5 Most Expensive Homes Recently Sold In Essex County (PHOTOS) 5 Most Expensive Homes Recently Sold In Essex County (PHOTOS)
5 Most Expensive Homes Recently Sold In Essex County (Photos) Two Short Hills homes that sold for $6.8 million top the list of the most expensive properties sold in the last 30 days in Essex County. According to Redfin, home prices were up 14.9% compared to last year in Essex County for September 2024. Homes sold for a median price of $650,000. All of the most expensive homes sold in Essex County in the last 30 days are located in Short Hills (scroll down for the list). Tony Verducci, co-founder of the NJ Luxury Real Estate Group, was the listing agent on several of Short Hills' most recent luxury sales. He says many buyers in the uppe…
Look Inside NJ Newlyweds' Taylor Swift-Themed Airbnb: Can You Find All The Easter Eggs? Look Inside NJ Newlyweds' Taylor Swift-Themed Airbnb: Can You Find All The Easter Eggs?
Look Inside NJ Newlyweds' Taylor Swift-Themed Airbnb: Can You Find All The Easter Eggs? Get ready to party like it's 1989 in New Jersey. A Taylor Swift-inspired suite has popped up on Airbnb, giving you the perfect place to act like a tortured poet and a new romantic while you plot your end game beyond your wildest dreams. The 4-bedroom Swift Suite at the Evermore Estate is located in Absecon, near Atlantic City. The Airbnb includes album-inspired bedrooms, karaoke machines, custom art, vinyl collection, and a selfie station show you can show everyone how you celebrate your Swift Suite Era. The homeowners and self-proclaimed Swifties, Kyle and Ashley Tress, partnered with a l…
$4.9M Luxury Horse Farm With Competition Pool For Sale In Monmouth County (PHOTOS) $4.9M Luxury Horse Farm With Competition Pool For Sale In Monmouth County (PHOTOS)
$4.9M Luxury Horse Farm With Competition Pool For Sale In Monmouth County (Photos) You have the opportunity to live on a 20-acre horse farm in Monmouth County. And it will only cost you $4.9 million. Annestes Horse Farm at 799 Navesink River Road in Rumson recently hit the market, offering a 7-bedroom historic French provincial main house, a 2-bedroom cottage, and a one-bedroom bungalow, according to the listing.  The farm also features a five-stable barn with tack room and grooming hall, with multiple fenced pastures allowing horses to graze, with a 1-training ring, according to a listing. The home also features a competition swimming pool and cabana. It…
This Mansion Is The Priciest Home Sold This Year For One New Jersey Town This Mansion Is The Priciest Home Sold This Year For One New Jersey Town
This Mansion Is The Priciest Home Sold This Year For One New Jersey Town The recent sale of a more than 4-acre compound is breaking records in one New Jersey town. The 14,500 square-foot colonial manor estate designed by renowned architect Bob Zampolin at 10 Farmstead Road in Mahwah sold for $6.1 million, making it the most expensive home sold this year in Mahwah. Grace Ziarko of Christie’s International Real Estate Group represented the buyer. "The transaction now stands as the highest-priced sale in Mahwah YTD, as per NJMLS, marking a milestone for Christie’s, as well as the larger New Jersey real estate market," Christie's said in a news release. The e…
Why This Seemingly Ordinary NJ Home Was Featured On 'Zillow Gone Wild' Why This Seemingly Ordinary NJ Home Was Featured On 'Zillow Gone Wild'
Why This Seemingly Ordinary NJ Home Was Featured On 'Zillow Gone Wild' On the outside, the home at 157 Sooy Place Road in Tabernacle is rather ordinary. On the inside, it's anything but. The 2,800-square-foot split-level home was recently featured on "Zillow Gone Wild." Why is that, you ask? We'll give you a clue: It’s just a bunch of hocus pocus. Literally. The five-bedroom two-bathroom house has a "Hocus Pocus" themed theater in the lower level. This Tabernacle, Nj home comes just in time for spooky szn!!!! 🎃🎃🎃Currently listed for only $562,000 pic.twitter.com/Pg4TFF1rJU — Zillow Gone Wild 🏡 (@zillowgonewild) October 8, 2024 Binx, i…
200-Gallon Aquarium, Meditative Spa: Look Inside Unique Sussex County Listing 200-Gallon Aquarium, Meditative Spa: Look Inside Unique Sussex County Listing
200-Gallon Aquarium, Meditative Spa: Look Inside Unique Sussex County Listing A new home promising to offer mind, body and soul paradise has hit the market in Sussex County. The 4-bedroom, 3-bathroom home at 329 Glen Road in Sparta was listed last month for $899,000 by Amy Wang and Scott Stephenson of Serhant Real Estate.  The open-concept home features oversized landscape windows, a 200-gallon aquarium, and a "meditative" spa jacuzzi area designed to promote "good chi," according to the listing. The house's aesthetics, use of color and texture, and lighting elements are aimed at provoking one's deepest sense of peace and joy, according to the listing. Th…
Two-Family Home Sells For $100K Over Asking In North Jersey (PHOTOS) Two-Family Home Sells For $100K Over Asking In North Jersey (PHOTOS)
Two-Family Home Sells For $100K Over Asking In North Jersey (Photos) A two-family home in North Jersey sold for nearly $100,000 over asking. The home at 10 Union Ave., in Clifton was listed at $649,900, but the new owners closed on $750,000 this week, listing agent Juan Gamarra said. "The Clifton market is always a hot market, specifically if it's a two-family home centrally located," Gamarra said. "This particular home had many qualities that made it very unique. The multiple car parking, the convertible garage as well as a finished basement gave the property a value of its own, and I think me and my team did a great job highlighting that to every pros…
'Edge Of Luxury Living:' Contemporary Mansion With Views Of GWB, Lady Liberty Lists For $4.5M 'Edge Of Luxury Living:' Contemporary Mansion With Views Of GWB, Lady Liberty Lists For $4.5M
'Edge Of Luxury Living:' Contemporary Mansion With Views Of GWB, Lady Liberty Lists For $4.5M A newly-built contemporary mansion with sweeping views of the Manhattan Skyline is fresh to New Jersey's real estate market with an asking price of $4.5 million. "Introducing the Edge of Luxury Living," reads the listing for the six-level home at 6 Columbia Ave., in Cliffside Park. The listing went live on Tuesday, Sept. 24, with Tony Nabhan of Keller Williams Realty. “This modern home is a once-in-a-lifetime type of property,” Nabhan said. “The views are breathtaking. It belongs in Beverly Hills.” The six-level home, which is situated on a bluff, was completed in 2024 and includes five b…
Entrepreneurs Struggling To Sell $25M New Jersey Mansion Prepare To Auction It Off Entrepreneurs Struggling To Sell $25M New Jersey Mansion Prepare To Auction It Off
Entrepreneurs Struggling To Sell $25M New Jersey Mansion Prepare To Auction It Off A massive South Jersey mansion that had been listed for just under $25 million is weeks away from being auctioned off. The home at 2801 Riverton Road in Moorestown was listed for a reserve price of $10 million with Kevin Steiger of Kurfiss Sotheby's International Realty.  The 40,000-square-foot mansion is owned by pharmacological entrepreneurs Calvin and Orsula Knowlton, who had been struggling to find a buyer, Steiger confirms.  The mansion epitomizes opulence with multiple elevators, four floors, six fireplaces, a pub or tavern, a home gym and sauna, pu…
Inside $3.3M European-Style Chateau In New Jersey Inside $3.3M European-Style Chateau In New Jersey
Inside $3.3M European-Style Chateau In New Jersey A New Jersey mansion that looks as though it belongs in the French countryside is on the market for $3.3 million. The masterpiece at 6 Pine Valley Way in Florham Park sprawls across two acres and backs onto the Brookdale Country Club Golf Course. The more than 12,300-square-foot home has five bedrooms, nine bathrooms, and was constructed with custom-made bricks. Courtesy of Marlene Vegter Courtesy of Marlene Vegter Courtesy of Marlene Vegter Represented by listing agents Marlene Vegter and Dee Bucca of Weichert Realtors, the home is the epitome of elegance and luxury, complete wi…
Will New Owner With 'Magic Touch' Get This Bergen County Tudor Its Mojo Back? Will New Owner With 'Magic Touch' Get This Bergen County Tudor Its Mojo Back?
Will New Owner With 'Magic Touch' Get This Bergen County Tudor Its Mojo Back? This Bergen County home may not be in its prime, but it could be soon, thanks to a new owner who saw its potential. The 2,316-square-foot home at 272 W. Ivy Lane in Englewood was listed by by Bonnie Bernhardt of ReMax, at $679,000 on June 5.  According to Compass agent Juan Gamarra, who represented the buyer, all four floors of the five-bedroom, four-bathroom house were renovated within the last year, however, upkeep wasn't quite where it should've been. "Unfortunately, it lost its spark," the agent said. Along came 272 W. Ivy Lane's new owner, who closed the sale on Aug. 21, for $71…
This Bergen County Smart House Only Lasted Six Days On The Market This Bergen County Smart House Only Lasted Six Days On The Market
This Bergen County Smart House Only Lasted Six Days On The Market Yet another North Jersey home has sold over its initial asking price, and it didn't last all that long on the market. This one is the home at 67 Raymond St. in Hasbrouck Heights, which listing agent Taylor Lucyk of Christie's International Real Estate Group said sold six days after it was listed. The home's prime location for New York City commuters and that fact that it's "only a few years young" and kept new by the sellers made for a sale of $1.11 million. A smart home with smart home features, the 4-bedroom, 2.5-bathroom colonial had initially been listed at just under $1.04 million. O…
Home Is Where The Heart Is For Luxury Paramus Builder Home Is Where The Heart Is For Luxury Paramus Builder
Home Is Where The Heart Is For Luxury Paramus Builder Paramus has always felt like home to Ramona Gelin Malki. It's where her family laid their roots after immigrating to the United States from Turkey. It's where she attended grade school, where she spent summers while studying finance and international business at New York University. Malki only left Paramus in 2004 when she married her husband, and the two moved into a home in Ramsey. Well, actually, that's not entirely true. Malki says there's a part of her that never really left the borough: "Paramus is where my heart is," she said. And now, so are all nine of the homes she's built …
Magical Escape With Sparkling Backyard Oasis Listed At $3.85M On NJ Lake Magical Escape With Sparkling Backyard Oasis Listed At $3.85M On NJ Lake
Magical Escape With Sparkling Backyard Oasis Listed At $3.85M On NJ Lake A sparkling mansion featuring more than 8,000 square feet of luxury is on the market for a cool $3.85 million in Morris County. "Chateau Moderna," as it's called in the listing by Tony Nabhan of Keller William City Views Realty, sprawls across 3.79 acres of 797 W. Shore Dr. in Kinnelon. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Tony Nabhan (@tony.nabhan) 797 W. Shore Drive in Kinnelon. Jonathan Ayala Visual Grip Something out of Beverly Hills, the home is in the highly-coveted Smoke Rise community and has six bedrooms, six full…
Why This NJ Cape Is Realtor's Hottest Property Why This NJ Cape Is Realtor's Hottest Property
Why This NJ Cape Is Realtor's Hottest Property Elizabeth Morris is having no trouble at all selling the property at 11 Mayfair Dr. At approximately 1,100-square-feet with three bedrooms and two bathrooms, the West Orange Cape Cod house is, well, ordinary. But it's updated. It's in a quiet neighborhood with good school systems.  Oh, and it's affordable. "It's a sad function of our market right now," said Morris, of Prominent Properties Sotheby's International Realty, speaking to the high price point of residential real estate. "There's no inventory and virtually none under $500,000 for a single-family home." According to Roc…
Luxury Hotel Replacing 3 Motels In Jersey Shore Borough Long-Reputed As Party Town Luxury Hotel Replacing 3 Motels In Jersey Shore Borough Long-Reputed As Party Town
Luxury Hotel Replacing 3 Motels In Jersey Shore Borough Long-Reputed As Party Town A Jersey Shore town that gained a reputation for being one of the best places to party while down the shore is getting a rebrand. And it's in part due to a luxury hotel set to replace three of the motels in Seaside Heights that haven't exactly been helping the family-friendly atmosphere. In a 6-0 vote last month, Seaside Heights council members approved the designation of a Boston-based redeveloper for the hotel, to be built on the Lincoln Avenue and Ocean Terrace lots where Dry Dock, Glendale, and Surfside motels currently stand. The firm, 6M Development, shared a brief description of the…
Zillow Gone Wild: NJ Artist's Pretty Pink Dream Home Listed At $500K (PHOTOS) Zillow Gone Wild: NJ Artist's Pretty Pink Dream Home Listed At $500K (PHOTOS)
Zillow Gone Wild: NJ Artist's Pretty Pink Dream Home Listed At $500K (Photos) A New Jersey artist's pretty pink retro dream home is on the market for $500,000. Kate Gabrielle, 37, tells NJ Advance Media she moved into the home at 835 Hughes Dr., in Hamilton Township (Mercer County) in November 2022, and quickly got to ripping up the brown, shag carpeting and plastering the walls with pink wallpaper to serve as a backdrop for posters of Jane Fonda and Frank Sinatra. View this post on Instagram A post shared by kate gabrielle (@kategabrielle) Built in 1977, the house has three bedrooms, 1.5 bathrooms, and is 1,778 square…
Glass Wine Fridge, Play Theater Among Crown Jewels Of Luxe Bergen County Home Listed At $4.19M Glass Wine Fridge, Play Theater Among Crown Jewels Of Luxe Bergen County Home Listed At $4.19M
Glass Wine Fridge, Play Theater Among Crown Jewels Of Luxe Bergen County Home Listed At $4.19M A Bergen County home sprinkled with luxury amenities is new to the market at just under $4.2 million. The 10,000-square-foot home at 324 Hardenburgh Ave., in Demarest boasts six bedrooms, six bathrooms, and is listed by Corcoran Infinity Properties agent Roi Klipper. The modern home was custom-built complete with a two-story entry foyer and soaring 10- to 12-foot ceilings on the first and second floors.  The crown jewel of the first level may be the all-glass wine ridge located in the open kitchen, family room, and dining room. The kitchen itself is a chef's dream, the listing sa…
Mansion With Golf Course, Bowling Alley Breaks Sale Records For 2024 In New Jersey Mansion With Golf Course, Bowling Alley Breaks Sale Records For 2024 In New Jersey
Mansion With Golf Course, Bowling Alley Breaks Sale Records For 2024 In New Jersey A Bergen County home is breaking sale records in New Jersey. The gated home at 4 Stone Tower Drive in Alpine, which sprawls across 22,782 square feet and sits on four acres of land within the Rio Vista section of the borough, sold for $16.7 million on Wednesday, July 17. Jason Pierce/Prominent Properties SIR-Tenafly Designed by renowned architect James Paragano, the home's buyer was represented by James Pierce and Richard Orlando of Prominent Properties Sotheby's International Realty-Tenafly. The seller was represented by Rosemarie Campi of SIR-Alpine. The four-level …
Bergen County Estate Built By Renowned Architect Listed At $7.5M Bergen County Estate Built By Renowned Architect Listed At $7.5M
Bergen County Estate Built By Renowned Architect Listed At $7.5M Legendary architect James Paragano has done it again. A home in Alpine designed by the renowned architect has hit the market for $7.5 million. The listing agents are Richard Orlando and Jason Pierce of Prominent Properties Sotheby's International Realty. The 6-bedroom, 9-bathroom home at 16 Dogwood Ln. has all the fixings, including a diamond cut limestone exterior, Vermont slate roof, oversized French doors, a chef's kitchen with two refrigerators, according to the listing. The home also has an elevator, five fireplaces and a 3-bay garage that can accommodate five cars, accordin…
Mediterranean Mansion Boasting Modern Makeover Hits North Jersey Market At $4.875M (PHOTOS) Mediterranean Mansion Boasting Modern Makeover Hits North Jersey Market At $4.875M (PHOTOS)
Mediterranean Mansion Boasting Modern Makeover Hits North Jersey Market At $4.875M (Photos) A newly-renovated Mediterranean colonial is on the market in Bergen County for $4.875 million. The 8,600-square-foot home sits on a private cul-de-sac along 5 Ellens Way, featuring five bedrooms and eight brand-new bathrooms. Listed by Jason Pierce and Richard Orlando of Prominent Properties Sotheby's International Realty, the home was built in 2004 but remodeled within the last few months to keep the Mediterranean look on the outside, and add a contemporary feel on the inside. One of the largest projects within the remodel was the addition of the 25-by-45-foot in-ground pool, co…