Of crouse, that's the problem with these houses, not enough people rich enough to afford these kinds of houses. Most people would rather rent then buy and think these kinds of houses are just pointless.
Imagine all the other costs associated with this property! You would have to have a TEAM of gardeners for example. A maintenance TEAM, maid staff, chef and kitchen staff, a general manager or two, etc etc! Oh, and of course, a security TEAM! WOW!
Mike Tayon sounds like a lot of jobs if you ask me....I'd be more worried about the pure amount of resources this kind of excess consumes. In other words, unless they were to make them self sustainable....these are horrible for the environment.
maintenance would be ridiculous., I can be barely bothered cleaning my room. imagine cleaning this whole house every month.. and then the gardening. No thanks. you'd need another 50mil to keep this abomination going without it going to shit. Just changing all the light bulbs alone wouldn't be cheap.
That's the funniest shit I ever read.. imagine the owner of a 50 mn dollar mansion scrubbing the floors, dusting the furniture and mowing the lawn😂😂 you'll be your own housekeeper!!
Alpine is a gated community. I lived in the same county and the one thing everyone agreed on is that Alpine is only for the really rich people. The kids in that town all go to a private school. I remember during Halloween, my friends and I would always go to Alpine cause they gave the best things. One house gave mp3 players and this was in 2007! What I'm trying to say here is that, if you can live in Alpine, you can afford maids.
invest five hundred of it on the market, don't invest the money, do paper buying, in six months if u put continuous effort to understand how the market happens, in a decade you shd be a millionaire with that! :)
Whoever buys this would have to be a billionaire that's outside of the country and looking to park their cash in the U.S. It would cost close to a million a year to maintain a property like this.
It's a nice house that managed to not look as gaudy as most of the other Jersey mcmansions next to it. It does not look like it's worth 50 million though. Maybe they spent it all on the gold faucets :p
Biggest lie from the realtor: "less than 30 minutes from downtown Manhattan." That's interesting, because we live in the first town over the GWB in NJ (Fort Lee), and it still takes 15-30 mins on average just to get over the bridge to UPPER Manhattan. Driving up to Alpine from Fort Lee takes another 10 minutes in of itself. Even if you were commuting at 2AM in no traffic, you could "possibly" do it in 45 minutes. During rush hour? Try 1 1/2 hours or more.
Mark Sadowski paramus---> Lincoln tunnel ---> no traffic----> 25 mins to midtown Manhattan. with traffic 45 mins/1hr.... yeah she is exaggerating a bit.
Alpine is definitely not 45 min.-1 1/2 hours from Manhattan. I'm a Native New Yorker who lives in Bergen county, 15 minutes away from Alpine. Geographically, Alpine is 8 miles from NY. You must be in some serious rush hour traffic or taking a different route, if you can't get over the GW from Fort Lee or Alpine, in 45 or more.
No really... People who move to the US don't understand that we have to pay property taxes. I work for local government and we see people who end up in tax foreclosure because they simply don't understand that you have to pay taxes... even if your house is paid for. A lot of dishonest people take advantage of non-english speaking people with this.
You wouldn't believe the no name, not so famous people who have that kind of money especially people from the Auto manufacturing, internet cable T.V. and computer world, These people are worth mega millions then there are the Investors from other countries etc. There's also a lot of old handed down money in California, rich parents pass away, kids inheriting entire fortunes, parents bought their mansions 20 to 30 yrs ago for a million or 2, now today same mansion worth $30 to 40 million. Not counting all of the cash parents had in stocks, bonds etc.
Andre Landry exactly. My dad designed computer systems on Wallstreet and those guys lived in houses like this. All types of famous people would walk in there and people that buy a house like this is more of an investment not live in. We lived in a large house ourselves and when you think about it when you can afford it you buy it. So something like this for someone wealthy isn’t a stretch nor will they have a mortgage lmao
Definitely is a lot of foreign investment in this country, That's why no one would want to hit the States or they would be bombing their own properties, Just like here in Canada lol
RetroGuy76 well people who work in the computer systems dont buy 50 million but its in 2-3 million category like my father then the brokers just but whatever. But if you’re house shopping and you’re looking like something like this i doubt you’re worried about what comes with it you have plenty to waste lol
What the Henry clay FRICK do you need a house that expensive for in New Jersey? If you have $50 million retire to someplace tropical. No wonder this has been on the market for 5 years!
What kind of person builds a new home to sell for $50MIL in a neighborhood of homes priced so far less?? It's like adding a swimming pool to a ranch house and leaving the kitchen and baths with 1980 fixtures! Nuts! Bet it never sell for that much. Commute in 30 minutes? Sure, by private whirleybird! I must prefer Gloria Crest! It has history, elegance .. and ooo la la ... only $17 million! Why, you could then get matching choppers! ;-)
For all of you saying he has a "fake British" accent, this is how English South Africans speak, it's influenced by British English and Afrikaans accents.
Man I’m speak real shit I had so much money I could of bought me a amazing house (nothing like this) but my point is just be thankful for everything you have in your life and tell your mom and Dad you still love them while they still alive
It was built, and has been empty since then listed first at 68million, now listed at 48.880 million, that's a 20million cut. Interestingly enough is that the property has been removed from Zillow on December 31 but is still listed on Sotheby's. the property adjacent to it was also removed from Zillow. Simple fact is; the house is too big.
RetroGuy76 yes people who are call mega rich are the ones who topically buy these homes to use as an asset builder. These are some of the same people who buy ugly modern art for the same reason.
Who wants to pay 300,000 to 350,000 a year in taxes just to live in a monsterous over sized Castle.? Not me - If I have that type of money I'm moving to Los Angeles baby!
To anyone commenting anyone who lives in alpine is a brat or a snob, it's not true. This guy is very rich yes. However I live in alpine as well and it's really nice. Nice people and great schools!
Difficult to sell because it is huge. High maintenance. Too big to clean. Also high property tax and insurance. Unless of course you make multi millions a year.
It is off the market, does not say by who. Whoever it is I doubt they will live there, most likely did a favor for the previous owner and will reinvest it.
Isn't "Darlington/Crocker Mansion, in Mahwah, NJ the most expensive house on the market, at 48 million, since this houses price has been lowered considerably?
The reason why nobody wants it is because 1 it's in New Jersey what celebrity or entrepreneur would want to live there? 2 it's to big what would you do with all that space and not to mention you would have to have a full time maintence man on duty minus well just let him live there for free and pay him a salary of 40k.
@@euenfheiejrjIt's always the people who don't know trying to tell people what's going on in Jersey, but we know better. That's exactly why celebrities live there.
At first glance, I felt like I was looking at the Roses' house in the movie War Of The Roses. But viewing clips of the movie showing the house proved me wrong.
No wonder no one can afford that house the taxes are insane it doesn't matter if they sell the house for 50 dollars the average person or even celebrity can't afford 300,000 a year on a house. No matter how much you sell it for the house is valued above the sale price so you will pay 50,000,000 dollar taxes on a house you paid 50 dollars for it's outrageous
It would be placed better as a hospital. Make it a lying-in Hospital for birth only. Then you can expand the other hospitals for critical care. It's a disgusting waste of time and money
Yeah like your commentI like your comment cuz people on the streets and have lost family members they don't have anything those are the kind of people I like to help in and be their family cuz they don't have anyone
I live in Passaic County and it is expensive as FUCK! (Luckily we don’t have tax on clothing) but still 7% sales tax!!! North Jersey is so crowded and don’t get me started on the traffic here!
He's totally correct - $50mil house - you better have gold And you better have my money 💰💸 I love the floors The arches The stair case I'll frick n take it 🥰
Since 2009 this sat...fast forward to 2020.....still sitting...smdh....even if someone has the money,they’re not going to pay $50m plus $300,000 a yr???...not here in New Jersey...
If that guy loses all his money, he will also lose his accent..
I have the same accent...its South African ahaha
It’s his rich voice accent but if the house doesn’t sell and he go broke he’ll go back sounding like a jersey guy
There's nothing wrong with our strip malls... People love to find stuff to complain about.
right and i just moved from rahway nj to north Carolina and they have more and worse strip malls
Lol I was wondering why she chose that as a complaint
Strip malls suck
strip malls do suck
Still on Sale after 7 years on the market. Now $39.9 million. I think it will probably sell soon.
of course it will
still?? wow
Of crouse, that's the problem with these houses, not enough people rich enough to afford these kinds of houses. Most people would rather rent then buy and think these kinds of houses are just pointless.
@E Double it's crazy how much the price has dropped
so now all i need is $39,999,900 more
That indoor basketball court is bigger than my house no joke😅😅
Kiera Young
Lol the master bathroom is bigger than my apartment 😣😂
Kiera Young 50th4
Kiera Young life,I
Kiera Young ya I can relate
Imagine all the other costs associated with this property! You would have to have a TEAM of gardeners for example. A maintenance TEAM, maid staff, chef and kitchen staff, a general manager or two, etc etc! Oh, and of course, a security TEAM! WOW!
Mike Tayon when you have that much money that is already none and factored into the price of the investment. Like buying a yacht for example.
That creates jobs idiot.
Barking Spider lmao @ you thinking buying a yacht for personal use to be an investment....
Mike Tayon sounds like a lot of jobs if you ask me....I'd be more worried about the pure amount of resources this kind of excess consumes. In other words, unless they were to make them self sustainable....these are horrible for the environment.
Or you could just not go into parts of the house and they could always be clean
maintenance would be ridiculous., I can be barely bothered cleaning my room. imagine cleaning this whole house every month.. and then the gardening. No thanks. you'd need another 50mil to keep this abomination going without it going to shit. Just changing all the light bulbs alone wouldn't be cheap.
Buy 50 roombas, let them go nuts!
That's the funniest shit I ever read.. imagine the owner of a 50 mn dollar mansion scrubbing the floors, dusting the furniture and mowing the lawn😂😂 you'll be your own housekeeper!!
Alpine is a gated community. I lived in the same county and the one thing everyone agreed on is that Alpine is only for the really rich people. The kids in that town all go to a private school. I remember during Halloween, my friends and I would always go to Alpine cause they gave the best things. One house gave mp3 players and this was in 2007! What I'm trying to say here is that, if you can live in Alpine, you can afford maids.
LED lightbulbs will fix that
I have a $1000.00 deposit. Can we start there...
Soundafek if you moved that dot right a little
I don't even have that fml
Nomad K Sure you do ;)
Omg you suck then lol You're falling behind.
invest five hundred of it on the market, don't invest the money, do paper buying, in six months if u put continuous effort to understand how the market happens, in a decade you shd be a millionaire with that! :)
Whoever buys this would have to be a billionaire that's outside of the country and looking to park their cash in the U.S. It would cost close to a million a year to maintain a property like this.
That fake British accent is really getting on my nerves...
billyomnom ikr
It's south African accent 😑
He sounds like the little lizard from Geico
Hes south African my friend
It ain't fake.
It's a nice house that managed to not look as gaudy as most of the other Jersey mcmansions next to it. It does not look like it's worth 50 million though. Maybe they spent it all on the gold faucets :p
Because of the location may be. So close to Manhattan!
Its 38,000 square feet
@@shanes2433 know its 32.9 million less than 1k per square foot it is like half the cost per square foot then Manhattan and has a lot more upgrades
Biggest lie from the realtor: "less than 30 minutes from downtown Manhattan." That's interesting, because we live in the first town over the GWB in NJ (Fort Lee), and it still takes 15-30 mins on average just to get over the bridge to UPPER Manhattan. Driving up to Alpine from Fort Lee takes another 10 minutes in of itself. Even if you were commuting at 2AM in no traffic, you could "possibly" do it in 45 minutes. During rush hour? Try 1 1/2 hours or more.
Maybe the 30min were by helicopter... xD
Yeah I mean, 50 million dollar house, you better have a private helicopter.
Mark Sadowski paramus---> Lincoln tunnel ---> no traffic----> 25 mins to midtown Manhattan. with traffic 45 mins/1hr.... yeah she is exaggerating a bit.
Alpine is definitely not 45 min.-1 1/2 hours from Manhattan. I'm a Native New Yorker who lives in Bergen county, 15 minutes away from Alpine. Geographically, Alpine is 8 miles from NY. You must be in some serious rush hour traffic or taking a different route, if you can't get over the GW from Fort Lee or Alpine, in 45 or more.
Mark Sadowski Most people like that would drive in around 3-4AM
Breathability?
Seriously?
Living in a crowded city, so yes.
RetroGuy76 😂
You look at the videos in the reccomendded list and see a video that says "This is life on 7.50 and Hour"...pretty coincidental
I don't want to pay $300,000 in taxes per year after i purchase a house. That's crazy!
the batcave is missing
Those gold faucets in the masterbath were a deal breaker for me..i like platinum ones only 😂😂 seriously though gold taps look tacky as hell!!
Wtf Americans pay taxes on their homes?
Wtf you don't? by the way I'm german
yep. especially with clinton.
w35t51d369 Bergan county has the highest property taxes in the country. I pay 30,000 a year.
No really...
People who move to the US don't understand that we have to pay property taxes. I work for local government and we see people who end up in tax foreclosure because they simply don't understand that you have to pay taxes... even if your house is paid for. A lot of dishonest people take advantage of non-english speaking people with this.
And it will continue to drop until it becomes worth the value.Its a nice place but a massive rip off.
It is because of the area it is in and it is 38 thousand square feet. A 38,000 square foot home In Beverly Hills is 100 million and up
@@shanes2433 100 mil easy if this were in Beverly
$300,000 a yr. tax =$25,000 a month property tax, no thanks.lol
Andre Landry well the house is 50 million if you can afford that you won’t be worried about taxes
You wouldn't believe the no name, not so famous people who have that kind of money especially people from the Auto manufacturing, internet cable T.V. and computer world, These people are worth mega millions then there are the Investors from other countries etc. There's also a lot of old handed down money in California, rich parents pass away, kids inheriting entire fortunes, parents bought their mansions 20 to 30 yrs ago for a million or 2, now today same mansion worth $30 to 40 million. Not counting all of the cash parents had in stocks, bonds etc.
Andre Landry exactly. My dad designed computer systems on Wallstreet and those guys lived in houses like this. All types of famous people would walk in there and people that buy a house like this is more of an investment not live in. We lived in a large house ourselves and when you think about it when you can afford it you buy it. So something like this for someone wealthy isn’t a stretch nor will they have a mortgage lmao
Definitely is a lot of foreign investment in this country, That's why no one would want to hit the States or they would be bombing their own properties, Just like here in Canada lol
RetroGuy76 well people who work in the computer systems dont buy 50 million but its in 2-3 million category like my father then the brokers just but whatever. But if you’re house shopping and you’re looking like something like this i doubt you’re worried about what comes with it you have plenty to waste lol
For that price I expect the elevator button to be clean😔
Saw the aerial view and thought, "hah no basketball court?" aaand I was wrong
What the Henry clay FRICK do you need a house that expensive for in New Jersey? If you have $50 million retire to someplace tropical. No wonder this has been on the market for 5 years!
Exactly!
And do what on the tropical island for the rest of your life - rot away?
It doesn't have to be an island but someplace at least warm and with nice weather.
Blanca W 🤦♂️
Actually I couldn't breath walking into this home. Cause it's sooo freaking beautiful 😍😍😍
It's basically a spec house. Who with that kind of money wouldn't want things exactly how they want it.
And till this day 2019 it still sits....I’m thinking this house will never sell...
What kind of person builds a new home to sell for $50MIL in a neighborhood of homes priced so far less?? It's like adding a swimming pool to a ranch house and leaving the kitchen and baths with 1980 fixtures! Nuts! Bet it never sell for that much. Commute in 30 minutes? Sure, by private whirleybird! I must prefer Gloria Crest! It has history, elegance .. and ooo la la ... only $17 million! Why, you could then get matching choppers! ;-)
Michael Jordan did the same thing in a Chicago $2,000,0000 average house area and can't sell his house 20 million. 8 years on the market. Crazy!
For all of you saying he has a "fake British" accent, this is how English South Africans speak, it's influenced by British English and Afrikaans accents.
Beautiful home but $50M along with $350K in taxes is extreme!!!
be broke in no time. why not just a nice house and pool
Man I’m speak real shit I had so much money I could of bought me a amazing house (nothing like this) but my point is just be thankful for everything you have in your life and tell your mom and Dad you still love them while they still alive
I cant even start to comprehend what u r trying to say..
It was built, and has been empty since then listed first at 68million, now listed at 48.880 million, that's a 20million cut. Interestingly enough is that the property has been removed from Zillow on December 31 but is still listed on Sotheby's. the property adjacent to it was also removed from Zillow. Simple fact is; the house is too big.
Man it looks awesome. I love the art work.
That bathroom faucet costs more than my car
Best I can do is $30,000
I would never buy something this big because I don't like all that unnecessary space. I prefer something cozy.
It's absolutely exquisite.
$50 M and you get yellow grass...
Big, cold, ugly house. Wealth doesn't always mean good taste. Who needs a house this cold and steril?
Greg Strasburg the House is not even decorated yet and know one lives there. It could also be used as an asset.
RetroGuy76 yes people who are call mega rich are the ones who topically buy these homes to use as an asset builder. These are some of the same people who buy ugly modern art for the same reason.
If I were a millionaire I would keep my house bc mansions are not worth the price or trouble.
I'm tired just looking at it, but it is late......lol. Lovely home
Yes, I do think this is too much house. It just is. Amazing place, of course, but I would not choose to live in it.
The taxes on this house in Virginia would be $500 thousand. Wow.
Mohammad Barmawi Alpine is around .7% I think. how much is it in Virginia?
emotionscomeandgo not that much. Trust me. Alpine is one of the highest in the country. The Virginia comment is a joke.
and you think thats much? try european taxes hahaha
Who wants to pay 300,000 to 350,000 a year in taxes just to live in a monsterous over sized Castle.? Not me - If I have that type of money I'm moving to Los Angeles baby!
To anyone commenting anyone who lives in alpine is a brat or a snob, it's not true. This guy is very rich yes. However I live in alpine as well and it's really nice. Nice people and great schools!
I won't even have to leave my house if I lived there HAHA
+My Tungkongnuch just get your fleet of servants to buy things for you
it's not a "home", it's a house
Neither. Its a resort.
2:17 the most
FAKE laugh I ever heard
Jand Eshow that's how classy white ppl laugh
Yas
He paid over 2 million dollars because he cant sell it. This country is ridiculous, you should only pay taxes when you are living somewhere
My boss would be able to buy that
Luke C. Tell ur boss I said fk you.
Drew Duffy Berkshire Hathaway
Your boss, is that really something to brag about?
That’s right buddy and if you stay motivated and work hard I’m sure he’ll buy another one
Thanks,Gracia's....
Difficult to sell because it is huge. High maintenance. Too big to clean. Also high property tax and insurance. Unless of course you make multi millions a year.
Apparently some one bought it recently - think they said it was either google or amazon .
It is off the market, does not say by who. Whoever it is I doubt they will live there, most likely did a favor for the previous owner and will reinvest it.
Micahpicasso someone in another video of it said it was - they bought it to entertain clients apparently.
For this price, I'd rather not be known. It's not a good idea to build a $50,000,000 house in an area where house prices are $5,000,000.
Isn't "Darlington/Crocker Mansion, in Mahwah, NJ the most expensive house on the market, at 48 million, since this houses price has been lowered considerably?
Well one of the first things that anyone would want to know on a 50 million dollar home is how many bedrooms and how many bedrooms???
I WANT IT.
It's not a home, it's a hotel.
The reason why nobody wants it is because
1 it's in New Jersey what celebrity or entrepreneur would want to live there?
2 it's to big what would you do with all that space and not to mention you would have to have a full time maintence man on duty minus well just let him live there for free and pay him a salary of 40k.
Actually many celebrities live in alpine NJ. My mom worked at the cresskill library and she saw Chris rock regularly
@@euenfheiejrjIt's always the people who don't know trying to tell people what's going on in Jersey, but we know better. That's exactly why celebrities live there.
1.5 million dollar taxes? Wow and I thought 11,000 was bad
That basketball court is the size of my old high school gym lol
New jersey ain’t that bad!
You must have some insane beer burps! 🍺
And here i am living in a small house in india thinking i am a one lucky human.
what is that guy's accent?
Nope, it's fake ritzy accent lol
Snob
A fake Accent
HiFaez south africa maybe ?
its not English, i am English no one talks like that in the uk. sounds fake to me, pretending to be a British gay butler type to me.
At first glance, I felt like I was looking at the Roses' house in the movie War Of The Roses. But viewing clips of the movie showing the house proved me wrong.
this is a dream home but it was taken off the market after a price reduction
It is a beautiful home and I live in New Jersey and love it. But you can get the same size home down south for half that price.
Absolutelly amazing...
IT was on sale for 45 million dollars. and no one bite and now they increase the price
how much did it cost to build?
The whole house is bigger than most schools in jersey 😂
Beautiful!
Ready to move in! I’ll buy it
If you have 50 million dollars you can customize design your own house
No wonder no one can afford that house the taxes are insane it doesn't matter if they sell the house for 50 dollars the average person or even celebrity can't afford 300,000 a year on a house. No matter how much you sell it for the house is valued above the sale price so you will pay 50,000,000 dollar taxes on a house you paid 50 dollars for it's outrageous
There's nothing wrong with our Malls for one thing.
Most Beautiful House ever!!
$ 300, 000.00 in taxes every year! Okay
My fiance and I live in our car and it sucks. It's a compact 4 door sedan, our dog is in there too.
It would be placed better as a hospital. Make it a lying-in Hospital for birth only. Then you can expand the other hospitals for critical care. It's a disgusting waste of time and money
OK, I'll take Two of them,,,,,,,,,,, NOT !!!
The best part is the comments
Meanwhile there are people living in the streets and in cars!!
Yeah like your commentI like your comment cuz people on the streets and have lost family members they don't have anything those are the kind of people I like to help in and be their family cuz they don't have anyone
what the hell is wrong with strip malls......
Goals!!!
Even if it dropped by 10 million dollars, I still wouldn't be able to afford it. hahahaha 😂
pls can i have it for free
And what about the property taxes and maintenance costs? See, you didn't think through your fantasy lol.
Fast Frets Can that be free as well... See, that's the magic of fantasy, everything's free!! 😂😂
I live in Passaic County and it is expensive as FUCK! (Luckily we don’t have tax on clothing) but still 7% sales tax!!! North Jersey is so crowded and don’t get me started on the traffic here!
the house is now listet for 36,5 million....
860 homes is small? You've never been to the UK
Wish I could have seen more of the house instead of all the Chandeliers
How can you look past high taxes
He's totally correct - $50mil house - you better have gold
And you better have my money 💰💸
I love the floors
The arches
The stair case
I'll frick n take it 🥰
Since 2009 this sat...fast forward to 2020.....still sitting...smdh....even if someone has the money,they’re not going to pay $50m plus $300,000 a yr???...not here in New Jersey...
Apparently either Google or Amazon bought it - according to comments in another video on this place.
I love this home I want it prayers for me my dream home lol
Hmm... looks like a hotel or bed and breakfast. If I lived in a home that big, I would hear every little noise at night. "Whazzat!?"
No thanks, I’d rather live in Florida! The people are nicer and for $50mil I can buy my own island
CrispSloth :( you’re right, living in jersey sucks
'Nearby cottage'?
Certainly it looks like a cottage compared to this mansion, but it's certainly not a cottage!
Who on earth would want to live in New Jersey? Especially with the taxes on that, no thanks.
Exactly high taxes, I have to move from jersey
HE TALKING ABOUT A 3HOUR COMMUTE. HELL YOU GONNA NEED A 100 PEOPLE TO CLEAN IT. BEAUTIFUL.
Taxes are probably 1,000,000,000$ per year
Only 860 homes in a neighborhood? ...