Luxury Real Estate Headlines: First Week in August 2020

Highlights from this week’s top news stories on luxury and global real estate, art, collectibles, and home.

Denver, Colorado | Douglas D. Kerbs, LIV Sotheby’s International Realty 

Built in 1926, the Granada Theater was Colorado’s first silent movie theater. Fast forward almost a century and hidden behind the vintage marquee sign is a modern single-family home.

Granada Theater House – UNCRATE

Unfinished Mega-Mansion Sells for $28.5M in L.A.’s Ultra Affluent Beverly Park – Mansion Global 

4 Small Things That Can Have a Huge Impact on Your Home’s Value – Apartment Therapy

James Cagney’s longtime Martha’s Vineyard retreat – Business Insider

$5.5M Arizona home sale sets local real estate record – FOX Business

An Oil Executive Is Listing His Solar-Powered Hawaii Mansion – Bloomberg

Property in Paarl: Four breathtaking vineyards for sale – Decanter

A Former Tooth Powder Warehouse in San Francisco is Now a $5.5 Million Home – Business Insider

A Modern Home in the Heart of Horse Country – Wall Street Journal 

Palm Island Dubai’s most expensive home is for sale by Sotheby’s International Realty – RETalk Mena

A Santa Fe Retreat Built for Wellness – Wall Street Journal

NASCAR legend Richard Childress lists Florida country club home – FOX Business

A Renovated Tudor in Kansas City – Wall Street Journal

Sotheby’s International Realty acquires 101-year-old San Fran brokerage McGuire Realty – Inman

Original (But Not at All Fusty) Stickley House in Maplewood Asks $1.4M – Curbed

On the Market: Homes for Sale in New York and Connecticut – New York Times

Hot Property: Casa de Brio – Cowboys & Indians

Five of the world’s best homes for sale with swimming pools – Financial Times

An off-griid solar-powered Hawaii home for $7 million – Business Insider

Home of the Week: Hollywood Loft Was a Street Artist’s Canvas – Los Angeles Times

Carriage Houses Take Homeowners on a Ride Through Time – Wall Street Journal

$300,000 Homes in Connecticut, Indiana and Oregon – New York Times

Foreign Purchases of U.S. Homes Fall to Seven-Year Low – Wall Street Journal

A Newly Renovated 1940s Cottage Offers a Quiet Life Outside New York City for $300K – Dwell

North End House Has Offered a Warm Welcome to Guests – Palm Beach Daily News

This Gold Rolex Daytona Sold for $1.5 Million, Helping Sotheby’s Smash 3 Auction Records – Robb Report

Sotheby’s Hong Kong Will Offer Dr. Gordon Ku’s Private Wine Collection – PENTA