Luxury Offerings: What You Get For $1.2 Million
By Megan Weisberg
By Megan Weisberg
BARRINGTON
$1.125 million
26440 W. FALKIRK CIRCLE
The Details: 5 Bedrooms, 4.2 Baths • 4,028 square feet, $279 per square foot • Large rear deck offering fabulous views of the lushly landscaped rear yard and sprawling lawn • Sits on approximately 1.9 acres Contact: John Morrison, @properties Barrington, 847-409-0297
Enjoy private, picturesque views from every window and an ideal blend of casual living and elegant entertaining spaces. Light filled rooms and a fabulous floor plan are found in this perfectly charming Cape Cod. Custom Krystal kitchen has leathered granite counters, large island, high-end appliances and opens to the family room and bayed breakfast area. Highlights include soaring ceilings, a cozy brick fireplace, and a wall of sliders opening to the large rear deck. Main level luxury primary suite with stunning, spa-like bath and dual walk-in closets is a private retreat and allows for true one level living. Completing the first floor is spacious dining and living rooms, a dedicated office, convenient mud/laundry room, and two half baths. Upstairs features four large secondary bedrooms, including one en suite. Fabulous English lower level has a variety of spaces including a rec room with fireplace and wet bar, game and play rooms, full bath and steam room.
SCOTLAND
$1.322 million
HADDINGTON, EAST LOTHIAN
The Details: 7 bedrooms, 4 baths • 4,300 square foot, $307 per square foot • South and west facing garden with views over the surrounding fields Contact: Thomson, Savills Country Houses Team, + 44 (0) 131 247 3717
Ugstonrigg Cottage sits in an exceptional rural setting just outside Haddington. The original part of the house dates from around the 1700s and has been extended in recent years, creating modern, bright, open plan living spaces. The kitchen and dining room are open plan and located at the heart of the house. Adjacent to the kitchen is a south facing sitting room with a bay window and gas fire, which provides a more formal setting for entertaining. The patio is adjacent to the kitchen and has fabulous views over the surrounding fields to the Lammermuir Hills. Nearby, the stunning coastline offers a range of walks with breathtaking views, as well as outdoor activities including horse riding, cycling, sailing, and surfing, with the John Muir Way and the Lammermuir Hills providing excellent walking paths.
GERMANY
$1.256 million
FRANKFURT
The Details: 1 bedrooms 1 bath • 861 square feet, $1,481 per square foot Contact: David Schmitt, Engel & Völkers Frankfurt, +49 69 244449 49
The new star of Frankfurt’s skyline, One Forty West, is a beautiful high-rise that combines exclusive apartments with hotel services in the heart of the city in the new Senckenberg quarter, where the Bockenheim district and the Westend meet. Apartments are located above a four-star-plus hotel, allowing residents to store their favorite wines in the hotel’s cellar or visit the restaurant on the 15th floor. Floor-to-ceiling panoramic windows and glass balcony balustrades offer an unobstructed view of the city and nearby Taunus mountains. The apartment has a generously proportioned living and dining area, an open kitchen, and a bedroom with en suite bathroom. The contemporary, international design philosophy of Ippolito Fleitz Group is visible throughout with its hallmark blend of open and enclosed zones.
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