Featured Listing: Stunning Taconic Road Equestrian Estate in Greenwich Drops Price $6.75 Million

A stunning, turn-key equestrian estate located at 429 Taconic Road in Greenwich, Connecticut has dropped the price a cool $6.75 million. The 12.87 acre estate includes a beautiful main-house, pool, indoor and outdoor riding rings including 8 fenced grass paddocks, 8 stall barn with state-of-the-art stables, and staff housing. The main-house was built in 2012 and features 5 bedrooms, 7 bathrooms and 2 powder room spread over 10,000 SF including upstairs lounge, grand entry, dining room, open floorplan on the main floor blending the kitchen and living areas, gourmet kitchen, luxurious master suite, wine cellar and beautiful stone terracing. 429 Taconic Road originally hit the market in October 2015 for $23.5 million before being relisted for $21 million in March 2016. The home is now listed for $14,250,000 with Sally Slater of Douglas Elliman Real Estate.   

Featured Listing: World-Class, 95-Acre Backcountry Greenwich Equestrian Estate Provides Once-In-A-Lifetime Opportunity for Trophy Property

When it comes to trophy properties, there are just so few that fit the bill. They are rare to come to market with so few and far between. This world-class, 95-Acre backcountry Greenwich equestrian estate provides a wealthy buyer a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to own a pure, one-off trophy property as there are just so few assemblages of this amount of land within 45 minutes driving distance of Manhattan. 404 Taconic Road, also known as Lionshare Farm, sits on the boarder of Greenwich and Stamford, and a short 5 minute drive to Bedford. The property is spread over 95.12 acres and includes a 36 stall show barn with 115' X 240' indoor riding ring. Upstairs is trophy room lounge complete with a fireplace and a wall of windows overlooking the riding ring. The show barn also features a bedroom with a full bath and staff quarters for 6. The grounds also include 14 spacious grass paddocks, a jumping derby field, 2 outdoor riding rings, an aerated pond, an additional 34 stall polo barn, cottages and second indoor riding ring. The property has been operating as a dual Lionshare Farm equestrian center along with the LEO Zoological Conservation Center, an off-exhibit, nonprofit wildlife reserve and breeding facility overseen by Marcella Haroche Leone. Lionshare Farm has been owned and operated for close to two decades by Olympic Silver Medalist Equestrian Peter Leone & his wife, Marcella Haroche Leone, the daughter of the late Gilbert Haroche, founder of Liberty Travel. Lionshare Farm is listed for $39 million with Sally Slater of Douglas Elliman. 

Featured Listing: Hyper-Luxurious Round Hill Road Estate in Greenwich Asks $39.9 Million

A majestic, sprawling estate located at 521 Round Hill Road is asking $39,900,000 for the 40+ acre hilltop that offers views of Long Island Sound. The home features 9 bedrooms, 8 full-baths and 4 half-baths over 17,603 SF. The home is finished in brick with limestone accents along with the finest interior finishes including with Bourgogne limestone floors, teak floors, a Neo-Gothic Romanesque fireplace, wood paneled library, high 12'+ ceilings and a gourmet kitchen complete with La Cornue range. A massive, beautiful, grass lawn provides an iconic setting that so few estates truly still feature today. Listing and photos by Sotheby's International Real Estate.