Real Estate

Dream Homes

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Lloyd Harbor, LI: $9.9 million Measuring some 16,250 square feet, this "exquisite" seven-bedroom, seven-plus-bathroom, Tudor-style 1926 mansion is truly fit for royalty. Along with 10 fireplaces, a wine cellar and a solarium, the gated, 6.7-acre estate features a Gunite pool, "hot and cool" greenhouses, "sweeping" lawns and "award-winning" English gardens. And the "perfect Gold Coast" property leads right up to the water, with 500 feet of bulkheaded beachfront and a private deep-water dock -- along with views of Centre Island, Cold Spring Harbor, Oyster Bay Harbor and Long Island Sound beyond. Agent: Margaret Mateyaschuk, Daniel Gale Sotheby's, 516-759-4800

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Chelsea: $3.995 million Bigger isn't always better, but when it comes to prime Manhattan real estate, it's never a bad thing. Take this "sprawling" prewar loft on West 19th Street, with "soaring" 14-foot ceilings, an "expansive" 30-foot-long living room with "oversized" floor-to-ceiling windows, and a "very large" library/den/media room. Its 2,800 square feet also includes three bedrooms, 2½ bathrooms (the master boasts limestone flooring and Jerusalem stone walls) and a souped-up open kitchen. Heck, there's even a 600-square-foot "architect-designed" terrace and a separate laundry room. Agents: Ernie Goldberg and David Strah, The Corcoran Group, 212-941-2638 and 212-941-2500

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Sands Point, LI: $3.299 million As "magnificent" as this early-20th-century Colonial might look from its long, "winding" driveway and its "rolling" lawns accented by "colorful" plantings and "towering" trees, it's what's on the inside that really matters, right? And in the case of this renovated and expanded house, that means seven bedrooms, six-plus bathrooms, a "gorgeous" kitchen and a new guest wing. The home maintains its "classic grace and character" (examples: "beautifully crafted" millwork, "elegant" moldings), but it's also been updated: The basement is now fully finished, and the updated master suite comes with a dressing room and a Calcutta marble bathroom. Agent: Jill Berman, Prudential Douglas Elliman, 516-944-2852