Hear ye, hear ye, the most expensive home in Texas is back on the market — again.
This mega-mansion, known as the Crespi estate, is fit for a king. After all, it was designed in the 1930s for an Italian count.
Despite its bucolic scenery, the sprawling estate sits just minutes from downtown Dallas. Its vaunted halls have hosted dignitaries and icons the likes of Coco Chanel and the Duke and Duchess of Windsor. But even with these accolades, the 10-bed home — with 12 full bathrooms and five powder rooms — can’t seem to find a buyer.
The opulent home was last listed in 2023 for $60 million. The price was slashed to $47 million and ultimately taken off market in 2024. Now the seller, an influential Dallas family, is back and bolder than ever.
As if space were a problem for this “Greater than Gatsby” estate, the sellers have thrown in an additional three lots totaling 3.74 acres to the deal. That brings the property’s total swath to nearly 16 acres, sweetening an already-overflowing pot and upping the price of Texas’s most expensive home to $64 million.
The Real Deal first reported on the listing, which is held by Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Real Estate.
The listing dubs the limestone villa as “Dallas’ most legendary estate.”
The home seems to demand a new owner throw a Gatsby-style bash, with a real ballroom, an Art Deco bar and two separate wine cellars. Or perhaps the formal rose garden, conservatory and dining room with a custom Swarovski crystal-mantled fireplace are the perfect settings for a swoon-worthy “Bridgerton” ball.
If the next owner of the French-style chateau needs some space from their guests, and the 3,000-square-foot primary suite simply does not suffice, they have nothing to fear. The property includes a 3,300-square-foot guesthouse and a 4,800-square-foot entertainment pavilion to keep everyone busy.
There’s also a massive swimming pool and spa, tennis and bocce ball courts, a 19-seat theater, ample gardens, greenhouses and a heliport.
The home is currently owned by an influential oil industry family, and was previously owned by the Texas Rangers’ former owner Tom Hicks.
The estate was designed by Swiss architect Maurice Fatio for the Italian count Pio Crespi. Fatio was known for catering to the the design needs of Palm Beach’s well-heeled, according to the Real Deal, but the Dallas home was his final project.
