Each Friday, Russ Anderson, the president and CEO of Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty and the CEO of Pacific Sotheby's International Realty, writes about luxury, trends, business and more in the advertising pages of the Mansion section of The Wall Street Journal. Below is his letter of February 27, 2026.
FROM THE PRESIDENT'S P.O.V.
What price individuality?
Cost is a relative concept when judging a home purely by its price tag. But these are very special homes, and proof that our expert agents offer the finest listings in all the land. Here, I present our five costliest residential listings at the moment — and what those premium prices will get you. (Private helipad, anyone?)
$64 million: 5619 Walnut Hill Lane, Dallas. This is the legendary Crespi Estate of 1938, with an updated French-style manor (think ballroom, conservatory, glass elevator, sensory-deprivation float tank and two wine rooms), tennis court and, yes, helipad.
$29,900,000: 3711 Lexington Avenue, Highland Park. This English-style stunner offers four levels, multiple living and dining areas, a grand walnut staircase, a two-story great room and an indoor pool.
$19,998,000: 3515 Crescent Avenue, Highland Park. This modern take on a Mediterranean villa boasts carved stone, intricate ironwork, a study, media theater, champagne and wine cellars and a private owner’s wing with a midnight kitchen.
$18 million: 9769 Audubon Place, Dallas. On three-plus pastoral acres in Preston Hollow, this European-style beauty offers five bedrooms, 12 baths, a 750-bottle wine room and a soundproof theater with tiered floor, 20 plush seats and wet bar.
$17,500,000: 1747 Leonard Street, Unit 2601, Dallas. This is a full-floor aerie in HALL Arts Residences with walls of glass, 14-foot ceilings, 12-foot pocket doors, two fireplaces, wine cellar and library.
Explore them all at briggsfreeman.com. And if the countryside is calling instead, well, we sell Texas’ finest ranches, too. May we interest you in complete freedom and privacy, from $400,000 to $60 million?
City or country, uniqueness can be yours, no matter the price.
MILLIONAIRES’ ROW: All our listings, priced high to low, at briggsfreeman.com
Russ Anderson
President and CEO, Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty
CEO, Pacific Sotheby’s International Realty
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