A peek inside Florida’s lavish ‘Palace of Versailles’, which sold for US$115 million less than its asking price
- The 30,000-square-foot, 11-bedroom home – full of 22-carat gold-leaf fittings – was bought at auction for US$42.5 million
Imagine waking up in a 30,000-square-foot (2,800-square-metre) French-inspired chateau on the calm Atlantic shores of Florida.
For the new owners of Playa Vista Isle, that is more of a reality than a dream.
Once the most expensive home in the United States, Playa Vista Isle, in Hillsboro Beach, was sold in November 2018 after a bidding war between 11 would-be buyers.
According to property records, it sold for US$42.5 million, more than US$100 million less than its asking price of US$159 million.
Still, the sale price reportedly broke a record as the highest price ever paid for a US home sold at auction.
Property records also show the buyer is Oppornova, a Delaware-based company affiliated with Andrew Mack, co-founder of the tea company Teavana, which was acquired by Starbucks in 2012.
The mansion has 11 bedrooms, 22 bathrooms and features fittings containing US$3 million worth of 22-carat gold leaf.
It was modelled on the Palace of Versailles and is essentially the mega-mansion of your French royalty dreams.
Check out the home and its expansive grounds