” A sprawling estate, situated on prime waterfront property along the US East Coast, has sold for $120 million, setting a new record in the United States.

The sale of Copper Beech Farm, in the Connecticut town of Greenwich, was finalized Friday, according to the Greenwich Time newspaper.”

” “This is the most expensive property sold in America,” real estate agent David Ogilvy told the newspaper.

The dream home had been listed for sale nearly a year earlier, in May 2013, for $190 million.”

” The 13,500-square-foot (1,250-square-meter) main house, originally built in 1898 in French Renaissance style, has 12 bedrooms, nine bathrooms and 10 fireplaces, a library, a solarium, a wine cellar and a servant’s wing.”

” The property also includes two islands, nearly a mile (1.5 kilometers) of beach, a tennis court, a swimming pool and a hot tub, all surrounded by a sumptuous garden with extraordinary Atlantic Ocean views, according to Christie’s International Real Estate.”