On Our List | All we want for Christmas is this nearly 20-acre estate in Bedford, on the market for $8.9 million. The circa-1925 home offers 7,000 square feet of vintage interiors, as well as a guesthouse, caretaker’s cottage and greenhouse. Muffin Dowdle of Ginnel Real Estate in Bedford Hills, NY. has the listing. (914) 234-9234, extension 101.
Just Like Eloise | Turns out, life isn’t a bit like the picture books we loved when we were kids. No one, for example, gets to live like Eloise—in a hotel with raisins delivered by room service day or night and mischief to be made in the hallways and ballrooms. But hold the presses: the lucky few who purchase condos at Delamar Court may just be the exceptions. There are six grand residences featuring custom millwork, high ceilings and magnificent views of the Greenwich Harbor. Plus, owners have access to the amenities offered by the Delamar Hotel across the street, including housekeeping, catering, yacht dockage and spa services. As for mischief-making in the hallways— we’ll leave you to your own devices. Call Sotheby’s International Realty for a tour of the units, priced between $3,150,000 and $5,995,000, (203) 869-4343.
Turn, Turn, Turn | This 12-acre Essex, Connecticut, property features a windmill that is now a guesthouse—along with a lovely circa-1870 Victorian home. Collette Harron of William Pitt Sotheby’s International Realty in Essex has the $8.25 million listing. (860) 767-7488.
Home For the Holidays | This circa-1941 Colonial extends a gracious welcome to family and friends: the 10,000-square-foot interiors offer six bedrooms and seven bathrooms (plus two half bathrooms). Andrew Whiteley of Fite Shavell & Associates in Fairfield, Connecticut has the $7.75 million listing. (203) 258-1595.
Better Than New | This 1939 manor home was thoroughly updated in 2000 and now offers five bedrooms and seven bathrooms. On the landscaped lot: a lovely pool and pool terrace. Sherri C. Kielland of Brotherhood & Higley in New Canaan has the $5.5 million listing. (203) 966-3507.
Hollywood on the Hudson | This 38-acre estate in Somers, NY was once owned by Jack Cohn, a founder (with brother Harry) of the movie studio that would become Columbia Pictures. One of the last of Westchester’s great estates, the property includes a circa-1800 main residence, as well as a pool and pool house, a guesthouse and a barn complex. Called Olde Orchard Hill Farm, it’s listed with Linda Crispinelli and Carol Cirieco of Houlihan Lawrence in Somers, NY. (914) 277-8040, extension 332 and (914) 277-8040, extension, 303.