Incredible Homes That Are So Baller They'll Make You Weep

Written by Jaymi Naciri Posted On Sunday, 19 July 2015 07:46

It looks nice and prim and classic and gorgeous, but this Portland, OR English-style manor is hiding a few secrets. Like the fact that the owner added a skateboard park in the attic and built a Japanese teahouse on the grounds—a feat that took a whole four years.

This new listing didn't show the teahouse or the skate park. So here's a living room with a skate ramp instead. Or, you could buy Lil Wayne's Miami penthouse, which has a skatepark on the roof, as well as "at least one stripper pole in the billiards room," said Curbed.

Either way, your house will be the best one on the block—or maybe even in the state. Heck, let's REALLY go crazy and build a home that's the envy of the world. A true baller pad that's one of a kind. Or at least has a few one-of-a-kind features.

Like this one in Brooklyn, NY.

We're used to seeing great views from NYC homes thanks to the vertical nature of the real estate. Being able to gaze out onto the park or the river or the bridge is ideal. But how about seeing them from atop—and through—a clock tower?

"This A triplex penthouse atop Brooklyn's iconic Clock Tower building in DUMBO has stunning views of Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Queens. It also has a private elevator and 7,000-square-feet of space," said Business Insider. "The 14-foot glass clock encircles the apartment on four sides. There are three bedrooms, three full bathrooms, and soaring ceilings ranging in height from 16 to 50 feet tall.


Business Insider

Ever thought of moving to Serbia? Would you consider it if you could live like this?

Yes, it's tiny at one bedroom. It's also not the newest of homes, having been built in 1969. But the remote abode makes us feel a little more relaxed just by gazing at the photo. See more here.


Huffington Post

Sure, it's got a "squash court, bowling alley, tennis court, 50-seat screening room, heated marble driveway and helipad," said Oddee, not to mention five swimming pools and an underground garage that fits up to eight limos. But what self-respecting English mega-estate would be complete without 24-carat-gold leafing on the study's mosaic floor. I mean really.


The Times

If you're into impossibly beautiful beaches with architecture to match, you'll probably you're your eye on Acqua Liana, an incredible property located on Florida's Manalapan Beach and featuring 1.6 acres of land with "150 feet fronting direct Atlantic Ocean-to-Intercoastal waterway property," said Luxury Homes.

The property has it own "white sandy beach area with a private dock, and is protected by a concrete and steel beachfront seawall. However, it is the unique design that makes it stand out from other magnificent estates.

"Throughout the home, features such as water walls, water floors, waterfalls, water gardens, pools and reflecting ponds complement each other and present a kind of ‘liquid serenity.' One of the water features is a glass 'water floor' which features hand-painted tiles amongst a Monet-inspired Lotus garden motif highlighted from below the surface. There is also a 2,000 gallon arched aquarium wet bar filled with over 100 exotic fish. 24-foot oceanfront sheeting can transform into water walls."

As if that wasn't enough, Acqua Liana is also a green home that generates up to three times the home's energy use, has an advanced run-off water collection system, and "automatically controlled lighting reduces the electricity consumption by up to 75%."


Luxury Homes

For the super tech savvy…or the super paranoid, there is this 32-acre estate, which features a 12,000-square-foot home and a $6 million security and surveillance system "that would amaze any intelligence agency in the world," said Wonderful Engineering. "The four-bedroom, seven-bathroom home is protected by interior and exterior night vision cameras and the most advanced thermal imaging (which can catch a handprint on a wall 20 minutes later) all of which can be viewed on a laptop, tablet or smartphone from anywhere in the world. The house can even detect leaks in any sinks or toilets and even a sudden 10-degree change in temperature."


Wonderful Engineering

Parking can be a problem in dense cities. but not so in the Hamilton Scott private residence in Singapore. "Why? Because the garage is right in their living room said Wonderful Engineering. "The luxury suites come with an advanced car elevator with moving treadmills and rotating floors, which is protected by a fingerprint scanner."


Wonderful Engineering

Why have a measly little outdoor pool when you can build a replica Caribbean right inside your home?


Decoist

Not sold on swimming indoors? How about this incredible indoor-outdoor version that comes with a twinkly ceiling and a bonus majestic mountain view.


Decoist

Swoon a little more here.

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