The Affluent Travelers

Vegas’s $7 billion CityCentre is US’s most expensive project

Las Vegas is constantly re-inventing itself and always seems "over the top" but never before, observers say, has there been this type of frantic building to keep pace with demand.

MGM calls its CityCenter project the "most expensive privately financed project in American history."

"This is the most outrageous, over-the-top expansion ever," said long-time developer Steve Wynn. The $7 billion price is far more than the previous record, set when Mr. Wynn and his financial backers spent $2.7 billion building the 2,700-room Wynn, which opened in 2005.

The mini-city bordering the Las Vegas Strip will feature six towering buildings that reach as high as 61 stories. Covering 67 acres, it will include a 4,000-room hotel, a sprawling convention center, a half million square feet of retail space and 2,700 condominium units.

The Most Expensive Home For Sale

Forget Trump's place in Palm Beach, Florida ($125 million), the most expensive property
for sale-ever- in the United States is now (Aug.06)  the Aspen, Colorado compound of Prince Bandar bin Sultan bin Abdul Aziz.

Bandar was the Saudi ambassador to the U.S. Now that he's taken a new job in Saudi Arabia he will have less time to spend in Aspen. His 95-acre Starwood Ranch property is listed at $135 million. Larger than the White House, the mansion is 56,000-square-feet. Included are  several smaller homes and buildings.

The main home has 15 bedrooms and 16 bathrooms. The property features stables, a tennis court, an indoor swimming pool, outdoor water features and a snowmelt driveway- all on a mere 95 sprawling acres. Bandar will keep a new 15,000-square-foot guesthouse he has been building and some  acreage.  The sale is being handled by the regional affiliate of Christie's.  Here's your chance to live like a Prince and make real estate history.

Wynn Las Vegas

2.7 Billion Dollars and 5 Years later.....
the Most Expensive Hotel in Las Vegas.

Wynn Las Vegas, at 3201 Las Vegas Blvd South, boasts one of the best locations in Las Vegas. Standing mid-Strip, Wynn is next door to the popular Venetian hotel resort casino. Wynn Las Vegas is across the Las Vegas Strip from the recently expanded Las Vegas Fashion Show Mall, making it a perfect perch for passionate shoppers.

Erected on land where the legendary Desert Inn once stood, the 42-story, Wynn Las Vegas is sheathed in a coppery bronze that reflects the bright desert sun. Visitors may notice the absence of floors 40-49 in Wynn Las Vegas elevators; buttons jump from 39 to 50, a courtesy to Chinese gamblers who consider the number 4 unlucky.

On 192 acres, Wynn Las Vegas holds more than 2,700 guest rooms with floor-to-ceiling windows and a 110,000 square foot casino with several gambling areas. Players at table games are issued RFID [radio frequency identification]-equipped betting chips, making it easier for Wynn Las Vegas to identify counterfeit chips, keep track of markers, rate players for comps, and deter casino cheats.

If you've seen the ad, casino kingpin Steve Wynn proclaims atop the 50th floor of Wynn Las Vegas: "I'm Steve Wynn and this is my hotel -- the only one I've ever signed my name to."

The centerpiece of Wynn Las Vegas megaresort is a 150-foot-tall mountain with a five-story waterfall that cascades into a three-acre, man-made lake. Wynn Las Vegas also has an 18-hole championship golf course.

Tower Suite: A chic, cosmopolitan living and entertaining area offers an unbelievable view of the sparkling Las Vegas Strip.  Marble covers every surface in the his-and-hers bathroom, complete with air-infused soaking tub and separate shower, not to mention the 13" Gateway flat-screen TV. Choose one with a conference table for 10 (and perfect hospitality-hour wet bar)... and leave no question who's in charge.

Additional features: VIP check-in, exclusive restaurant, a terrace with a private pool.
-1,950 square feet with wall-to-wall, floor-to-ceiling windows
-Entry foyer with private massage room
-Expansive living room with dining alcove, wet bar, and powder room
-50" plasma high-definition television with DVD entertainment system
-Cordless phone, fax, high speed Internet access
-Pillowtop king-sized signature Wynn beds with 320 thread count European linens
-Individual lighting and automated drapery controls at bedside
-Walk-in closets
-Bath and glass-enclosed shower, private toilet, his & her sinks, and LCD TV's
-Desert BambuTM bath amenities, over-sized Turkish towel

...and Your airplane is in Your garage!

If you like Ocala FL and own an airplane, you just might like Leeward Air Ranch. They offer custom built homes with adjoining hangers. Main street is a runway. Take the pie out of your oven and straight to the dining table for lunch in the blues skies of....wherever your heart desires.
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N.Y. Most Expensive Sale

The record sales price for a New York City residence now stands at $42.5 million for a 12,500-square-foot duplex condo at the Time Warner Center purchased by financier David Martinez in 2003.