Luxury Homes That Make A Splash

From a French apartment with a pool to a Florida riverfront home, these luxury properties are sure to make a splash (DALE SORENSEN REAL ESTATE).

The weather is warm and the water is calling. From a French apartment with a private pool to a riverfront home in Florida, these properties are sure to make a splash.

Mansion apartment with private pool

Location: Lyon, Auvergne Rhone Alpes, France

Price: $2.195 million

Modern living, chateau style. This restored 19th century mansion in the Lyon region of the Rhone Alps comes with a private heated swimming pool (Groupe Mercure).

This six-room, 2,066-square-foot apartment sits in a restored 19th-century mansion. Renovated in 2020, the ground-floor residence features a private outdoor swimming pool. There are two bedrooms, one with a terrace and another with a double dressing room, plus a game room that can be turned into a bedroom.

Renovated for modern living, the six-room apartment features a subdued kitchen with custom cabinetry (Group Mercure).

It is listed with Nicolas Devic of Groupe Mecure.

The main living space is made up of a media lounge and dining area. Two bedrooms lie down a nearby, lit corridor (GROUPE MERCURE).

Townhouse with outdoor oasis

Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Price: $11.9 million

Built this year, the stone-clad home at 16 Forest Hill Road in Toronto has been nominated for numerous architecture and design awards (BARRY COHEN HOMES).

This gated, 10,500-square-foot, five-bedroom townhouse, built by Wengle Arch, Jeffrey Douglas Des and JTF Homes, was nominated for the International Design & Architectural Awards 2021. Amenities include a backyard featuring a stone terrace, pool, hot tub, outdoor kitchen and cabana. Inside, there is a family lounge on the upper level with cathedral ceilings, a wine cellar, theater, a squash and sport court and a professional gym. An indoor garage fits six cars. The townhouse is serviced by an elevator.

Bright wall art pops in the living room, which features a range of high-end textures, materials and …

It is listed with Barry Cohen of Barry Cohen Homes.

The gated home has more than 10,500 square feet of finished living space, five bedrooms and 10 bathrooms (BARRY COHEN HOMES).

New Mexico retreat on a mountaintop

Location: Santa Fe, New Mexico

Price: $5.7 million

A heated lap swimming pool and spa takes in sweeping views of Santa Fe’s beautiful landscapes (BARKER REALTY).

Unwind in the Peco Wilderness with this home, which sits high above Santa Fe on a mountaintop with sweeping mountain and city views. It’s close to vibrant city attractions in the historic Santa Fe Plaza, which features quaint streets full of boutique shops, art galleries, bookstores and restaurants. The custom home, built in 2005, offers 20-foot-high ceilings, walls of windows and a sleek kitchen with high-end appliances. Outdoors, some 53 acres of scenic desert beauty forms the backdrop for a heated lap swimming pool and spa.

The mountaintop retreat at 80 Double Arrow Road South in Santa Fe sits on three lots totally about 53 acres (BARKER REALTY).

Merley Artleah of Barker Realty has the listing.

While it feels like it’s a world away, the home at 80 Double Arrow Road South is just 7 miles from …

Florida home on the riverfront

Location: Melbourne, Florida

Price: $2.2 million

Built in 2007, the Bermuda-inspired home has 76 feet of frontage on the Indian Rive (DALE SORENSEN REAL ESTATE).

This four-bedroom home was built in 2017, overlooking the Indian River in Melbourne, Florida. It features a custom-built chef’s kitchen, a family room with a gas fireplace, a separate media room and dining room and kitchen with river views. The master suite has views of the tropical backyard with a pool and spa, a covered patio, outdoor kitchen and fire pit.