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Vera Wang’s Oceanfront Villa in Palm Beach

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Vera Wang’s historic oceanfront villa is on the market in Palm Beach for $19 million. The mansion was designed in 1923 by famed society architect Addison Mizner, and the town of Palm Beach has declared it a local landmark.
The sprawling estate has 11 bedrooms and 10 bathrooms, as well as 9 additional bedrooms in separate [...]

March 11th, 2008 | Tags: 1920s, Addison Mizner, Architecture, beach, design, Famous Houses, fashion, Florida, historic houses, inheritance, landmark, oceanfront, Palm Beach, Real Estate, Spanish architecture, Vera Wang | Category: Architecture, Celebrity Style, Famous Houses | Comments (8)

Real Estate News & Views

Suburban Slums? The Atlantic warns that the subprime crisis is just the tip of the iceberg. Fundamental changes in American life may turn today’s McMansions into tomorrow’s tenements. This is one scary story (don’t read it at night with the lights off). According to the article, foreclosures are ripping through once-safe and tidy neighborhoods, leaving havoc [...]

March 8th, 2008 | Tags: Charlotte, Florida, homes, houses, News, North Carolina, Palm Beach, Real Estate, rich, suburbia, The Atlantic, The Wall Street Journal | Category: Real Estate | Comments (8)