Priced at 25 million euros, it’s said that Enigma Mansion is the most expensive property to be put on the market in South Africa.
Completed in 2011, the ostentatious trophy home has hosted royalty, celebrities, and commercial, film and TV shoots, including American apocalyptic supernatural action series ‘Dominion’, and is now ready for a new owner.
Glynn Evans, Managing Director of selling agent Ibiza Sotheby’s International Realty, comments, “We’re already marketing a six-bedroom six-million-euro country hideaway in Ibiza on behalf of this German billionaire owner, and he’s recently added Enigma Mansion to our sales portfolio. While the two homes share superlative qualities and styling, and target a similar would-be buyer, it’s the South African home that is notorious for its unapologetic opulent exhibitionist styling and the roll call of VIPs its hosted. Given the prime coastal location and the money that’s been spent on technology, interior décor and landscaping, the 25-million-euro valuation could almost be higher.”
With an address in wind-free The Glen, a sheltered wealthy enclave on Cape Town’s sought-after Atlantic seaboard popular with European homeowners, Enigma Mansion actually refers to the main three-storey 1,586m² residence while a separate 264m² two-bedroom guest house and one-bedroom-suite cottage nestle into the grounds. Built in the style of a grand residence from a bygone era, offering nostalgia and elegance, it is only comparable to a handful of properties found in perhaps the South of France or on Long Island’s Gold Coast.
High ceilings dominate while Enigma Mansion’s fixtures and fittings are well-travelled with handmade Louis XIV-replica door handles from Argentina, Persian silk carpets from London, light fittings from California, hand-printed wall coverings from Paris, and Versace tableware from Italy.
The estate’s one-million-euro-plus IT system took two years of planning, testing and programming and is in evidence in each room of the three houses. iPads give complete control of pre-loaded music, heating, air-conditioning, lighting, curtains, blinds, the alarm system, CCTV, and 3D televisions which are either recessed into the wall or released electronically from the ceiling. Superfast Cisco wi-fi is available throughout.
Unobstructed views of the Atlantic, Table Mountain, Lion’s Head, and Twelve Apostles mountain range add further to Enigma Mansion’s appeal, while Table Mountain Natural Park is right on the doorstep at just 50 metres. The cafes and restaurants of Camps Bay and Clifton Beaches are within three minutes. Professional private security are stationed in guardhouses just 50 and 150 metres from the property.
Ref 6818 – Enigma Mansion:
Eight bedrooms, Nine bathrooms
Built area 2,077m², Plot size 7,000m²
Price – 25 million euros (approx 19.9 million GBP)
Contact Ibiza Sotheby’s International Realty on (+34) 971 31 07 99, ibiza@ibizasir.com or visit www.ibiza-sothebysrealty.com.