How A Real Estate Tycoon Lives
Commercial real estate magnate Don Abbey custom-built
two twin mansions for himself in Southern California and Montana--each
cost $78 million--then decided to put them both on the market. This is
the home in Bradbury, California.
Commercial real estate magnate
Don Abbey custom-built two twin mansions for himself in Southern
California and Montana--each cost $78 million--then decided to put them
both on the market. This is the home in Bradbury, California.
A living space.
The main entrance.
The wine-tasting room.
The kitchen.
The drawing room, with a ceiling mural.
The master bedroom. The home has six more bedrooms.
A home theater.
A hallway. The listing agent --
who is regularly featured on "Extra," "NBC Open House," "Mansions and
Millionaires" and HGTV's "Million-Dollar Room," and who is a top real
estate agent in Los Angeles with worldwide listings -- said he has
rarely encountered an owner who put more meticulous care into building a
luxury home.
Each estate has a 25-foot
shooting range. "Lucy Liu used the shooting range to practice for her
role in 'Southland,' " the broker said.
Sitting room.
A marbled tile shower in one of the home's 10 bathrooms.
A fireplace, shown close up. Don
Abbey "did not build these homes to sell them. They're insane,
unbelievable in terms of what he put into them," the listing agent said.
Exercise room.
A view of the pool from the diving board.
Infinity-edge pool.
Hot tub.
Exterior fountains.
Abbey is an avid outdoorsman.
The Bradbury estate has a million-gallon trout pond. "It's larger than
the Aquarium of the Pacific (in Long Beach, CA) and it cost $8 million
to build," Abbey's listing agent said.