Ellison Estate

Location: Woodside, California

Value: $200 million

Details: Less a house than a compound, this 23-acre property is home to 10 buildings, a man-man lake, koi pond, tea house, and bath house.

Owner: Larry Ellison—Co-founder of Oracle and the third-richest man in the world in 2013, according to Forbes.

Located at Woodside in California, this is more of a compound than a house, and it consists of 10 buildings. Apart from that, the compound also a man-made lake, a koi pond, a bath house and also a tea house. Together, the area covered by the Ellison estate is 23 acres, and it is owned by Larry Ellison, who is the co-founder of Oracle and was third richest man of 2013 by none other than Forbes. Its value is $200 million.

 The fact that it is one of the most stunning Japanese-style estates you’ve ever seen. Complete with a koi pond, a lake surrounding the estate (man-made, if you will), a tea house, and a bath house and is spread out over a breathtaking 23 acres. Constructed by Paul Driscoe, a Sen Buddhist teacher, hundreds of oaks, pines, redwoods and cherry blossoms surround this pristine property, pegging this property at $70 million.

While its assessment in 2013 revealed that it was worth US $73.2 million, the property’s building cost was more about US $200 million. The estate is just one of the many properties held by Elison, who owns nearly whole neighborhoods in Mailbu and Lake Tahoe area.

The estate is just one of the many properties held by Elison, who owns nearly whole neighborhoods in Mailbu and Lake Tahoe area. Namba has also moved 3,500 tons of rock and over 80,000 cubic yards of earth to construct islands and hills.

Other highlights of the property include antique Japanese screens, doors, stone lanterns and other authentic Japanese items. Seven miles of underground utilities were constructed, including a six-car underground garage, and tunnels for household staff.

Ellison’s estate, which was also designed with the help of Ron Herman and landscape designer Gil Gibson, features a large waterfall, a round stone bridge, pathways leading to a courtyard, and an authentic teahouse, which was bought from Japan and reassembled in Woodside.