Inside New Jersey's priciest listing

Stone Mansion in Alpine, New Jersey is on the market for $50 million dollars ? making it the most expensive home on the market in the state. CNNMoney's Vanessa Yurkevich goes inside.

[@mysubliminalsecrets5008]

If that guy loses all his money, he will also lose his accent..

[@StorchUSA1]

I have the same accent...its South African ahaha

[@gizmonovack]

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

[@SoapinTrucker]

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!

[@Barkingspider]

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.

[@shivkul]

That creates jobs idiot.

[@twdjt6245]

Barking Spider lmao @ you thinking buying a yacht for personal use to be an investment....

[@twdjt6245]

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.

[@PK-rr4ku]

Or you could just not go into parts of the house and they could always be clean

[@Chris-hi6ut]

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.

[@thedwade01]

Buy 50 roombas, let them go nuts!

[@peoplefortruthnjustice]

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!!

[@StaticSh0T]

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.

[@PrinceOfTheCity1]

LED lightbulbs will fix that

[@incyphe]

Still on Sale after 7 years on the market. Now $39.9 million. I think it will probably sell soon.

[@PitzkeMP]

of course it will

[@nachojaureguii]

still?? wow

[@sandman516]

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.

[@FaithandNova]

@E Double it's crazy how much the price has dropped

[@40EastTrill]

so now all i need is $39,999,900 more

[@kierayoung4698]

That indoor basketball court is bigger than my house no joke😅😅

[@SuperBlockage]

Kiera Young

[@emerg2470]

Lol the master bathroom is bigger than my apartment 😣😂

[@beckyalder4129]

Kiera Young 50th4

[@beckyalder4129]

Kiera Young life,I

[@amypfaff6043]

Kiera Young ya I can relate

[@Soundafek]

I have a $1000.00 deposit. Can we start there...

[@cavenedge4844]

Soundafek if you moved that dot right a little

[@PreetiKaur1999]

I don't even have that fml

[@Soundafek]

Nomad K Sure you do ;)

[@A2Kaid]

Omg you suck then lol You're falling behind.

[@zahuruddinsheikh2814]

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! :)

[@christianjames9667]

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.

[@iriemonmon]

There's nothing wrong with our strip malls... People love to find stuff to complain about.

[@thomascoal8152]

right and i just moved from rahway nj to north Carolina and they have more and worse strip malls

[@BrandMath-ns5yc]

Lol I was wondering why she chose that as a complaint

[@kuerpotino8401]

Strip malls suck

[@psor9983]

strip malls do suck

[@din6675]

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

[@suparnamaiti.]

Because of the location may be. So close to Manhattan!

[@shanes2433]

Its 38,000 square feet

[@AndrewLaMonica1]

@@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

[@Moro2Death]

Breathability? Seriously?

[@sparticuzj19]

Living in a crowded city, so yes.

[@sparticuzj19]

RetroGuy76 😂

[@uriels4097]

the batcave is missing

[@BrandMath-ns5yc]

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

[@MarkusAurelius18]

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.

[@johannesr9166]

Maybe the 30min were by helicopter... xD

[@lemooncake8660]

Yeah I mean, 50 million dollar house, you better have a private helicopter.

[@emotionscomeandgo]

Mark Sadowski paramus---> Lincoln tunnel ---> no traffic----> 25 mins to midtown Manhattan. with traffic 45 mins/1hr.... yeah she is exaggerating a bit.

[@BionicWoman1975]

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.

[@uzomad]

Mark Sadowski Most people like that would drive in around 3-4AM

[@peoplefortruthnjustice]

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!!

[@billyomnom]

That fake British accent is really getting on my nerves...

[@No_timezone77]

billyomnom ikr

[@ninaderpina]

It's south African accent 😑

[@angelt7166]

He sounds like the little lizard from Geico

[@ryanharrington6389]

Hes south African my friend

[@carlover4239]

It ain't fake.

[@andrecanuck5656]

$300,000 a yr. tax =$25,000 a month property tax, no thanks.lol

[@oDeXyModz]

Andre Landry well the house is 50 million if you can afford that you won’t be worried about taxes

[@andrecanuck5656]

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.

[@oDeXyModz]

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

[@andrecanuck5656]

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

[@oDeXyModz]

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

[@thesoundpainterbkny3465]

I don't want to pay $300,000 in taxes per year after i purchase a house. That's crazy!

[@working2bselfsufficient724]

And it will continue to drop until it becomes worth the value.Its a nice place but a massive rip off.

[@shanes2433]

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

[@Italiazplayb0y]

@@shanes2433 100 mil easy if this were in Beverly

[@Helloooooo]

Wtf Americans pay taxes on their homes?

[@johannesr9166]

Wtf you don't? by the way I'm german

[@fulgar9117]

yep. especially with clinton.

[@Barkingspider]

w35t51d369 Bergan county has the highest property taxes in the country. I pay 30,000 a year.

[@JENtrification81]

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.

[@Scarppegios]

Saw the aerial view and thought, "hah no basketball court?" aaand I was wrong

[@blancaw6280]

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!

[@blancaw6280]

Exactly!

[@thomaspayne6866]

And do what on the tropical island for the rest of your life - rot away?

[@blancaw6280]

It doesn't have to be an island but someplace at least warm and with nice weather.

[@thomaspayne6866]

Blanca W 🤦‍♂️

[@andersonracine8520]

For that price I expect the elevator button to be clean😔

[@judiihu]

Actually I couldn't breath walking into this home. Cause it's sooo freaking beautiful 😍😍😍

[@TerryReedMiss]

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! ;-)

[@thesoundpainterbkny3465]

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!

[@weed1573]

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

[@ryanharrington6389]

I cant even start to comprehend what u r trying to say..

[@musix2009]

And till this day 2019 it still sits....I’m thinking this house will never sell...

[@jody024]

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.

[@Maibebee]

I won't even have to leave my house if I lived there HAHA

[@matthewl167]

+My Tungkongnuch just get your fleet of servants to buy things for you

[@jillsdasilva]

That bathroom faucet costs more than my car

[@TRADERSFRIEND]

I'm tired just looking at it, but it is late......lol. Lovely home

[@LadyL31786]

Beautiful home but $50M along with $350K in taxes is extreme!!!

[@jesseolson2160]

be broke in no time. why not just a nice house and pool

[@northshore8800]

$50 M and you get yellow grass...

[@mameltogonzalez3016]

Man it looks awesome. I love the art work.

[@indrajittt]

Best I can do is $30,000

[@ninaderpina]

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.

[@terryking1274]

I would never buy something this big because I don't like all that unnecessary space. I prefer something cozy.

[@thesoundpainterbkny3465]

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!

[@Mob00755]

The taxes on this house in Virginia would be $500 thousand. Wow.

[@emotionscomeandgo]

Mohammad Barmawi Alpine is around .7% I think. how much is it in Virginia?

[@Barkingspider]

emotionscomeandgo not that much. Trust me. Alpine is one of the highest in the country. The Virginia comment is a joke.

[@hansklok3564]

and you think thats much? try european taxes hahaha

[@lukec.7782]

My boss would be able to buy that

[@Barkingspider]

Luke C. Tell ur boss I said fk you.

[@randomized4266]

Drew Duffy Berkshire Hathaway

[@razinejohnson4042]

Your boss, is that really something to brag about?

[@MrFreedomforyou]

That’s right buddy and if you stay motivated and work hard I’m sure he’ll buy another one

[@61marley]

Big, cold, ugly house. Wealth doesn't always mean good taste. Who needs a house this cold and steril?

[@sparticuzj19]

Greg Strasburg the House is not even decorated yet and know one lives there. It could also be used as an asset.

[@sparticuzj19]

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.

[@tyrelldavis3528]

If I were a millionaire I would keep my house bc mansions are not worth the price or trouble.

[@samanthab1923]

It's basically a spec house. Who with that kind of money wouldn't want things exactly how they want it.

[@judiihu]

Even if it dropped by 10 million dollars, I still wouldn't be able to afford it. hahahaha 😂

[@rmompremier]

@CNNMoney name of the music playing @1:43 secs and 2:55?

[@pumpkinlatte8200]

2:17 the most FAKE laugh I ever heard

[@jdmsz9378]

Jand Eshow that's how classy white ppl laugh

[@pumpkinlatte8200]

Yas

[@SoYeahItsMeexD]

That basketball court is the size of my old high school gym lol

[@j.m.r.f6286]

Thanks,Gracia's....

[@jayeda2479]

omy god i see this in minecraft its called dans mansion lol hahahahahahahhha

[@TheYafnit]

It's absolutely exquisite.

[@brax0789]

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

[@fisherlove11320q]

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?

[@Gabriela111moneysolutions]

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.

[@erikadoll2829]

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!

[@marklogan3813]

I WANT IT.

[@HiFaez]

what is that guy's accent?

[@A2Kaid]

Nope, it's fake ritzy accent lol

[@sethseth9059]

Snob

[@XGh0sT77]

A fake Accent

[@horaceDH]

HiFaez south africa maybe ?

[@arielderby5337]

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.

[@thehomeplatespecial597]

how much did it cost to build?

[@throughmyeyes9940]

it's not a "home", it's a house

[@ryanharrington6389]

Neither. Its a resort.

[@pamelahomeyer748]

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

[@razinejohnson4042]

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.

[@mameltogonzalez3016]

Too much of a good thing is wonderful 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@venicemermaid71]

My house is smaller than the basketball court lmao

[@eleanorturner4651]

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???

[@deepblue64]

What for ?

[@veritatyson6317]

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.

[@lindamarie8228]

I love this home I want it prayers for me my dream home lol

[@lucianobezerra4380]

Absolutelly amazing...

[@SoYeahItsMeexD]

The whole house is bigger than most schools in jersey 😂

[@bearpaw72]

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.

[@icon_xb2genrich]

Ready to move in! I’ll buy it

[@Redmaile25]

If I had $$ to spend on that house, I would hire that realtor to read me a bedtime story every night. His voice is relaxing. 😂lmao

[@hansnews5270]

If you have 50 million dollars you can customize design your own house

[@SoYeahItsMeexD]

1.5 million dollar taxes? Wow and I thought 11,000 was bad

[@lasarith2]

Apparently some one bought it recently - think they said it was either google or amazon .

[@Italiazplayb0y]

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.

[@lasarith2]

Micahpicasso someone in another video of it said it was - they bought it to entertain clients apparently.

[@certifiedlover2748]

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!

[@darkleader5962]

860 homes is small? You've never been to the UK

[@sadcapyyoutube]

And here i am living in a small house in india thinking i am a one lucky human.

[@Deivy_84]

Exactly high taxes, I have to move from jersey

[@elizabethfuhr5527]

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.

[@michellemarie1197]

Goals!!!

[@richfuckable]

IT was on sale for 45 million dollars. and no one bite and now they increase the price

[@ball4137]

$ 300, 000.00 in taxes every year! Okay

[@jflip31]

How can you look past high taxes

[@martin2289]

It's not a home, it's a hotel.

[@patw.6567]

this is a dream home but it was taken off the market after a price reduction

[@BarbieVelaryon]

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

[@NokiToni]

Welp. This house just ate mine. But I'd be scared to live in a house so big. Give me a ranch and I'll be alright lol

[@griffinartandairbrushing3174]

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!?"

[@helenboula3538]

How do people live in these big ass houses.anf how many rooms does a person need.i do have a hard time understanding it all.

[@sherrinrosette7901]

Beautiful!

[@TsetsiStoyanova]

New jersey ain’t that bad!

[@the8419]

You must have some insane beer burps! 🍺

[@pamjames2161]

Wish I could have seen more of the house instead of all the Chandeliers

[@atombaxter1975]

I'll take it!!!!🎩💰💰

[@snakepliskin23]

I need to step my game up.

[@elizabethmojica8995]

what the hell is wrong with strip malls......

[@BatEatsMoth]

Anyone willing to pay more than $500 per square foot of living space for this thing is completely stupid. I don't think it's even worth that much, considering the square footage comps for other mansions in Alpine. It's down to 36M and it's still way too much. The owner will be lucky if anyone pays more than 15M for it. It probably cost around a million bucks a year just to live in that monstrosity.

[@benv7933]

The best part is the comments

[@alexs.8422]

Who on earth would want to live in New Jersey? Especially with the taxes on that, no thanks.

[@helenanepembe4369]

Most Beautiful House ever!!

[@jusrarsh4109]

There's nothing wrong with our Malls for one thing.

[@arandomperson3516]

Only 860 homes in a neighborhood? ...

[@smug8567]

My fiance and I live in our car and it sucks. It's a compact 4 door sedan, our dog is in there too.