A $49.9 million Houston castle stands out as the most expensive home in Texas, but it’s so much more than that

VSOlleen Romanov expects the change in real estate agency will help her move her rare nine-acre estate in the heart of Houston’s Memorial Villages, which, listed at $49,985,000, is the most expensive piece of residential land. most expensive in the state of Texas. The owner has now tapped Walter Bering and Mary Elizabeth Hahnfield of Martha Turner Sotheby’s International Realty to represent what is known as The Lodge at Hunters Creek.

The owner put the estate, which includes a 22,000-square-foot castle-like mansion and a smaller house, up for private sale last summer for a price tag of $65 million. On the market, off the market. Romanov used a Dallas-based real estate company and, in late 2023, reduced the price to just under $50 million.

However, just recently, the Martha Turner Sotheby’s duo was awarded the listing. Walter Bering is one of Houston’s top luxury real estate agents, known for selling dozens of multi-million dollar homes. Mary Elizabeth Hahnfeld is also known for her expertise in luxury homes. The transaction would shatter Houston’s previous record for the most expensive home sale, by about $20 million.

According to the most recent report from the Houston Association of Realtors, a residence in the Highland Park neighborhood of Dallas had the second highest listing at $27,995,000. This report appears to have overlooked the on-again, off-again property at 100 Carnarvon, which is currently listed at $36 million.

Romanov hopes the $15 million price reduction will signal to potential buyers that she is motivated to sell.

Memorial Villages Estate at 107 Timberwilde Lane is beyond a dream. Wrapped in a verdant mantle of oaks and pine, it sits on a peninsula surrounded by a lazy curve of Buffalo Bayou. Across the brown waters is the Houston Country Club golf course.

At the center of the property is the 22,000 square foot mansion designed to be reminiscent of an English manor house. But with its solid limestone exterior, it comes to mind as a castle. The limestone comes from the same quarry that supplied the Biltmore House, the Empire State Building and the Pentagon.

Romanov worked with architect Kevin Newberry to design this lavish residence featuring magnificent coffered ceilings, European fireplaces, elaborate woodwork, a Parisian spiral staircase in the two-story library, six en suite bedrooms private, a showcase garage for five cars, a sports field and a swimming pool. , stylish spa and pool house with full kitchen and bar.

The guest house, where Romanov lived with his children while the main house was under construction, has more of a country feel. The two-bedroom abode, cozy by comparison, has a pool and spa and views of the woods.

As with any estate of this magnitude, there is a guard post at the entrance to the driveway.