When the owners purchased this 1926 Colonial in Great Neck Estates in 1993, the house was tiny, says Trudy Elliott of June Shapiro Fine Homes and Estates in Great Neck. Leaving the original structure, the house -- now a brick and stone Tudor -- was gutted and expanded to 5,149 square feet. And that doesn’t include the basement, where there’s a home theater with about a dozen large leather seats. And there's a wine cellar that accommodates 1,000 bottles -- with a 24-carat gold ceiling.
Other fun features include a ceramic floor with copper inserts in the entrance foyer, a hand-stenciled concrete driveway that looks like brick, surround sound, an indoor chorine-free pool with a whirlpool, a sauna and a steam shower. There are six bedrooms, six full baths, each with a Jacuzzi, and two half baths.
Resting on a square 111-by-110-foot parcel, the house is “built like a fortress,” says Elliott, who is co-listing the property for $4.3 million with Svelana Levitin.