Wicked Penthouses With Wicked Views

We’ve all seen expensive houses with all the basic amenities like tennis courts, swimming pools, and panoramic landscape gardens. But even without all of those luxuries, there’s just something a tad more prestigious and classy about having a penthouse apartment. Penthouses are like the Maybachs of cars; they ooze out that extra bit of sophistication compared to the latest Ferrari. Driving up a beautifully cobbled driveway while passing the roman fountains in the forecourt is, well, so ordinary. Entering your crib via a state of the art lift, kitted out with marble floors, and gold fittings, while reaching into the sky is so crème de la crème. Houses are for pop stars and sportsmen, penthouses are for those that sign their cheques. Here’s a list of a few wicked penthouses that have amazing views:

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The Pierre Hotel, New York, $70 million, 14,000 sq ft

This beautiful triplex penthouse sits in Manhattan, on top of one of New York’s renowned hotels, The Pierre. It offers a 360 degree view of the city, and it includes the Pierre’s original ballroom with exquisite architecture and a 23 foot curved ceiling to compliment it. It has a total of nine bedrooms, five of them being master bedrooms, seven full baths, five fireplaces, heated marble floors and an address on the swankiest street in the most glamorous city in the world, oak floors with mahogany borders (amazing) and FOUR TERRACES because we know 1 terrace would just never cut it, right? Late at night, when the moon is out, the view overlooks the spectacular City lights, it’s what the kids would call “PIMP”. Here are some additional pictures, Enjoy!

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The Continuum, Miami Beach, $18 million, 6,500 sq ftHere we have the Continuum. Though this place isn’t even a “big” penthouse compared to its less-pricey competitors, it’s located in one of the most popular Florida cities, Miami Beach. This brilliantly designed building has a penthouse consisting of five bedrooms, four full bathrooms, and two powder rooms. The bathrooms are clad in marble and lapis lazuli slabs. One of the bathrooms has a specially imported rain shower. I have no idea what a “rain shower” is, but it sounds wonderful and refreshing. The showers are also built against floor-to-ceiling windows for the little exhibitionist in all of us. For those who enjoy entertainment, each room has a retractable plasma TV, and of course there is a movie theater, with seating for six. The apartment is modern, and is finished with an extremely contemporary look, with clean surfaces and straight lines. Here are a few more pictures:

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Wilshire Boulevard, Bevely Hills, $14.5 million, 8,000 sq ft

It looks like the Queen got in touch with her people and did a full, lavish makeover on this one. Located in Beverly Hills, California, this amazing penthouse, known as “The Wilshire” is an Exceptional Double Penthouse Superlative Luxury, crowned the finest residential building in Los Angeles. The Wilshire is the superlative luxury building, with limestone and copper panels flanking its 27 stories. Its unique design distinguishes this residential high-rise from any other in Los Angeles. Each one of the homeowners enjoys 24-hour concierge service, 24-hour valet, first-class gym facilities and swimming pool. State of the art amenities include: Vantage lighting and shade control systems, custom designed doors, beautiful bronze and iron staircase and balcony detail, Linear heat and air conditioning, water filtration system, four elegant fireplaces, remote control security monitors, and so much more. The spacious, finely detailed, walnut family room will envelop you in the luxury of a European pub with coffered ceilings and rich granite bar. A 100-inch rear screen projection system is part of the latest in audio-visual technology in the remarkable media room. The formal dining room and separate sitting room resemble a Parisian townhouse with the sheer elegance of their finishes. It looks great, no doubt about it, but it has a mere 2 bedrooms and an over exaggerated 5 bathrooms. How odd.

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