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Living large with the Hills

The Hills’ Villa Collina, on 44 acres in New Jersey, is among the biggest residences in the U.S.

Features:

  • 50,000 square feet of living space, compared with 55,000 for the White House and about 66,000 for the Rennert mansion, or “the house that ate the Hamptons”
  • On-site vineyard producing Cabernet Sauvignon and Chambourcin grapes
  • Professional restaurant kitchen beneath the main kitchen
  • 4,000-square-foot gym
  • Limonia for lemon and orange trees in the winter
  • Orchid room to display the flowers, and orchid hospital to cure ailing flowers

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