Luxury Home goes to auction in New Jersey

The inventory of luxury homes for sale continues to grow, and many agents are turning to auctions as a realistic way of spurring interest and sales. Concierge auctions have just announced that this mansion in New Jersey will be auctioned off September 26th. The “Froh Heim,” Mansion is an historic property set on more than 11 acres in Far Hills, New Jersey, and was recently awarded the “2009 award for excellence for Best Historic Residential Renovation, by New Jersey’s Home builder’s association.

It really is quite a spectacular piece of real estate, and according to the auctioneers,

The newly restored Froh Heim estate, German for “Happy Home,” features a stone and stucco exterior with Mediterranean-style architecture.  It boasts 16 rooms with seven bedrooms and eight and a half baths, along with an array of luxury appointments including an elegant new Leonardis kitchen, two new Waterworks custom baths, and eight fireplaces.  A dramatic 47-foot great banquet hall dining room with majestic limestone fireplace and soaring ceiling is illuminated by four elaborate crystal chandeliers, and features French doors opening onto a private formal courtyard garden with fountain.  Rare period details are found throughout the residence: intricately-laid hardwood floors (some original to a Spanish Galleon and some to a French chalet), imported French tile, delicate moldings, rich paneling, hand-crafted fireplace surrounds, 19th-century European crystal chandeliers, hand-hewn beamed wood ceilings, and antique windows, doors and hardware.  Modern plumbing and electrical systems and central air conditioning ensure comfortable, hassle-free living.

The auction website is here – Froh Heim Mansion