From a penthouse to a private island: Our favourite mansions for sale around the world

Key points

• If the newly listed New York penthouse sells for $US250 million, it would set a US price record. 
• Buyers looking for a sunny escape might also consider a villa in southern Spain or a private island in the Caribbean for sale.

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What could a home possibly offer for a price tag of a quarter of a billion dollars?

A penthouse apartment in New York has been listed with price hopes of $US250 million ($A379.3 million), and could soon be the most expensive home in the US.

This penthouse apartment in Central Park Tower, New York is for sale for $US250 million.Credit:Serhant

It’s among a string of luxury properties for sale to an ultra-exclusive clientele around the world, and comes complete with every mod con imaginable.

The newly built penthouse is atop Central Park Tower, which lays claim to being the tallest residential building in the world. Although Dubai’s Burj Khalifa is taller, it is a mixed-use building that includes hotel accommodation.

Its height means the Billionaire’s Row pad offers unobstructed views over Central Park and across Manhattan.

Enjoy watching New York from a great height.Credit:Serhant

Over three levels, it includes seven bedrooms, nine and a half bathrooms, a private ballroom with access to a terrace and catering kitchen, grand salon, media room, private elevator and study.

Time will tell if even the most elite buyers will pay the asking price. One local luxury agent told The Wall Street Journal the asking price was a “fantasy”.

The US record stands at $US238 million in the nearby Central Park South tower.

What else is for sale to deep-pocketed buyers? Head out of the city to the Hamptons and a pair of waterfront holiday homes are listed in a combined offering for $US150 million.

These Southampton mansions are for sale for $US150 million.Credit:Zillow.com

The Southampton estate includes a four-level main house with 10 bedrooms and a second residence with nine bedrooms.

Choose from the pool or the beach.Credit:Zillow.com

There are two pools, a tennis court, movie theatre, billiard room, fitness rooms, a six-car garage and easy access to the beach.

What about the West Coast? Not to be outdone, a newly built private compound in Los Angeles has a $US150 million price tag.

This newly built home has views over Los Angeles.Credit:Zillow.com

Set in the hills, it has been designed to make the most of views over the city from its outdoor entertaining area, infinity pool and outdoor kitchen.

There’s an infinity pool and outdoor entertaining area.Credit:Zillow.com

There’s a separate one-bedroom guest house with its own private pool, for when visitors come calling – or they could stay in one of the main home’s nine bedrooms instead.

Across the pond, an elegant London residence has been listed for £22.5 million ($38.3 million).

This historic home in London looks over Regent’s Park.Credit:Rightmove.co.uk

The Grade 1 historic terrace home faces Regent’s Park and its lake and is nearby London Zoo.

It has been fully renovated and would suit a family.Credit:Rightmove.co.uk

The renovated five-bedroom property includes a family home and a separate mews house, and offers a gym, sauna and garden.

Or for a slightly sunnier escape, a villa in southern Spain is asking €35 million ($52.2 million).

Escape to the Costa del Sol. Credit:Zillow.com

Set in the resort city of Marbella on the Costa del Sol, the 16-bedroom estate has views of the Mediterranean Sea.

Southern Spain offers a sunny escape.Credit:Christie’s Real Estate

It’s an entertainer’s dream with a wine fridge, cocktail bar, bowling alley, indoor and outdoor swimming pools, Hammam spa, massage room, games area and poker room.

To really escape and unwind, the ultimate getaway might be a private island.

Little St James in the US Virgin Islands.Credit:Christie’s Real Estate

In the US Virgin Islands in the Caribbean, Little St James and Great St James have been listed for $US55 million each.

Think beaches lined with palm trees and sparkling seas.

Great St James is advertised with subdivision possibilities, for buyers keen to create their dream holiday home.

Little St James comes with a main compound and four guest villas, plus two pools and a tiki hut. There’s also a helipad and private dock.

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