Odds are you're not part of the 1% (in fact those odds are 99%), but it doesn't hurt to take a peek into how those folks might live. We get that opportunity every once in a while when a expensive property is listed. The gallery of images for this home in Leverett, Massachusetts, opens with a lovely manmade lagoon featuring water slides, waterfalls, and tropical islands. Then it switched to aerial views and I couldn't find the lagoon. That's because this mammoth playground is indoors, and therefore useful all year round!
The house has 16 bedrooms and 25 bathrooms in a 99,990 square foot interior on a 57-acre lot. Really. That includes a kitchen with five ovens, two dishwashers, and at least five islands. Four tennis courts. A bowling alley. A stage. A circular office. A game room and arcade, home theater, and gym. A nine-hole golf course. Plus, besides the large formal dining room, you could retire to your medieval conference room in the basement for a game of D&D or LARPing. It's got a sauna, media room, outdoor pool, 14 fireplaces, and a guest house. Oh yeah, and an attached garage with heat and space for 65 cars, plus a detached garage and outdoor parking, too.
The property has been on the market for a couple of years now, and the price has dropped substantially from $23 million to $14.9 million, but the tax assessment is only $5.6 million. If the price drops to its assessed value, I'd consider it. That's easy to say when a house is laughably out of your league. See a gallery of 37 images that does not include a single bedroom or bathroom at the real estate listing. -via Fark
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