They say that house is the place the guts is. Well, in the event you personal one in all these houses, you will need to have a really massive coronary heart… and a ginormous checking account. The present worth of the typical American house is rather less than $250,000. That $250,000 would not be sufficient to purchase a shoe closet within the mansions under.
Below is our working listing of the costliest houses which have ever bought within the United States. Before we get into the listing, we need to speak about an asterisk with the #1 property. This property is universally known as the costliest dwelling ever bought within the US. However. Technically, this buy concerned 4 residence models in an ultra-high-end New York City constructing that have been nonetheless beneath development once they have been bought after which needed to be additional renovated to be mixed into one contiguous unit. If you are taking situation with that form of buy being thought of the costliest dwelling sale in US historical past, then the #2 result’s maybe the winner…
#15) $117.5 Million – Nine Acre Estate in Silicon Valley
On November 27, 2012, an nameless billionaire paid $117.5 million to purchase a nine-acre property in Woodside, California. The property sits on high of a hill within the coronary heart of Silicon Valley and options 360-degree views of the Woodside Mountains. Built in 2005, the primary home alone is 8,900 sq. toes. A Los Angeles regulation agency bought the house for a shopper utilizing an LLC referred to as “SV Projects”.
It was later alleged that the nameless purchaser behind that LLC is Masayoshi Son, the founder and CEO of SoftBank. Masayoshi Son is value $13 billion at this time, however may be extra well-known for setting the file for the most money lost in human history. During the unique dotcom bubble burst, Masayoshi noticed his web value plunge from a peak of $75 billion to an all-time low of $1.1 billion.
#14 (tie): $120 Million – Spelling Manor, Holmby Hills, Los Angeles
Candy Spelling, the widow of late TV producer Aaron Spelling, initially listed their completely monumental custom-built mansion for $150 million. The home languished in the marketplace for a number of years earlier than it was bought by Petra Ecclestone for $85 million. Petra was 23 years outdated on the time. Petra listed the 123-room property at one level for $200 million. It took some time for her to discover a purchaser, however lastly she bought the palace for $120 million in July 2019.
#14 (tie): $120 Million – Copper Beech Estate in Greenwich, Connecticut
In May 2013, a completely stunning property in Greenwich, Connecticut, went in the marketplace for a mind-boggling $190 million. Almost precisely a 12 months later, a purchaser agreed to buy the 50-acre property for the low-low worth of $120 million. The principal home alone is 15,000 sq. toes. The driveway of this property is 1,800 toes lengthy. It was initially inbuilt 1898 by one of many co-founders of Andrew Carnegie’s US Steel company. It was then bought to a lumber magnate within the Nineteen Eighties. Amazingly, the one that bought the home just lately might be solely the third proprietor in over 115 years.
The mansion sits on a 50-acre property that’s largely open fields and forest. It options a number of grass tennis courts, sprawling gardens, two greenhouses, a non-public apple orchard, and a 75-foot heated pool with a sizzling tub that overlooks the Long Island Sound. The property is nestled on 4,000 toes of water views and personal seashores.
#13) $122.7 million – Palm Beach Mansion
In February 2021, a non-public fairness specialist named Scott Shleifer paid $122.7 million for a mansion in Palm Beach, Florida. Currently, the most-expensive dwelling ever bought in Palm Beach and Florida historical past, the land was as soon as owned by Donald Trump. The present dwelling was constructed on spec, and Scott is the very first proprietor. As a lot as $140 was truly transferred with the acquisition once you embrace furnishings, however the registered worth for the house itself was $122.695 million.
#12) $125 Million – Jeffrey Katzenberg’s Beverly Hills Mansion
In September 2020, Quibi founder Jeffrey Katzenberg bought his Beverly Hills mansion to WhatsApp founder Jan Koum for $125 million. The 6.4-acre property boasts 27,000 sq. toes of dwelling area, 5 bedrooms, and 13 (!) bogs. It’s positioned within the unique Beverly Hills group of Trousdale Estates. Katzenberg bought the property in 2009 for $35 million, however tore down the prevailing home and constructed the present one, designed by architect Howard Backen.
Jan Koum owns roughly $400 million value of actual property in California alone. Roughly half-hour from his Beverly Hills property, he owns two side-by-side mansions in Malibu. He paid $80 million for one and $100 million for the opposite.
#11) $132.5 Million – Broken O Ranch in Augusta, Montana
In November, 2012, actual property billionaire Stan Kroenke paid $132.5 million in money for the 124,000 acre Broken O Ranch in Augusta, Montana. Kroenke, who owns the St. Louis Rams, Denver Nuggets, and Colorado Rapids, is value $12 billion. The Broken O Ranch is a gigantic property that truly took greater than 25 years to place collectively. It’s a working ranch that produces 700,000 bushels of grain and 25,000 tons of hay yearly. It can also be dwelling to greater than 5,000 cows.
In addition to being a totally functioning manufacturing ranch, the property additionally has an opulent 10,000 sq. foot mansion that has attractive views of the Rocky Mountains and a close-by river. It needs to be famous that there’s a little bit of a debate over whether or not or not the Broken O Ranch needs to be thought of one of the crucial costly houses ever bought within the United States. Some imagine that the ranch is extra of a business property that occurs to have a luxurious dwelling plunked down within the middle.
#10) $145 Million – Jule Pond Southampton, Long Island, NY
On April 2, 2021, a 42-acre property in Southampton with extra beachfrontage than another non-public residence on Long Island bought for a whopping $145 million. Originally listed for $175 million, the vendor was a financier named Brenda Earl, who purchased the property in 2002 for $21.75 million. The property was initially developed in 1960 by Henry Ford’s grandson, Henry Ford II, aka “Hank the deuce”.
Hank misplaced the home in a divorce settlement a number of years later. Henry’s ex-wife bought the house in 1978 to an Italian financier named Carlo Traglio. Carlo bought to Brenda in 2002. It’s unclear as of this writing who purchased the property in 2021 from Brenda.
#9) $147 Million – East Hampton Estate, Long Island, NY
On May 3, 2014, it was revealed {that a} hedge fund supervisor named Barry Rosenstein spent $147 million to buy a completely gorgeous property in East Hampton. This is the costliest dwelling sale in Hamptons historical past. For about 5 years, it held the file for the costliest home ever bought within the United States.
Rosenstein is the founding father of hedge fund Jana Partners, which managed $11 billion at its peak in 2011. In 2013, his fund reportedly delivered a 23% return. Rosenstein earned greater than $140 million in wage and bonuses that 12 months.
If you will discover, this record-setting transaction occurred lower than two weeks after the $120 million Greenwich mansion on this listing. Little is thought in regards to the particular particulars of this East Hampton home.
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#8) $150 Million Chartwell Estate – Bel-Air, California
In May 2017, a billionaire named Jerry Perenchio died on the age of 86. Jerry earned his multi-billion-dollar fortune because the proprietor of Spanish-language media empire Univision.
A number of months after his dying, Jerry’s heirs listed his longtime dwelling in Bel-Air, California, for a whopping $350 million. A 12 months later, they dropped the value to $245 million. Then they dropped it to $195 million.
Finally, in December 2019, the house was bought for a cool $150 million by Rupert Murdoch’s billionaire son, Lachlan Murdoch.
The Chartwell Estate is a 10-acre palatial property positioned within the coronary heart of Bel-Air with almost 360-degree views of Los Angeles. It was constructed within the Nineteen Thirties, then shortly deserted through the Great Depression. Between 1962 and 1971, Chartwell gained fame for being included within the opening credit of the TV collection “The Beverly Hillbillies”. So it was the fictional home of the Clampett household.
Jerry Perenchio purchased the property for an unknown worth within the Nineteen Eighties. At the time of his dying, Jerry was paying $1.3 million in annual property taxes associated to the home. The new proprietor, Lachlan Murdoch, must earn $3 million yearly pre-tax to cowl the $1.5 million property tax invoice.
#7) $165 Million – Jack L. Warner Estate, Beverly Hills
On February 12, 2020, it was revealed that Jeff Bezos – the richest human on this planet – had plunked down $165 million for the 10-acre Jack L. Warner property in Beverly Hills. He purchased the house from leisure mogul David Geffen, who himself purchased it in 1990 for $47.5 million.
Jack L. Warner Estate through Google Maps
But that wasn’t Jeff’s solely buy!
On the identical day, he ALSO plunked down $90 million for a 120-acre plot of undeveloped land on the highest of Beverly Hills that was beforehand owned by the late Microsoft billionaire Paul Allen. In complete, Jeff spent $255 million in a single day to scoop up 130 acres in Beverly Hills. There isn’t but any construction on the Paul Allen parcel, which is known as Enchanted Hill. The driveway alone is 1.2 miles lengthy. It might be wonderful to see what Jeff builds right here!
#6) $175 Million – 16-acre “Gemini” property in Manalapan, Florida.
In March of 2021, Netscape billionaire Jim Clark (and his 36-year-younger mannequin spouse Kristy) paid $94.2 million for a 16-acre property referred to as Gemini in Manalapan, Florida. The property is surrounded by water on each side, with 1,200 toes of the Atlantic Ocean on one aspect and 1,300 toes of the Intracoastal Waterway on the opposite. There are a number of visitor homes, cabanas, a sports activities advanced, and a three-hole PGA golf course, along with a 60,000+ square-foot major mansion. In June of 2022, after simply 460 days of possession, it was revealed that Jim and Kristy sold Gemini to an undisclosed buyer for… $175 million. Here is a video tour:
#5) $177 Million – Seven Acre Malibu Estate
On October 28, 2021, it was revealed that enterprise capitalist Marc Andreessen paid $177 million for a seven-acre property on a cliff in Malibu, California. The vendor was style government Serge Azria and his spouse, Florence. They paid $41 million for the property in 2013, then proceeded to carry out a large and costly top-to-bottom renovation. Andreessen, who made his first fortune because the creator and co-founder of the Netscape web browser earlier than changing into a enterprise capitalist and board member of Facebook, units a California file with the acquisition. The late movie producer Jerry Weintraub beforehand owned the house. He purchased the primary of the eventual two parcels in 1978. That four-acre parcel value $950,000. Then, in 1980, he purchased 2.25 acres subsequent door for $450,000. At one level, Jerry had been in search of $75 million however in the end accepted the Azrias’ $41 million provide.
At $177 million, Marc Andreessen might be on the hook for a roughly $1.8 million property tax invoice yearly, very possible an equally excessive annual hearth insurance coverage invoice, contemplating the situation is an excessive hearth hazard zone.
#4) Beyonce & Jay-Z’s $200 Million – Eight Acre Malibu Estate
On May 19, 2023, it was revealed that Jay-Z and Beyonce had paid $200 million for an 8-acre Malibu estate positioned RIGHT NEXT DOOR to Marc Andreessen’s $177 million property. The vendor and builder was Soap Opera inheritor William Bell, JR. The property encompasses a 30,000 sq. foot mansion overlooking the Pacific Ocean close to Malibu’s world-famous Paradise Cove.
In the photograph under, Jay-Z and Beyonce’s mansion is the spaceship-looking sprawling property within the middle. The Andreessen property is the oblong property proper subsequent door to the correct.
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#3) $210 Million – 9.5 Acre Malibu Estate
On June 19, 2024, billionaire Oakley founder Jim Jannard bought his 9.5-acre Malibu property to a Delaware LLC for $210 million. Jannard purchased the 15,000-square-foot mansion from funding billionaire Howard Marks in 2013 for $75 million. Howard Marks purchased the property in 2002 for $31 million from the heirs of the late Herbalife founder Mark Hughes. Hughes truly died in his mattress within the mansion after taking a deadly combo of sleeping capsules and alcohol in May 2000.
#2) $225 Million – 15-Acre Beachfront Compound, Naples, Florida
In April 2025, an nameless purchaser paid $225 million to acquire a sprawling 15-acre beachfront compound in Naples, Florida, setting a brand new file for the costliest dwelling ever bought within the state of Florida, and the second-most costly dwelling ever bought in U.S. historical past.
The property is made up of three separate houses spanning greater than 15 acres with 800 toes of personal seashore frontage. Although the three dwellings mix for 11 bedrooms and 20 bogs, the shortage of inside itemizing images suggests the property was marketed primarily for its land worth, possible making manner for a future megamansion.
Interestingly, the land sits in a FEMA-designated Special Flood Hazard Area, carrying an “extreme” 9 out of 10 flood threat ranking, which means a 99.9% probability of flooding over the subsequent 30 years. That did not deter the customer, who managed to snag the property at a reduction from the unique $295 million asking worth.
The sellers have been tied to the DeGroote household, descendants of Canadian billionaire Michael DeGroote, who handed away in 2022. Michael constructed an empire off Laidlaw faculty buses. He bought his faculty bus empire in 1988 for $500 million.
#1) $238 Million – 220 Central Park South, Manhattan
On January 23, 2019, it was revealed that hedge fund supervisor Ken Griffin had bought the highest 4 flooring of an unfinished New York City constructing positioned at 220 Central Park South. That was sufficient to scoop the file for the costliest dwelling buy in US historical past.
Griffin, who has a web value of $22 billion because of his hedge fund Citadel, has spent a mind-boggling $700 million on private residences within the final 5 years alone. He additionally holds the information for the costliest dwelling purchases in New York, Illinois, and Florida. For his New York City buy, remember that he purchased the models with none furnishings or fixtures. Basically empty models with flooring and ceilings (a few of which can certainly be knocked down). Ken will certainly spend many, many further tens of millions on furnishings, customization, and fixtures.
220 Central Park S (by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)
So there you will have it! The 5 most costly houses ever bought within the US! If you propose on proudly owning an insane mansion like one of many ones above, I’ve two items of recommendation:
A) Start saving your cash.
B) Wait for a recession.
This is simply my opinion, clearly, however once you begin seeing non-public homes promoting for tons of of tens of millions of {dollars}, one thing wacky is occurring. How a lot would any of those homes have been value in October 2008, proper after the monetary disaster decimated the economic system? On common, the United States has a recession not less than as soon as each 7 years. The common recession lasts 17 months, adopted by a bit of greater than three years of growth. If you need to reside in an insane mansion sometime, save up a ton of cash, watch for an enormous market downswing, then strike. It will occur finally…
