A home with all the trimmings:
With a temperature-controlled wine cave, a bullet-proof safe room, a mirrored gym and a movie theater, it would be a dream home for most. And this sprawling, European-style mansion in Beverly Hills, California, could be yours - if you are willing to fork out a whopping $29million to live in it. The five-bedroom property, dubbed the Florentine Villa, boasts an array of stunning imported features, including a Chinoiserie mural from Paris. While the custom mural takes pride of place in the dining room, a hood from a French château is a central feature in the country-themed kitchen. +22 Sprawling: This European-style mansion in Beverly Hills, California, could be yours - if you are willing to fork out $29million to live in it +22 Living room: The five-bedroom home, dubbed the Florentine Villa, boasts an array of stunning features that were imported from Europe +22 Stunning: A custom Chinoiserie mural from Paris takes pride of place in the dining room (above) of the property at 1036 Summit Drive +22 Movie theater: The mansion, designed by famous architect Juan Pablo Molyneux, boast a private movie theater with eight leather seats +22 Safe haven: It also features a bullet-proof safe room with a microwave and refrigerator in the master bedroom (believed to be pictured) +22 Aerial view: The impressive property is situated in an upscale part of California, and boasts an outdoor, lighted tennis court at the back +22 Owner: Cardiologist and AHI Healthcare Systems co-founder Leonardo Berezovsky (left) owned the mansion before he recently passed away. His estate is now selling the 12,000sq ft property, which features nine ornate bathrooms (one of which is partially pictured, right) A antique vanity in the powder room was also flown over from France, while an ornate outdoor patio was created from handmade Portuguese tiles. And a marble fountain and well in the mansion's extensive grounds were imported from Argentina, the Wall Street Journal reports. The property, designed by acclaimed architect Juan Pablo Molyneux, has been listed online by real estate agents Jeff Kohl and Mauricio Umansky. The pair, who work for The Agency, write that the two-story mansion 'encompasses a nearly 47,000-square-foot lot of unrivaled artistry and privacy'. They add: 'Gold flake detailing throughout adds a richness against the Sienna Venetian Plaster walls and sand-hued stone.' On the upper floor, an office 'outfitted in mahogany woods' overlooks a stunning swimming pool made from hand-painted and gold-plated tiles. +22 European-themed: The property, designed by acclaimed architect Juan Pablo Molyneux, has been listed online by real estate agents Jeff Kohl and Mauricio Umansky. The pair write that the home 'encompasses a nearly 47,000-square-foot lot of unrivaled artistry and privacy' +22 Luxurious: They add: 'Gold flake detailing throughout adds a richness against the Sienna Venetian Plaster walls and sand-hued stone' +22 Staircase: The mansion was first built at 1036 Summit Drive in 1934. Above, a winding staircase leads from a hallway to the upper floor +22 Bedroom: In the master bedroom, a door leads to a safe room with 'bullet-resistant Kevlar walls', an emergency phone line and food-related items. These include a refrigerator, a microwave and a coffee machine, it is reported. Above, one of the property's five bedrooms +22 Modern-looking: A white robe hangs in one of the home's nine bathrooms, all of which have plenty of storage space for owners' toiletries +22 Well-equipped: The Beverly Hills mansion's gym features mirrored walls and a number of different running and weight lifting machines Meanwhile, in the master bedroom, a door leads to a safe room with 'bullet-resistant Kevlar walls', an emergency phone line and food-related items. These include a refrigerator, a microwave and a coffee machine, the Journal reports. The property also features nine bathrooms, antique fireplaces, a lighted tennis court, and 'a full outdoor kitchen completely made from marble'. Its movie theater boasts eight leather seats, while its wine cave is both temperature- and humidity-controlled. There is also staff quarters, with its own kitchen and a separate entrance. +22 Plenty of seats: The $29million property also boats several antique fireplaces and 'a full outdoor kitchen completely made from marble' +22 Spacious: There is also staff quarters, with its own kitchen and a separate entrance. Above, another room in the sprawling mansion +22 Entrance: The entire property encompasses a nearly 47,000-square-foot lot, according to the listing by The Agency's Kohl and Mauricio +22 A big driveway: Street lights line the roadway leading up to the sprawling mansion, which features an array of imported European items +22 Grand: One of the nine bathrooms boasts a gold-colored shower head with numerous settings, so owners can have the perfect shower The mansion, which is around 12,000 square feet itself, was first built at 1036 Summit Drive in 1934. It was rebuilt by its now-deceased owner, cardiologist Leonardo Berezovsky, in 2007, it is reported. Mr Berezovsky was the co-founder of AHI Healthcare Systems and the former CEO of AssistMed, but passed away recently. His estate is now selling the mansion through The Agency. +22 Sunny: Another room in the mansion features brown leather sofas and chairs, as well as glass patio doors that let in plenty of sunlight +22 Pastel shades: This photo shows one of the five bedrooms in the house, which has been given a white, yellow and pink color scheme +22 Grounds: Am arble fountain and well in the mansion's extensive grounds were imported from Argentina. Above, the swimming pool
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| How the one-per-centers live! Michael Moore sells his seven-bed Michigan lake log-palace mansion for $5 million after being banned from living there since divorce
Michael Moore is selling his spectacular house on Michigan's Torch Lake for a $5.2 million. The filmmaker, who is well-known for courting controversy in his documentaries, has a sprawling seven-bedroom home in Upper Michigan near Traverse City. The director chose to live close to the city which hosts the Traverse City Film Festival which he founded in 2005. +39 Filmmaker Michael Moore's former vacation home in the Traverse City area is up for sale +39 The home on Torch Lake in northern Michigan is on the market for $5.2 million +39 Broker Nancy Albrecht says she and another broker listed the property July 30 +39 There are five fireplaces including this one, along with a gym and an art studio +39 The property is owned by Moore's ex-wife Kathleen Glynn. He filed for divorce in 2013 +39 It's one of the higher-end properties in the neighborhood, which has been known for having celebrity residents and visitors, including music artists Kid Rock and Eminem +39 Moore's custom-built former retreat, a 7-bedroom, 8.5-bathroom, eleven thousand square foot log palace right on Torch Lake, has so many amenities and luxurious finishes including this gymnasium +39 There's even a guest cottage on the property and plenty of greenery too +39 The body of this Michigan mansion encompasses 11,058-square-feet, and features rustic timber ceilings, a massive stone fireplace, a gym, a guest cottage and a dock. +39 'It's a beautiful house,' Realtor Nancy Albrecht said. 'Pictures really can't show you all the property has to offer. It's an upper-end property, and a lot of well-known celebrities are in the market' It's one of the higher-end properties in the neighborhood, which has been known for having celebrity residents and visitors, including music artists Kid Rock and Eminem. Listing agent Nancy Albrecht told the New York Post that it has everything a buyer would want. 'When you walk through the front door, it blows your mind. There are views from every room.' 'It's a beautiful house,' Albrecht said. 'Pictures really can't show you all the property has to offer. It's an upper-end property, and a lot of well-known celebrities are in the market.' The 11,058-square-foot home includes an artist's studio, library and mud room. There's even a guesthouse alongside the home. +39 The guest house pushes the square footage to about 11,000 sq feet including the main house, which is an estimated 7,500 sq feet +39 The house is known as the Michigan Mansion with spectacular views across the lake +39 There are numerous brightly-lit rooms for socializing, entertaining guests and relaxing +39 Moore owned the home with Glynn prior to their divorce. Both Glynn and Moore have made a name for themselves in the film industry +39 Wooden floor, beams on the roof and even the table-tops run throughout the entire house +39 The home has elements of a North American hunting lodge with its mix of wood and stone furnishings +39 You, too, can enjoy the Torch Lake home's five fireplaces, its nearly four acres of grounds, and red carpet views of one of Northern Michigan's most beautiful lakes +39 Don’t want to take the stairs? No problem — hop on the home’s built-in elevator +39 Rug carpets line many of the rooms on which the chairs and tables are placed +39 Moore married film producer Kathleen Glynn on October 19, 1991. He filed for divorce on June 17, 2013. At the time of his divorce, he was estimated to have a net worth of $50 million +39 Moore was an active supporter of the Occupy Wall Street protest in New York City. Some have called him a hypocrite for amassing such wealth +39 In 2005 Time magazine named Moore one of the world's 100 most influential people +39 In 2005, Moore founded the Traverse City Film Festival held annually in Traverse City, Michigan +39 In 2009, he co-founded the Traverse City Comedy Festival, also held annually in Traverse City, where Moore helped spearhead the renovation of the historic downtown State Theater +39 Surrounded by lush woods, the house has beach access, and the realtor promises 'panoramic views of Torch Lake' from the master bedroom The property is set on 3.65 acres off Michigan's Torch Lake near Traverse City and is owned by Moore's ex-wife, Kathleen Glynn. Moore, a Flint native, filed for divorce from Glynn in 2013 after 21 years of marriage. The couple married in Flint in 1991, and they did not have children. In 1989, Moore received various awards for his first documentary, 'Roger & Me,'which explored the automotive industry in Flint. It has been reported that Moore eventually sold the documentary to Warner Brothers for $3 million. Glynn, is also an award-winning filmmaker. She won Academy awards for producing 'Bowling for Columbine' and 'Fahrenheit 911.' +39 Moore who is a local resident, is known to be supporter of the renovation of the local State Theatre and Traverse City Film Festival +39 The home has seven bedrooms and eight bathrooms despite the couple not having had any children +39 The bedrooms are big, bright, wide and relaxing with gentle colors and large wooden floors +39 In 2011 there were headlines reporting that Moore's home placed him among the wealthiest one percent +39 The library, upstairs, overlooks the dining room - again, tastefully decorated with pastel colored walls +39 At the center of the Lodge is the Kitchen with an eat-in area,informal dining and wet-bar making for a great gathering spot +39 The house manages to combine a perfect mix of modern and classic decor with up-to-date furnishings +39 The flow of the house means the wooden floor of the dining room and lounge blend into one as you head onto the outdoor deck +39 One could almost feel as though they were in a Swedish sauna with this fine carpentry +39 The sloping roof makes for a fun room for children while keep in the style of the rest of the home +39 The home, at 222 S. East Torch Lake Drive in the Traverse City area, was listed last week for $5.2 million +39 In 1989, Moore received various awards for his first documentary, 'Roger & Me,' which explored the automotive industry in Flint. It has been reported that Moore eventually sold the documentary to Warner Brothers for $3 million +39 Glynn, a former Mott Community College student, is also an award-winning filmmaker. She won Academy awards for producing 'Bowling for Columbine' and 'Fahrenheit 911.' +39 The meticulous landscaping and attention to details on the grounds provide a setting to view the beautiful sunsets over Torch Lake and the surrounding area
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