The top first-half sales reported by the Affiliates of Christie’s International Real Estate featured homes with unique history, provenance, beauty, and luxury. Among the sales were the cliffside summer retreat of American author and Pulitzer Prize-winner Edith Wharton, a rare Aspen penthouse, a Hawaii compound used in an Academy Award-winning film, a Texas state landmark, and several sumptuous waterfront estates.
Weke Road—Kauai, Hawaii
US$37,000,000
Sold by Neal Norman of Hawaii Life on April 17, 2020
Formerly owned by James Jannard, the founder of Oakley eyewear and apparel company, three properties along Weke Road on 1.72 acres of land sold in an all cash deal. The three oceanfront homes combined have 10 bedrooms and eight full bathrooms. One of the homes was featured in the George Clooney movie The Descendants.
446 North Lake Way—Palm Beach, Florida