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"On the Market: December 2011\nExtraordinary homes for sale around the world\nSTATS\n\n 4 bedrooms\n\n 4.5 baths\n\n 5,750 sq. ft.\n\n $59 million\n\nPedigree: This idyllic house was built two years ago as the centerpiece of an 813-acre ranch not far from Aspen in the Roaring Fork Valley. Reclaimed timber has been thoughtfully used for both interior and exterior surfaces, lending rusticity to the new construction. Stone fireplaces, a state-of-the-art kitchen, and a hot tub make for cozy winter nights at home.\n\n Property Values: A 1,900-square-foot estate-manager's cabin and a ten-stall barn are situated amid the horse trails, streams, and irrigated pastures.\n\n Talking Point: Approved for subdivision into more than a dozen lots, the land has the potential to become a small ski village in its own right. Leaving it as is would, of course, maintain its irreplaceable splendor.\n\n Contact: Joshua &amp;amp; Co., 970-925-8810; joshuaco.com\nSTATS\n\n 2 bedrooms\n\n 2.5 baths\n\n 1,540 sq. ft.\n\n $875,000\n\nPedigree: Designed by architect Rick Joy for a San Francisco art dealer, this award-winning 2005 residence (christened the Desert Nomad House) consists of three separate structures positioned in the landscape for optimal light and to create a shared courtyard. Clad in weathered steel, the rectilinear volumes contain an office/guest room, a master suite, and a combined living/dining/kitchen area, respectively. Maple paneling and glass partitions define the interiors.\n\n Property Values: Towering saguaro cacti grow wild across the five-acre plot, which sits at the base of the Tucson Mountains.\n\n Talking Point: Floor-to-ceiling windows frame sweeping vistas of the surrounding wildlife and nearby range.\n\n Contact: Crosby Doe Associates, 310-275-2222; crosbydoe.com\nSTATS\n\n 5 bedrooms\n\n 9 full baths\n\n 7 half baths\n\n 38,000 sq. ft.\n\n $19.5 million\n\nPedigree: The late business tycoon Donald A. Brown (inventor of the drop ceiling) enlisted AD 100 architect Hugh Newell Jacobsen to help him conceive this estate just west of Cleveland on the shores of Lake Erie. Their collaboration yielded a unique assortment of pavilions constructed between 1985 and '91, each of which is crowned by a steep pyramidal roof. Excluding storage and mechanical spaces, the compound comprises a remarkable 37 rooms\u2014among them a barber-shop, a gym, and a billiard lounge.\n\n Property Values: Set across the 160 acres are a private marina, a mile-long beach, manicured gardens, two pools, and a heliport\u2014complete with an adjacent airplane hangar.\n\n Talking Point: A subterranean wine grotto boasts a mechanical lift that raises an entire seating area through a retractable skylight, thus making a rooftop terrace for open-air tastings.\n\n Contact: Street Sotheby's International Realty, 614-582-3378; streetsothebysrealty.com\nSTATS\n\n 2 bedrooms\n\n 2 baths\n\n 2,450 sq. ft.\n\n $10.3 million\n\nPedigree: Overlooking the Seine from historic Quai Voltaire, this Left Bank apartment was renovated by architect Alain Raynaud for the current homeowners. Elegant flourishes such as parquet de Versailles floors, mirrored walls, and screenlike partitions of wood lattice with dentil molding permeate the rooms. Complementing these touches are northern views of the Pont du Carrousel and the Louvre through one of the two exposures.\n\n Property Values: Spanning two floors of an 18th-century h\u00F4tel particulier, the residence is accessible by elevator or by a winding stone staircase accented with a fanciful balustrade and crimson runners.\n\n Talking Point: Culture lovers will marvel at the artistic legacy of the location, a short city block where Baudelaire, Corot, and Delacroix all worked at different times and where both Ingres and Voltaire spent their final days.\n\n Contact: Emile Garcin, 781-640-5686; emilegarcin.com"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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