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He’s building a Zuckerbunker. Mark Zuckerberg is reportedly building a sprawling $100 million Hawaii compound — complete with an underground bunker and its own food and energy sources — in a secret project suggesting the social media mogul is trying to conceal his doomsday preparations. The Facebook founder’s complex called Koolau Ranch is already partially constructed and is shaping up to be one of the most expensive personal construction projects in modern history, according to a Wired investigation of property records and interviews with contractors. The compound on Kauai island will consist of more than a dozen buildings with two central mansions that will be...

The sky’s the limit at this listed home. Buy the property, asking $2.99 million, and you can take off and land on your own private airstrip. Indeed, this contemporary Connecticut hilltop spread comes with its own airstrip and hangar — the only FAA-approved paved airstrip in the state — and sits on 50 acres, says broker Ellen Sebastian of William Pitt Julia B. Fee Sotheby’s International Realty. The seller is trailblazer Barbara Hackman Franklin, a former commerce secretary under Pres. George H.W. Bush. Franklin, 83, was also one of Harvard University’s first female MBA graduates. The modern house, at 1875 Perkins St. in Bristol, was built in...

Mauro Porcini, chief design officer for PepsiCo and the 2022 American Prize for Design laureate, just bought a six-bedroom, new-construction modern home in Southampton for $4.69 million — complete with a Barbie-pink-and-baby-blue tennis court. Porcini worked closely with Mazi Holdings to build the property of his dreams, at 233 N. Magee St. The main floor of the 6,500-square-foot home is anchored by a light-filled great room with a fireplace and double-height ceilings, along with a dining room and chef’s kitchen. A finished basement boasts a gym, media room and wine cellar.Design details include a pink chandelier custom-designed by Jacopo Foggini in Italy, set in a living...

Racing ace Sir Lewis Hamilton — a seven-time Formula 1 winner — is looking for a West Coast home to add to his global real estate portfolio, which runs from Monaco and Geneva to London and the Big Apple. Hamilton owns a skypad at 70 Vestry, where Tom Brady owns a unit; Bill Gates’ daughter Jennifer and her family bought Hamilton’s other $51 million penthouse, via a Seattle trust, at 443 Greenwich, as Gimme exclusively reported. One of the West Coast homes that Hamilton toured was this $14.99 million stunner at 1772 N Crescent Heights in LA. The six-bedroom, 6½-bath home is 8,500 square feet and comes with a rare flat backyard and city views. Developed by...

Why bother owning a vacation home when you’ve got friends in high places? President Joe Biden, fresh from blowing out 81 candles on his birthday cake, has been living the good life, eschewing his own fairly humble lodgings (aside from the White House, of course) for opulent stays at the homes of some of America’s wealthiest and most politically connected figures. For the better part of two decades, the Bidens have trotted across the country, setting foot in a series of luxurious abodes amounting to a staggering $84 million. Thanks to the graciousness of Democratic benefactors, the first couple’s holiday jaunts have resembled a high-profile house tour, hitting...

10. Where: 1735 19th St., NWHow much: $3,300,000This Beaux-Arts Dupont Circle rowhouse was once a rectory of St. Thomas Episcopal Parish. The 3,900 square foot home comes with four bedrooms, four-and-a-half bathrooms, high ceilings, a grand staircase,four fireplaces, and an in-law suite across four stories. 9.   (Photograph-Margot Wilson at Washington Fine Properties.) Where: 3360 Highland Pl., NWHow much: $3,550,000This newly renovated Cleveland Park Craftsman has six bedrooms, four bathrooms, and two half-baths across across four levels. The 5,650 square foot home also has high ceilings, large windows, a front porch, and a private backyard with an outdoor...

The top 12 costliest houses in India have unique names, jaw-dropping architecture, swanky interiors, world-class services and 7-star amenities and are owned by some of the richest personalities of Asia. India is a country that houses 140 billionaires and is considered to be a nation having the third-largest number of billionaires in the world. Most Expensive Houses in India 1. Antilia Estimated cost: Rs. 6,000 to Rs. 12,000 croresArea of Anitilia: 1.120-acreAddress: Altamount Road, Cumballa Hill, Mumbai - 400 026Designed by: Chicago-based architect Will and PerkinsOwned by Mukesh Ambani, the owner of Reliance Industries, Antilia is not just India’s costliest house but also tops...

Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love’s daughter has offloaded her California compound for $2.4 million. The freshly married Frances Bean Cobain, 31, has successfully sold her home of two years in San Diego’s Point Loma neighborhood. Cobain, who is the only child of the late Nirvana frontman and the 59-year-old Hole founder, bought the abode back in 2021 for $2.3 million, meaning she turned a small profit in the transaction, which was first reported by Realtor.com. The sale is not a sign that Cobain is looking to go far, though, as property records reveal she recently spent some $2.3 million acquiring a slightly smaller address in the coastal San Diego County city of Oceanside,...

The historic estate across the pond where Rihanna spent her time has sold. The 6,300-plus-square-foot double-fronted home in London’s tony St John’s Wood Park neighborhood has just been purchased by a Chinese millionaire and his family for $33.4 million, setting a new price record for the nabe and making it the most expensive house to sell in North London this year.     Originally built for a diamond tycoon in 1844, the mansion was constructed by royal architect John Shaw, and is the only one of Shaw’s villas in the area to survive into this century. Since its noble beginnings, the detached manor has been fully refurbished and modernized. The Barbadian...

New York was once known as New Amsterdam — but now, a new Manhattan listing gives a really rare peek of the old Amsterdam. A charming Gothic-style townhouse, which dates to the 17th century and made a transatlantic journey from the Dutch city to New York in the 19th century, is now up for grabs at $13.95 million, Mansion Global reported. Jim St. André of Compass, who reps this property, has unraveled a captivating tale of the home’s incredible journey. In 1845, piece by piece, it sailed across the ocean to its new home in New York, where it was meticulously reassembled on the Upper West Side. Eventually, it found its way to its current location on East 19th Street in...