Dive Brief:
- Realtor.com has revisited the 10 priciest home sales of 2015, available on the Multiple Listing Service, and found the homes were all located in California, Florida or New York and totaled a whopping $445 million.
- The most expensive home sold in 2015 was a 12,516 square foot penthouse on ritzy Collins Avenue in Miami Beach, which went for $60 million. The eight-bedroom, seven-bath unit set a sales record in Miami and features a private rooftop pool, private interior elevator, and a master suite with its own "morning kitchen."
- Realtor.com’s top 10 list of the biggest home sales of the year ranges from homes valued from $35 million-$60 million, hardly a trend with which the homebuying masses can relate. However, it is testament to how the very top of the fabled 1% live.
Dive Insight:
Here's the rest of the Realtor.com list of the most expensive homes sold in 2015:
2. 25 Columbus Cir, Penthouse 7, New York City, NY
Selling Price: $50,917,500 in July 2015
Details: 7 bedrooms, 6.5 bathrooms, 8,882 square feet
3. 1210 Benedict Canyon Dr, Beverly Hills, CA
Selling Price: $47,851,500 in August 2015
Details: 8 bedrooms, 13 bathrooms, 19,299 square feet, 2.69-acre lot
4. 440 Golden Gate Ave, Belvedere, CA
Selling Price: $47,500,000 in August 2015
Details: 5 bedrooms, 10 bathrooms, 9,235 square feet, 0.94-acre lot
Note: This sale was also a record-breaker, this time in Marin County.
5. 616 Nimes Rd, Los Angeles, CA
Selling Price: $46,250,000 in March 2015
Details: 11 bedrooms, 7 bathrooms, 23,988 square feet, 1.63-acre lot
Selling Price: $45,600,000 in March 2015
Details: 9,400 square feet, 3 levels
7. 10410 Bellagio Rd, Los Angeles, CA
Selling Price: $38,000,000 in March 2015
Details: 9 bedrooms, 13 bathrooms, 15,727 square feet, 1.68-acre lot
8. (tie) 127 E 70th St, New York City, NY
Selling Price: $37,000,000 in January 2015
Details: 9,408 square feet, 5 levels
8. (tie) 784 Meadow Ln, Southampton, NY
Selling Price: $37,000,000 in May 2015
Details: 6 bedrooms, 8 bathrooms, 6,280 square feet, 4.08-acre lot
10. 119 Tuscaloosa Ave, Atherton, CA
Selling Price: $35,300,000 in November 2015
Specs: 7 bedrooms, 11 bathrooms, 20,375 square feet, 1.88-acre lot