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A five-bedroom, five-bath Norman Jaffe-designed home on Meadow Lane in Southampton is now in contract. The oceanfront dwelling, built in 1986, sits on 4.2 acres and has a heated Gunite pool and outdoor spa. The asking price for the property was $26 million; a source tells REAL LI that the sales price is closer to $18 million.

Hugh Jackman  was the  reported buyer  of Sun Mircrosystems co-founder Bill Joy's 11,000-square-foot triplex at  176 Perry Street , a staggering piece of minimalist beauty (if that's your type of thing), for "somewhere above $25 million." And what a deal that would have been! You see, Joy spent around $17.5 million on the apartment—the entire eighth through tenth floors of the Richard Meier-designed Far West Village building—and then hired Meier himself to build-out the interior ( above ) for probably a couple million more. Joy never moved in and  listed the spread  for a crazy  $40 million , then  chopped it down  to $33 million where it wasted away for another six months (monthly maintenance: $27,841) until Wolverine pounced. Indeed, "somewhere above $25 million" would have been a relative bargain, but there's a surprise twist ending.

The men couldn’t be more different. Stefano Gabbana is Northern, Domenico Dolce Southern; the first is outspoken, the second shy and easygoing. Yet they act like a unit, even completing each other’s sentences. A design duo and fashion powerhouse, Dolce & Gabbana’s Stefano and Domenico work in tandem on every aspect of their company. The men have been inseparable since the early ’80s, and the end of their romantic liaison did little to diminish their creative output or deep friendship. Their empire was founded in 1982, and still, to this day, is one of the strongest Italian fashion voices. You can spot the duo’s bold signature instantly: unabashedly sensual, proudly Mediterranean. The men’s collection, launched in 1990, is celebrating its milestone 20th anniversary

SELLER: Jeffrey Levy- Hinte LOCATION: 126   Mabery   Road, Santa Monica, CA PRICE: $6,995,000 SIZE: 2,959 square feet, 3 bedrooms, 3.5 bathrooms DESCRIPTION: Architect Richard   Neutra's   Sten - Frenk   Residence of 1934.   Los   Angles Historic Cultural Monument #647. International Style masterpiece on double lot in Santa Monica Canyon with ocean views. Incredible restoration of this world-class design, including sublime bright public rooms and master with sitting room and 2 other bedrooms. Gorgeous lawns and large pool.

How this one has managed to slip by us for 111 days, we don't know, but take a peek at this penthouse and its 4,518 square feet of art-filled insanity. It's the duplex condo atop  25 N. Moore Street , aka  The Atalanta , Tribeca's tallest loft building. It was listed in February through  Corcoran  for  $14.75 million , but we recommend checking out the  website  set up just for the penthouse for full-size photo glory. Hey, speaking of websites! The penthouse is owned by  Craig Nevill-Manning , a Google engineer with his very own  Wikipedia  entry. He bought the place—currently set up as a 2BR, 4BA—for $8.25 million in 2005, and then got to work turning it into what's seen above. It's a Tribeca trophy, so why's he selling? In 2007 Nevill-Manning  bought  the 6,400-square-foot triplex penthouse at  150 Nassau Street , the classic 23-story tower near City Hall (and right next to Frank Gehry's rising Beekman Tower). The apartm...