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| Actually located on the California side of Lake Tahoe, the property (above), used in the Godfather II movie, is now an exclusive development that was originally built in 1938 by 300 workers in just 29 days for industrialist Henry J. Kaiser |
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LAKE TAHOE, NV -- A home in the stunning
estate on Lake Tahoe that was used for a number of scenes in The
Godfather Part II including the Fredo Corleone lake murder,
the Michael and Kay Corleone machine-gun assassination attack in their
bedroom, and the Corleone son’s First Holy Communion celebration is for sale at
$5.5 million.
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| Henry J. Kaiser |
At Tahoe’s water’s
edge, Fleur du Lac represented the film version of the Corleone-family
and their move to Nevada to sell their interests in their Las Vegas casinos as
part of the plan to make the mob family more legitimate, according to TopTenRealEstateDeals.com.
Actually located on the California side of
the lake, it is now an exclusive development that was originally built in 1938
by 300 workers in just 29 days for industrialist Henry J. Kaiser.
Kaiser, who built the Hoover Dam and many of
World War II’s military ships and aircraft, and his friends spent much time
racing their boats in the lake and he named his enclave Fleur du Lac (Flower
of the Lake) after his favorite racing boat. He built a number of the still-existing
structures, club house, yacht club and office buildings.
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| Katherina Haug |
Now a luxurious
private resort, Fleur du Lac Estates spans 15 acres with 22 private townhomes
with the yacht club and marina open to all residents.
In addition to tennis
courts, there is an exercise facility with locker rooms and steam showers,
heated pool and jacuzzi and a private beach.
The yacht club has a guest apartment named
the Kaiser Suite and there is an outdoor terrace for scenic viewing, a bocce
ball court and private marina with personal boat slips.
On-site concierge
management oversees resort services and there is also a property vehicle and
driver available.
Originally the Fleur
du Lac property developer’s own home when the townhomes were added in the
1980s, the 4,200-square-foot home with four bedrooms and five full baths is
located in a prime position lakeside.
Renovated and updated
to 21st-century standards, many of its original touches remain such as the
interior carved-wood columns, beamed ceilings and walls of glass with lake and
mountain views.
Large stone fireplaces
grace the great room, library/media room, two of the four guest suites and
master suite that turn chilly evenings into warm gathering places.
The chef’s kitchen is
a beautiful spot for an intimate meal or cheerful breakfast overlooking the
lake but is outfitted on a scale large enough to feed a sizable crowd.
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| Craig Miller |
The stairs off the
foyer lead to the second-floor bedroom suites where the hallway is washed in
light from the rooftop cupola.
Fleur du Lac was touched by two geniuses:
Henry J. Kaiser, legendary industrialist who had the vision to build it, and Francis
Ford Coppola, legendary Hollywood director who used it as the backdrop for
some of the most memorable scenes in The Godfather Part II.
Selling completely furnished and priced at
$5.5 million, the home is represented by Katherina Haug, Tahoe City, CA
and Craig Miller, Incline Village, NV, both of Sierra Sotheby’s
International Realty.
