have you already posted that Cameron’s house from Ferris Bueller’s Day Off is on the market? Here’s the link – http://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/370-Beech-Street_Highland-Park_IL_60035_1109385563
Enjoy!
Hi, Jessi! I did just post the photos of Cameron’s house. You can see it here:
http://hookedonhouses.net/2009/05/31/on-the-market-the-house-from-ferris-buellers-day-off/
Thanks for the link, though! So nice of you to think of me. -Julia
beautiful house! fun post. thanks!
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WTF!!! is this? sooo decadent! Never, ever thought that about mr. Cage…he’s sooo boring on screen…not my taste atall, but beautiful houses…
hes my 3rd cousin by blood…though ive never met him i would love to. He seems like a great guy.
New Orleans is the home of my heart. Love this house. Would love to have it!
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Gorgeous..gorgeous..gorgeous. He indeed has terrific taste. Such fun to see!!
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Do not like him one bit in movies. I just can’t watch him. But gosh, those houses are gorgeous!!!
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Thought you might be interested in this since it directly relates to this listing – found it today (11-16-09) : see link below or text below that…
http://news.moneycentral.msn.com/provider/providerarticle.aspx?feed=ACBJ&date=20091116&id=10711891
Regions Bank recently foreclosed on two upscale New Orleans homes owned by Academy Award-winning actor Nicolas Cage, according to new reports.
Last week, the Birmingham-based bank purchased the upscale homes located in the famous French Quarter and Garden District. The company, which provided a loan for the properties, bought the foreclosed homes for $4.5 billion, according to New Orleans newspaper The Times Picayune.
Regions Bank spokesman Tim Deighton confirmed that the bank foreclosed on two properties in the area that were owned by Hancock Park Real Estate Co. but “we do not discuss customer relationships or real estate transactions,” he said in a written statement.
Recently, Cage’s troubled financial situation has been aired publicly after news organizations reported that the actor owed more than $6 million in back taxes to the Internal Revenue Service.
Copyright 2009 bizjournals.com
Nicholas Cage sure does have fine appreciation for fine homes, but I’m most curious about the info, referred to above, of his New Orleans property (properties?) being subject to foreclosure. More info, please!
Looking at the photos of his houses in New Orleans, Rhode Island and Bel-Air — all wonderful, in my opinion, in a real old-school, high-quality way — I have to wonder why he would want so many large, lavish houses, with all the upkeep and taxes involved. You can only be in one place at one time.
Looking for clarity–
I just updated the post to include a link to the foreclosure story at People.com:
http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20320034,00.html
Sounds like he’s having a lot of money problems. I’m sure the downturn in the real estate market didn’t help when he has invested in so many properties. -Julia
I just came to check this out having read your Cage/foreclosure posting. I thought the New Orleans house was absolutely beautiful, but the attraction paled a bit when I read how many square feet it is. That’s a lot of vacuuming!
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The entry and living room of the Garden District home leave me unable to shake off the impression of a retirement home environment….an old one.
Nice stairway, though!