New Jersey's $45 Million Home | Forbes

This 12 bedroom, 19 bathroom home in Alpine, New Jersey just hit the market with a $45 Million price tag. Owner Richard Kurtz takes us on a tour of the 33,000 square foot mansion.
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[@MrTamir8]

Poor Richard , stuck with this tax sucking monster for almost ten years and had to drop from 68M$ to 45M$ and still no sale

[@jody024]

39 million now

[@nepalihercules]

new jersey will continue to raise taxes as they've run out of tax payers. it'll be worth less than a million.

[@hoogstraten4271]

This comment of yours is so powerful that folks that want to buy this property will now further delay buying hoping the price falls further.

[@peoplefortruthnjustice]

Serves him right!! imagine blowing up millions on a monstrosity like that just to show off to the world how rich you are..geez the amount of money these billionaires waste on their ego trips could be put to much better use to help improve the lot of the less privileged ones.. if only they had empathy and compassion along with the billions!!

[@Stinoco]

Farheen Haider why do people assume billionaires spend to show off? Is that the real reason you buy things? How sad, they’re not so different from the resto of people, maybe they’re less lazy, can’t they buy things because they want to? Also, if you make money you should be able to spend it in whatever you want, it’s true there are poor people, sadly that’s their govenrment’s responsibility, they’re private sector, and I assume you live in a first world country, comparing your lifestyle with people in third world countries you must spend crazy, in those countries the a/c is a luxury and I guess you have a/c and use it, I bet you have car, I bet you visit other places on vacation, I bet you buy things from popular brands, why don’t you just live limited and give the money to people that don’t work and instead beg for money and force their children to do the same? I know there are other people who are poor because of the lack of opportunity, in those cases the responsables are the politicians not the businesspeople, if you want billionaires to take care of them, they why do we need politicians who are paid huge amounts of taxes? And most of the people in first world countries are poor because they want, not because they lack of opportunities

[@243wayne1]

He's 76 years old and worth 1.4 Billion. Fuggaboutit...

[@Your_Wife.s_Boyfriend]

beside money I need to have 10 wives and 50 kids to live in this house. otherwise it will be a ghost house.

[@forward_ever_ever2595]

😂😂i totally agree wt ya there buddy. Gotta hv sound of kids screaming running through that place...

[@kevoprezzo]

This Mansion 5 Years ago was going for $68 Million now its dropped to $45 Million... How Sad :(

[@TheSouthernMensch]

Kevin Ndolo still hasn’t sold, now it’s $35M

[@highqueen3911]

Don Lou I WANT IT BUT CNAT AFFORDD ITTT

[@vicnkana]

Kevin Ndolo still on sale

[@lefthanded5473]

Because it's located in a complete shithole. NJ sucks, the taxes are what's scarring people from buying this property.

[@krystalco9782]

RG and there’s no school or anything near it it’s literally 100% stranded

[@hermadnessmedia2544]

New Jersey has some of the best homes in America.

[@kickiniitbak]

The most I can give you is $5 and I'm really going out on a limb here.

[@Matthew-16-26]

Loved everything except the basketball court. They did a good job with the bathrooms (minus the gold fixtures). It's a perfect house for someone with a large family.

[@tuckerlacey9909]

Eugenie X or someone who just wants to showoff what they have

[@polarbear5740]

In reality the family that will move in here will most likely have one maybe two kids

[@adadadadadad2292]

@@polarbear5740 i have 2 kids n will owe this

[@lizgichora6472]

GORGEOUS HOME!...WOW...💜

[@VONALEXANDRIA]

My heart! Out of all the videos of homes I've seen here, THIS IS MY FAVORITE! I'm single if someone is buying this home! ❤💙💚💛💜

[@princesse0920]

Finally! A house with a gorgeous exterior and the interior isn’t a gaudy mess!

[@ESPSJ]

meanwhile im working 15 hour days and i can barely afford rent :(

[@jason5674]

Think about it like this if your rich enough to buy this house you probably have the best of everything so you can never get an "upgrade" that makes you happy, an average joe will be estatic over a new guitar, a bigger tv, a new jacket. So in a way someone like yourself has more opportunities to be happy for the rest of your life then a billionaire does.

[@josesoccer2011]

Hang in there man👊

[@lefthanded5473]

Learn a trade or learn how to code. Your not gonna magically make more money just by complaining. Go back to school so you can get a better job.

[@anysportshighlightsbuddy5281]

hang in there you’ll find your spot!

[@josephepps7805]

but u can take the time means ur not workin hard enuff...🤔

[@yordanoweezy]

1:33 i can recognize the G wagon from the space!!

[@stefanbjorgvindagbjartsson6190]

This one is so good, I love the outfit and interior design as well. so far it is my favourite. Thanks for the videos.

[@GodsFavoriteBassPlyr]

Stunning. A work of art.

[@brightful5]

I wish I could afford it

[@johncusick3670]

New Jersey is a rich state

[@chun2s]

looks so clasic , i like the style , it doesnt look like a rich house look clean and organized.

[@TheMovieMyLife]

Lovely music 😊

[@jackirichard414]

Wow stunning home

[@darrellwhite7345]

People who need to live in a house this big clearly dont like one another much

[@Kimberly26104]

One day I may buy that house

[@barbarajohnson1772]

Very impressive. Gorgeous home

[@TimoBrown79]

Mr. Kurtz has the most calming voice. He seems like he is a nice guy.

[@RockNRollJeezus]

Hes a liar. This video was hilarious. Pure fiction

[@PfunkGW]

Lol @ "it's 8 miles from NYC"....yeah it takes A LOT of time to go those 8 miles.

[@Aron-ru5zk]

Parathrill let’s face it it’s like a 10 min helicopter ride and if you can afford this place you can afford a helicopter lmao

[@filop]

Very Impressive Mansion ,Great Décor .

[@rgrndu]

Well, it’s June 18th, 2021. Has it sold & if so, for how much?

[@Gadgetlava]

my advice would have been demolish and build 15 premium houses at 4.5 million each. Smaller chunks are a lot easier to shift than one big bertha

[@patw.6567]

itd be sad to see this house go but you're right

[@Aron-ru5zk]

I mean that’s what he should have done before he had it built, now that he’s put marble floors across 30,000 square feet, put custom $250,000 chandeliers in every room, gold flake pinstripes along the wall, rose wood furniture etc, he would lose tens of millions doing that.

[@jackirichard414]

Just beautiful

[@u235u235u235]

was the kitchen shown?

[@skr8674]

Should have built it in Bedford, NY!

[@albo5254]

Olympic size pool? That should be over 150 feet, dummy

[@mistermood4164]

lol this home at point was on the market for over 70 million dollars..XD

[@Aron-ru5zk]

It’s the property tax, no one wants it because of NJ’s 2.4% property tax, that’s more than double the national average, if someone bought this for the asking price they’d be paying 1.1 million dollars every year in property tax.

[@waltonbone6038]

Just beautiful in every way.

[@JessicaAhibo]

The house is so beautiful, but I feel so empty inside looking at it.

[@Angel-rh2lo]

I've seen many houses of this style and this size, but not all of them are beautiful. This one actually is.

[@AudiophileTubes]

This monster home is undoubtedly beyond gorgeous. I cannot imagine the huge 'carbon footprint' a behemoth house like this leaves behind. And how do you keep tabs on security, since it is so huge? Hell, even if you had a top notch security system, and a few Rottweilers roaming the house, it might take forever for those dogs to FIND the intruder, who may have found his way upstairs by now! Just saying.

[@ugoernest3790]

Nice ❤️

[@savonneymelone8962]

Mr Richard , man you did a very very beautiful job on this estates .I have loved this estate from the very day that i first saw it. Im in my twenties. But i know a quality when i see it.

[@kuda95m44]

i want this

[@jimcowan8770]

I’ll take it!!!

[@jody024]

Actually it's been lowered again; to 39 million

[@user-xf9ie2hd9q]

That's my House Wow thank you ❤🎉

[@shahidkurd3805]

what is the tax for this property I'm interested

[@kathyaninoskamaidaponce1901]

Q bellisimaaaaaa la mansion!!!! Enamoradisima de la mansion home

[@MrAtaguas]

great house ... great facilities .. great value ... but it is still in f**kin Jersey though lol

[@jody024]

Nothing off putting about that, you're only minutes away from NYC

[@JC-zw4bw]

How about property tax? NJ has one of the highest property tax in the whole country

[@MrAtaguas]

GOSPEL!

[@jody024]

You find all that information via Google.

[@peteroh7451]

alpine is one of the richest towns in the US. NJ is home to some of the wealthiest folks in the world.

[@mariabirao757]

how many levels does it has?

[@adonistopofmen2571]

Great Mansion .......

[@sarasvyas7442]

Life should b low in maintainance, how ppl clean this kind of big house

[@sarasvyas7442]

*****​ that's too much, no need I think

[@SimplyPut7]

Maybe early last year you would have gotten this asking price... Housing markets around the world is even for the super-rich, is changing.

[@digvijaypandey2161]

I wish to have such kind mension.

[@firstname-lastname2838]

Henry frick was a legend

[@jimcowan8770]

Beautiful Home! I’ll take two! I could probably build that exact house here minus the bb court,. For Way Less!!!

[@michellemarie1197]

Dayuuuum dream house

[@tekkieman]

The "house" is a white elephant. The reality is, is that if someone can afford a building of that scale and price, they want "their" own. I imagine this house being sold in the 20 million rage only for the land. It will be knocked down and something rebuilt in it's place (they do it in The Hamptons and Malibu all the time). That being said, this house is tastefully done.

[@asadmoosvi]

It's alright.

[@rtp1968]

This is the house for me!!! I don’t know how.

[@Joehatrix]

As of today still no buyer and its listed for $31M... Ffs.

[@thomaslloyd6273]

Where is the location in Jersey ( County and town)?

[@RockNRollJeezus]

Bedminster. Definitely not 8 miles from NYC though like this lying pos said

[@seanpruitt5804]

All I saw was empty rooms

[@viper1100hp]

Wow this house is $23,000 a month in taxes $277,000 a year not including the the lawn manicuring it monthly

[@billcordell9797]

I want it, but not in NJ

[@cordeliachase601]

cigarmandallas Lol and where do you live that is so fucking special? Your grandmothers house out in Arkansas? LMAO

[@steviesoprano]

If you think NJ is bad, do your research. NJ is one of the most unique states in America for a reason. I own 4 homes with my mom in NJ.

[@cineasone7252]

Same I don’t like NJ

[@lorddoma6637]

cigarmandallas Lol where would you want it, in Alabama? NJ is one of the best states for a home of this caliber.

[@lefthanded5473]

Judging by these comments NJ is good for the rich and bad for everyone else.

[@rthelionheart]

Would much rather own one in Southern France.

[@user-er6gx5or5x]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@A-HotSauce]

Privacy , Proximity and Pedigree. What more can one need compared to Manhattan this home and location speaks for itself. I am afraid to ask though what the property taxes would be ?. I looked $916,000 a Year. Unbelievable , Laguna beach still looks better or Bel Air.

[@evie6811]

According to the floor plans it only has 9 bedrooms, 15 bathrooms and a 5 car garage. I'd love to see where they're apparently hiding the additional 3 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms and 6 car garage!

[@adadadadadad2292]

This is my home...i am coming to get it

[@hihai_TV]

A real pedigree of substance ..... It's like words use to sound fancy but with no real meaning. Lol

[@VONALEXANDRIA]

This is my dream home!....😥

[@dionkelly9308]

Lot of extra coins to buy a house that big. How do you keep from getting lost in there???

[@vaibhavkumar7571]

perfect house ever

[@brax0789]

As a custom home builder. To frame this house i would charge about 400k for the labor and it would take 8 weeks.

[@Nobody-oq8vg]

19 bathrooms is so unnecessary that money would have been better spent on additional features that would actually provide some kind of enjoyment.

[@CachCraftCach]

I would make this into a hotel or something like that

[@arnenoori]

Its for parties

[@Stinoco]

Well, considering it’s huge and that it must need a big staff, I think the bathroom number is okay, imagine you’re in the study room and having to walk half House in order to use the WC, or that you’re cleaning a room and you and other house’s staff member needs to use the WC, with many bathrooms you can reach faster then and it will be more probably it’s not being occupied

[@gabrielsantosbarreto6808]

how cool I wanted to have

[@kjrah1]

الله يرزقنا 🌚

[@melvinjamero9016]

I pray that this house will be mine.

[@SeanP7195]

Correction, New Jerseys 32 million dollar home.

[@salehelsileni3665]

👌👌👍👍

[@robertopizzicato]

this house is huge, but its not elegant, it's just a big boujie pastiche castle

[@nicole_beaumont]

robertopizzicato I love when I discover and learn new words.. Thanks to you I’ll be adding “Pastiche” to my vocabulary.. I cannot believe I’ve never herd that before.. lol thank you 🙏🙂

[@JulioLopez-xz5kx]

Bourgeois

[@patw.6567]

Is this the most expensive home in NJ based off of how the title is phrased?

[@jaymur001]

Except it's in Jersey!

[@Panthers1521]

The Armpit of America

[@cordeliachase601]

jaymur001 NJ has some of the nicest properties and nicest towns in America dumbass, especially south Jersey. I'm from NJ and moved to Massachusetts and trust me THAT STATE is a shithole.. which is what Mass rhymes with ass. Even my boyfriend who is from CT loves NJ. There's always something to do, there's tons of nice beaches, hiking trails, nice suburban old towns, farm fields, small cities and if you want you can go to Philly or NYC. Also Wawa. It's a fucking melting pot! In Massachusetts, it's nothing but woods, cracked roads and towns that look like Silent Hill or ghetto as hell,2/3rds of the state is unlivable because the towns aren't developed enough or are completely destroyed by poverty, grey skies, the city is boring and there's hardly any clubs and bars close at 12, no happy hour, bad accents, mean nasty UGLY people, and the road systems are shit to get through, and like my dad said it takes 5 years for them to fix or build anything. Cape Cod is expensive and cold with no waves and rocky sand with no nightlife. And this isn't JUST Massachusetts this is the entire New England area. NH, RI, ME, VT are all the same. Boring, dark, no fashion sense, lousy cold beaches, a lot of shrubbery because they refuse to clean the states up, short men that are bald. The only state that is decent is Connecticut because they actually put money into the state to look nice. My boyfriend hates Massachusetts, his cousin who went to school in Boston hated Boston and moved to NY/North Jersey. My brothers moved back to NJ. My aunt and uncle who lived in VT for 6 years moved back to NJ. Gee for being such an awful state why does everyone go back? Yeah because you're ignorant and don't have a fucking clue as to what you're talking about because you once watched the Jersey Shore cast go to seaside heights which is known for being trashy or drove through the NJ turn pike (which I grew up 2.5 hours away from in south jersey) and decided to make a judgement. Try actually living somewhere for once before you sound like a COMPLETE idiot, which you already are.

[@Panthers1521]

Lets be real. Its where NY dumps its trash

[@steviesoprano]

If you think Jersey is bad, you haven't been to the real Jersey. If you've only been to Jersey City or Newark, okay sure. New Jersey is a rare state. One of the only states who has NYC as it's backyards, farm land, mountains, plains, city life, and beaches all within range of each other. New Jersey during the summer is one of the most beautiful things to see. All of the green from the trees bring it alive. Again, visit the real NJ. People like you who say dumb crap about NJ are so ignorant. My mom and I own a home here in New Jersey for a reason.

[@steviesoprano]

Very homeful. I have a masters and graduated with a masters for a reason.

[@michaeld7446]

Unless you're having 19 different families in the house at one time having 19 bathrooms is just a PITA. I'd want the same exact house with 5 bedrooms & 4 bathrooms.

[@casanova0102]

What are the taxes on this?

[@ilxomjonobidjonov5340]

👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@SeanP7195]

I just don't like the grounds. I don't like where the pool is and that massive green area leading to it. I like the pools sort of in the grounds, like those old mansions in the midwest. I can hop out of the pool and walk right into the home. I don't know, maybe if I saw it up close.

[@jenniferhansford9752]

Nice house, pity he can't afford to furnish it now

[@Aron-ru5zk]

You know literally no new houses come furnished right?

[@isabelafernandes7984]

My future house 🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@Olivia-ek9ib]

Why do they focus so much on the bathrooms? Of all the rooms in the house, those are the ones I could care about the least.

[@ameerazetiamlee6853]

Wonder who cleans all the rooms

[@paulahogeweg5319]

Wow....what a beautyfull home...can my 🐎🐈🐈‍⬛🐈🐈‍⬛🐕🐕👍

[@dilciaquezada6776]

Mi futura casa

[@cherylcentenioblessedvirgi3241]

I love your home and your presentation. I wish you could have arranged the home without the front to the back door design. This is considered the money in and money out arrangement allowed in The Plan. Your home will sell to the person designated in The Plan as all homes are arranged to sell. I am giving you this information since it is in The Worlds Plan. Have a great day.

[@adadadadadad2292]

want means want...will not bargain

[@Mashburn007]

but did Tony soprano lived in there 😁😁, jk , seems highly underpriced.

[@Aron-ru5zk]

It’s the property tax, no one wants it because of NJ’s 2.4% property tax, that’s more than double the national average, if someone bought this for the asking price they’d be paying 1.1 million dollars every year in property tax.

[@Mashburn007]

@@Aron-ru5zk oouch !!!

[@alexanderfarag1066]

i live 30 minutes away from this house and went too see it, yes it is a nice house but it is right off a double yellow road.

[@Adrianamuratalla]

Not trying to hate,but I see no problem with this house I personally think it is amazing and it is worth its price.😋😄

[@kenlee1416]

You could buy some real historic European buildings (mini castles, manors, half-timbered large houses) for 50-80% less than the $35million price tag of this one. ;)

[@user-dp2tv2ye2i]

買おうかなー

[@hornetxhd]

Dan Lags anyone?

[@rockygoldd]

I don't have a dollar like not even some change

[@spikerkedi9290]

Minecraft and alpine mansion buildigs