W e swooned over both the John Staub home at 2110 River Oaks Boulevard and the history-filled dwelling at 2411 River Oaks Boulevard with governor connections when we first wrote about these Houston dream mansions last fall. Both Houston houses are spectacular in their own right. Both are ranked among the most expensive home sales in Houston in July now too. The John Staub mansion sold under a listing price of $18,900,000 and 2311 River Oaks Boulevard sold while listed at $7,745,000. (Exact sales figures are not publicly revealed.)

While the list price is seldom what the buyer actually pays, we can assume that the negotiations were not that dramatic.

So what does one of Houston’s priciest homes offer? With the John Staub mansion, one gets 9,428 square feet of living space in the main h

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